Wish you weren't here: The devastating effects of the new colonialists

The Independent | Aug. 8, 2009 (Special Report)

A new breed of colonialism is rampaging across the world, with rich nations buying up the natural resources of developing countries that can ill afford to sell. Some staggering deals have already been done, says Paul Vallely, but angry locals are now trying to stop the landgrabs. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 9, 2009 - 10:25 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 11, 2009

The article bulldozes the reader with a very serious problem that has been flying underneath the radar. Discouragingly well written.

The planet is drastically overpopulated. This number of people cannot be sustained.

The government of President Ravalomanana became the first in the world to be toppled because of what the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization recently ... More »

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