Relentless Pursuit

Apropos of my last post on Marc Ona I read an article in the New York Times today about Gabon, quoting Marc Ona. Also in the paper today was a piece by Jad Mouawad about Total's worldwide explorations, with particular emphasis on Yemen. In the case of Gabon - it's a country's dependence on oil and the impact on the environment of its relentless development; in the other it's a company's relentless pursuit of the resource. But for some reason, in neither account does the Times address the fiscal transparency aspect of this issue, which would seem like a worthwhile thing to do. That's something to keep pursuing -- relentlessly.