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October 27, 2008

Nigeria-Chevron Trial Opens
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And in San Francisco, a landmark trial against Chevron begins today.
Nineteen Nigerian plaintiffs have accused Chevron of recruiting and
supplying Nigerian military forces involved in shooting and killing
protesters in the oil-rich Niger Delta.



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