Maybe Oprah can talk to them and see what's really bothering these people.

I hope we have $10 a gallon gasoline. I've been using my two horses for transportation between town and my home for 2 years now.

People need to get back to basics. They're life would be so much more stress free.

I say the only craft that should be need ed that use gasoline are; ambulances, medivac helicopters, public transportation, amtrack, airlines and cruise ships. The rest of yall can ride a mule or a horse like me.

The US military will station ships around oil rigs rather than risk such a vital national interest. I doubt RPGs will do the MEND folks much good against them.

I agree with Greg's comments.
These guys just want attention and the media has fallen for it. If it was THAT serious, I don't think communication with these terrorists would be via email.

Why don't you media people report on issues right here in the US? Like why the gov't is continously increasing the war budget or what are they REALLY doing about illegal immigration or why is it that foreigners and illegals can get loans with no documentation but americans have to practically provide an autobiography to even be considered for a loan?

Its just too bad that they are in Africa and the U.S. government couldn't care less. Maybe try moving to the middle east then you might get a reaction.

I just think it is a shame that people all over the world think that killing other people will help their problems.

Oil companies have been devestating the Niger Delta for years (read Where the Vultures Feast). These forms of aggression are a response to the destruction of one's homeland. Let's just say for the sake of argument, oil companies decided to put billions of dollars of oil equipment in your backyard, and because your country lacks the capacity to control emissions, these refineries begin spewing plumes of toxic waste into the atmosphere, you may be just a little perturbed. So angry in fact, that you decide to take matters into your own hands. The American public has been blind to the devastation wrought by coporate giants in foreign countries, and now suddenly the global community has grown tired of being America's footstool and we cry foul. Treat others the way you would like to be treated, and quit sticking your hands in other peoples' cookie jars.

This has George W. written all over it! I say we impeach him now and save ourselves a lot of trouble!

I think that these are some uneducated dummies....those people whom they are trying to harm are just doing their job so that they can survive what do they have to do it....DUMMIES....

Typical idiots. Think about it, these people will only use the money from oil for more corruption. These are probably the same guys that try to scam people on ebay and other web scams. These kind of people are just idiots who only know crime and corruption and greed. There's no reasoning with these fools.

YANKEE i love that comment....and i can truely say i agree with Greg

If this is a real terrorist threat, why is Brian Ross corresponding with them? Shouldn't we be hearing about this from someone in Homeland Security. Maybe the guy is making his own news.

This Jomo is a minuscule degenerate and a waist of human flesh. He has (or his followers) no capacity to create havoc. It’s all speechifying nonsense and it should go unnoticed.

Jomo should be a man and step up to the plate and show himself. Instead he (or maybe she) is a coward hiding behind a cyber wall writing illiterate rhetoric. My advice: Stop punishing innocent people and be man and seek justice with your government.

Weak and cowardly people kill innocent human beings.

$6.00 a gallon gas---Hell, Americans will takeing up arms.

The only way to beat these violent scum is to ... and I have to say it ... is kill them. Send in the Nigerian army and slaughter them wholesale before they have too much of a following and they coup everything. Then of course their leaders will siphon off the money while Nigeria still suffers. Better in the hands of big Western business than in the grips of strongarmed terrorists.

You spelled "United States" wrong in your second paragraph...although "Untied" is perhaps more appropriate.

X, you obviously live a lifestyle, in an area that allows you to live a more relaxed lifestyle. However, not all of us have that luxury. I do see that your "back to the basics" does include access to the internet. I hope we don't see gas prices anywhere near what you suggest. Another poster claimed to know it's all tied to George W. Bush to make the Dems look bad... laughable. Who will the Dem blame now that they hold so much power? I wonder. It is understandable that these people are angry, but they're striking out at the wrong people to somehow make up for their own corrupt government. Face it, all government is corrupt, it just depends on what you believe, as to who you want to blame.

Remove oil from the equation for a second. Without it, the "corrupt officials" would just "profit" from whatever export takes its place.

The rebels anger is justified but misplaced. Any change will need to take place from within Nigeria (government officials, etc). And, no, the U.N. will not help matters.

Don't send Oprah. Send in the real Diplomat Jesse Jackson.

Some of the attitudes expressed today sound more elitist, than democratic. I'm not advocating violent acts but the leader of MEND states that previous attacks and kidnappingS that avoided killing people did not work. He clearly feels that they are not being taken seriously as stated in the fifth paragraph with reference to the violence in Iraq. Can you blame them. This isn't a tribal issue, it's a revolution againt foreign colonialism and expliotation. Nobody cares about the poor people of Nigeria except the poor people of Nigeria, but for some reason we Americans feel we have a better point of view, then they do about their own situation(a very arrogant and foolist assumption). We really have no idea what it's like to live in impoverished conditions as most of the Nigerian people unfortunantly do. I think its very important to think outside the box and with empathy because once upon a time, America was oppressed and our founding fathers were considered rebels by the powers that be...