{"id":9906,"date":"2016-07-08T21:48:07","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T21:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=9906"},"modified":"2016-07-08T21:48:07","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T21:48:07","slug":"oil-spill-amazonian-tribe-seizes-military-helicopter-and-takes-government-officials-hostage-by-john-vibes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=9906","title":{"rendered":"Oil Spill: Amazonian Tribe Seizes Military Helicopter And Takes Government Officials Hostage  by John Vibes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Global Corporate Oil has spilled in the Amazon\u2026 and an Amazon<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Amazon.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9907\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9907\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Amazon-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Amazon-300x203.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Amazon-768x519.jpg 768w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Amazon.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>ian tribe in Peru has decided to speak loudly with action. \u00a0The tribe held at least eight public officials in response to their tribal land, food, and water ways being polluted.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All over the world, corporate greed is seeking ways to suck out the oil and minerals from below the earth\u2019s crust. The corporations are legally classified as an \u201cindividual\u201d and given the same rights as a person. \u00a0But, a corporation is not human\u2026 and holds nor morals.<\/p>\n<p>Being closer to the natural world where the stupid legal logic of corporate individualism doesn\u2019t exist, tribal leaders in the amazon are seeking to bring a spotlight to the total destruction being done by\u00a0the greedy capitalists and their corporation\u2019s unmoral actions against the people and the planet.<\/p>\n<p>According to Reuters, \u00a0the tribe actually seized a military helicopter, capturing multiple crew members along with other government officials. The hostages include three oil company executives, four government regulatory officials and a specialist with the energy and mines ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The Peruvian Air Force said in a\u00a0press release\u00a0after the incident that the hostages <em>\u201cwere being treated adequately and are in perfect shape, as is the helicopter.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Among many demands, the Tribe insisted that they were left out of a clean-up plan that was associated with the spill.<\/p>\n<p>Over a month ago, in Mayuriaga, Peru, multiple oil pipelines ruptured and spilled over 3,000 barrels of oil into the wilderness. As with most oil spills, both the government and the corporation responsible have been slow to clean up the mess.<\/p>\n<p>However, many Amazonian tribes are forced to live in the mess, and have had their homes and their sources of food and water destroyed. This is just the most recent environmental tragedy in a long line of preventable, man-made disasters that have been created on tribal property, which neither the governments or corporations should have any claim to.<button class=\"flickity-prev-next-button previous\" type=\"button\"><\/button><button class=\"flickity-prev-next-button next\" type=\"button\"><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1456162997623-2\">Petroperu, the company responsible for the pipeline, was ordered to replace parts on the pipeline after similar leaks occurred in the past, but they never got around to fixing the problem. Petroperu is currently under investigation for the spill, and they face up to $17 million in fines.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After a standoff lasting over a day, the tribal occupiers struck a deal with local authorities to release the hostages.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters reported that Petroperu struck a deal with chiefs of the tribe that includes bringing electrical and telephone coverage to the community and helping develop local businesses.<\/p>\n<p><code><!-- BEGIN JUMIA --><a href=\"http:\/\/marketing.net.jumia.com.ng\/ts\/i3556158\/tsc?amc=aff.jumia.44339.52450.53881&amp;tst=!!TIMESTAMP!!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/marketing.net.jumia.com.ng\/ts\/i3556158\/tsv?amc=aff.jumia.44339.52450.53881&amp;tst=!!TIMESTAMP!!\" alt=\"NG-[C:G.Comp,B:Hp,Wk:2716,Dim:336X280]:Laptops\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/code><\/p>\n<p><!-- END JUMIA --><\/p>\n<p>It is easy to sympathize with these tribes who have had their land and resources not only stolen, but polluted by a government that they never chose, and the corporations that are in bed with that government.<\/p>\n<p>source \u2013 trueactivist.com<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Corporate Oil has spilled in the Amazon\u2026 and an Amazonian tribe in Peru has decided to speak loudly with action. \u00a0The tribe held at least eight public officials in response to their tribal land, food, and water ways being polluted. 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