December 01, 2006
Martin Waller: City Diary
Worrying news from Islay, where they are running out of whisky. This is a cold, wet island off the west coast of Scotland with several distilleries, one of which claims it has had to shut down because they are out of oil.
Bruichladdich managing director Mark Reynier says they depend on oil imported by tanker. A delivery earlier this month was turned back, and none can get through now because of the averagely awful weather.
At blame is the EU, or possibly supplier Shell. The EU caused the size of tankers to be increased, and the local pier had to be altered, even though the locals claimed the new tankers would only be able to use it in calm weather. “Shell has left the island in the lurch,” claims Reynier.
Shell, sounding slightly baffled, says that deliveries are always difficult in winter gales. I have some sympathy for the oil company here — the only time I was on Islay was this time of year, and I could easily understand why the locals tend to start on their most famous product with their porridge
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8210-2480408,00.html
Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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A head-cut image of Alfred Donovan (now deceased) appears courtesy of The Wall Street Journal.
