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The Global Report Dec. 8-14, 2010
The European Union is losing faith in the war in Afghanistan. The Obama Administration worked with Republicans to block a criminal probe in Bush Administration officials' roles in setting torture policy. Latin American leaders decry what they see as unwanted American intervention into their region. His own panel says that President Obama didn't do enought for Gulf Coast states after the BP oil explosion. The Global Report is a non-profit news organization dedicated to providing under reported news to the citizens of the world.
Email this pageGRITtv: Got Docs: Sweet Crude
Oil wasn't discovered in the Niger Delta until the near end of colonial rule. But its discovery, for the people of Nigeria, meant another kind of oppression: money working hand in hand with military rule. This week's featured documentary, Sweet Crude, looks at the consequences of oil extraction for the people and environment of Nigeria.
