Reparations demanded for eco-destruction of Africa

October 11, 2009 Leading LightLeave a comment

Reparations demanded for eco-destruction of Africa 11 October 2009 LLCO.org At a forum in Burkina Faso’s capitol Ouagadougou, African Union officials have demanded billions of dollars in compensation from the countries of the First World. The AU officials demand reparations for the damage done to their continent by climate change, pollution, and ecological disasters caused by the First World. Earlier, …

Imperialism kills and keeps on killing in Vietnam, Iraq etc.

February 28, 2009 Leading LightLeave a comment

According to a recent, 2009 study by the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation and Vietnam’s Ministry of Defense, land mines and unexploded ordnance dot the landscape of Vietnam even though the war ended nearly 35 years ago. More than one third of the land in six central Vietnamese provinces continues to be a serious hazard. According to Vietnam’s Ministry of Defense, 6.6 million hectares (6.3 million acres) are still contaminated.