A "People's Grand Jury on Land and Human Exploitation" was convened in Washington, D.C. in April 1977 to consider an indictment against AMAX Inc. for its exploitative practices in Namibia and the Northern Cheyenne territories. Expert witnesses were called, including economists, attorneys, United Nations officials, union representatives, Congressional aides, journalists, and native spokesmen from Namibia and the Indian nations. The document was created largely from presentations at the Grand Jury. Forward • Introduction • History of Namibia • History of the Northern Cheyenne • Economic Plunder • America's National Interest • The document mentions colonial domination, the League of...
A "People's Grand Jury on Land and Human Exploitation" was convened in Washington, D.C. in April 1977 to consider an indictment against AMAX Inc. for its exploitative practices in Namibia and the Northern Cheyenne territories. Expert witnesses were called, including economists, attorneys, United Nations officials, union representatives, Congressional aides, journalists, and native spokesmen from Namibia and the Indian nations. The document was created largely from presentations at the Grand Jury. Forward • Introduction • History of Namibia • History of the Northern Cheyenne • Economic Plunder • America's National Interest • The document mentions colonial domination, the League of Nations, the National Party, the UN Council for Namibia, the Ovamboland Peoples' Organization (OPO), the South West African People's Organization (SWAPO), U.S. policy, Elizabeth Landis, the UN Commission on Namibia, the arms embargo, George M. Houser, the Nixon administration, the U.N. resolution on Granting Independence to Colonial Countries and People, self-determination, liberation movements, Zimbabwe, the Portuguese colonies, sanctions, human rights, Pierre Gousseland, AMEX Corporation, American Metal Climax, Harold Perlmutter, the Wharton School, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Judd Polk, the U.S. and International Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Robert Rhodes, IBM (International Business Machines), Vice President Walter Mondale, Prime Minister John Vorster, Tsumeb Corporation, William Cross Jr., Morgan Guarantee Trust Company, Gabriel Hauge, Manufacturers Hanover Trust, George Ball, Lehman Bros., the New York Times, Institute for Defense Analysis, Council on Foreign Relations, Center for International Affairs, CBS, Inc., Standard Oil of California (SOCAL), Gulf, Continental, Exxon, Standard Oil of Ohio, Occidental, Bishop Colin Winter, the Mines and Works Act, Robert Ramsey, Decree No. 1, Najas Angola, Amilcar Cabral, Theo-Ben Gurirab, economist Robert Rhodes, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, Zbigniew Brzezinski, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Andrew Young, Mose Tjitendero, and the American Bankers Association.
