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URGENTE Comunicado a la Opinion Publica Nacional e Internacional la OXY Invade Territorio U´WA el Ejercito de Colombia con 5000 Efectivos al Servicio de la Occidental

El día 19 de enero del 2000, mas de 5000 efectivos de las Fuerzas militares del ejercito colombiano, fuertemente armados, invadieron nuestro territorio tradicional, exactamente en el sitio Cedeño, donde se encuentra ubicado el punto de perforación petrolera Pozo Gibraltar 1, de la empresa Occidental, OXY.Frent

Gore Attacked over Colombia Oil Project

The Financial Times. | Environmentalists and human rights activists are accusing Al Gore, the US vice-president and candidate for the Democratic party presidential nomination, of hypocrisy over his shareholding in an oil company prospecting in Colombian rainforests.

Gas Line Draws Protests Nature Groups Cite U.S. Role

The Miami Hearld | Santa Cruz, Bolivia - In violation of Clinton administration policies,U.S. taxpayer dollars are being used to finance a gas pipeline through aglobally rare forest ecosystem, environmental groups say. U.S.

Colombia Indians to Fight Occidental Oil Plans with Lives

The Washington Times | Bogota - The U'wa Indians of northeastern Colombia say the government will have to kill every last member of their tribe before they allow California-based Occidental Petroleum Corp.

When Politicians' Acts Benefit Benefactors

Inquirer Washington Bureau | Washington - It was part of Vice President Gore's plan to streamline and "reinvent" government: Sell off a 47,000-acre oil field in Southern California. The taxpayers would benefit.But so did one company: Occidental Petroleum, which eventually bought the land through competitive bidding in 1997.

Gasoducto Bolivia-Cuiaba de ENRON Llamado un Desastre de Proporción Mundial -- Nombrando Violaciones Serias de las Condiciones del Préstamo, los Grupos le Instan a OPIC a Cancelar el Préstamo

Washinton, D.C. - La semana pasada, los grupos ambientales Friends of the Earth (Amigos de la Tierra) y Amazon Watch le exigieron al OPIC, la agencia gubernamental Estado Unidense, de terminar con su trato financiero que tiene con ENRON international para el proyecto del gasoducto lateral Cuiaba.

Communique to the International Public from the U'WA

Cubará, ColombiaApproximately 200 members of the U'wa indigenous tribe of northeastern Colombia assembled in a permanent settlement on part of our ancestral lands yesterday, November 16.

Victory for Venezuela's Indigenous Peoples! The Venezuelan National Constituent Assembly Votes to Include Indigenous Rights Article in the New Constitution

Caracas, Venezuela - In a historic moment for Venezuela's indigenous peoples, the 131-member constituent assembly voted yesterday to include a chapter in the new constitution that sets forth legal rights for indigenous peoples and indigenous communities in accordance with International Labor Organization Convention (ILO) 169.

Proyecto Petrolero Colombiano en el Teritorio U'WA Inicia Protesta Internacional Dos Mujeres Cuelgan una Bandera de Paz de el Techo del Consulado Colombiano en Los Angeles Colgadoras Disponibles para Entrevistas por Telefono Cellular

Beverly Hills, CA – Cinco Activistas incluyendo dos mujeres colgadoras fueron arrestadas esta tarde durante una manifestacion en el Consulado Colombiano en Beverly Hills, CA. Dos mujeres subieron al techo del edificio de Consulado unos minutos despues de las nueve de esta manana.

Occidental and Oriental Connections

Wall St. Journal | Carthage, Tenn. - On his 1998 tax returns under "supplemental income," Vice President Al Gore lists a $20,000 royalty payment from Union Zinc Inc. for the right to mine zinc from his 88-acre farm here in the verdant hills of the Cumberland River valley. In the 25 years he has held the zinc lease, Mr.

The Colombian Government Urged to Reject Occidental's License to Drill on U'wa Tribe's Land

Los Angeles, CA - An international alliance of more than 100 organizations from 24 countries sent a joint letter to Juan Mayr, Colombia's award-winning Environment Minister, urging him to reject the Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum's (OXY) pending license to drill its first oil well on the U'wa's sacred ancestral lands.

The Colombian Government Urged to Reject Occidental's License to Drill on U'wa Tribe's Land

Los Angeles, CA - An international alliance of more than 100 organizations from 24 countries sent a joint letter to Juan Mayr, Colombia's award-winning Environment Minister, urging him to reject the Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum's (OXY) pending license to drill its first oil well on the U'wa's sacred ancestral lands.