The Secret History of How Texaco Supplied Oil to Fascists in Spain

[Democrats_win]

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/3/31/fueling_fascism_the_secret_history_of

"While thousands of Americans fought against fascism in the Spanish Civil War, some chose to back Franco’s fascist regime. The most notable was the CEO of the American oil giant Texaco. He violated U.S. law by selling Franco’s regime discounted oil on credit. Also in violation of U.S. law, the oil was transported to Spain on U.S. ships."

Check out the link above for the video/interview with Adam Hochschild, the author of the sweeping new history book, "Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939."

(Note, the Texaco CEO was eventually just fined twenty-two thousand dollars for selling to a warring nation on credit.)

[HuckleB]

1. Sad history, indeed.

[lpbk2713]

2. Terry Gross covered this a few days ago.

Not even the Texaco Directors knew what unlawful activity their CEO was engaged in.

Link: http://www.npr.org/2016/03/28/472135541/in-many-ways-author-says-spanish-civil-war-was-the-first-battle-of-wwii

[Octafish]

3. We used to talk about fascism in depth on DU.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2282969