Fighting in the Peruvian Amazon turns ugly; death toll in the fifties

Sunday, June 7th 2009 - 13:43 UTC

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Nine Peruvian police officers were killed Saturday after security forces regained control of a petroleum facility in a remote jungle region from indigenous groups that are protesting against logging and oil exploration rights awarded by the government. Read full article

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Dirk Diggler
This Venezuelan-orchestrated strife will continue until such time as Chavez's dog Humala becomes President. Then the Peruvian people will become servants of the Venezuelan dictator, like the Bolivians and Ecuadoreans.
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