Wiesenthal Centre Slams Shell’s Reported Exploitation of Sanctions to Increase its Oil Trade Profits with Iran
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Wiesenthal Centre Slams Shell’s Reported Exploitation of Sanctions to Increase its Oil Trade Profits with Iran
Paris, 28 September 2010
In a letter to Peter Voser, Shell CEO, the Simon Wiesenthal Centres Director for International Relations, Dr.Shimon Samuels referred to an article in the British daily, the Guardian “ Shell Increases Oil Trade with Iran – Despite Sanctions: oil giant stepped-up orders of Iranian crude while others halted trade amid sanctions imposed by UN, EU, USA.”
The letter continued “reportedly, in the months immediately following the imposition of sanctions, your company raised purchases by 27%, at the same time enjoying an increased discount due to the ‘reputational risk’ for companies trading with Iran.”
Samuels added “apparently, the once proud reputation of your parent, Royal Dutch Shell, has been sullied by irresponsible greed. Your payment of $ 1.5 billion this summer to Tehran enriched your coffers, but Shell arguably, may be perceived as now indirectly complicit in encouraging Tehran’s weaponization programme, its sponsorship of global terrorism and its repressive abuse of domestic fundamental rights.”
The Centre stressed that “Shell’s alleged exploitation of the sanctions regime for immoral enrichment must carry a reputational price.”
“Until Shell publicly announces the cancellation of further crude oil purchases from Iran,we urge the public to exercise its intelligent choice and avoid Shell gas stations to give their business to companies that honour sanctions. All who are concerned for world peace and human rights should leave Shell products on the shelf.” concluded Samuels.
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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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