"Again and again, the other side has lied about where this president stands and what this president has done. But Prime Minister Netanyahu set the record straight—he said, our two countries have 'exactly the same policy…'—'our security cooperation is unprecedented...' When it comes to Israel, I'll take the word of Israel's prime minister over Mitt Romney any day."
"because we are run by a country whose name cannot be mentioned"
I can certainly understand why you might feel that way, it does seem that Netanyahu is running US foreign policy, but if Israel were not useful to the US empire, the US would have abandoned it long ago.
It's important to maintain some clarity here. I am sickened by Obama & Hillary's (& Europe's) duplicity regarding Egypt, but let's not confuse the tail for the dog.
I think you are skipping a few steps with this analysis Juan.
According to today's FT, the multinational mining companies have made the biggest advances and invest the largest amount in safety (and in this accident they were the ones who had the expertise and equipment and they engineered the rescue). It is the small, independent operators that have the most dangerous working conditions.
Let's not forget Kerry's shameless pandering:
"Again and again, the other side has lied about where this president stands and what this president has done. But Prime Minister Netanyahu set the record straight—he said, our two countries have 'exactly the same policy…'—'our security cooperation is unprecedented...' When it comes to Israel, I'll take the word of Israel's prime minister over Mitt Romney any day."
"because we are run by a country whose name cannot be mentioned"
I can certainly understand why you might feel that way, it does seem that Netanyahu is running US foreign policy, but if Israel were not useful to the US empire, the US would have abandoned it long ago.
It's important to maintain some clarity here. I am sickened by Obama & Hillary's (& Europe's) duplicity regarding Egypt, but let's not confuse the tail for the dog.
I think you are skipping a few steps with this analysis Juan.
According to today's FT, the multinational mining companies have made the biggest advances and invest the largest amount in safety (and in this accident they were the ones who had the expertise and equipment and they engineered the rescue). It is the small, independent operators that have the most dangerous working conditions.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0851ad90-d700-11df-aaab-00144feabdc0.html
This particular mine, by the way, was known to be especially dangerous and accordingly paid higher wages.
Another factor here was the economic crisis which has also provided an excuse for small mine owners to take risks with miners well-being.