Post by Okwes on Feb 23, 2007 23:01:18 GMT -5
Navajo Nation Council’s planned special session on Dec. 21 �" 22 - THIS
WILL TAKE PLACE IN WINDOW ROCK!
Dirty Coal and Power at the Navajo Blockade
by Brenda Norrell
Human Rights Editor
U.N. OBSERVER & International Report
BURNHAN CHAPTER, N.M. -- As Navajo elderly camp in the cold at a
blockade of a planned power plant, the Navajo Nation Council plans to
meet in special session to allocate millions for the Desert Rock Power
Plant.
At the Navajo blockade Thursday night, the sheepdog of the Navajo
elderly protester who lives on the land was skinned alive, run over by
a car and thrown next to the blockade.
It comes as no surprise that the power plant parent company Sithe
Global LLC is linked to the elite Skull and Bones, the world power
elite that the Bush family belongs to.
Lori Goodman, spokesperson for Dine Citizens against Ruining our
Environment described the torture of the Navajo’s sheepdog.
“Sometime after 10 PM last night her sheep dog was skinned alive, run
over twice, left for dead and tossed next to the blockade encampment.
The dog is still alive and the distressing job of putting the dog out
of its misery now lay with the resisters. We have taken pictures and
are reporting this terrorist act with the proper authorities. This is
plain brutal and intent to intimidate the camp. The elders put a lot
of value into training their sheep dogs and an act such as this is
elder abuse.”
While the Navajo resisters are camped in the cold, the Navajo Nation
Council plans a costly special session to allocate millions for the
coal-fired Desert Rock Power Plant project.
Meanwhile, Navajo traditions tell of a time of monsters, when greed
would bring about the destruction of Mother Earth. Navajos say
coalmines and power plants are part of that greed. Further, they say
gambling, in the form of casinos, will steal the future from their
children.
The Navajo Council and Navajo President Joe Shirley, Jr., support the
Desert Rock Power Plant. However, it would be the third in the
Farmington area, and Navajo residents say the air, land and water are
already too polluted with coal mining, hundreds of oil and gas wells
and scattered unreclaimed radioactive tailings from Cold War uranium
mining.
At the Navajo Nation Council’s planned special session on Dec. 21 �"
22, the Navajo Council will consider allocations of $2 million for
Diné Power Authority and another $5.5 million to the Navajo Nation
Equity Investment Task Force for equity investment in the Desert Rock
Energy Project and Navajo Transmission Project.
The salaries and travel funds of the 88-member Navajo Nation Council
primarily come from tribal energy leases, royalties and fees.
While the Navajo Nation creates a Sithe spin-off company and plans to
invest millions in Desert Rock, the largest financier of Sithe Global
LLC is the Blackstone Group.
It comes as no surprise that Blackstone was cofounded by Stephen
Schwarzman, a member of the small group of Skull and Bones that the
Bush family belongs to. The Yale secret society includes former
presidential hopeful John Kerry.
The following link shows the Bush family and other members of Skull
and Bones and links to other global corporations, including former
President GH Bush’s position with the Carlyle Group.
Schwarzman and other elite financiers are linked to Lehman Brothers,
which previously financed Peabody Coal and coal mining at Black Mesa.
Earlier, a delegation of Navajo, Hopi and Lakota appealed to Lehman
Brothers stockholders in New York.
The link shows the longtime CEO of Halliburton, Thomas Cruikshank, was
also with Lehman Brothers. Now, Halliburton’s Kellogg, Brown and Root,
accused of misspending funds in Iraq, has been awarded $385 million
from Homeland Security to build migrant prisons in the US.
Other links reveal corporate financiers of parent companies exploiting
Indigenous Peoples and their lands around the globe:
www.nndb.com/org/723/000041600/
Voices from the Blockade Blog
www.desert-rock-blog.com/blog/_archives/2006/12/15/2575938.html
Elder Voices from Blockade: Lucy A. Willie, Henry and Betty Dixon
While the DPA/Sithe Representatives sit barricaded apart from the
proposed Desert Rock site, Navajo elders are standing ground and
refusing to move. Since Tuesday afternoon, the elders have battled
extremely cold weather, sickness, and are being forcefully handled by
Desert Rock proponents. Byfar, the worst act of intimidation against
the elders occured on Thursday (Dec. 14) night after an elder woman's
dog was brutally "skinned," run over by a vehicle, and left for dead
at the blockade site. Below are comments from elders blockading the
entrance of the proposed Desert Rock Site.
Lucy A Willie, Burnham, NM:
"I was here from the start saying no to the project. There is
religious significance to the area. We are protecting our land because
it is sacred to us. Our songs, prayers, and chants are woven into this
area. We respect Mother Earth and President Shirley has no heart for
the community. All of us older folks are forgotten out here. Please
help us..."
Betty Dixon, Burnham, NM:
"President Shirley should be leading us instead of causing chaos. Why
are we voting for leaders that won't protect us? He's disrupting our
community and causing a bunch of trouble? We have burial sites in the
area and he wants to destroy all of it!"
Henry Dixon, Burnham, NM:
"We voted for Shirley to represent us and speak out for us and help
us. He is not keeping his word. We shouldn't be out here doing this.
We're tired and cold sitting out here. Instead of sitting out here, I
should be feeding my cattle and livestock. We're being polluted to
death! We shouldn't be out here; we should be doing other things."
Sarah White, Burnham, NM:
"Who do these people think they are?! We said "No" and they refuse to
listen, they won't even show us proper documentation. It's an absolute
shame that our grandmas and grandpas are sitting out here--They didn't
ask for this! Because of the DPA/Sithe, our elders are getting sick
and are freezing out here. And, poor thing, one of the lady's dog was
skinned and left for dead--Who does that?! We need all the support
that we can get to be out here. (Please Help us)."
Brenda Norrell
Human Rights Editor
U.N. OBSERVER & International Report
Please also see:
Navajo Traditional Elders Blockade Power Plant Site, by Brenda Norrell
www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=2951&blz=1
__________________________________
INVESTORS:
Sithe Global is affiliated with Blackstone Capital Partners;
An affiliate of The Blackstone Group �" Owns 80% of the company
www.blackstone.com
New York
The Blackstone Group 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 USA Phone: +1
212 583 5000 Fax: +1 212 583 5712
Atlanta
4401 Northside Parkway 3rd floor, Suite 375 Atlanta, GA
30327 USA Phone +1 404 460 2321 Fax +1 404 460 2337
Boston
The Blackstone Group 2 International Place, 22nd Floor Boston, MA
02110 USA Phone: +1 617 646 2900 Fax: +1 617 646 2905
Chicago
The Blackstone Group 200 West Madison Street Suite 2601 Chicago, IL
60606 Phone: +1 312 443 0045 Fax: +1 312 443 9808
Los Angeles
The Blackstone Group 1925 Century Park East Suite 1700 Los Angeles, CA
90067 USA Phone: +1 310 228-6949 Fax: +1 310 228-6998
London
The Blackstone Group International Limited 40 Berkeley Square London,
W1J 5AL U.K. Phone: +44 20 7451 4000 Fax: +44 20 7451 4001
Paris
The Blackstone Group International Limited 11-13 Avenue de
Friedland 75008 Paris France Phone: +33 (0)1 56 69 16 30 Fax: +33 (0)1
56 69 16 31
Hamburg
The Blackstone Group Deutschland GmbH Grosse Elbstrasse 43 22767
Hamburg Germany Phone: +49 (0)40 70 29 80 Fax: +49 (0)40 70 29 81 34
Mumbai
Blackstone Fund Services India Private Limited Taj President - Mumbai
Suite 1201 90 Cuffe Parade Mumbai - 400 005 India Phone: +91 22
6637-1011 Fax: +91 22 6665-0373
Hong Kong
The Blackstone Group Asia Limited One International Finance
Centre Suites 2012-2014, 20/F No. 1 Harbour View Street Central, Hong
Kong Phone: +852 3656 8600 Fax: +852 3656 8601
_________________________________
Reservoir Capital Group �" Owns 20% of the company
www.reservoircap.com
New York
650 Madison Avenue, 26th Floor New York, NY 10022
General Inquiries Tel: 212.610.9000 info@reservoircap.com
Dallas
200 Crescent Court, Suite 1060 Dallas, TX 75201
Tel: 214.871.8600
WILL TAKE PLACE IN WINDOW ROCK!
Dirty Coal and Power at the Navajo Blockade
by Brenda Norrell
Human Rights Editor
U.N. OBSERVER & International Report
BURNHAN CHAPTER, N.M. -- As Navajo elderly camp in the cold at a
blockade of a planned power plant, the Navajo Nation Council plans to
meet in special session to allocate millions for the Desert Rock Power
Plant.
At the Navajo blockade Thursday night, the sheepdog of the Navajo
elderly protester who lives on the land was skinned alive, run over by
a car and thrown next to the blockade.
It comes as no surprise that the power plant parent company Sithe
Global LLC is linked to the elite Skull and Bones, the world power
elite that the Bush family belongs to.
Lori Goodman, spokesperson for Dine Citizens against Ruining our
Environment described the torture of the Navajo’s sheepdog.
“Sometime after 10 PM last night her sheep dog was skinned alive, run
over twice, left for dead and tossed next to the blockade encampment.
The dog is still alive and the distressing job of putting the dog out
of its misery now lay with the resisters. We have taken pictures and
are reporting this terrorist act with the proper authorities. This is
plain brutal and intent to intimidate the camp. The elders put a lot
of value into training their sheep dogs and an act such as this is
elder abuse.”
While the Navajo resisters are camped in the cold, the Navajo Nation
Council plans a costly special session to allocate millions for the
coal-fired Desert Rock Power Plant project.
Meanwhile, Navajo traditions tell of a time of monsters, when greed
would bring about the destruction of Mother Earth. Navajos say
coalmines and power plants are part of that greed. Further, they say
gambling, in the form of casinos, will steal the future from their
children.
The Navajo Council and Navajo President Joe Shirley, Jr., support the
Desert Rock Power Plant. However, it would be the third in the
Farmington area, and Navajo residents say the air, land and water are
already too polluted with coal mining, hundreds of oil and gas wells
and scattered unreclaimed radioactive tailings from Cold War uranium
mining.
At the Navajo Nation Council’s planned special session on Dec. 21 �"
22, the Navajo Council will consider allocations of $2 million for
Diné Power Authority and another $5.5 million to the Navajo Nation
Equity Investment Task Force for equity investment in the Desert Rock
Energy Project and Navajo Transmission Project.
The salaries and travel funds of the 88-member Navajo Nation Council
primarily come from tribal energy leases, royalties and fees.
While the Navajo Nation creates a Sithe spin-off company and plans to
invest millions in Desert Rock, the largest financier of Sithe Global
LLC is the Blackstone Group.
It comes as no surprise that Blackstone was cofounded by Stephen
Schwarzman, a member of the small group of Skull and Bones that the
Bush family belongs to. The Yale secret society includes former
presidential hopeful John Kerry.
The following link shows the Bush family and other members of Skull
and Bones and links to other global corporations, including former
President GH Bush’s position with the Carlyle Group.
Schwarzman and other elite financiers are linked to Lehman Brothers,
which previously financed Peabody Coal and coal mining at Black Mesa.
Earlier, a delegation of Navajo, Hopi and Lakota appealed to Lehman
Brothers stockholders in New York.
The link shows the longtime CEO of Halliburton, Thomas Cruikshank, was
also with Lehman Brothers. Now, Halliburton’s Kellogg, Brown and Root,
accused of misspending funds in Iraq, has been awarded $385 million
from Homeland Security to build migrant prisons in the US.
Other links reveal corporate financiers of parent companies exploiting
Indigenous Peoples and their lands around the globe:
www.nndb.com/org/723/000041600/
Voices from the Blockade Blog
www.desert-rock-blog.com/blog/_archives/2006/12/15/2575938.html
Elder Voices from Blockade: Lucy A. Willie, Henry and Betty Dixon
While the DPA/Sithe Representatives sit barricaded apart from the
proposed Desert Rock site, Navajo elders are standing ground and
refusing to move. Since Tuesday afternoon, the elders have battled
extremely cold weather, sickness, and are being forcefully handled by
Desert Rock proponents. Byfar, the worst act of intimidation against
the elders occured on Thursday (Dec. 14) night after an elder woman's
dog was brutally "skinned," run over by a vehicle, and left for dead
at the blockade site. Below are comments from elders blockading the
entrance of the proposed Desert Rock Site.
Lucy A Willie, Burnham, NM:
"I was here from the start saying no to the project. There is
religious significance to the area. We are protecting our land because
it is sacred to us. Our songs, prayers, and chants are woven into this
area. We respect Mother Earth and President Shirley has no heart for
the community. All of us older folks are forgotten out here. Please
help us..."
Betty Dixon, Burnham, NM:
"President Shirley should be leading us instead of causing chaos. Why
are we voting for leaders that won't protect us? He's disrupting our
community and causing a bunch of trouble? We have burial sites in the
area and he wants to destroy all of it!"
Henry Dixon, Burnham, NM:
"We voted for Shirley to represent us and speak out for us and help
us. He is not keeping his word. We shouldn't be out here doing this.
We're tired and cold sitting out here. Instead of sitting out here, I
should be feeding my cattle and livestock. We're being polluted to
death! We shouldn't be out here; we should be doing other things."
Sarah White, Burnham, NM:
"Who do these people think they are?! We said "No" and they refuse to
listen, they won't even show us proper documentation. It's an absolute
shame that our grandmas and grandpas are sitting out here--They didn't
ask for this! Because of the DPA/Sithe, our elders are getting sick
and are freezing out here. And, poor thing, one of the lady's dog was
skinned and left for dead--Who does that?! We need all the support
that we can get to be out here. (Please Help us)."
Brenda Norrell
Human Rights Editor
U.N. OBSERVER & International Report
Please also see:
Navajo Traditional Elders Blockade Power Plant Site, by Brenda Norrell
www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=2951&blz=1
__________________________________
INVESTORS:
Sithe Global is affiliated with Blackstone Capital Partners;
An affiliate of The Blackstone Group �" Owns 80% of the company
www.blackstone.com
New York
The Blackstone Group 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 USA Phone: +1
212 583 5000 Fax: +1 212 583 5712
Atlanta
4401 Northside Parkway 3rd floor, Suite 375 Atlanta, GA
30327 USA Phone +1 404 460 2321 Fax +1 404 460 2337
Boston
The Blackstone Group 2 International Place, 22nd Floor Boston, MA
02110 USA Phone: +1 617 646 2900 Fax: +1 617 646 2905
Chicago
The Blackstone Group 200 West Madison Street Suite 2601 Chicago, IL
60606 Phone: +1 312 443 0045 Fax: +1 312 443 9808
Los Angeles
The Blackstone Group 1925 Century Park East Suite 1700 Los Angeles, CA
90067 USA Phone: +1 310 228-6949 Fax: +1 310 228-6998
London
The Blackstone Group International Limited 40 Berkeley Square London,
W1J 5AL U.K. Phone: +44 20 7451 4000 Fax: +44 20 7451 4001
Paris
The Blackstone Group International Limited 11-13 Avenue de
Friedland 75008 Paris France Phone: +33 (0)1 56 69 16 30 Fax: +33 (0)1
56 69 16 31
Hamburg
The Blackstone Group Deutschland GmbH Grosse Elbstrasse 43 22767
Hamburg Germany Phone: +49 (0)40 70 29 80 Fax: +49 (0)40 70 29 81 34
Mumbai
Blackstone Fund Services India Private Limited Taj President - Mumbai
Suite 1201 90 Cuffe Parade Mumbai - 400 005 India Phone: +91 22
6637-1011 Fax: +91 22 6665-0373
Hong Kong
The Blackstone Group Asia Limited One International Finance
Centre Suites 2012-2014, 20/F No. 1 Harbour View Street Central, Hong
Kong Phone: +852 3656 8600 Fax: +852 3656 8601
_________________________________
Reservoir Capital Group �" Owns 20% of the company
www.reservoircap.com
New York
650 Madison Avenue, 26th Floor New York, NY 10022
General Inquiries Tel: 212.610.9000 info@reservoircap.com
Dallas
200 Crescent Court, Suite 1060 Dallas, TX 75201
Tel: 214.871.8600
