BP CEO: Sickened Cleanup Workers Probably Have Food Poisoning

Greg Palast from May 5 2010

BP's CEO Tony Hayward reportedly asked, "What the hell
did we do to deserve this?


May 19 2010

Dr Tony Hayward said: "I think the environmental impact
of this disaster is likely to have been very, very modest.
"It is impossible to say and we will mount, as part of
the aftermath, a very detailed environmental assessment but
everything we can see at the moment suggests that the overall
environmental impact will be very, very modest."

May 23 2010

In an email to staff late Friday, Tony Hayward said,
"Like all of you, and the outside world, I have shared a
huge sense of frustration that we have not yet been able to
stop the leak" that started a month ago when a rig leased
by BP exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico.

May 30 2010

"We're sorry for the massive disruption it's caused their
lives. There's no one who wants this over more than I do. I
would like my life back."


May 31 2010

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.”