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May 17, 2008

Red Cross: Nigeria pipeline fire kills 100

Flames from a ruptured fuel pipeline swept through homes and a school in a Nigerian village Thursday, killing about 100 people and injuring 20 others, a Red Cross official said.

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It's not stated in the article which oil company is responsible for the pipeline explosion, but Shell Oil has a long history of environmental degradation in the Niger Delta. When the Ogoni people organized and peacefully protested their government's collusion with Shell Oil, they were brutally silenced.

No blood for oil!
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oh no
COMING SOON 100 letters from relatives asking for my assistance.

my 100 responses will be
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Sunnydale wrote:
It's not stated in the article which oil company is responsible for the pipeline explosion, but Shell Oil has a long history of environmental degradation in the Niger Delta. When the Ogoni people organized and peacefully protested their government's collusion with Shell Oil, they were brutally silenced.
No blood for oil!
The article seems pretty clear. It says that road construction machinery is believed to have pierced the pipeline. The article also mentions that local gangsters frequently rupture the pipelines in order to steal fuel. Shell Oil isn't in the business of constructing roadways in suburban townships, nor is it in the business of funding gangsters to rob pipelines of fuel. That would be against Shell's financial interests.
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Sounds like a hot time in the old town tonight.
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WHO are we?
WE ARE OXYGEN. ON EARTH WE ARE ENCAPSULATED. AFTER WE DIE, WE ARE DECAPSULATED. IF WE DIE CRIMINALS, THE OXYGEN THAT WE ARE STAY ON EARTH.
I think you need to make a break for it and escape this prison tonight.
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The barrel of Oil will increase on Monday as the market opens up +$25.00 to $149. per barrel.

The speculators are already written up the blogs and the Anti American Liberal Press and TV is projecting oil to increase.

I cant wait until a gallon of Gasoline costs you Anti American Liberal Socialist Democrats $18.00 a gallon or more.

We NEED this to happen and we need to be prepared as the ONLY way to FORCE the Anti American Liberal Democrats and the Environment and the Sierra Club, Al Gore and Hollywood to agree that we MUST be SELF Sufficient and drill and refine the 64 Trillion Billion untapped barrels of oil we have right here in America. We have untapped oil that will last this nation 200 years or more but both you and I need to suffer because of some ass wipe movie lie and the Liberals that want the total destruction of American livelihoods.

Liberalism IS a Mental Disorder and the chickens are coming home to roost in the name of high energy costs that THEY are 100% responsible for over the last 35+ years of failed Liberal Democrat Policies.
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May 17, 2008
 
Sunnydale wrote:
It's not stated in the article which oil company is responsible for the pipeline explosion, but Shell Oil has a long history of environmental degradation in the Niger Delta. When the Ogoni people organized and peacefully protested their government's collusion with Shell Oil, they were brutally silenced.
No blood for oil!
You trying to claim Nigerians did something peacefully?
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NO LIES ALLOWED wrote:
The barrel of Oil will increase on Monday as the market opens up +$25.00 to $149. per barrel.
The speculators are already written up the blogs and the Anti American Liberal Press and TV is projecting oil to increase.
I cant wait until a gallon of Gasoline costs you Anti American Liberal Socialist Democrats $18.00 a gallon or more.
We NEED this to happen and we need to be prepared as the ONLY way to FORCE the Anti American Liberal Democrats and the Environment and the Sierra Club, Al Gore and Hollywood to agree that we MUST be SELF Sufficient and drill and refine the 64 Trillion Billion untapped barrels of oil we have right here in America. We have untapped oil that will last this nation 200 years or more but both you and I need to suffer because of some ass wipe movie lie and the Liberals that want the total destruction of American livelihoods.
Liberalism IS a Mental Disorder and the chickens are coming home to roost in the name of high energy costs that THEY are 100% responsible for over the last 35+ years of failed Liberal Democrat Policies.
64 trillion billion? Gee whiz, is that more than a gazillion?

You apparently missed out on who is IN CHARGE during the last seven years when energy costs quadrupled. You make an idiot look smart.
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gac,

Are you one of those with your head in the sand for the last 35 years of FACTS as to which party is responsiable for this mess? You quickly and foolishly blame Bush for the failed Energy policys of the Liberal Democrats which is what I expect from a Liberal rather from an educated American who knows and follows history.

Instead of blaming Bush pull your head out of Oboma or Hillerys, I mean the sand and get educated on FACTS and ONLY FACTS.

Please see link below for WHO and WHICH party VOTED for H.R.6 which is the renewable energy bill with all your Corn being sucked up which in turn has caused EVERYTHING we eat and use to increase in price.

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_ca ...

I despise Liberal Democrats so of course this Bill is EXACTLY why I do.

If you notice, there were;

YEAs 53 = 48 LIBERAL DEMOCRATS + 5 Liberal Republicans

NAYs 42 = 39 REPUBLICANS + ONLY 3 DEMOCRATS

Not Voting 5

So, again, the Liberal Democrats VOTE AGAIN as they control both houses.

So, you can do nothing but place the high costs of EVERYTHING we eat on the LIBERAL DEMOCRATS and everyone should take a close look at this and remember that when your friendly bull politician Liberal Democrat comes up for re-election, to make sure you vote for a Republican. If the Republicans controlled the houses, and they were able to convince some Dem's to vote with them, this CORN SCANDAL would be a must point.

If we had those Anti American Environmentalist groups like the Sierra club and Mr. Global warming idiot Piece prize based on a lie Al Gore all put back into the can where they belong, we would have energy and new refineries and oil drilling off shore and reduce and eventually... eliminate the dependence on foreign oil. I can only speak for myself in DOING SOMETHING.

So, here’s MY Conservative Republican Solution to eventually getting away from importing oil which is guaranteed a sure fire start to fix 35 years of LIBERAL DEMOCRAT FAILED ENERGY POLICIES.

1. VOTE REPUBLICAN
2. REMOVE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS FROM OFFICE
3. PUT EVERY ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP BACK IN THE CAN
4. TAKE AWAY BY DEFAULT AL GORES LIAR PIECE TROPHY PRIZE
5. BUILD 50 NEW REFINERIES
6. TAP INTO ALASKA AND THE MID WEST AND OFF SHORE AND GET THAT OIL.

All of this will create millions of Americans jobs directly not including indirect jobs associated with it all.

YES... it WONT be an immediate fix as this will take 10 years + to build or more but I'M **** AND TIRED OF WAITING FOR THE LAST 35 YEARS OF LIBERALS KILLING US WITH " WE CANT DRILL HERE, OF WE CANT BUILD A REFINERY, OR WE CANT BUILD A NEW NUK POWER PLANT" Aren’t YOU tired???

So, that’s What I DO which is vote for the Republican party

So, complaining I will do, but my complaining goes to the Party that WILL listen which is Republican as they have been the ONLY party that has offered solutions, or at least SOME do not all.

Don’t believe a word I say, just research the congressional records on who voted for NO REFINERIES AND NO DRILLING over the past 35 years.

Again, Ethanol anyone or starvation of Americans. Click on the Senate Vote record and see for yourself which Liberal Democrats voted to screw YOU in every way possible with their Energy Policy.

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_ca ...

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oops! Bush needs to go suck off a Nigerian now.....

c'mon, Chimp! You like to suck!
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May 17, 2008
 
oh my gosh.
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May 17, 2008
 
YTH wrote:
WHO are we?
WE ARE OXYGEN. ON EARTH WE ARE ENCAPSULATED. AFTER WE DIE, WE ARE DECAPSULATED. IF WE DIE CRIMINALS, THE OXYGEN THAT WE ARE STAY ON EARTH. BECAUSE EARTH IS A GIANT JAIL FOR WICKED SOULS. WHETHER ALIVE OR DEAD, AS CRIMINALS WHO WERENT REHABILITATED, WE STAY HERE. DO WE GO TO HEAVEN? WHY WOULD WE GO TO HEAVEN IF WE COME HERE BECAUSE WE ARE CRIMINALS IN THE FIRST PLACE. SUN, MOON, AND WIND ARE OUR WARDENS. AS IN ALL JAILS, PEOPLE TEND TO BUILD GANGS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THAT IS WHY MANKIND HAS DONE. RELIGIONS ARE GANG ORGANIZATIONS. THE GREATEST GANG IS ACTUALLY JESUS CHRIST, THE WHITE DEAD GOD OF THE WHITE PEOPLE.THE GANGS MIMICK THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. BUT THEY ARE ALL GREEDY, VAIN, IMMORAL. ACCORDING TO THIS STATEMENT, THERE IS NO 'BETTER THAN YOU" ON EARTH, THERE IS,"I AM MORE FEROCIOUS THAN YOU."
EVEN POLICEMEN ARE CRIMINALS.
AS ALL OF US ARE PRISONNERS, WE CAN ONLY TRY TO BEHAVE TO RECEIVE PAROLE AND THEN TO BE FREE WHEN WE LIVE THIS JAIL CELL CALL "BODY" ON EARTH. BUT THE BAD GUYS WHO ARE ON EARTH AND COME TO RELISH THE POWER THEY HAVE OVER OTHERS DON'T WANT TO BE PARDONED BY THOSE WHO SENT THEM TO EARTH OR TO JAIL. EVERYONE THAT IS SENT HERE IS CORRUPT AND DECEIVED SO THEY CAN NEVER GO BACK "HOME"
hell on earth ,jail ,war,poverty,disaster.heaven on earth backyard barbeques ,fising,, swimming,skydiving,sleeping eating drinkig beer.

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How much higher can it go. I saw Diesel at 4.65 today. I am sick of it!
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anything to get gas to 5 bucks a gallon
spin speculate and kill if you must !

Thanks arab allies for all that you do
to keep the price of fuel 28 cents back home
while we pay for your Hedonism lifestyles
and we protect your sorry asses
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May 17, 2008
 
NO LIES ALLOWED wrote:
gac,
Are you one of those with your head in the sand for the last 35 years of FACTS as to which party is responsiable for this mess? You quickly and foolishly blame Bush for the failed Energy policys of the Liberal Democrats which is what I expect from a Liberal rather from an educated American who knows and follows history.
Instead of blaming Bush pull your head out of Oboma or Hillerys, I mean the sand and get educated on FACTS and ONLY FACTS.
Please see link below for WHO and WHICH party VOTED for H.R.6 which is the renewable energy bill with all your Corn being sucked up which in turn has caused EVERYTHING we eat and use to increase in price.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_ca ...
I despise Liberal Democrats so of course this Bill is EXACTLY why I do.
If you notice, there were;
YEAs 53 = 48 LIBERAL DEMOCRATS + 5 Liberal Republicans
NAYs 42 = 39 REPUBLICANS + ONLY 3 DEMOCRATS
Not Voting 5
So, again, the Liberal Democrats VOTE AGAIN as they control both houses.
So, you can do nothing but place the high costs of EVERYTHING we eat on the LIBERAL DEMOCRATS and everyone should take a close look at this and remember that when your friendly bull politician Liberal Democrat comes up for re-election, to make sure you vote for a Republican. If the Republicans controlled the houses, and they were able to convince some Dem's to vote with them, this CORN SCANDAL would be a must point.
If we had those Anti American Environmentalist groups like the Sierra club and Mr. Global warming idiot Piece prize based on a lie Al Gore all put back into the can where they belong, we would have energy and new refineries and oil drilling off shore and reduce and eventually... eliminate the dependence on foreign oil. I can only speak for myself in DOING SOMETHING.
So, here’s MY Conservative Republican Solution to eventually getting away from importing oil which is guaranteed a sure fire start to fix 35 years of LIBERAL DEMOCRAT FAILED ENERGY POLICIES.
1. VOTE REPUBLICAN
2. REMOVE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS FROM OFFICE
3. PUT EVERY ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP BACK IN THE CAN
4. TAKE AWAY BY DEFAULT AL GORES LIAR PIECE TROPHY PRIZE
5. BUILD 50 NEW REFINERIES
6. TAP INTO ALASKA AND THE MID WEST AND OFF SHORE AND GET THAT OIL.
All of this will create millions of Americans jobs directly not including indirect jobs associated with it all.
YES... it WONT be an immediate fix as this will take 10 years + to build or more but I'M **** AND TIRED OF WAITING FOR THE LAST 35 YEARS OF LIBERALS KILLING US WITH " WE CANT DRILL HERE, OF WE CANT BUILD A REFINERY, OR WE CANT BUILD A NEW NUK POWER PLANT" Aren’t YOU tired???
So, that’s What I DO which is vote for the Republican party
So, complaining I will do, but my complaining goes to the Party that WILL listen which is Republican as they have been the ONLY party that has offered solutions, or at least SOME do not all.
Don’t believe a word I say, just research the congressional records on who voted for NO REFINERIES AND NO DRILLING over the past 35 years.
Again, Ethanol anyone or starvation of Americans. Click on the Senate Vote record and see for yourself which Liberal Democrats voted to screw YOU in every way possible with their Energy Policy.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_ca ...
this is intelligent posting the Liberals
want to save anwar and kill our men and woman?While thir voters cannot make any babies being
one man and one woman voters. I say its time
we tell the world Harry reid is weird
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YTH wrote:
WHO are we?
WE ARE OXYGEN. ON EARTH WE ARE ENCAPSULATED. AFTER WE DIE, WE ARE DECAPSULATED. IF WE DIE CRIMINALS, THE OXYGEN THAT WE ARE STAY ON EARTH. BECAUSE EARTH IS A GIANT JAIL FOR WICKED SOULS. WHETHER ALIVE OR DEAD, AS CRIMINALS WHO WERENT REHABILITATED, WE STAY HERE. DO WE GO TO HEAVEN? WHY WOULD WE GO TO HEAVEN IF WE COME HERE BECAUSE WE ARE CRIMINALS IN THE FIRST PLACE. SUN, MOON, AND WIND ARE OUR WARDENS. AS IN ALL JAILS, PEOPLE TEND TO BUILD GANGS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THAT IS WHY MANKIND HAS DONE. RELIGIONS ARE GANG ORGANIZATIONS. THE GREATEST GANG IS ACTUALLY JESUS CHRIST, THE WHITE DEAD GOD OF THE WHITE PEOPLE.THE GANGS MIMICK THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. BUT THEY ARE ALL GREEDY, VAIN, IMMORAL. ACCORDING TO THIS STATEMENT, THERE IS NO 'BETTER THAN YOU" ON EARTH, THERE IS,"I AM MORE FEROCIOUS THAN YOU."
EVEN POLICEMEN ARE CRIMINALS.
AS ALL OF US ARE PRISONNERS, WE CAN ONLY TRY TO BEHAVE TO RECEIVE PAROLE AND THEN TO BE FREE WHEN WE LIVE THIS JAIL CELL CALL "BODY" ON EARTH. BUT THE BAD GUYS WHO ARE ON EARTH AND COME TO RELISH THE POWER THEY HAVE OVER OTHERS DON'T WANT TO BE PARDONED BY THOSE WHO SENT THEM TO EARTH OR TO JAIL. EVERYONE THAT IS SENT HERE IS CORRUPT AND DECEIVED SO THEY CAN NEVER GO BACK "HOME"
My advice to you is to seek professional help, the sooner the better.
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NO LIES ALLOWED wrote:
The barrel of Oil will increase on Monday as the market opens up +$25.00 to $149. per barrel.
The speculators are already written up the blogs and the Anti American Liberal Press and TV is projecting oil to increase.
I cant wait until a gallon of Gasoline costs you Anti American Liberal Socialist Democrats $18.00 a gallon or more.
We NEED this to happen and we need to be prepared as the ONLY way to FORCE the Anti American Liberal Democrats and the Environment and the Sierra Club, Al Gore and Hollywood to agree that we MUST be SELF Sufficient and drill and refine the 64 Trillion Billion untapped barrels of oil we have right here in America. We have untapped oil that will last this nation 200 years or more but both you and I need to suffer because of some ass wipe movie lie and the Liberals that want the total destruction of American livelihoods.
Liberalism IS a Mental Disorder and the chickens are coming home to roost in the name of high energy costs that THEY are 100% responsible for over the last 35+ years of failed Liberal Democrat Policies.
Only one problem: we far-right free-market capitalists are going to suffer alongside those anti-american liberal socialist whackos. Your idea is self-defeating. try again. For instance, charge only them fifty dollars a gallon to encourage fuel conservation. They can subsidize the rest of us, who need to get to work to make some money.

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So sad. Burns hurt forever. Bless the children's hearts. As well as all that got burned.

How horrid.

Such a shame we all need this fuel. Is going to be the death of us all.

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#21
May 17, 2008
 
Its time we put our technology and good sense to use and lower our demand for oil. It can be done and we can still drive our cars and light our homes. Its pathetic our government can't get a policy together and show some real leadership on this issue. Simply asking the saudi's to pump more oil solves nothing. We have 100 mpg engine designs sitting on the shelves. We have huge solar, nuclear, coal, and wind potential. And we have much more efficent power saving technologies just waiting to be put into mass production.
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May 17, 2008
 
It's really sad.
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