Chevron paid Nigerian troops after alleged killings

[davidinalameda]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/08/04/MNGAJE2I2K1.DTL

Nigerian soldiers guarding Chevron oil rigs billed the company for $109.25 a day after they allegedly attacked two villages in the volatile country, killing four people and setting fire to homes.

The company paid.

The money was requested in a small invoice -- stamped with Chevron's logo and the name of its Nigerian subsidiary -- that surfaced this year as part of a lawsuit against the San Ramon oil giant. Residents of the Opia and Ikenyan villages are suing Chevron in San Francisco's federal court, trying to hold the firm responsible for the fatal attacks in 1999.

[malaise]

1. And people wonder

why there is no love lost...this planet is a mess.

[bushisanidiot]

2. Why isn't the so called "liberal" MSM all over this? Because the MSM is

owned by right wing hacks who have billions invested in big oil.

[Moderator]

3. Duplicate

from August 2

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1671969