As the deepening crisis of the catastrophic Gulf oil disaster continues to unfold, several oil spill stories of major importance have been virtually ignored. Even the conservative media has refused by and large to cover these stories.
(AP Photo/Dave Martin, File).
Conservative Examiner was among the first to break these stories, yet to this day not a single major media outlet has been willing to report them, not even Fox News or conservative talk radio.
These stories are explosive, conclusive, factually verified, and of utmost importance to understanding what is truly happening in the Gulf and the scenario that led to it.
First, on June 4 Conservative Examiner reported that Coast Guard log records indicate that the U.S. government was fully aware within 3 hours of the Gulf oil spill that the gusher would be a major disaster that would at least equal that of the Exxon-Valdez tanker spill in Alaska. Obama was informed of that information.
Here is a copy of the actual official log directly from the U.S. Coast Guard, via the Center for Public Integrity.
Within 3 days of the oil rig explosion the U.S. Government, and Barack Obama himself, were warned that the gusher would more than likely create a disaster much worse than Exxon-Valdez.
By April 23, 4 days after the explosion, Obama and the Coast Guard knew that the gusher could result in a spill of 64,000 to 110,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
The Center for Public Integrity, which obtained the records from the Coast Guard official logs, stated the following:
Over the first three days of the crisis — long before the public heard of a leak — the minimum estimate for a total well blowout ballooned eight-fold and the president was warned by his top aides that a major spill larger than the 1989 Exxon Valdez might be coming, according to the documents and interviews.
The logs, obtained by the Center for Public Integrity, provide the most detailed account of the early days of the BP disaster, and identify key events and notifications that were omitted from the White House’s official timeline of the crisis.
The estimate of the potential leak on April 21, the day after the rig exploded, reveals that first responders almost immediately understood the environmental threat to the Gulf of Mexico when Coast Guard officials detected the first signs of oil appearing on the Gulf waters.
“Potential environmental threat is 700,000 gallons of diesel on board the Deepwater Horizon and estimated potential of 8,000 barrels per day of crude oil, if the well were to completely blowout,” the Coast Guard reported on April 21, less than 24 hours after the accident was first reported.
Thus, when Barack Obama stated in his speech to the nation Tuesday night that he had 'been on top of the crisis since Day One'--his oft-repeated line--what he actually means is that he knew from Day One that this was a looming catastrophe of historic proportions, but did nothing. Offers of help from the Netherlands and at least a dozen countries were flatly turned down. Mega oil tankers that have the ability to vacuum up large areas of oil slick sat empty and were not deployed to the scene.
And that brings us to the second major story that Conservative Examiner was among the first to report but remains largely ignored not only by the mainstream media but the conservative media as well.
The primary line of defense against the spill that was employed by BP was the use of chemical dispersants manufactured and sold by a company called NALCO. These dispersants are toxic and pose a threat to wildlife and human life.
Obama allowed BP to handle the crisis on its own knowing full well how the company would go about attempting to clean up the spill, including the use of the chemical dispersants. We know this because at one point Obama publicly ordered BP to stop using the chemicals. But that appeared to be only window dressing. We now know that BP continued to use the dispersants, resulting in the oil sinking beneath the surface, out of sight. That oil is now sitting on top of the sand on the Gulf floor along the beaches of the region, but it cannot be seen with the naked eye unless one reaches into the water and scoops up a handful of sand, which will be soaking with oil.
Why would a company rely solely on the use of a chemical dispersant to deal with a spill of this magnitude? Follow the money.
As reported by Conservative Examiner, BP is heavily invested in NALCO, the company that manufactures and sells the chemical dispersant. NALCO is a so-called 'green' company that Obama and other Left-leaning individuals and corporations prefer due to its development of water purification systems.
The major recipients of the taxpayer funded 'bailout' of large Wall Street corporations are heavily invested in NALCO, including Goldman-Sachs, Citigroup, Berkshire Hathaway, Blackstone, Apollo, and BP itself.
A further look will reveal major individual investors in NALCO--individuals who are connected with Leftwing causes--George Soros, Tony Rezko, Al Gore, Warren Buffett, John Holdren, and Maurice Strong--all of whom have close ties to Barack Obama.
Even Obama's Chicago pal and Chief of Staff, Rahm 'Dead Fish' Emanuel, lived rent-free in an apartment provided by the consulting firm that has been helping BP change its image from an oil company to a 'green energy' company.
Interestingly, this story was the only one widely reported in the mainstream media, but not in the aftermath of the Gulf oil disaster. The media conveniently ignored the Rahm Emanuel connection to BP, although it had reported prior to the disaster the appearance of conflict-of-interest in the arrangement.
The bottom line? This still-burgeoning catastrophe has Barack Obama's failures written all over it along with the smoking gun of Leftwing activists, big government, and large Obama-friendly corporations all lying snugly together in a sardine can.
Yet the large media outlets have said nary a word about it.
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"Barton apologizes, accuses White House of BP 'shakedown'
(NECN: Washington, D.C.) - A leading House Republican accused the White House of a "$20 billion shakedown" of BP in its agreement to establish a fund for compensating those affected by the Gulf oil leak.
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) in his opening statement said he was "ashamed of what happened in the White House" on Wednesday. He was referring to the agreement announced by President Barack Obama, in which BP will establish a $20 billion relief fund for Gulf residents...."
yes sir, this coming election is looking better and better for democrats every day...voters looooove it when conservatives side with corporations against them.
Hmmm...interesting reading through the Coast Guard logs. You've provided a nice quote about how the estimates on April 23 "could result in a spill of 64,000 to 110,000 barrels of crude oil per day." Operative word there of course being "could". Did you notice that the logs state on April 24 that "SURVEYS DETERMINED OIL IS LEAKING FROM RISER AT AN ESTIMATED RATE OF 42,000 GALIONS (1,000 BBLS)/DAY." - page 44
I'm by no means saying the response was great. But recognizing what was understood as the POTENTIAL and what was thought to be the ACTUAL kind of puts a different spin on things, doesn't it? Well, I know that it doesn't for you, but for most people it does.
Congress and our Media is to blame as much if not more than BP itself for damages. Americans, WAKE UP.
Joe Barton apologizing to BP stories are doubling every 10 minutes...I think he just lost his next election.
I think Joe Barton just punted Texas (with it's huge coastline) to the democrats....Thanks Joe!...keep on apologizing to corporations that are made to pay for their wrongs to the public and the democrats will thank you every day.
I see the Obama trolls have quickly descended here with their disinformation campaign on behalf of the LIAR-in Chief. You guys are sleazebags.
Hilarious! Quoting from the same Coast Guard report you do is "disinformation"? Pointing out the difference between "could" and "is" is sleazy? Wow...those are some double standards you have, Anthony!
Could vs is: Oil is lethal @ 4250 p.p.m....it could kill you! NALCO's COREXIT is lethal @ 317.7 p.p.m....it could kill you!
NALCO's COREXIT is a neurotoxin and a pesticide!
The gasses leaking from that blow out are Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene,xylene,hydrogen sulfide and methylene....all of which could kill you. All of the above can also damage your body, your health, shorten your life, damage your reproductive system. Is any of the above killing people? Do we really know when the government refuses to tell people of these dangers. Will people die because of exposure to these toxins? Will their life be shortened because of exposure to these toxins? Would that be considered dieing ? "COULD" 20 billion dollars replace a shortened life,or the lives of loved ones who's lives may be shortened? "IS" this mess killing people slowly ? Are we back to the mind set of Clinton saying define the word "IS"...or perhaps the word "COULD"? Petty stuff while ignoring the 800 pound gorilla in the roo
It is pretty lame when you have to resort to hair-splitting distinctions between 'could' and 'is.' Even a 'could' in this case, given the enormity of the catastrophe, which is ongoing and growing, should have been enough for any normal, thinking person to leap to action. But then, you know that. And you look pathetic attempting to defend your Liar in Chief with such tactics.
Tony: Obama is the criminal in this. Oil Pollution Act of 1990 gives POTUS complete responsibility for immediate action in cleaning up an oil spill, The Ocean Protection act OPA, among other things, amended Section 311 of the federal Clean Water Act spells it out perfectly. I won’t be online, I’m at war with the media today, FOX, RUSH, DRUDGE, all of them for continuing to keep the public in the dark. I’d ask you to do some cutting and pasting and write, or fax stations in your area. Thanks for your help, consider me unavailable till we get some action. Rational thoughts while observing Obama’s charade. J.C. Links available on request. I'm big time that nobody will pick this up. Jim
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Hair-splitting? Are you new to the English language? You really don't see the difference between understanding what the worst case scenario COULD BE (which they totally underestimated anyway) and what ACTUALLY IS happening (which was also underestimated)? Really?
I'm not defending anyone here...I've got plenty of issues with how Obama has dealt with this crisis in recent weeks. But actually reading the Coast Guard logs is quite interesting and leads a thinking person to realize that they weren't just sitting on their thumbs as you suggest.
Corporate as well as government cover ups have been going on for eons. The lack of the real truth being brought forward by ALL parties concerned...including the Coast Guard shows and proves once and for all the collusion and egregious mind sets at play here! Have no doubt that any information dissimulated to the public at large has been "cooked" thoroughly ! U.S. Coast Guard logs much like the Gulf of Tonkin's U.S.S. Maddox logs will fit the needs and agendas of the current administration....as so mandated! The time lines of this disaster and all parties involved will also be "cooked" in order to serve and protect those involved. The status quo will always serve and protect the status quo at the expense of the good people of OUR nation! It's all about money , power and control and not about our nation and it's people. There is absolutely no difference of any great concern of this administration or those of the recent past. The games that they play on us has been in place for decades!
Well Tom, after reading the Coast Guard logs, what would you have done if you were President? I suspect you would have done significantly more than Obongo, which is what is at issue here.
y'all might want to look at barton's campaign contributions; quick check indicates he's raked in more than $2.7 million from oit,gas and electric concerns.
that's way more than obama, especially considering he's only a member of the House and has never even run statewide, much less nationally.
barton appears to be a wholly owned subsidiary of the energy industry.
oops...from oil, gas and electric concerns.
Jim--Yes, Obama is the criminal in this as you say. In spite of a looming threat, nothing was done, despite the Obamanoids disinformation campaign and semantics games.
In addition, it was criminal for environmentalist wackos, most Democrats, and Leftists to ban drilling for oil on land and along the shoreline, where it is easily accessed, abundantly available, and easily cleaned up in the event of a spill.
The fact that this was done by the liberals in Washington, led to wackos in California and other insanely-brainwashed enviro-extremist areas, should be remembered by the American people. We are reaping what we have sown in electing these Leftist ideologues to public office.
Oh, and regarding the Barton statement--it IS the height of hypocrisy and even criminal, for some in Congress to rip BP a new one over this when some of their very own sorry arses enacted policies that led to the crisis--drilling in deep water rather than on land and the shoreline--and allowing the failures of government oversight agencies in the Obama Administration to come out unscathed. It is criminal and despicable.
And THAT is Barton's point. Sleazy Obama apologists will never admit the truth.
you do mean those career bureaucrats in MMS who were taught to evade serious regulatory actions during eight years of bush/cheney... right, martin?
yeah, obama probably should have thrown a hand grenade into that agency the day he took office; but in fairness, he did have a few other things on his plate, like a busted economy and two major military campaigns.
as for deep water drilling, get real: they drill where the oil is. period.
barton's genuflection to BP would be like me telling the 15-year-old that it was all my fault he snuck out and drove the car and wrapped it around the tree because i should have locked the car keys in a safe to keep him from temptation.
more of those 'honest businessmen' folks like transue worship; forced into cutting corners and ignoring safety not so they can maximize profits but because 'government makes them do it.'
Laughing Chump...you fail to compare B.P.'s safety records with those of all the other major oil companies safety records which clearly show that B.P. has no concerns with safety yet were allowed to drill this tremendously deep well all the while knowing that the pressures at those depths could cause a blowout. They, as all of the other oil companies including our government, knew of the possible problems that might be incurred at these depths. They all knew about the problems Russia had with ABIOTIC oil drilling !They also knew what Russia did to alleviate the problem !B.P. bought and paid for this oil well via lobbying and gratuities placed in the hands of OUR government officials...all done neat and cleanly behind those stately doors in OUR nations capitol!
The CFR controlled media have embarked on a campaign that is designed to limit the damage. They have openly advised the president on how he should act and proceed. The fact is Obama is completely out of touch with the grim reality of this situation. As a leader he should set the tone and be forthright with the American people. Obviously he can't solve the problem personally but there is lot he could do - so far he has not. Eating snow cones on the beach in Alabama ain't gonna wash. We know how bad it is.
Obama is in over his head. He is in deep water. He is way over his pay grade. It ain't a college seminar anymore. He can't use his cheap parlor tricks to fool people. His NLP and Jedi mind tricks only work on the weak minded. He can't talk his way out of this one. Only the idiots still believe in him. He is not a real leader. Obama wants to take over everything accept this oil spill and clean up. Odd isn't it. It will be his legacy and undoing........and perhaps ours as well.
"Barton was more direct in a statement issued in his name later: “I apologize for using the term "shakedown," and I retract my apology to BP.”
conservative wuss...when the going gets tough - the conservatives RUN!
why are you morons commenting about Barton? Thats not what this article is about?
Walrus ....get lost....go drink another 40 ouncer !
And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea, and the third part of the sea became blood, and the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died.
Emery says:
"why are you morons commenting about Barton? Thats not what this article is about?"
hey dummy, Barton apologized to the BP criminals that caused the oil GUSHER that THIS STORY IS ABOUT! Commenting on Barton is ON TOPIC! Remember??? Oil. Gushing. Massive American Damage. BP at fault. Barton apologizing to the criminals at BP....starting to ring a bell????
PHILesq says:
"Walrus ....get lost....go drink another 40 ouncer !"
I really love it when you show that I've gotten under your skin.
"Washington (CNN) - Under fire for appearing to shield BP from criticism Thursday morning, Rep. Joe Barton was told by House GOP leaders later in the day to apologize "immediately" or lose his position as the senior Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, several Republican sources tell CNN.
House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, R-Virginia, delivered the pointed demand to Barton, a Texas congressman..."
bunch of conservative wusses...they were saying the same thing Barton said.
Walrus....you are neither tough enough nor smart enough to get under my skin....quit gratifying yourself in front of others...it makes you look and sound worse than people already perceive you to be! Go drink another 40 ouncer!
your mouth says "no, no"
but this says "yes, yes"
PHILesq says:
"...Go drink another 40 ouncer!"
Rev8:8...."FOR WE WRESTLE NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD, BUT AGAINST PRINCIPALITIES, AGAINST POWERS, AGAINST THE RULERS OF DARKNESS OF THIS WORLD, AGAINST SPIRITUAL WICKEDNESS IN HIGH PLACES"....Ephesians 6:12
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, phillie; now somehow i'm ~~ defending ~~ BP by pointing out they placed the bottom line for their stockholders ahead of safety????
that must be some really great weed you're smoking.
The criminals are not in BP. The criminals are Obama, his Administration, environmentalist extremists, Leftists, and Democrats for refusing to allow oil drilling on land and along the shoreline in the U.S. Oil companies have no business drilling in such dangerous areas on the Gulf floor. And guess who gave the approval for them to do it? Yet, these same imbeciles forbid drilling in easier areas. Not only faulty logic but sheer lunacy.
It's you constantly defending "YOUR" current administration, and by proxy you defend all parties involved. Your myopic points of view fail to recognize the broader spectrums...things all neat and tidy and put into little boxes so you can classify them... it seems the world around you is far too complicated. I can understand your problem(s) and the Walrus, and why you both continually use diatribes and stir things up. If you both aren't Barry O. supporters and therefor socialist/Marxist... we can only assume then that you both are anarchist!Either way you both loose!
PHILesq says:
"It's you constantly defending "YOUR" current administration, and by proxy you defend all parties involved. Your myopic points of view..."
ok, stop right there...I defend my family, that doesn't mean "by proxy I defend all parties involved (inlaws)"...THAT is the height of myopic points of view!!!!...if I say, "my brother didn't do it!!"...by your myopic point of view, I just defended ALL of his friends involved...no, only an idiot would "blanket" my defense of my brother (and only my brother) to mean "by proxy I defend ALL parties involved"...don't be an idiot...language is very precise, listen to what is SAID and not what you WANTED to be said...someone's defense of one, IS NOT a defense of ALL by proxy....stop being an idiot, there are schools to help you learn.
Phil--It is clear to anyone who is intelligent that these 2 to whom you refer are Obama-thugs who do the messiah's bidding by conducting his disinformation campaign on the Internet. Their tactics comes straight from Alinsky--attack the character of opponents, smear and attempt to discredit, do anything and everything to minimize their voice, all while pushing a Marxist/Leftist agenda under the guise of 'progressivism.'
Anthony ...I'll agree on most of what you said. B.P. knew well ahead of time what problems they might incur drilling at those depths...they by doing so allowed this to happen, their safety record was bad enough prior to them drill that well...one of the worse in the business. OUR government allowed them to drill that well knowing full well the dangers that might be incurred, and they also knew about B.P.'s past safety record violations. We can only assume that lobbying, and gratuitous actions by both parties led to this incident. This is what happens when corporate runs our country and buys our presidents! If Barry O. runs in 2012 I'm sure that 20 billion B.P. coughed up will buy him some votes...but not enough, not enough for him nor the Democratic party!
Anthony....what you said about "them" is sad but true. If they won't admit to being Barry O. supporters, which would make them socialist and or Marxist, then they must be anarchist, because we both know they sure aren't conservatives... therefore they are not Republicans! They have finally identified themselves for what and who they truly are !
Now don't go all Alinsky on Walrus - cause Philesq. implied, and has a couple of times, that Walrus is trailer park trash.
Now - that ain't right!
Anthony G. Martin says:
"Phil--It is clear to anyone who is intelligent that these 2 to whom you refer are Obama-thugs who do the messiah's bidding by conducting his disinformation campaign on the Internet. Their tactics comes straight from Alinsky--attack the character of opponents, smear and attempt to discredit, do anything and everything to minimize their voice, all while pushing a Marxist/Leftist agenda under the guise of 'progressivism.'"
the jig is up comrade, we have been discovered.
All your bases are belong to us!
if you remember that one, you have been on the internet for a very long time, lol.
Ig...when attacked I come out swinging and I will never back down, not for Laughing Monkey, Walrus or anyone! What ever I said that makes you think that "it ain't right" is you problem not mine! I have no problems...only solutions....only actions. I just opened my mail, got a letter from the governor about the immigration issue, and he concurs with all that I stated in my email to him. "If your not part of the solution...then your part of the problem".... Eldridge Cleaver...Black Panthers ca 1969
"It is clear to anyone who is intelligent that these 2 to whom you refer are Obama-thugs who do the messiah's bidding by conducting his disinformation campaign on the Internet. "
thank you for confirming what i've long suspected: you, martin, are ~~ not ~~ intelligent. you consider any challenge of your make-bellieve 'facts' to be an assault on your character.
haven't done that yet, just questioned your intellect. but i'll be glad to if that's what need; i'm finding it increasingly difficult to accept that you are dumb as you seem and beginning to suspect you really want to destroy the greatest nation on Earth - one you conveniently avoided ever actually serving.
The Man-Child thugs are (yawn) boring. They can't think for themselves(yawn). Not worth wasting time on (yawn) sheep. The last time sheep supported a Dictator, they wound up in concentration camps. Is your state listed? Google FEMA camps, then chew on that one for awhile, sheep thugs.
right, moron in america; 15-year-old linda thompson propaganda pieces, photos of north korean forced labor camps photoshopped into wyoming, jfk executive orders rescinded under reagan, a throw-away line in the x-files movie... such are the 'facts' of the fema camp lunacy.
here's an idea: get out of your mom's basement, give her a kiss and ask her nicely to pack you some cookies and mountain dew, borrow her car, and go drive to the two or three "camps" closest to her house.
see what's really there, then go see a shrink and get some medication; it will do you a world of good.
Conservatives should stop acting like they give a damn about the environment and admit this is just their chance to attack Obama. The worse it is, the happier you all are. You want him to screw up as much as possible. I can hear drool dripping as this gets nastier.
Guess what, this means we need to step away from oil. Trying to blame this on Obama is Bush-era tactics, like blaming Bush for Katrina. Grow up.
In 1903, Cabalist Banker Prophesied Gulf Apocalypse
June 19, 2010 by Gerhard Wisnewski
Translated by "Idiot Savant," from a German website "Kopp Online" for Henrymakow.com
"In 1903, they knew that an oil reservoir emptying into the oceans would become an apocalypse and could destroy the entire earth."
In 1903, Austrian banker, writer and occultist Gustav Meyrink (left, 1868-1932) wrote a novella, "Petroleum, Petroleum", part of a collection of short stories, which featured this Preface:
"To assure priority of this prophecy, I state that the following novella has been written in 1903. Gustav Meyrink".
The novella tells the story of Dr. Jessegrim who has made a fortune in the mescaline business.
He decides to go into oil.
All of Mexico was standing on caves which were partly at least filled with petroleum, and connected with each other. Jessegrim resolves to blast away the separations between the caves. After the last detonation, the oil was to flow from the und
Unlike dystopian stories like "1984" by George Orwell or "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, who made no such claims, Mayrink called his story a "Prophecy". At the beginning of the story, he states quasi in notary fashion:
"To assure priority of this prophecy, I state that the following novella has been written in 1903. Gustav Meyrink".
With the discovery of his prophecy concerning the oil catastrophe in the Mexican Gulf, Meyrink could become posthumously famous in 2010. The best-known story of Meyrink is "The Golem" (1915), one of the Cabalistic treatments of the golem-saga where rabbis breathe life into a clay monster who vanquishes their enemies.
Meyrink ran a banking house between 1889 and 1902 and circulated his entire life in the occult world of Christian and Jewish mysticism, theosophy and alchemy.
He was a member of the very influential Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a British secret society active at the end of the 19th and in the early 20th century. Its mem
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