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Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Description: Gold fever is sweeping across South America. Nowhere is it more lethal than in Colombia, where the gold rush has become a new axle in Colombia's civil war. Turf wars are erupting between paramilitaries, and leftist rebel groups fighting to take control of mining regions. It's fueling an old ideological conflict and has displacing hundreds of people. Helicopter raids by the Colombian Army on small community mining collectives have become commonplace, and the Colombian government is accused of targeting poor workers to protect big business interests, and operating with impunity from human rights violations. Thousands have fled their homes where land is violently contested, and others live in fear they'll be removed from their land, arrested, or killed. The multinationals are flooding in too. With gold now worth around $1,500 an ounce, everyone is getting in on the act, including North American mining companies. Colombia's pro-business mentality has seen arbitrary concessions by the state sold to multinational companies, often on indigenous land. Fault Lines traveled to Colombia to speak to the people caught in the middle. The rural workers and artisan miners who've mined for generations, and some whose ancestors were enslaved during the first gold rush centuries ago. Others are former coca farmers, put out of work by the US-led Plan Colombia. http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/faultlines/ Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AJFaultLines Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/AJFaultLines Follow us on Tumblr: http://ajfaultlines.tumblr.com See all episodes of Fault Lines: http://www.youtube.com/show/faultlines?s=2010 Meet the Fault Lines staff: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?p=PL2A3A165068A8A650
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Para mi es un orgullo haber laborado en la producción, desde el sur occidente colombiano, de este excelente trabajo periodístico. Un abrazo I am proud to have worked in the production of this excellent journalism program.

Why can't they afford to build the mine right or do meet all the proper environmental standards? They are mining GOLD! Are they THAT miserly?? Get them to close the mine till they do it right.

'Why are you taking this gold? To make gold bars and store it in a bank? Leave it here and we'll store it for you!' Brilliant

Si este oro pertenese a colombia y las tierras pertenese a su gente.. desde que llego la religion y corrupsion de europa nuestra propia gente se vende sola. que tristeza.

good old capitalism

Gangster miners. "Everyone has a price, the important thing is to find out what it is," "Sometimes I am God, if I say a man dies, he dies that same day.": Pablo Escobar R.I.P. Father Jose Reinel Restrepo, Sept. 2/11, Marmato R.I.P. Rafael Tabon, July 26/11, Segovia

15:06 bumboclaut. Paradise

very interesting video!

Please translate this to spanish for to share here in Colombia. Thanks.

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'Gold rush' usualmente se traduce como ' La fiebre del oro", asi que me imagino que el subtitulo podria ser: ' La fiebre del oro en Colombia".

Incredibly well done report. It captures very accurately the complex situation in these rural areas of Colombia. Very sad.

es muy triste lo que pasa, parece q fuera el eje de todo, realmente nos está comiendo el dragon

yo tambien lo necesito

hola, como podemos distribuir este reportaje subtitulado? gracias!

that more people speak english doesnt mean that everyone has to know english ... do you speak any other language apart from english?

You do understand that this video is about Colombia and the YouTube is international. Dont be so anal. Puto!

Learn to speak English and you have nothing to worry about. More people speak english then any other language in the world time to catch up

Pl. increase duration to at least 50min. It is difficult to get a complete picture on such a complex topic in 25min. Excellent documentary.

it would be great tif you put spanish subtitles to the video, so it can be shared with more Colombian people

Thank you so much for covering this mayor issue. Here in Colombia, people on the cities are not awared of what happens in the towns where th gold rush is going on. It is scandalous that President Santos's cousin (Medoro's executive) said that "general rights are over particular rights" saying that Medoro's interests are more important than the ones from the affected communities. What an impotence to see this going on and one being in the cities doing nothing!

COmo siempre, los narcos, los politicos y los extranjeros se benefician, mientras la gentesita que vive en estos pueblos no ven ningun progreso. Este Oro es nuestra, de los Colombianos para los Colombianos. Pasa lo smismo que con el Petroleo. Que injusticia.

COmo siempre, los nacos, los politicos y los extranjeros se benefician, mientras la gentesita que vive en estos pueblos no ven ningun progreso. Este Oro es nuestra, de los Colombianos para los Colombianos. Pasa lo smismo que con el Petroleo. Que injusticia.

To morrisproducciones in Colombia it has been a truly pleasure to work for Aljazeera during the last years. 100% pure journalism.

We need part II: Please find out, why, suddenly, GOLD is now the new "target" to destroy Colombia, a3rd world country invaded by poverty, war, and corruption! Is it because the financial system of the world (FMI) is so desperate and weak that is now using its wealthy gangs to investe in Gold mining to protect their money?


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