Resistance and Alternatives to Oil Drilling in the Amazon
The New York Times article “Ecuador Indians Fend Off Oil Companies With Tourism” (January 19, 2004) reports on the Achuar people in Ecuador’s Amazon basin, who are resisting oil companies’ efforts to drill here. The idea, indigenous leaders say, is to demonstrate options to oil exploration.

The now classic documentary TRINKETS AND BEADS is an earlier story of attempts by the MAXUS corporation to convince the Huaorani people of Ecuador to allow drilling on their land. As it covers the resistance to MAXUS, the film also provides the long history of oil related exploitation of the Huaorani.

Documentary S21 "Shocks" Khmer Rouge Leader
Former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan acknowledged Tuesday that his regime committed genocide. His surprising admission appeared to be an attempt to begin giving his version of his role in Cambodia's bloody history before his likely prosecution at a U.N.-sponsored tribunal for genocide and crimes against humanity.

Despite skepticism from experts, who compare his supposed surprise to that of some Nazis held at Nuremberg, in his interviews and letter, Mr. Khieu Samphan said he was shocked to learn of Khmer Rouge crimes from the First Run / Icarus Films release S21: THE KHMER ROUGE KILLING MACHINE by Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh.