Peru's Indians And English Priest Fight Government And Big Oil »

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The extraordinary story of how Peru's Indians and English priest Brother Paul are fighting to the death to protect their way of life and their rainforest

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    ameliog5 months ago

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    More power to them (no pun intended). There's also a huge court case in Ecuador involving Chevron-Texaco and the damage to the rain forest and indigenous people living in that area.

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      7thspages2 weeks ago

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      If I'm not mistaken it is quite long-standing conflict.

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