Published: Apr 27, 2007
A PROGRESSIVE Democrat general election candidate has called on Shell to pay compensation to the Rossport Five.
Ballina-based Cllr Tommy Cooke broke his party’s silence on the controversy by saying Shell should also make a full public apology to the men, who spent 94 days in jail for their opposition to the routing of the Corrib Gas pipeline.
“In my opinion, it was a disgrace that they should end up in prison for what we’d all have done. They defended their rights and at this stage when everyone agrees, even Shell, that what was done wasn’t right, there should be an apology and compensation.”
He also called on Shell to set up a 50m investment fund for the North Mayo region, which would help pay for improvements to the N26 road between Foxford and Ballina.
“Shell should consider it as a gesture of goodwill. The project has caused enormous acrimony.” Although Cllr Cooke voiced his support for the men at the PD annual conference in 2005, other members of the party have been noticeably silent. But he said he did not believe that he was out of step with party policy.
“I would include Michael McDowell in it. Any fair thinking person would say these people should be treated a small bit better.”
Shell said that its managing director Andy Pyle had already apologized to the Rossport Five for the company’s role in their jailing.
Michael Brennan
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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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