This crisis is not just a humanitarian disaster; the implications are far greater.
Even when it was over, news of the disaster and its implications arrived in fragments and penetrated slowly.
Mr. O'Keefe faces the first Congressional hearing on the shuttle disaster and its implications on Wednesday, when he is the sole witness.
E-mail address GO SIGN UP Share Tweet Even when it was over, news of the disaster and its implications arrived in fragments and penetrated slowly.
"Bad weather in the Gulf of Mexico has turned the tragic platform explosion that claimed 11 lives two weeks ago into a major disaster with catastrophic implications not only for the companies involved, but also for the offshore oil industry and the economies of the Gulf Coast region in general," said Fadel Gheit, an analyst at Oppenheimer.
The disaster had major implications for a large segment of the population, economy, and politics of the entire United States.
The disaster also has implications closer to home where one in three Americans live close to chemical factories.
The observed adverse effects suggest an impact of pollutants and/or stress related to the WTC disaster and have implications for the health and development of exposed children.
The ongoing conflicts and insecurity in Iraq and Darfur, the occupation of the Palestinian territory, the situation of the refugee populations, especially Iraqis and Palestinians, the general sense of instability in Lebanon, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Maghreb and the recurrence of natural disasters have devastating implications for women and children in the region.
A powerful elite has risen with control over global megabanks — and the ability to mismanage their way into disaster, with huge negative implications for the broader economy.
Mr Hancock told the Mail: "No one has ever presided over a bigger corporate disaster that has had implications for every single family in Britain than Fred Goodwin.
