Richard, the workers themselves are saying that. And they're out there, working without protective gear, because they are afraid they will lose their jobs if they wear it. That is, when they overcome their fear of speaking out. BP has forced them to sign papers saying they won't talk to anyone about anything, and they have private security guards prevent people from having access to them when they're out in the field (even when they are on break). BP is also preventing people in our media from having access to public areas so they can film what is going on. BP is dictating to the US government and the US government is letting them. BP is functioning as our government.

BP has a track record of these kinds of things. They have the worst safety record by orders of magnitude of any oil company operating in the US. They have already been found guilty of one or more felonies in other cases of criminal negligence. This is their corporate culture. It's what they do. And you are defending it.

AND ONE MORE TIME - WE DON'T GIVE A FLYING FUCK WHERE THEY COME FROM. WHAT WE CARE ABOUT IS WHAT THEY ARE DOING.