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Popular poster in Grand Isle showing toxic chemical dispersant Corexit's impact on the Gulf shrimping (photo from the Center for Biological Diversity)

Today on Flashpoints: Robert Meeropol, the son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg—the only U.S. citizens to be executed under the Espionage Act, Speaks out in Defense of Julian Assange: Also the official Commission the BP Disaster Files its final report, which states that 11 lives could have been saved, and the disaster could have been prevented if the companies involved weren’t so busy trying to cut corners and maximize profits:

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GUESTS:

Dahr Jamail, independent journalist – Illnesses linked to BP oil disaster
Miyoko Sakashita, senior attorney and director of the Oceans Program at the Center for Biological Diversity

Robert Meeropol, son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, and founder and Executive Director of the Rosenberg Fund for Children