32 people killed in clashes over last couple days.
It's not getting much play in the US media but there is a fight to the death going on in Peru between native Peruvians fighting to preserve the rain forest and oil, mining and timber companies who are want to make some money for some rich guys.
In an era when global warming threatens millions, the rain forests are the planetary lungs that are the biggest bulwark against global warming.
Every progressive issue is on the line from democracy to sustainable economies to human rights to global warming.
At least 31 people have died in clashes in Peru between the security forces and indigenous people in the Amazon region.
Peru tribe battles oil giant over pollution. It is a familiar story. Big business moves into a pristine wilderness and starts destroying the environment and by turn the livelihoods of the indigenous people who live there.
Backdate: Background to the story. The Peruvian government was told it would face economic sanctions over two years ago for attacking the indigenous people. They simply waited and now attacked.
June 4th, 2008. Authorities in Peru are to take measures to protect some of the last indigenous tribes to have avoided contact with the outside world. They have promised to stop loggers encroaching on their land near the Brazilian border.