Another oil pipeline attacked in Nigeria


	Another oil pipeline attacked in Nigeria

tabsey

6-22-2008 9:13 AM

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oil, exploitation, requires, calm, waters

tabsey says:

Time to help the oil companies. Send in the troops and take another country. Maybe Blackwater (or Blackwatch) could do the job for a few billion.

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6-22-2008 11:28 AM

papananook

Blackwater is busy consolidating their hold on So. Cal

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