Democracy Now! aired an interesting segment this evening entitled, “Oil Giant Chevron Urged to Cut Ties with Burmese Military Junta”.

Segment synopsis:

Chevron is one of the largest foreign investors in Burma and is the only remaining major U.S. corporation with a significant presence there. In 2005, Chevron bought the company Unocal weeks after the latter settled a lawsuit accusing it of assisting the Burmese military junta in the torture, murder and rape of villagers during construction of a pipeline. We play excerpts of the documentary Total Denial and speak to Katherine Redford, one of the attorneys who brought the suit.

Click here for full transcript.

Democracy Now! is “a daily radio and TV news program on over 500 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.” This is quality TV that’s worth a view. Check their website for a list of local stations to see when and where they’re airing.

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