NY case seeks millions from corp. for Apartheid in SA

Landmark Case Returns to NY Seeking Millions from Corporations that Profited from South African Apartheid

A landmark case is returning to a New York district court that seeks millions of dollars in reparations from corporations that supported and profited from South African apartheid. The suit is filed on behalf of thousands of apartheid victims under the Alien Tort Claims Act. It seeks damages from the companies for doing business with the apartheid government despite international sanctions and boycotts. The companies include the oil giants BP and ExxonMobil, banks such as Citigroup and UBS, and the car giants General Motors and Ford Motor. We speak with South African poet and activist, Dennis Brutus. [includes rush transcript]

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[sprokiejd]

go fight a war asshole, grab a big mac before you go.. Sam wants your fat ass!!

[imhotep1]

What is your problem with us Americans? You are on an American owned website Youtube. Please wipe that egg of your face now.

[imhotep1]

He died in South Africa. Get your facts straight. Also, we Americans can't help rewarding him for fighting for freedom. He was in HIGH DEMAND over here, and had a lot of bookings.

[sprokiejd]

LoL, Americans are sooooooo fucking stupid, arrogant and just ummm "American".. The fat fucks should mind their own business, leave the rest of the world alone..

[gotacoli]

Let sense prevail! Good job Brutus. Keep the presure on.

[BareknuckleRealist]

Now that South Africa has evolved into a crime ridden pit, i.e. a second Rhodesia. Denny comes to America to be, what else, a professor. Go back to your self made racial paradise, you trouble maker.