Iraq's toxic oil fields | DW Documentary

[@saramoffatt5987]

Its so unfair that these people are essentially trapped in an unlivable situation. Its depressing to think that companies are totally fine with taking advantage of / destroying innocent lives.

[@ytc257]

Do you know Jesus is a messenger of God

[@Ahfiba32Haynes]

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[@coshyno]

@@ytc257 Do you know this is disrespectful ? Stop annoying people with your bullsh*t

[@qi1gl]

@@ytc257 Religion is a private matter, keep it to yourself. This documentary is about Iraq.

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[@CommonSenseRevolution]

DW dares to go where no other jounralistic entity would! Yet another STUNNING piece of investigative jounralism. Subscribing here was one of the best things I could have ever done. Thank you for your continuing diligence in uncovering horrible hidden truths big corporations don't want any of us to hear or know of.

[@milesinnz]

cheap propaganda.. why don't they mention the 3% annual population growth - where the food comes from.. and the water situation - or I guess in your fake world these are issues not to be talked about

[@AdventureSam]

Agreed!

[@eggmanpete]

I'm a big fan of DW, but this is a BBC Arabic production.

[@CommonSenseRevolution]

@@eggmanpete DW collaborates with other newsmedia companies so I am not surprised. BBC must have provided them with permission to use their material otherwise it wouldn't be on KZbin for breach of copyright laws.

[@AdventureSam]

@@eggmanpete yeah they buy other peoples documentaries then do their own voice overs etc…

[@grf15]

This channel has some excellent, if disturbing documentaries. It doesn't matter where you live, parents care about their children. When a child is sick, it's terrifying, and when a child dies, it's devastating.

[@traytrid9367]

Rest In Peace Fatimah. Humanity failed you📿🤲🏾

[@yessir4523]

Did she pass away? When? How do you know.

[@grf15]

@@yessir4523 In the documentary her mother said that an article of clothing was one she was wearing when she died. She also said she was holding her daughter's hand when the heart monitor showed her heart had stopped.

[@artman12]

Why did humanity fail and not Allah when Allah is the best of planners?

[@hul8376]

Great that you guys again made a great documentary focusing on major problems around the world! I hope for a better future for all live on earth!

[@milesinnz]

funny how they don't talk about the 3% annual population growth every year.. mmm.. I wonder where the money comes from to feed them... hey, lets stop oil companies and let them starve.. would that make you feel better ?

[@somaghosh2960]

After many days, DW nicely done documentary on West Asia's oil field. And great documentary, DW. Thank you.

[@alexhope212009]

Honestly at this point we need international law to prevent the extraction of resources from any country by a non-nationalized entity.

[@sforza209]

They will just fight it and stall it until they slurp up all the resources.

[@milesinnz]

what a dumb thing to say.... Iraq has a population growth of 3% a year.. where will the money come from for their food ??? maybe just have the oil companies move out and let them go back to their traditional ways of life... let a few million starve... Shell is pulling out of South Africa (and others) - just watch South Africa spiral into a Mad Max society. but hey, at least you will be happy - correct ?

[@JacobBax]

​@@sforza209 Who are they? The oil companies and/or the government?

[@felixf4378]

International law is useless because the same people that profit of these businesses have buddies that run countries. They party on the same yachts while laughing at us.

[@ChristianPareATLAS]

Agree even in Canada our wealth is going out to private corporations not the population 😢

[@bobbybannerjee5156]

So this is why Iraq was invaded. Saddam had those oil fields under his control. But BP and Exxon and Shell wanted them for themselves. And the Iraqis paying with their lives.

[@jackmiller1209]

Everything is bad news.. always some people being abused by richer companies. So much evil in this world, all in the name of money and profit. How can we do anything to try to get some justice.

[@milesinnz]

you want to explain the 3% yearly population growth ?

[@harperwelch5147]

It feels that way, but first, we’re better informed than we used to be, and second there has never been a greater time to start capping fossil fuel dependence. It’s not happening as fast as it needs to, but it is happening. Not in Iraq, sadly. But globally. Citizens are victims of their governments and corruption.

[@LeftVagabond]

By making sure that when you can make a choice that impacts the world, you do.

[@zadalaiba516]

Changing the entire system we are livin' in. Capitalism has reaching worse till the point that the damage are out of scale

[@milesinnz]

@@zadalaiba516 it has nothing to do with capitalism.. capitalism has taken more people out of poverty in the last 50 years than at any time in human history... the problem is governments which has little to do with capitalism.. capitalism will try and produce things in the most efficient way which can cause damage to the environment or to people - it is the government's duty to regulate this.. this is why we have "regulations".. and if you are not going to have capitalism, then what do you suggest replaces it.. name an economic model that has shown to work that is better than capitalism... maybe you prefer an economic model like North Korea... do you even understand what capitalism is ??????? I don't think so...

[@SixthMassExtinction]

Thank you DW and everyone brave enough to share their story. It's a story that everyone on this planet should know about. 😥❤️

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@Recklooseranch]

From a child of the occupying country of canada, I left the military when I realized we were just glorified security for oil operations.😢

[@antonpictures]

lol

[@Maktheblade]

We live in a culture whose blindness to the plight of people like these is fuelled by our desperate desire to never experience it. Money rules over compassion, greed trumps kindness, and all we are left with is watching it happen and sympathising. They need change on a grand scale, but unless it's profitable they'll never see it.

[@-crazypants-3199]

0:24 Imagine living in a world like that.

[@helenpauls1496]

All of us over the years.

[@abdirahinkwaleOS10469]

Thank you DW for all this information I'm your number fan from kenya

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[@AdventureSam]

DW documentaries are cinematic masterpieces ❤️🇧🇦

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DW is no1 in documentaries

[@sforza209]

They really are.

[@noprivacyverner]

with some fake narratives

[@martinlacouline2049]

@@noprivacyverner Let me guess... RT, CGTN and Infowars report the "real" news right? 😂

[@Neonseasnake]

​@@martinlacouline2049CGTN lmaoooo

[@shaidanwheel6199]

Informative

[@Rababski]

Reminds me of when the Iraqis ignited all the Kuwaiti oil wells on fire upon their departure of Kuwait. It took colossal efforts to extinguish the fires that damaged the environment and caused health issues prominent till today. Oil companies make money in agreement with the government. Igniting oil wells on fire out of spit served no one and nothing, it was an act of pure evil and envy.

[@Azo-MA]

The teenage girl responded that she had ten siblings. That explains the staggering increase of population in Iraq. I am originally from Iraq, from the northern region where parenthood progressively becomes rational in that on average a family bears 2-3 children, I always heard of astonishing size of families in the south and west of the country where tribal and religious mentality is the dominant mildest. In the Shia region of the south any limit on birth rate is tantamount to blasphemy in the judgements of the religious establishment, the ultimate authority there. I say this as a fact without judgment. Population explosion in Iraq, like most of the Mideastern countries, places crippling pressure on the resources and infrastructure. And with that, environmental damage is an inevitable cost.

[@stanleykubrick8786]

Why bring children into such a prison? For what?

[@DJ-lq4bv]

if politicians in Iraq were honest, the people would have be very rich like UAE, KUWAIT, QATAR etc. you are just wasting time by interviewing gov officers in IRAQ.

[@Brave-Is_Mine1]

I always loved DW for their amazing documentaries but I always forget to ask why they did not hire someone who speaks English and Arabic to audio translation instead of translating it just in subtitles.

[@WellbeingToPeace]

On the other hand, it is good for us to learn and take in other languages. It forges us to bond with other cultures and to be curious, even if we do not understand the language (at first). Then we may sense the suffering. If we sense and act upon one another's suffering, we are on a stellar path as humanity🦋

[@WellbeingToPeace]

This is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen DW🇩🇪, and that on Sunday! I pray to God all of us, citizens of the global village, act on the plight of our sisters and brothers in the Middle East, through advocacy🧘🕊️💜

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[@shaheenbhoola]

These first world multinational conglomerates need to be held accountable for their exploitation for profit at the expense of these poor children . They have no qualms or conscience of their actions except for bottom line profits for shareholders. Lots of first world country citizens will protest about the environment and greenhouse gases and hydrocarbons etc but they themselves, who have pensions and investments lodged in these companies don't even realise that their pension money is tainted with the blood of these children.

[@JacobBax]

I fully agree, but what did the government of Iraq all those years?

[@shaheenbhoola]

See how they shift responsibility and pass the buck by saying that it is for Iraq’s benefit in their statement. They are the ones responsible for monitoring air quality levels and honestly reporting them so it lies squarely on their shoulders.

[@amzaf1]

Heartbreaking 💔😢😣 May Allah grant Fatima & all the innocent Jannatul Firdous. آمین

[@febihapsari4888]

Aamiin

[@wcsiraq5917]

Thank you DW

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[@DrAbidaSherazi]

Amazing documentary, thank you DW.

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[@banerjeesiddharth05]

Mind blowing documentary 👌 🙌 👏

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Thanks for watching!

[@ArgusAlf]

Fatima 💔 الله يرحمها ويغفر لها ويسكنها فسيح جناته

[@salilamrite627]

This video should have had a translated voice over instead of the sub-titles.If you'll wanted it to reach the world.

[@lcofficial3084]

14:00 I'm sorry but the Fortnite shirt got me 😂

[@SonuKumarGupta-jl6sm]

I m 6 th person, Thanks DW news. Really it's very dangerous, specially in Basra iraq 🇮🇶 , Jgc & Hyundai working in Basra, there is refinery project & all flare smoke comes in camp many people affected & day by day employees left the project,

[@touchofgrey5372]

Luke oil and Eni; a $93 and a $50 Billion company! And neither of them feels it is their duty to help those Iraqi kids! It would cost them pennies to send them to good hospitals. Not to mention sending oilfield workers to stop those toxic wells burning. Out of sight out of mind! What a disgrace!

[@Mantonkonyak]

Few people living in safe distance get richer and enjoy their life in club and party, but majority of the inhabitants are either force to move/murdered and the remaining get succumbed to pollution

[@jonasaung6924]

Eyes opening

[@onnajaffar-pb7wh]

Take them to safety. Provide housing, education, healthy water and food, health care and jobs. All this will cost only a little of the money gain of the company. I hope a group of experts plan a project to provide health and services to those who suffer and recommend support from local and international community to motivate companies and government.

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

It was an incredible and truthful documentary about the massive effectiveness of extraction oil, including dangerous sicknesses ( different shapes of cancer ♋️) in Iraq 🇮🇶....same dangerous phenomenon is notable in North Iraq ( Kurdish settlement region) especially in (Siengar city ) after oil extraction for Barzani family interest and Turkish-Amercan companies ..in whole region ( North Iraq) suffering from different types of cancer ♋️ due to increasing of air,water, soil polluting. Including oil 🛢 extraction and other human economic & luxurious🚗 activities ..

[@nobody-oj2gf]

What a response from Minister of Oil, showing how an ignorant he is

[@fernkitten]

I swear the only people who watch these documentaries aren't the people who SHOULD be, we already know 😭

[@fahmyayoob5775]

Oil compare the worst criminals....poisoning generations

[@justadam1917]

We are so enchanted by how clever we are

[@AdventureSam]

And yet we are so unconscious.

[@cg986]

Amazing

[@CC-cf4zm]

This is on all of us the consumer, vote for the future you want with every dollar you spend. Buy smaller, fuel less often…less plastic…

[@songsplay9092]

Any European/American, think while driving your car... your gas/petrol/diesel/oil comes from these fields. Sooner or later, it is going to circle back as karma.

[@michaell3105]

im shocked cus i thought BP was a good ethical company that cares about its effects in the world

[@grf15]

They're hiding behind their partners. All they have to do is say they don't operate the field and then they can deny responsibility. Disturbing.

[@oskarvomhimmel6936]

...and Bingo was his name'O...Oh No! I mean..."Kissinger" was his name'O...the Pattern continues...

[@KK-ol5ov]

We blaming the companies, what about their government?

[@CC-cf4zm]

What about blaming ourselves to begging with, and really, and I mean reallllllly make changes every single day to not participate in this?

[@KevinNguyen-zn4vv]

Put down laws to meet regulations but does not enforce it. Typical tactic.

[@Ukie88]

Greed, greed,greed. They try and spell it green. But the N is gone .

[@MGeezydaWarrior]

Profit over people. Shame!!!

[@sforza209]

Do you think this doctor is killing it in Fortnite after he’s done collecting his urine samples from the locals?

[@notsosuavemate]

Oil You Say?!🇺🇸🦅

[@lawrencemaweu]

So basically, theae resources are simply a curse. Wow

[@robiny4457]

Looks like they’re in hell honestly

[@tazimchannel]

LA ILAHA ILLALLAH MUHAMMADUR RASULULLAH. THERE IS NO ONE WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT ALLAH AND PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PEACE BE UPON HIM) IS MESSENGER OF ALLAH

[@hilouppouilh]

First also great video

[@Suburp212]

And that is the reason why conservatoves press for blocking electric cars. The damage is done elsewhere.

[@mosimosi630]

Why do you keep recycling videos DW we need new content go back to Iraq and tell how these people are doing now because you did this video a few years ago so we just need an update not you posting the same videos and pretending you just filmed them

[@Masterrunescapeer]

This can't be that old, e.g. that 3.6m air pollution death stat is at most 2.5y old (end of 2021).

[@mosimosi630]

@@Masterrunescapeer that was 3 years ago we still want an update

[@sforza209]

@@mosimosi630go update yourself.

[@flinch622]

When your neighbors EV has a battery fire, and billowing plumes of toxicty blast from every crevice, and you are downwind... does your home have anything to serve emergency breathing?

[@TheStockwell]

And this happens how often, Mr. Oil Company? You know: compared to ongoing pollution going back over a century. I can't think of an instance of thousands of dead animals washing up on a beach or thousands of people having respiratory illnesses because a Tesla caught fire.🙄

[@cyberfunk3793]

@@TheStockwell You believe there are no disease caused by the mining for the metals used in EV in places like Africa? I personally don't mind if EV is the future, but if you wish to compare do it honestly. If we now have something like 1% of EV, what is the scale of their problems if we have 100%, maybe those fires, mining etc. would have actual negative impact then. On the other hand, perhaps in the future the batteries can be recycled better so mining might not increase forever.

[@eaw6590]

Whataboutism = automatically proves that you don't have a valid argument to back up your worthless opinion.

[@CalebHopkins-c3q]

10 mins in, possibly the most horrible thing I’ve seen.

[@eno.5796]

Excellent work as ever by DW,as brit i am ashamed by the wilful trashing of the environments worldwide by BP ,i have supported Greenpeace for over 25 years and have been vilified for trying to raise awarness of such issues over the years,people need to stand up in the west and say enough to the exploitation of these poor people,Not in my name.well done DW for highlighting this abominable exploitation,keep up the good work,Vote for thepartys that back climate in your local elections wherever you live,Your vote matters !

[@V8-friendly]

Hoffentlich kommt da nicht das Benzin für meinen V8 her. Sonst hätte ich ein wenig schlechtes Gewissen. Genug gegrübelt. Ich fahre jetzt erst mal tanken ⛽️ ⛽️⛽️

[@nc01sadh]

You can drive electric or other eco-friendly mobility.If you feel it with your conscience, it's might be a call from your soul to do the right thing...

[@zacharythomas8617]

So, when is Biden going to go after W?

[@zacharythomas8617]

It's not happening because the parties don't tolerate rogue elements.

[@sandywool]

Again

[@earlinewilliams9956]

That a beautiful song I the Lord Christ.

[@coshyno]

What is your problem ? What does the ''Lord Christ'' has to do with this ?

[@zadalaiba516]

Capitalism around the world

[@mohamedahmedhashi8529]

Second person

[@greenfiend2499]

People still do this, OMG.

[@NegruSimon]

[@rastavista]

Third person