Democracy Now! February 2, 1999

Death in the Niger Delta; Ecuadorian Rainforest Communities Sue Texaco; Noam Chomsky on the New World Order
|Death in the Niger Delta At least 19 people were killed and another 10 were seriouslyinjured in the Niger Delta this weekend when Nigerian military forces opened fire on a group of protesters at a shell oil facility. GUEST: Oronto Douglas, environmental attorney and founder of Environmental Rights Action in Nigeria Ecuadorian Rainforest Communities Sue Texaco It is being called a case of “David vs. Goliath”: A group of indigenous communities from the Ecuadorian rainforest suing oil giant Texaco for widespread devastation of their land, ruining their traditional way of life and creating a dramatically increased risk of cancer amohng tens of thousands of people. GUEST: Cristobal Bonifaz, lead attorney for the plaintiffs. Noam Chomsky on the New World Order The World Economic Summit comes to a close today , after hosting some of world’s most powerful players in the corporate and political world. On Friday, Vice President Al Gore addressed the summit. So, we are posing this question: if Professor Noam Chomsky were addressing the summit, what would he sayto the political and corporate elite? GUEST: Noam Chomsky