20 years ago this month: Bhopal. And The Neocons want to rewrite tort

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

laws. to protect the corporations of America.

We all know that they only want the best for us all (as long as we're major shareholders and not of color).

Twenty Years Without Justice:
The Bhopal Chemical Disaster

A well done video on the subject at: http://bhopal.strategicvideo.net/

Other information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_Disaster

Compassion my ass.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

1. A kick for the tragedy that should not be forgotten.

[burythehatchet]

2. I wish I had a link for you

about the group in London that totally put one over on the BBC with a satire web site. On the date of the anniversary they went on BBC and announced that they would sell UC and donate 15 Billion to the victims.

But of course, the reality is that the victims were given cash payments of $500 for their losses.

[the_outsider]

3. Here is a link

http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=66&ItemID=6795

[burythehatchet]

4. thanks I hadn't seen that article. Good summary

shameful situation. They hate us for our freedom.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

6. Thanks for the link... One of the more distressing facts pointed out

is Dow's saying "We didn't do it." When they bought UC out in an effort to dissolve responsibility for the mega corp that UC was under the name of Union Carbide.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

5. It's sad someone could find Bhopal amusing.