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Hunter-gatherer Tribe Booted for UA Royal Playground?

Hunter-gatherer Tribe Booted for UA Royal Playground?

This is disgusting. 50,000 Years of Resilience May Not Save Tribe – Tanzania Safari Deal Lets Arab Royalty Use Lands (Washington Post, Stephanie McCrummen, Sunday, June 10, 2007; Page A01 One of the last remaining tribes of hunter-gatherers on the planet is on the verge of vanishing into the modern world. The transition has been long underway, but members of the dwindling Hadzabe tribe, who now number fewer than 1,500, say it is being unduly hastened by a United Arab…

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Port Questions – Et tu Dole?

Port Questions – Et tu Dole?

It turns out that former Majority Leader and Presidential candidate Bob Dole was hired last year as a legal consultant by Dubai Ports World to shepherd the deal through, courtesy of Alston & Bird. Wife Sen. Elizabeth Dole says that she is "deeply concerned" about operations at six U.S. ports being controlled by Dubai Ports World (owned, in case you somehow hadn’t heard, by the United Arab Emirates – AUE). Congrats on her "independence" – I guess. I have several…

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