[LiquidTurbo]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/dec/08/wikileaks-cables-shell-nigeria-spying?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

The oil giant Shell claimed it had inserted staff into all the main ministries of the Nigerian government, giving it access to politicians' every move in the oil-rich Niger Delta, according to a leaked US diplomatic cable.

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/12/9/1291857931917/Nigerian-oil-Shell-007.jpg

Holy crazy shit. "Campaigners tonight said the revelation about Shell in Nigeria demonstrated the tangled links between the oil firm and politicians in the country where, despite billions of dollars in oil revenue, 70% of people live below the poverty line."

How would anyone know about something like this without wikileaks?

[achiam]

Actually its been known for over 10 years. Ken Sarowiwa is one of the best known cases regarding Nigeria's problem...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2009/jun/10/guardian-coverage-of-saro-wiwa-story

[BNR32_Coupe]

boycott shell

[Carl Johnson]

boycott shell

Oh please. Do you really think BP, Chevron, Exxon, ConocoPhillips, Suncor, and the others major oil companies around the world are all outstanding corporate citizens? Come on, be real here.

[jasonturbo]

How would anyone know about something like this without wikileaks?

Resident oil expert?

Obviously not, give your head a shake if you think this is news...

[BNR32_Coupe]

Oh please. Do you really think BP, Chevron, Exxon, ConocoPhillips, Suncor, and the others major oil companies around the world are all outstanding corporate citizens? Come on, be real here.

no, i don't actually. but how's this for real; under the "innocent until proven guilty" principle, we know 100% for sure that Shell participates with unethical practises - the others are potentially innocent. do you understand this or would you like me to break it into bite size bits?

[Carl Johnson]

no, i don't actually. but how's this for real; under the "innocent until proven guilty" principle, we know 100% for sure that Shell participates with unethical practises - the others are potentially innocent. do you understand this or would you like me to break it into bite size bits?

Innocent until proven guilty? That definitely does not apply to big oils. BP was innocent until they had the biggest fuck up in the history of mankind. Look at what the Chinese state-owned oil companies are doing in Africa and tell me that we are going to assume they are just decent business people trying to make a buck.

The point is you can dig up the records for most of the oil companies and you will see that most of them are corrupt and they are directly or indirectly involved in the political and legal system of the Country they operate in. It is just a part of the game you play to keep your investors happy. Companies who try to be ethical and play it fair are either bankrupt or are on the verge of it.

[tiger_handheld]

noob question: How does wikileaks get all their info? and how credible is the info?

[LiquidTurbo]

noob question: How does wikileaks get all their info? and how credible is the info?

Next time just google it?

http://www.wikileaks.ch/about.html

[m!chael]

I would care less if they owned the country, what I do care about is the fact that by some estimates every year the amount of oil spilled into the Nigerian environment equals that of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, which is though of as one of the worst human cause disasters of all time (to the environment). Every, fucking, year.

[Marco911]

Whenever any Western countries depart a region or business due to ethical or moral concerns, the Chinese are the first to enter to take up the slack.

[GabAlmighty]

Go drive a hybrid please, I need your gas.