ExxonMobil, the world's largest and most profitable non-governmentally owned oil company, was formed in 1999 from companies that have been central in United States Middle East policy since the early 1900's.
www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/oil1.htm
On Feb. 8, 2001, immediately after the Bush inauguration, Lee Raymond, CEO and chairman of the board of ExxonMobil, met with Vice President Dick Cheney, according to the New York Times, quoting company officials who said the meeting lasted for 30 minutes. The newspaper also reported that ExxonMobil sources said that "ExxonMobil officials also met with (Cheney) task force staff members for 45 minutes on Feb. 14 and made a presentation about future energy supply and demand."
It may seem odd to take the trouble here to document meetings among oil and Administration officials, since it is likely that they speak often. However, both parties are desperate to conceal any contact they have had with each other.
At a Congressional hearing on oil pricing in November 2005, Mr. Raymond denied that he or any ExxonMobil officials met with the Cheney task force, as did several other oil executives. However, the Washington Post reported obtaining a document showing that ExxonMobil officials, along with officials from Conoco, Shell Oil Co. and BP America met with officials of the Cheney task force in the period of February - April 2001. (The document shows ExxonMobil officials met with task force staff members on Feb. 14, 2001, as reported in 2002 by the New York Times.) Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), who asked the task force question at the pricing hearing, has referred the matter to the Justice Deparment, the newspaper said.
www.washingtonpost.com (oil chiefs met with Cheney taskforce)
www.washingtonpost.com ( big oil participation )
Fallujah Says it all
FALLUJAH - In 2004 the United States destroyed Fallujah. It was a war crime and a crime against humanity. This action typifies the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq. This video shows what happened, and what continues to happen daily if on a smaller scale.
Watch the video preview of
"Caught in the Crossfire".
ConsumersForPeace.org, through the ExxonMobil War Boycott, is working to stop the killing in Iraq; to end the United States' occupation of Iraq; and to bring the perpetrators of the war to justice.
To assist you in boycotting ExxonMobil and firms connected to it through its board of directors, you may wish to have Democracy Dollars.
You may wish to write to the ExxonMobil Board of Directors
