8 Jun 2008

No intervention

A handout photo from the Brazilian government shows members of an
Undeveloped land keeps becoming more and more scarce, and as the search for petroleum, hardwoods, and other raw materials continues, the very poorest people are the ones who suffer.
An indigenous woman holds her child while trying to resist the advance of Amazonas state policemen who were expelling the woman and some 200 other members of the Landless Movement from a privately-owned tract of land on the outskirts of Manaus, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon March 11, 2008. The landless peasants tried in vain to resist the eviction with bows and arrows against police using tear gas and trained dogs. REUTERS/Luiz Vasconcelos-A Critica/AE (BRAZIL)
"Such a potent image leaves very little room for any doubt. In such circumstances do we need to know the details of the dispute to have any doubts that what we are witnessing is wrong?"David Vitters
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Adolfo said...

It feels like back into the past actually. I am not sure if being isolated to preserve your identity is a good thing or embracing/acculturate from one culture to another should be the key - either way, the unprivileged tend to sadly lose.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 5:22:00 pm

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