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Niceguy1

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72. I was reffering

Tue Sep 24, 2013, 02:13 AM

Sep 2013

To the union carbide plant in india...it was ran and managed locslly as an indian company. The mismanagement was a local issue...not an american one as many like to portray.

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I was reffering Niceguy1 Sep 2013 #72

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Noble optimism. defacto7 Sep 2013 #33

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ok defacto7 Sep 2013 #44

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