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Vol. 74/No. 20      May 24, 2010

 
Letters
 
Offshore drilling in Arctic
I have been watching in horror as one of the worst oil spills in American history continues unabated. In light of the crisis, President Obama recently called for a timeout on new offshore drilling, but didn’t specifically include the Arctic Ocean. Exploratory drilling is slated to begin there in less than 60 days.

If the oil industry can’t even stop a spill in the Gulf of Mexico, surrounded by all of its infrastructure and technology, how will they ever stop one at the top of the world?

Jennifer Bilek
Woodside, New York

Tesoro refinery deaths
The otherwise excellent editorial in the May 17 Militant, “Immigrant rights strengthen labor,” erred in reporting the number of refinery workers killed by Tesoro in the Anacortes, Washington, refinery on April 2. A total of seven eventually died, including one foreman.

Mitchel Rosenberg
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Prisoner requests sub
I’ve been informed by another worthy activist prisoner that you have a great newsletter. I would like to request a subscription.

A prisoner
Pennsylvania

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