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• DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 11 years ago

  Marcus, everybody is talking about how to get rid of Boko Haram and all the other groups out there forgotten that destitution, sense of not belonging, neglect and what have you, helped bring all these entities to the mainstre ...
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  Marcus, everybody is talking about how to get rid of Boko Haram and all the other groups out there forgotten that destitution, sense of not belonging, neglect and what have you, helped bring all these entities to the mainstream before the world we know of today. Now, let us put Nigeria into a critical perspective here, shall we? A country with a huge natural resources, some being oil and gas in huge quantities, untapped iron ore, Barites, Gypsum, Kaolin, Marble, Lead/Zinc, Bentonite, Baryte, Gold, Coal, Rock Salt, Gemstones, just to mention but a few.
  
  Yet, these above mentioning are just considered as the traditional natural resources. Now, just imagine what their vast arable land could bring extra on board if fully developed. It is against this backdrop that it is exceedingly difficult to understand why all is going terrible wrong with Nigeria and the answer is not far fetch if you are to ask me. Is Nigerian story any uniquely different from the rest of the countries in Africa? Well, I sincerely don’t think so.

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• Jose M Lopez Sierra 10 years ago

  The Second Oscar – Mandela March in New York City 2015
  
  We will be having our 2nd Oscar – Mandela Protest March on Monday, June 22, 2015. We will start marching peacefully at 9 AM from Hunter College on East 68th Stree ...
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  The Second Oscar – Mandela March in New York City 2015
  
  We will be having our 2nd Oscar – Mandela Protest March on Monday, June 22, 2015. We will start marching peacefully at 9 AM from Hunter College on East 68th Street and Lexington Avenue, to East 43rd Street and Lexington Avenue. We will then go East (turning left) to end up at the Ralph Bunche Park on First Avenue (across from the United Nations).
  
  We will be at the park until 5 PM. We will be giving out flyers and talking to people about who Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López Rivera is. We will also be educating the public about Puerto Rico’s colonial relationship with the government of the United States (US).
  
  Most people don’t know that every year, usually on the Monday after Fathers’ Day, the United Nations holds its hearing about the decolonization of Puerto Rico. The petitioners will usually join our protest after this meeting.
  
  The UN determined in 1960 that colonialism is a crime against humanity. Since then, the UN has issued 33 resolutions asking for the US government to immediately decolonize Puerto Rico. The US government has ignored these resolutions. What kind of democracy is that?
  
  The US government tries to keep these hearings a secret. What we are trying to do is to get them out of the closet. The UN is in its 3rd decade trying to make the world colony-free. Please help us!
  
  Most people also don’t know that the United States government takes out 14 times more money than what it invests in Puerto Rico. But, that is what colonies are for!
  
  This savage exploitation impedes Puerto Rico’s ability to provide opportunities for Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico. That is why there are now more Puerto Ricans living away from Puerto Rico than in their homeland.
  
  Oscar López Rivera has been incarcerated for 34 years for his struggle to decolonize Puerto Rico. Since colonialism is an international crime, international law gives Oscar the right to use whatever means necessary to decolonize his homeland. Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for 27 years for doing the same thing as Oscar. This is why we say, Oscar López Rivera is our Nelson Mandela!
  
  United Partners for Puerto Rico Decolonization invites the public to be part of the tsunami of people that will be necessary to make the US government comply with the UN resolutions. These annual protests in Puerto Rico and at the UN are absolutely necessary, because, those who maintain colonies, don’t believe in justice for all!
  
  José M López Sierra
  www.TodosUnidosDescolonizarPR.blogspot.com
  787-429-1981

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