ERHC Energy Inc (ERHE)

[rocky822]

This is email I sent to Ford at Harper's. (Btw, Art, thanks for email address.)

Dear Mr. Ford,

I was very disappointed in the journalistic integrity displayed by your Washington editor, Ken Silverstein, in his recent commentary titled Paved with Good Intentions. There are references to events that have been refuted by the governements of Nigeria and Sao Tome, however, Mr. Silverstein chooses to ignore this and make suppositions that have no basis in fact, simply to satisfy a personal agenda (according to his own words).

Below are statements made by Mr. Silverstein and public information that clearly undermines his position.

I understand a commentary is a statement of one’s opinion. However, when basing one’s opinion on unsupported, inaccurate or incomplete facts, it makes for a very uneducated, unrealistic opinion and not worthy of being published by Harper’s Magazine.

Sincerely,

XXXX


“One oil expert I talked to at the time said ERHC's agreement amounted to “a raid on São Tomé's future national treasury.’” “do a new story that follows up on how ERHC finagled its way into such a sweet deal in São Tomé.”

“Controversy has swirled ever since speculators raised the subject of oil. In 1997, a little-known Houston company called Environmental Remediation Holding Corp. promised to pay $5 million for drilling rights. Although a tiny sum for an oil contract, it was a large amount for Sao Tome, whose total annual export earnings were then only $4 million.”

http://www.journalismfellowships.org/stories/saotome/saotome_riches.htm

“The search was apparently in response to a request for an investigation submitted by São Tomé's current Attorney General to the SEC and the Justice Department.”

2. Rising from its 11th meeting in Abuja on 8th February,
2006, the JMC had amongst other things, considered
technical and administrative issues crucial to the
development of the JDZ and resolved as follows:
a) Report of Investigation on JDZ Second Bid Round
Conducted by an American-Based NGO (International
Senior Practising Lawyers) at the Instance of the
Attorney General of Sao Tome and Principe:
Council rejected the report in its entirety and expressed
strong displeasure at the insinuations of impropriety
leveled against Nigeria and Nigerian Government
officials in the report.