How does the author connect his statement that America should tell other countries to behave mercifully with the list of American corporations with branches in Singapore

The author indicates by a list of corporations who are major players in the economic stability of Singapore to put an emphasis and pressure on the government to cancel the punishment of the US citizen, Michael Fay.

Explanation:

Some of the people who are involved in the process of emphasizing and pressurizing the Singapore president to cancel the punishment include the heads of following companies:

Riley P. Bechtel of the Bechtel Group Inc. John S. Reed of Citicorp Roberto C. Goizueta of the Coca-Cola Company Inc. Edgar S. Woolard Jr. of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Lee R. Raymond of Exxon Corporation John F. Welch Jr. of the General Electric Company Michael R. Bonsignore of Honeywell Inc. Louis V. Gerstner Jr. of the International Business Machines Corporation Ralph S. Larsen of Johnson & Johnson Inc.