At least nine fishermen hired by BP to use their boats to help with oil cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico have been hospitalized with serious heath problems, including one who “busted his skull” after collapsing on a dock.
When asked about this clear pattern of illnesses of workers who come in contact BP’s oil and chemical dispersants, BP CEO Tony Hayward callously dismissed the health problems as “food poisoning.”
“I’m sure they were genuinely ill, but whether it was anything to do with dispersants and oil, whether it was food poisoning or some other reason for them being ill,” said Hayward.
“You know, food poisoning is clearly a big issue when you have a concentration of this number of people in temporary camps, temporary accommodation, it’s something we have to be very, very mindful of, continued Hayward. “It’s one of the big issues of keeping the army operating. You know, armies march on their stomachs.”
http://workinprogress.firedoglake.com/2010/05/31/bp-ceo-sickened-cleanup-workers-probably-have-food-poisoning/Just like the impact of the oil spill will be "very, very modest", right? Lock this clown up already.
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