Thursday, December 11, 2014

John McCain and other Arizona politicians scheme to give away Apache lands for foreign copper mine

Arizona Republicans in the state and national government are trying to slip something by in the omnibus spending bill currently before Congress. They want to allow a foreign mining company, with ties to Iran and China, to begin mining for copper on land considered sacred and protected by treaty with the San Carlos Apaches. The proposed mine is the most destructive and environmentally disastrous type of mining, which is much less expensive and time consuming for the mining company.

Read more here:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/03/ndaa-land-deals_n_6264362.html

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