Bigger than the US oil spill

Bhopal.

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The recent court verdict is a horrid reflection on the fundamental indecency of humanity. 7000 dead and 25 years later a verdict that is all but a fucking whitewash, thanks to Union Carbide, a US company. American tragedies sink the hearts of everyone everywhere. Their president knows which ass to kick (btw, half of BP directors are american so half the ass to be kicked is made of sons of the soil). That's good. Meanwhile let us not forget the people of Bhopal who are still waiting for justice.

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