A Witness for Peace Report from Arauca
July 2002
SUMMARY
The politically independent human rights group Witness for Peace conducted a thorough on-the-ground study of the potential outcomes of the Bush administration’s proposal to spend $98 million to protect an oil pipeline in Arauca, Colombia. This oil industry resource is half-owned by California-based Occidental Petroleum. The conclusions of Witness for Peace’s research are alarming and should be of concern to all Members of Congress as they consider the 2003 Foreign Aid Appropriations bill.
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