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no demining just a little i don't know mooning just a little. do you think there's a future with montana. will out with one time over with montana that mean that by montana lied to us from the start saying that mining was lice these are. their business sharing their profits the people of san miguel. the people of san miguel are dying. we're asking the government to listen are the legitimate owners of our land.
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they. travel across the caribbean because i want more about. officers and crim white uniforms pick up their golden cargo and like we call but nonetheless. there's no question the united states has a history of. america and fomenting coups and sasa nations the cia has admitted they were deeply involved in your throat arbenz and want to well in one hundred fifty three. asked major land for. this was going to have significant effects throughout all of central america it was right around that time that they began to seriously contemplate a covert operation directed at overthrowing the government of what it. was carried off by the us so there were major business interest. the company that was most
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offended by the reforms that were taking place with united fruit company on the board of united fruit was john foster dulles who happen to be our secretary of state and his brother allen dulles was the head of cia and so there was a convenient blame for these fears about appropriation of land with the cia the cia is not working to protect the american people its primary function is to protect american corporations have better separate. and days. of the americans to be fomenting or carrying on a war and if it were to do this without any kind of congressional approval i think would put some real strain on the constitution we are an imperial nation and we basically have been in your nation throughout most workers for the rich to protect their resources and the way to do it is with blue states the ensuite harsher
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persian. the us didn't invent that pose a superior closely. and i know we. will be. for the people of liberty but if it really shows how small actions undertaken by the united states can have huge effects over decades in the way the history of another country unfolds. for guatemala it's been all unfortunate or not if you mean where but not come from before they return our journey but not ram. we hope you enjoyed the trip we know you like. to get. we're here only because we think there are minerals for them all and mine
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people who live in the game i don't know if there's anyone here who has worked in the mine and of course i know you talk no nobody works here but if there are no minerals here i don't know what will do nothing more and we'll leave you with us at the most it will be fifty days and we'll leave we'll stop you know we'll leave. but he emperor example you can see here that all of the people came without weapons. nobody brought arms but on the other hand you guys came protected you see what is in here i don't know what your fear is. underneath all of the sorties who have come here have come on behalf of the company but we as part of the population nobody has taken into account our demands and needs so many many times the store cheese only come to intimidate the people for treason so our intention is as part of the people of some me who well to say that you get the company.
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name in the morning i'll give a response and you will no response not a response no a response right like remove the machinery that's the response all give in the morning no no no yes that's what you want. more i will move it sign it here. you need to take into account the petition and you will avoid this problem this is tomorrow we'll be here to remove the machinery. in this case all of us here are suffering we have endured durst and hunger all because of one multinational company i've got the paper written by the engineer mark on many safes much of it is. they are last night at six o'clock. oh
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yes we've been waiting here for three hours he's three hours late. time with my dad in the seattle going to say oh you don't have anything else to say to mr market so we're going to act that the people of san miguel is charo a con who have come here though i don't know a lot you might gold's an area where the people have decided to set fire to the machine it's. work. for.
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you to let me show you how are you going to feel good thank you i mean i know they agree going here so turn to end identify this man who's filming i want to see your id and i want to know why you fell manc. generously yes but you need to respect the law you give me it's my job. rather than yours ok with that we will be unable to see him again basically anything. or does the company have a policy of criminalization and persecution against community members who oppose the company both refuse. one two occasions. one was
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a violent assault on two members of our security force who ended up in the hospital . the other was a case where private property was damaged close to the mylan mine are property. worth we don't focus on identity or background. can we focus on whether a crime has been committed. or some of. the company files criminal charges or three people on it able to fight against the consequences they're facing at this moment. these people act because they have no alternative. this is called the resistance yes these people cannot be to choose to being criminals because their intentions are most honorable. if these people that risk their personal safety for their family. their community and ultimately their country to encourage people who are not in favor of but that does not translate into social
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conflict free labor there are no social problems in some of the well they're not social problems one must see the glass half full billion people are making an effort and enormous effort to be one theme in their rounds of the law to be nonviolent but to express that they don't want this it's pretty frustrating and i think for these communities that that face these overwhelming obstacles and challenging corporate interests one of the huge problems that we have in this country in terms of our own democracy is the role that corporate power and corporate money play. public opinion whose only limited impact on posy for british do including the high concentration of economic riches in the. decision.
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a c.e.o. of a corporation is not rewarded for being a good citizen. they're not rewarded even for treating their employees well there were order for the bottom line and they were charge of the shareholder in two thousand and eight goldcorp agreed to it might impact assessment of the marlin mine bottom on the corpse new corporate human rights policy puts particular emphasis on recognising the rights of indigenous people and these punks isn't just words the only lesson becomes ill everybody let's goldcorp on the back for having done the right thing and now let's just turn away from this or now let's just trust gold where they may have a report like on common ground. that that he's trying to portray goldcorp as the n.p.r. trying to listen i get very upset at those who the mining industry and other global industries they do not want hard binding law so they come up with all of the self regulating codes volunteering tones of condos and i think they're fundamentally
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problematic this is all well and good let me graduate you but look at what it says so much of what. n.g.o.s and communities and individuals have been saying have been validated by your own process. yet the five pacific didn't take part that i wasn't involved i was there but i don't know who started the fire. we know much a lot of police came for me i had to leave my house because i couldn't stay there what were the ones that i see keep them in. i was afraid if through it i spend six
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months outside of my community. that time was very difficult for me. it was a very hard time because i couldn't be was my children. and i'm used to being with my family. much of your advice is centered around the negative aspects of american culture sample mindful eating social inning awarding of snacks how much of an influence do you think the american culture has on the rest of the incredible. two things. in the world the snake. the food. all the countries worldwide.
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on their way to antarctica the crew of the i can to make sure that face many challenges. here you have to look out for yourself crashing onto rocks trapped in pack ice in extreme conditions anything can happen. always comes up with surprises you have to keep your eyes open because if there's always something going wrong the ship carries huge reserves of water food fuel as well as helicopters and people able to survive extreme conditions they're ready for anything even an apocalypse
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she's really an incredible ship calling all antarctica stations this is going to make it feel that of radio check please respond. government system is to help poor people poor women. but. and nobody make money out of. money out of them. on the whole thing. and we have. to build a new. mission to teach me. why you should care
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only. some people surrounded the house. but they were throwing stones and shooting in the year but it was at night so we couldn't see who was shooting me more you go on and like i said they were wearing balaclavas so. i was scared. in tears as only you know then i saw the containers of gasoline in their hands. yes i don't know and they started throwing it inside your i said my god what are you people doing. quando your eyes. i heard my brother's voice she said my god what have you done to me.
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i haven't committed any crimes i haven't done anything yes. yes i turned around and he had his hands like this and they were in flames his whole body was on fire all of it. what have they done to me i haven't done anything he said. we were fighting to get him a doctor. not really but found those people who wouldn't let us go they wouldn't let my brother go to the hospital was that if. they put stones and logs on the road come in oh my brother couldn't go. on and he stayed here screaming in pain lol.
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it was murder. the couple of. years only you know they got the signatures through many place and through threats but here in the village of salmon cows we have never been consulted at the village of san miguel does not want the mining company in the mine does not comply with the relevant and international human rights standards including those specifically developed to protect the rights of indigenous peoples so that alone. makes for a problematic situation when indigenous peoples aren't adequately consulted about
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a miner an operation of the scope of a mine like this that is placed in their midst. are. ultimately didn't ask people if they're to benefit need to benefit on their own terms their ability to take control of the reins of economic development around them. a living economy economy is actually serving real people as a local economy. first of all is a question whether mining should even be carried out altogether can it be done in a way which doesn't destroy people's lives resources environment and so on well you
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know those are pretty serious questions mining. it's not a watermelon problem it's happening in asia in africa and south america in central america in mexico and it's even happening in canada and the united states. you know some price has more value than an ounce of gold or clean water but that's not something that your mind will take it's it's you it's your heart. if thanks.
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about his work and thank you for staying with as and here is more in the news we have been covering it up in the interim american human rights commission modified to precautionary measures issued against a modeling gold mining project in question guatemala they say or do now permits the campaign to operate was total freedom. in this country the commission came around and found we find that based on the process we don't need to suspend the mine we rescind the order for recess for suspend the mine and we're obviously pleased as the company but there's no longer a suspension order from the commission for the marlin mine. the mine just keeps chugging along and so it's it's an extremely hard struggle.
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against the surface the company has brought a great sadness into our hearts that is this setting us on a surface. the surface where not against the mind first fan of the. quantum that it is true that most of those it is the most they were defending their right. then they did it all right for a healthy life. son therefore a decent home. here and you know. this out as a company came and tore this community apart again just.
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ending up in snap at him i thought i mean when he came i thought he was going to kill me you know make it past sorry i said there is no coffee i can be done we can just sort all by side your copy and why one company i'll go i know there is none he lifted his jacket and then to enter into my eye i know i'm never thought about this but it's going to read now it's a problem i don't want to sell my. and up there and when i went to the hospital i heard them say that i obviously one of these days she's going to day. one and my son has two. you have three grandchildren i have trigger children now and there will be plenty of lent we're going to be abundant so you know what i'm
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getting more and more abundant but is it worth it that me and. this plan we've created to give us an idea of what we can work on here in twenty fourteen twenty fifteen what do we need to do we need to talk with the government we need to talk to those who have been affected by the mine here they are the purpose of this fight this fight is not in vain it is a fight with dignity i cross quite a mall and they know about your fight they are learning about your fight crossed central america they know about your fight and they are learning about your fight and we in canada and the united states are learning about your fight you're driven by your fight that's why i tell you today thank you very much.
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he is a mind continues a trading for the next five years to learn coup knows what will happen and. the. savage up. better but our experience here in san miguel. has been very difficult. for him or that are in jail where fighting here to defend mother earth in the best of it to defend life. levee system that we hope to win this fight and it's.
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a scooter. because the island is so in a special there are no indigenous people but there are all those who do choose this frozen life. this is this could be. if you are. unexplored antarctica what is it in this icy expanse that attracts the people who come here. on the beach and now i only go to the dock. and enter into. a new generation of polar explorers is coming. we have a new group of specialists here now all of them are young how are they going to get along with each other i don't know. who. i used to be a bureaucrat. seriously. what adventures await in this mysterious land
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network of terror iraq had troops file qaeda linked militants for the city off the loop while another branch of the extremist organization carries out a deadly attack in yemen r.t. finds out why the terrorist group has been thriving despite being hunted by governments in the region and the u.s. we came here to try to understand how the group's been able to carry out large scale devastating attacks like the one from memory that right here what's behind the rides about yemen and does the u.s. really understand what i need in this country. also in today's headlines a hero in the face of terror. she was so brave she didn't even cry i was talking to her all the talking to our teammates a man who saved one of the youngest victims of the blast.
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