Real Deal
Ian Cobain and David Leigh
Monday October 17, 2005 The Guardian
British American Tobacco, the world's second largest cigarette company, has secretly been operating a factory in North Korea for the past four years, the Guardian has learned. The company opened the plant in a joint venture with a state owned corporation shortly before the regime was denounced by George Bush as a member of the "axis of evil", and despite widespread concern over the country's human rights record.
BAT has never mentioned the factory in its annual accounts, and it is thought that many shareholders are unaware of its links with the country. The discovery of the secret factory comes two years after BAT was forced to pull out of Myanmar, formerly Burma, under pressure from the UK government and human rights campaigners. The human rights record of the communist regime in North Korea is widely regarded as even worse than that of the brutal military dictatorship in Burma.
At least they have stock in some REAL tobacco now. Look at all of the success opium farming has had in feeding North Korea('s elite)...
Hungry citizens can now enjoy a nice cigarette after a hearty meal of heroin.
Monday October 17, 2005 The Guardian
British American Tobacco, the world's second largest cigarette company, has secretly been operating a factory in North Korea for the past four years, the Guardian has learned. The company opened the plant in a joint venture with a state owned corporation shortly before the regime was denounced by George Bush as a member of the "axis of evil", and despite widespread concern over the country's human rights record.
BAT has never mentioned the factory in its annual accounts, and it is thought that many shareholders are unaware of its links with the country. The discovery of the secret factory comes two years after BAT was forced to pull out of Myanmar, formerly Burma, under pressure from the UK government and human rights campaigners. The human rights record of the communist regime in North Korea is widely regarded as even worse than that of the brutal military dictatorship in Burma.
At least they have stock in some REAL tobacco now. Look at all of the success opium farming has had in feeding North Korea('s elite)...Hungry citizens can now enjoy a nice cigarette after a hearty meal of heroin.
posted by KnightofGoodMrIronMan at 8:05 PM
1 Comments:
The cash raised from growing poppies instead of food... Fuels North Korean corruption. Kim Jong Il has ALL stake in everything. That's what the country is all about.
P.S you can't sell fake tobacco without having SOME of the shit be real...
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