Warren M. Anderson, chairman of the board of Union Carbide, speaks Dec.10, 1984, in Danbury, Conn. An Indian court declined Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2002, to reduce charges against the Anderson. for a 1984 gas leak that killed thousands in one of the world's worst industrial accidents. Chief Judicial Magistrate Rameshwar Kotha asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to start extradition proceedings against former chairmanof the board of Union Carbide. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)