Thursday, June 01, 2006

Oil at root of Darfur atrocity

By Rick Stiebel
Goldstream News Gazette

Local MP Keith Martin outlines Sudan situation for Belmont students


The genocide in Darfur is directly linked to the discovery of oil in that region of Sudan, says Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca Liberal MP Dr. Keith Martin.

Speaking to about 75 Belmont Secondary School students last week, Martin said the Sudanese government is furthering its oil interests by using the profits from oil to hire rebels and troops to brutalize and kill people who just want to farm the land. Read more >>>

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