Nigerian Rebels Said Obama Appeal Has Them Considering Truce

Nigerian rebels who are waging war against American and British interests in the form of oil conglomerates Royal Dutch Shelland Exxon Mobil
said they are strongly considering appeals by presidential hopeful Barack Obama to enact a cease fire. It isn’t clear when or how Obama appealed to the militants to put their arms up but they have stated that due to the high level of respect they have for the Illinois Senator they are strongly considering complying with his requests.

“The MEND command is seriously considering a temporary cease fire appeal by Senator Barack Obama. Obama is someone we respect and hold in high esteem,” the militant group said in an e-mailed statement.

The rebels which go by the moniker The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) are waging a campaign to gain greater control over oil revenues. They have succeeded in shutting down the Shell plant which was responsible for pumping 164,000 barrels of oil a day into the international market, subsequently crippling output and driving global oil prices through the roof.

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Editor’s Note: If this is any indication of how global diplomacy will improve just by Sen. Obama exerting his international appeal than America needs to be thankful that such a figure can came along and non-violently mend some of the wounds the US has historically caused for herself at the hands of cowboys and madmen.

~ by streetknowledge on May 8, 2008.