Nestl CEO Denies That Water is an Essential Human RightBy Kevin Samson This is apparently the company we should trust to manage our water, despite the record of large bottling companies like Nestl having a track record of creating shortages: 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 (which bottles suburban Michigan well-water and calls it Poland Spring) suck up millions of gallons of water, leaving the public to suffer with any shortages. (source) But Chairman, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, believes that access to water is not a public right. Nor is it a human right. So if privatization is the answer, is this the company in which the public should place its trust? Here is just one example, among many, of his companys concern for the public thus far: In the small Pakistani community of Bhati Dilwan, a former village councilor says children are being sickened by filthy water. Whos to blame? He says its bottled water-maker Nestl, which dug a deep well that is depriving locals of potable water. The water is not only very dirty, but the water level sank from 100 to 300 to 400 feet, Dilwan says. (source) Why? Because if the community had fresh water piped in, it would deprive Nestl of its lucrative market in water bottled under the Pure Life brand. 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 that it is pitiless 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 environmentin order to stave off that pitiless Nature to which he refers. The conclusion to this segment is perhaps the most revealing about Brabecks worldview, as he highlights a clip of one of his factory operations. Evidently, the savior-like role of theNestl Group in ensuring the health of the global population should be graciously welcomed. Are you convinced? Hat Tip: American Live Wire Image Credit: Water is Life By JonasForTheArt Read other articles by Kevin Samson Here Nestle is a Swiss corporation; the Swiss refrain from conflict while making the rules for the rest of the world to engage in it. 