JPMorgan Sends Mining Team To Afghanistan

[babsbunny]

World’s Mining Companies Covet Afghan Riches
By JAMES RISEN
Published: June 17, 2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/world/asia/18mines.html

WASHINGTON — Mining companies around the world are eager to exploit Afghanistan’s newly discovered mineral wealth, but executives of Western firms caution that war, corruption and lack of roads and other infrastructure are likely to delay exploration for years.

A few high-risk investors are sufficiently intrigued by the country’s potential to take an early look. JP Morgan, for instance, has just sent a team of mining experts to Afghanistan to examine possible projects to develop.

[hobbit709]

1. This is one of times I'm rooting for the locals.

[metapunditedgy]

2. I think it's JP Morgan/*CHASE*. As in, "I hope they get CHASED back home." n/t

[LaFeminist]

3. Yeah, stealing their minerals will win hearts and mind

what's wrong with us?

[ShamelessHussy]

4. Now, has there ever been such a 'Successful' PIRATE?

[Ruby the Liberal]

5. And just how much of our tax dollars & safety of our troops be compromised

to protect this bunch?

[Bitwit1234]

6. You know if there is ores there the Corporate Raiders from

this country are going to "cheat" the locals out of everything.

[IndianaGreen]

7. BP's largest stockholder: J.P. Morgan

Our troops die so that these fucks can reap the profits of our wars.