/bookmarks/bbc-news-programmes-crossing-continents-unease-over-guatemalan-gold-rush What riled me was the comment "a shareholder approached me and he told me 'I don't care about your cause, all I care about is the money in my pocket.' " Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:18:40 +0100 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:18:40 +0100 en-uk <img alt="damianrafferty" src="/avatars/39/square/digg_logo_100.jpg?1251220327" /> <span class="mask">&#160;</span> damianrafferty said: <blockquote><p>Time after time, if you are not already a powerful community or nation, mineral resources just seem to bring death and misery. It is heartbreaking to think about the good that could have been done in places like Nigeria with its amazing oil reserves or in the Congo with diamonds and minerals only to see the people of these countries get nothing if they are lucky or have their communities destroyed if they are not.</p></blockquote> damianrafferty Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:18:40 +0100 http://www.protectthehuman.com/bookmarks/bbc-news-programmes-crossing-continents-unease-over-guatemalan-gold-rush#comment_270 http://www.protectthehuman.com/bookmarks/bbc-news-programmes-crossing-continents-unease-over-guatemalan-gold-rush#comment_270