{"id":45791,"date":"2013-06-27T16:20:36","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T15:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/the-privatization-of-water-nestle-denies-that-water-is-a-fundamental-human-right\/45791\/"},"modified":"2013-06-27T16:20:36","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T15:20:36","slug":"the-privatization-of-water-nestle-denies-that-water-is-a-fundamental-human-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/the-privatization-of-water-nestle-denies-that-water-is-a-fundamental-human-right\/","title":{"rendered":"The Privatization of Water: Nestl\u00c3\u00a9 Denies that Water is a Fundamental Human Right"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Kevin Samson<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The current Chairman and former CEO of Nestl\u00c3\u00a9, the largest producer of food products in the world, believes that the answer to global water issues is privatization. This statement is on record from the wonderful company that has peddled junk food<\/a> in the Amazon, has invested money<\/a> to thwart the labeling of GMO-filled products, has a disturbing health and ethics record for its\u00a0infant formula<\/a>, and has deployed a cyber army<\/a> to monitor Internet criticism and shape discussions in social media.<\/p>\n

This <\/em>is apparently the company we should trust to manage our water, despite the record of large bottling companies like Nestl\u00c3\u00a9 having a track record of creating <\/em>shortages:<\/p>\n

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Large multinational beverage companies are usually given water-well privileges (and even tax breaks) over citizens because they create jobs, which is apparently more important to the local governments than water rights to other taxpaying citizens. These companies such as Coca Cola and Nestl\u00c3\u00a9 (which bottles suburban Michigan well-water<\/a> and calls it Poland Spring) suck up millions of gallons of water, leaving the public to suffer with any shortages. (source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But Chairman, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, believes that \u201caccess to water is not a public right.\u201d Nor is it a human right. So if privatization is the answer, is this the company in which the public should place its trust?<\/p>\n

<\/a>Here is just one example, among many, of his company\u2019s concern for the public thus far:<\/p>\n

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In the small Pakistani community of Bhati Dilwan, a former village councilor says children are being sickened by filthy water. Who\u2019s to blame? He says it\u2019s bottled water-maker Nestl\u00c3\u00a9, which dug a deep well that is depriving locals of potable water. \u201cThe water is not only very dirty, but the water level sank from 100 to 300 to 400 feet,\u201d Dilwan says. (source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Why? Because if the community had fresh water piped in, it would deprive Nestl\u00c3\u00a9 of its lucrative market in water bottled under the Pure Life brand.<\/p>\n

In the subtitled video below, from several years back, Brabeck discusses his views on water, as well as some interesting comments concerning his view of Nature \u2013 that it is \u201cpitiless\u201d \u2013 and, of course, the obligatory statement that organic food is bad and GM is great. In fact, according to Brabeck, you are essentially an extremist to hold views opposite to his own. His statements are important to review as we continue to see the world around us become reshaped into a more mechanized environment<\/a>\u00a0in order to stave off that pitiless Nature to which he refers.<\/p>\n

The conclusion to this segment is perhaps the most revealing about Brabeck\u2019s worldview, as he highlights a clip of one of his factory operations. Evidently, the savior-like role of the\u00a0Nestl\u00c3\u00a9 Group in ensuring the health of the global population should be graciously welcomed. Are you convinced?<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on: Global Research<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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