Date:         Wed, 8 Sep 1999 14:18:07 -0700
Reply-To:     harald_nancy <harald_nancy@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         harald_nancy <harald_nancy@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Mobil Oil and Indonesian massacres?
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Hi all,
I need to know a good substitute for 15/50 Mobil synthetic
motor oil for my wasserboxer.

After having read the news report about Mobil's possible
involvement in mass killings and disappearances near
Mobil's drilling sites in northern Sumatra, I definitely won't
buy another quart of Mobil oil for a long time,
and just the name makes me feel sick.

Some excerpts from "The Final Call, on-line edition"
titled "Mobil Oil implicated in Indonesian Army massacres",
discussing the "Business Week" article titled "What did Mobil Know?"
http://www.finalcall.com/international/indonesia1-12-99.html

"One former Mobil employee told Business Week that
rumors of massacres and unconfirmed reports that Mobil equipment
was being used to dig graves were frequently discussed at work
and in a company cafeteria."
"Every time I drove out there (Bukit Sentang), the subcontractors
stopped my car. They said, 'No, don't go out there. Don't you
know the army is killing people and burying them in mass graves
with Mobil equipment?' he said."
"The article quotes Mobil's denials but also points out that the
company admitted providing food, fuel and digging equipment for
the soldiers who guarded the region for three decades."

For those who want to express their feelings to Mobil through
email, customer_relations_ffx@email.mobil.com,
or telephone, 1-800-662-4592, Mobil customer service.
At least, one can let the corporations know that we care.

Harald
'90 westy