I do not mean to diminish what has happened around the Aral Sea. What I mean by that is, don't diminish or dismiss what happened in Owens by saying that the pe

I do not mean to diminish what has happened around the Aral Sea. What I mean by that is, don't diminish or dismiss what happened in Owens by saying that the people involved "were compensated". FWIW, I would have preferred the phrase "The farmers received some compensation, as I understand it."