I can't escape the feeling they were being exploited before they even
left the mine. Exiting clean shaven and freshened-up (as must as could
be done), ready for the photo-op with [insert politician/industrialist
here]. It's quite possibly all benign, but reminds me of an incident
where some people I knew had been terribly injured in a bombing in
Dahab, Egypt. The husband was in the hospital and the president's wife
was scheduled to pay him a visit, but at an unknown time. As a result,
the staff kept changing his dressings to keep them absolutely pristine
for her arrival causing him agonizing pain (they didn't have pain
killers at the hospital either).
Nevertheless, thank goodness they're alive and that resources were put
in motion to save their lives. The real honor and commitment of the
human spirit will be measured in policy after this incident...very
similarly in the Gulf of Mexico.
Enough of my soapbox.
On 10/16/10 5:18 AM, Marco Milazzo wrote:
in the future we can expect to see their story exploited for profit
