Business as usual for the oil monsters.

Read the article here: Chevron Execs are a Bunch of Evil Mother#$%rs

From the article:

Nine Nigerian plaintiffs sued Chevron in federal court in San Francisco in 1999 for deaths and other abuses in two incidents in 1998 and 1999, in which Nigerian military and police using Chevron helicopters and boats shot and tortured protestors and destroyed two villages associated with opposition to Chevron’s oil activities in the desperately poor Niger delta. The judge found that there was evidence that Chevron had assisted its Nigerian subsidiary, known as “CNL,” in these operations, including that Chevron “approved payments from CNL” to the Nigerian security forces and that, “after the attacks, [Chevron] engaged in a media campaign to cover up CNL’s involvement in the attacks.”

Guerilla News Network adds: Chevron is also responsible for the violent repression of peaceful opposition to oil extraction. In Nigeria, Chevron hired private military personnel to open fire on peaceful protestors who oppose oil extraction in the Niger Delta. . . Chevron subsidiary Unocal, in December 2004 settled a lawsuit filed by 15 Burmese villagers, in which the villagers alleged Unocal’s complicity in a range of human rights violations in Burma, including rape, summary execution, torture, forced labor and forced migration.

Of course, this is OLD NEWS AND JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.

Next time you pull up at the Chevron pump, think about who died for your oil - maybe at least take the time to learn their names. Odds are, most eco-blogs have ‘tired’ of talking about the truly evil nature of Big Oil. Instead, they focus only on the economic and environmental impact of Big Oil, completely forgetting the rest of the story, the part of the story that tells exactly how they get away with their destructive actions - through brutal, state-sponsored opression.

Song of the Day = Outkast’s “Gasoline Dreams”. Not the most original pick, I know, but there’s enough anger to the song that it fits a bit. Could have picked “Greed” by Fugazi, I suppose. You can go ahead and hum that one in your head. [audio:oukastgas.mp3]

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