Why aren't they going after the Nigerian government? Foreign oil workers are just doing their job, it is their own government that is stealing the profits. Shows you how crazy and uneducated these people are. They have money for guns, but not for their family. Anyone else think that is strange?

let 'em. be doing us a long term favor. At $6 a gallon, return on investment in new tech be worth it.... and they can eat their oil....

All one needs to know about the continuing strife in Africa is the following sentence taken from the article: "Nigerian officials acknowledge that hundreds of billions of dollars in oil revenues have been stolen or wasted by corrupt officials." What is troubling is that these would-be revolutionaries are targeting the wrong people.

Pull all the American workers out of Nigeria and send them home. Pull all the Nigerians out of the U.S. and send them home. Fair deal!

Well Greg, maybe if you understood the engrained behavior inherent to a tribalistic society you would be able to answer your questions yourself.

Perhaps those "crazy and uneducated" Nigerians aren't the only ones lacking knowledge, huh?

I have to agree with Greg. Why are we not going after the Nigerian govt on this issue?

I say the oil companies should pull out and remove and/or destroy the equipment. Let's see how they like that. The blame lies with their own government.

The US will do nothing here because those that make the rules stand to make huge fortunes if gas prices hike to $5 and $6 a gallon.

This is terrible. I know for a fact this is somehow tied to George W. Bush. He is trying to raise oil prices to make the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the Democrats look bad!!!!!

The companies are accomplises. The western governments which get tax revenue from these companies to fund their pensions, social securities etc, can exert more pressure on the Nigerian government to be more socially responsible. In fact many of the governments in Africa are more responsive to the their neo-colonial master i.e. western governments than to their own citizens. The same almost outright theft of oil resources is playing out in equatorial guinea and other African countries. If the western companies leave and the Nigerian government takes over the oil-drilling, its works will also face the same situation/danger.

They are directly attacking those who sre drilling/taking their oil and leaving them nothing in return! If other fellow Nigerians do the drilling and pay them nothing too, they will face the same problem.

You know. I thought all the Nigerians did all day was send out emails claiming how I have one the lottery or claiming to be the son of a dead prince and asking for my help to smuggle out millions. I am glad to see these nice Nigerians in the photo above taking on some capitalist iniative and trying to do something to better themselves and their families

Haliburton and Cheney are wrapped up in this somehow. Democrats should investigate

The major problem with Nigeria is that the West has tolerated a corrupt regime because the perverted logic as seen in Iraq when ruled by Saddam Hussein is that it is better the devil you know. The result of this is that the Nigerian people, as with the Iraqi people have not profited from the natural wealth of the country.

There needs to be a radical rethink amongst the world's countries on how we deal with these regimes in the future.

Because if we don't then more of these groups will appear, and in the longer term we will all be at greater risk.

We the electorate should be asking our politicians who are elected to serve us what they are going to do to ensure good governance in these countries. And if they do not have satisfactory answers we the electorate should ensure they never enter office.

Enough already.

Not that I am a supporter or sympathizer of the rebels actions, I do understand them. They are attacking the people that are accessible to them. They are being exploited by their own government officials and outside industry who appear to be in collusion with the corruptness. They only want what we all take for granted, a decent house for their families and utilities.

Looks like the Nigerians have the makings to start a good union.

Oil seems to be at the heart of much of the strife we are dealing with in the world today. Advances in solar technology should eventually yield extremely cheap energy. However, I doubt the powers that be, who have invested billions upon billions of dollars, will allow that to happen. I used to be a pure capitalist at heart, but now I am beginning to think that it has come full circle to bite us in the butt. Unfortunately, I really can't think of how to make the system better. More regulations=more government involvement=more power=more corruption. It's a vicious cycle.

Nigeria is a country of extremes. The persons in charge benefit considerably from their position, as do their tribal affiliations, while those around them starve.

I worked for an airline that flew several Nigeria routes. There were days we couldn't "sell" anything to/from Nigeria because of military and political upheaval. We couldn't give fare quotes as we'd see currency value fluctuate on an hourly basis.

Jomo and his group are the latest bullies who've had enough of nothing and are willing to do whatever they think will give them power and wealth. Make no mistake, they'll follow through on their threats to brutally kill foriegners and their countrymen. The question should be; how willing are we to deal with the murderers who will eventually be in power?

It's about the oil.

Just another case of the global elite ripping off the riches of a poor underdeveloped African country! And what will be done about it? Not a thing that's what! America loves poverty so much it's coming home to America!

It sounds like the government officials - all of them - need to be replaced ASAP. Enough damage has been done. However---they have land and other assets in accounts in other countries by this time--this needs to be found and returned also.