WAR JOURNAL December 3rd, 2004 - The Worst Corporate Massacre in History Goes Unpunished
WAR JOURNAL ENTRY
DECEMBER 3RD, 2004
Today is the twentieth anniversary of the Union Carbide massacre in Bhopal, India. Over fifteen thousand died in the worst corporate massacre in the world's history.
I've been thinking about this for a long, long time.
These good people - the the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal - have waited over twenty years for Justice in Bhopal. They haven't gotten it yet. Dow and Union Carbide never cleaned up the toxins remaining after the leak, and to this day the drinking water is polluted. They never faced trial. The requests of ICJB requests are simple: provide long term health care for those still affected, provide clean water, and face trial.
People watched their family members sicken, watched their blood turn black, and watched them die. Look at the faces of the dead on this site - and know that their deaths were needless, and were wrought by corporate profiteers who place little value on human life.
The Innocents that died, and died in extreme pain, suffered tragedy at the hand of corporate scum who put profit ahead of safety and human life. A lot of the survivors continue to suffer illness, cancer, and permanent disabilities as a result of the gas leak. These people need your help. The Sambhavna Clinic in Bhopal cares for the survivors, and could use your support.
Union Carbide - Dow Chemical been on my list for a long time. Union Carbide merged with Dow Chemical shortly after Bhopal, in a cowardly attempt to obscure their name and avoid taking responsibility. To this day they blame the leak on a "disgruntled employee" - and no evidence of this ever existed. I've been boycotting Dow products ever since then, and I mean every single Dow product that an individual might use. Dow does their best to try to get us forget what happened.
One of the things about me is that I never forget things like this.
I'm going to be taking a meeting with Andrew Liveris, the CEO of Dow Chemical, a visit very soon. Dow says they create value? Yeah. I say they create death.
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DECEMBER 3RD, 2004
Today is the twentieth anniversary of the Union Carbide massacre in Bhopal, India. Over fifteen thousand died in the worst corporate massacre in the world's history.
I've been thinking about this for a long, long time.
These good people - the the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal - have waited over twenty years for Justice in Bhopal. They haven't gotten it yet. Dow and Union Carbide never cleaned up the toxins remaining after the leak, and to this day the drinking water is polluted. They never faced trial. The requests of ICJB requests are simple: provide long term health care for those still affected, provide clean water, and face trial.
People watched their family members sicken, watched their blood turn black, and watched them die. Look at the faces of the dead on this site - and know that their deaths were needless, and were wrought by corporate profiteers who place little value on human life.
The Innocents that died, and died in extreme pain, suffered tragedy at the hand of corporate scum who put profit ahead of safety and human life. A lot of the survivors continue to suffer illness, cancer, and permanent disabilities as a result of the gas leak. These people need your help. The Sambhavna Clinic in Bhopal cares for the survivors, and could use your support.
Union Carbide - Dow Chemical been on my list for a long time. Union Carbide merged with Dow Chemical shortly after Bhopal, in a cowardly attempt to obscure their name and avoid taking responsibility. To this day they blame the leak on a "disgruntled employee" - and no evidence of this ever existed. I've been boycotting Dow products ever since then, and I mean every single Dow product that an individual might use. Dow does their best to try to get us forget what happened.
One of the things about me is that I never forget things like this.
I'm going to be taking a meeting with Andrew Liveris, the CEO of Dow Chemical, a visit very soon. Dow says they create value? Yeah. I say they create death.
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