Finally, with regard to the response of the Federal Government, looking back over the 4 weeks of this tragedy, is there anything you wish th...
Will you interview the people present, and get back to us, on the record?
Thank you very much.
It's unfortunate that you weren't able to talk more about the history of a number of these things that had gone on.
At that point, would you be able to speak with a relatively high degree of certainty on whether these are oil plumes or something else?
So, it may be, Mr. Chairman, there's just something down there with the blowout preventer that's preventing it from, even today, kicking in.
OK. Well, I finally got an answer to that question, with 17 seconds left.
I see. And your employees, to the extent that they are available, are testifying before those government investigative----
So, you have visited with him from time to time about what his reports are revealing so far.
The blowout preventer is supposed to kick in suddenly if something goes wrong.
Well, I'm asking you to check on that and get back on the record.
Well, it's amazing to me that, as explosive as an oil rig might be, that something like this could happen, and the signal not be sent.
OK. And you have not received interim reports.
Can you think of any reason why, in this instance, that the oil would not come to the surface and cause this plume or mist of particles that...
That was a decision that was made weeks and months and years beforehand.
Salva Kiir--was elected by the people of the South, with 93 percent of the vote.
The elections are supposed to take place in January--early January. There's talk of December.
the facts are what they are, and the President of Sudan is internationally indicted, and that can't be ignored.
