Oh, I see what you are saying—the notations on that map indicate to you that this is Shushufindi 21. I will follow up on that. Interestingly, when you click on the link to that tape on the press release, the link skips right over the map for some reason.

If you look at the original video — which was linked to in the press release — you will see a map labeled Shushufindi 21 at the very beginning. I suppose you could say that someone — even me — put a phony map onto the video. But, the truth is Chevron will never acknowledge that it’s Shushufindi 21 because to do so would prove they lied to US and Ecuador courts about the remediated pits.

Also, in light of your comment, I probably should clarify that I think the tapes have little legal import in the US litigation. I haven’t really thought through whether they might have any import in the arbitration.

I have read the press release, Karen. I think Morgan’s point was that it wasn’t clear from the video itself that the site was the site Amazon Watch says it is.

Remember when the two Texaco/Chevron lawyers were indicted in Ecuador? This is why they were indicted for lying to the government of Ecuador about the remediation. I don’t know why they did not prosecute, but they should have.

The remediation just did not happen. Texaco and Chevron have lied about it in U.S. court and in Ecuador court. But, it appears that it’s OK for Chevron to lie in court.

Just like the villager Merla said in the video, Texaco came to the pit, threw dirt over it, and left it there. She lives near Shushufindi 25, another so-called “remediated” pit.

This is the sickest, most immoral part of this whole screwed-up litigation: Texaco told the villagers they cleaned pits. The villagers moved closer to them because they thought they were clean. By lying about the cleanup, Texaco led people to greater jeopardy. Children living near the pits have died; people living near the pits are more likely to have cancer than if they don’t live near them.

This is criminal. And, if the arbitration panel doesn’t take this into account then is the kangaroo court we have always said it was.

Other parts of the compilation video show scenes from Sacha 18, another “remediated” pit.

Embedded in the press release are links to the videos from Shushufindi 21, 25, and 10 and Sacha 18, which are clearly named.

Amazon Watch should have named the pits in the compilation to make it easier for people who don’t read.