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War is a racket, some lesser acknowledged operation information of WW2: a) IG Faben and Standard Oil and the supply of TEL (Tetraethyl Lead) to Nazi Germany. [
by bootload 11y ago
War is a racket, some lesser acknowledged operation information of WW2:
a) IG Faben and Standard Oil and the supply of TEL (Tetraethyl Lead) to Nazi Germany. [0],[1]
b) Production of Ford (and GM) engines by German subsidiaries for motorised transport was directly used against the Allies.
"Mel Weiss, an American attorney for Iwanowa, argues that American Ford received "indirect" profits from forced labor at its Cologne plant because of the overall increase in the value of German operations during the war. He notes that Ford was eager to demand compensation from the U.S. government after the war for "losses" due to bomb damage to its German plants and therefore should also be responsible for any benefits derived from forced labor. Similar arguments apply to General Motors, which was paid $32 million by the U.S. government for damages sustained to its German plants."
This came out from a law suit (class action) by Elsa Iwanowa in 1999 (IWANOWA v. FORD MOTOR CO) for being rendered from Belgium to work in Nazi Germany for a Ford subsidiary in Cologne. [3]
It could be argued, more effective control of TEL to the Nazi war machine would have resulted in a halt or severe reduction in Nazi air power. And Ford did sue the US Government post-war for $32M USD for bombing their factories in Germany during WW2. [4]
Reference:
[0] http://web.mit.edu/thistle/www/v13/3/oil.html http://web.mit.edu/thistle/www/v13/3/oil.html
[1] http://soilandhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/0303critic/030311borkin/030311marriage.htm http://soilandhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/0303critic/03031...
[2],[4] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/nov98/nazicars30.htm http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/nov98/na...
[3] http://www.leagle.com/decision/199949167FSupp2d424_1453/IWANOWA%20v.%20FORD%20MOTOR%20CO http://www.leagle.com/decision/199949167FSupp2d424_1453/IWAN....