Tuesday, December 07, 2004

The Yes Men Pose as Dow and Take Responsibility for Bhopal Disaster

"I was speaking on behalf of Dow in a certain way. I was expressing what they should express," he said. "
I have enough connection with Dow as everybody else on the planet. I use many of their products."
Finisterra, who said the group would strike again, said he had heard Bhopal residents broke down in tears when they learned of the report, and that he felt bad about it.
"This is an unfortunate result that we did anticipate might happen," he said. He could face civil and criminal legal action if tracked down, legal experts say.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has in the past filed charges against individuals who have issued fraudulent statements about companies.

See also: http://www.theyesmen.org/hijinks/dow/
Since we can't possibly afford to go to London with our pathetic American dollars, we ask to be booked in a studio in Paris, where Andy is living. No problem. Mr. Jude (patron saint of the impossible) Finisterra (earth's end) becomes Dow's official spokesperson.
What to do? We briefly consider embodying the psychopathic monster that is Dow by explaining in frank terms how they (a) don't give a rat's ass about the people of Bhopal and (b) wouldn't do anything to help them even if they did. Which they don't. This would be familiar territory for Andy: he did something similar representing the WTO on CNBC's Marketwrap.

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