Sadly, what this article shows is how Chevron and its allies like Sam Singer, see addressing the suffering of indigenous and farmer communities in the Amazon and nothing more than a PR campaign. The fact that Chevron admits to deliberately dumping billions of gallons of foundation waters from decades of oil drilling directly into the rivers and streams of the Amazon is of no concern to them. Their objective is to spin things as much as possible in hopes people will ignore the overwhelming evidence and instead buy their trumped up allegations about the plaintiffs. "Singer recommended going on the offensive. The company should portray Ecuador’s court system as corrupt, with collusion between judges and the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. Pointing out the leftward tilt of Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa wouldn’t hurt. And Singer recommended “counter attacks” on the plaintiffs and their legal team, particularly lead lawyer Steven Donziger. Bear in mind that the memo was written more than two years before the Ecuadoran judge presiding over the lawsuit ruled against Chevron, in February of 2011."
Posted on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:58:21 +0000
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