Comments on: Court: Brazil On The Brink Of Civil War

Violence Between Indian Tribes And Rice Farmers Escalates In Amazon

[juwboy]

Spacengin:

Recent research has proved that all vegetation releases methane, a greenhouse gas.

Why is methane a greenhouse gas?

Because it`s a hydrocarbon and its carbon-hydrogen bonds absorb the infra-red (heat) radiation from the sun.

Other sources of atmospheric hydrocarbons are unburnt gasoline emitted from car exhausts and the vapors released when pumping gas into the tank of your car.

However, by far the greatest emitters of hydrocarbons into the atmosphere are trees. Ever noticed the blue haze over forests, especially pine forests? The blue haze contains the volatile hydrocarbon components from the trees` essential oils.

That wise environmentalist, Ronald Reagan, was absolutely right when he said, "Trees pollute more than people".

So, the solution to global warming is perfectly clear.

Instead of planting more trees, CHOP THEM ALL DOWN!!!

:-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

[juwboy]

tuckerndfw:

If being a Jew brings so many benefits, why don`t you claim you`re a Jew?

[spacengin]

The Amazon could be a very important carbon sink. Without it, temperatures on earth might rise quickly. It is already hot enough in many places. The US should stand with the Brazilian government and the Indians. The Amazon rice farmers and loggers must be destroyed. They are criminals. The Indians care for the land and its creatures. Evicting the Amazon rice farmers would be the best thing for the earth''s environment on which we all depend. The Amazon must be protected. Respecting the Indian heritage may be the best way to do it.

[juwboy]

rev_hellhorn said:

"The Semitic religions [Judaism and Islam] are a curse on humanity".

Jesus never married, had long hair like a girl and an unnaturally close relationship with his mother.

He surrounded himself with male companions who were kissed on the lips and also had an obsession with the feet of both s-e-xes, never missing an opportunity to wash them.

When Jesus was arrested, he was followed by a scantily-clad youth who ran off naked into the night.

What would you call Jesus if he was alive today, rev_hellhorn?

Messiah?

I don`t think so.

[eddynewhope]

And somehow Christianity has been coopted by big agribusiness just as it has been coopted by big oil (Bush/Cheney), by the Halliburton, Blackwater, Exxon etc. These fug heads feel they have the right to shoot indigenous people for their rice profits. Come on lucky plague...Humanity needs a reset.

[eddynewhope]

Posted by jMcGilvray at 01:59 AM : Aug 05, 2008

Moron

Posted by corey2444 at 02:44 AM

Moron? Name one civilization that has survived in tact after contact with Christians? If they don''t "convert" (kneel), then they are given blankets infected with small pox or just slaughtered outright. Call a murderous cult what it is: a murderous cult - just like extreme Islam. Both Christianity and Islam have lost their way. And both point to the other as reason enough to abandon all of their own principles since the end (end of the other religion) justifies the means. Jesus would be appalled by what Christianity has become just like Mohamed would be appalled by what Islam has become. The "extremists" on both sides have hijacked the religions for profit and power and in doing so, have soiled the religions forever. If you drop your cup, you can glue it back together, but it''s never as sound as it was before you dropped it in the first place.

[jimon86]

"Asked thyself if by numbers it means you are right for by one it classified even the dust..."

"They never asked that much to live but atleast give them the remnats for them to survive..."

[smurfcrusher]

Sounds like the Amazon Commander is suffering from Jungle Fever.

What a narrow-minded lout.

[soshljustic]

colonialism through transnational business must no longer be an option---government exploitation and corruption of indigenous peoples must stop!!! Tell Mello to go rule over the desert in Iraq and help with the infrastructure there if he wants to rule over some old cultures and their ruins! He is a fool!!

[penelope777]

always listen to the indians

[soshljustic]

The indians will win this time-all of the media resources and anthropology will make it so- or they will be slaughtered by a greedy government, but--it is in the global interest not to let agribusiness in the last huge carbon exchanging forest of the world, because to do so is to commit global suicide, so you see the indians must win this time, a win for them is a win for all of humanity. Come on anthropologists, unite and put the pressure on!!!!

[sistatee-2009]

How many billion dollars is THIS going to cost us? We have to keep Brazil at peace, so that trouble doesn''t spill over into Paraguay where Bush has his 98,000 acre ranch.

[daysrnumbrd]

Is there a place on the planet where people get along for five minutes?

Posted by gohan31 at 09:08 PM : Aug 04, 2008
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Yeah, usually at the check-out line at Home Depot. Because after waiting 10 to 20 minutes for another register to open, no matter what your political views are, everyone in line can agree that their customer service sucks!

[daysrnumbrd]

Hey "BagdadsHere"... better lock your doors and windows!

LOL!

(Then again, don''t lock your doors and windows. I don''t know why I''m giving advice for the sake of YOUR safety! Like I give a rats A$$).

[indivthinker]

Posted by rushlimpdrug at 10:39 PM : Aug 04, 2008

Somebody hates religious people... maybe they need to see the light.

[rushlimpdrug]

The natives will lose.

God fearing people always get what they want.

It is God''s will.

Jesus will eventually come,

he is in Rio as we speak.

[coco0331]

To cheap to work hard and buy some land that is available, so they steal it from the Indians because they know they can get away with it. These farmers need to be charged rent for passed use, and then be evicted.

[haoli25]

Send in the U.S. troops immediately!!! This could seriously interrupt the U.S. illegal drug supply!!!

[gohan31]

Is there a place on the planet where people get along for five minutes? We are in seriuos trouble!

[forasongca]

Hmmm...I understand that some folks are upset by this, but comparing Brazil to Serbia might not be creating the sympathetic picture they were hoping for, given Serbia''s complicity in the ethnic cleansing of various groups in the former Yugoslavia.