Rumors of War
We have been inundated with the threat of war for some time
now, as rumblings (rumors) of WWIII have been circulating throughout various groups
within the news media; war being the central topic of many debates between news
anchors and analysts in recent years. Witnessing the tensions globally, including the civil unrest
that is vastly spreading in the majority of countries, most people in the
Western Hemisphere are readying themselves mentally and physically for war.
Countless are expecting another civil war, while multitudes
are inclined more toward a global (world) war. Quite a few say that a civil war is redundant, as the government has advanced
technology, nuclear bombs and sophisticated weaponry to quickly stop an
uprising. Others do not believe the government would bomb their own
country or harm their own citizens. In
general, many people seem oblivious to false flag events or PSYOP (strategic,
operational, tactical, white, gray, black, covert).
PSYOP stands for ‘psychological operations’, which are
planned operations. The purpose of PSYOP
is to manipulate behavior (induce, reinforce) to respond favorably to the goals
(objectives) of the U.S. (to a regime - no matter what country). Oddly, there are still countless individuals that shrug the
idea of war off, determining either that ‘it
won’t happen; people will get over it’; or ‘it is what it is’, or ‘nothing we can do about it anyway’.
Multitudes are more focused on the ‘socialist’
or ‘communist’
executive orders that continue to escalate in volume, emergency
training drills of various government agencies, the militarization
of police, the increase of suicides,
murders
and resignations
of prominent figures that oppose the government or their agenda and push for gun
control.
(Note* - The Center
for Domestic Preparedness government site (link under word ‘various’) is to
recruit trainees, but it briefly touches upon the increase in emergency drills
in an off-handed way. BP2013)
[(quote) – “While
the training tempo has increased dramatically, the CDP’s
training programs provide the very best in advanced hands-on training for America's emergency responders.” (unquote)] (emphasis mine – BP)
There is an overall consensus (amongst those who are awake)
that the main concern is a takeover of citizens by the government and foreign
troops already stationed throughout America. Martial
law (State of National Emergency), the confinement of citizens in FEMA camps
(known as Army
Civilian Inmate Labor Program and Civilian Inmate Prison Camps) are some of
today's hot subjects.
There is also the indefinite
detainment of Americans, the ENDGAME
plan of Homeland Security (for “potential
terrorists” and “all removable aliens”),
the NFC and Rex 84, Zionists propaganda, secret
service and gun laws, combined with the points mentioned in the previous
paragraph, are the major concerns and most talked about topics forefront in the
minds of many (re: domestic and global war).
This is an entire topic in itself, but it is mentioned here to
establish what many have verbalized privately amongst themselves, or on radio,
TV and the internet. We do have to be
aware of what is going on, just as all of God’s people from the beginning have
been aware of who their enemies were and what was happening around them.
We have to hear what the Lord is saying and follow His
instructions, even though we all know that there will always be someone who
opposes us. There is no getting around
it. If we do as the Lord asks us, then
even if another believer opposes us, we must be confident enough to trust and
obey God (Yhwh).
And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and
the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their
parents, and cause them to be put to death. And you shall be hated
of all men for My name's
sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved. [Mat 10:21, 22]
In God
have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto
me. [Ps 56:11]
We know what’s coming. We just do
not know how soon or in what order, but prayer, fasting, reading the word and
cleaving to the true, living God (Yhwh) and His Christ, our King and Lord Jesus
Christ (Y’shua Ha’Mashiach) is the only way we can hold steady amidst all the
chaos. We see the signs and prophecies coming to pass. Only the Lord can and will help us through it
all. Let us pray for each other that we
may indeed endure to the end. He will be
our strength.
On Thursday, March 28, 2013, Pyongyang threatened the United
States with a preemptive nuclear strike. Pyongyang is the largest city in North
Korea and the capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Pyongyang is known simply as North Korea.
A unanimous vote by the UN Security Council, which passed
tougher sanctions to punish North Korea for its recent nuclear test on February
12, 2013, triggered both anger and the threat of war to the United States.
China, which is an ally of North Korea, drafted the resolution
that the UN voted on. According to
reports, the United States and China, as well as the international community,
condemn North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile tests, a repeat violation
of UN resolutions.
In the same report from the Australian News site, there seem to be conflicting statements. One statement declares there is no concern about North Korea’s ability to produce missiles, armed with a nuclear warhead, that is capable of reaching the U.S., and a latter statement that suggests the U.S., as well as other nations, are concerned (worry) that North Korea may attain its goal.
Although I am posting the statements back to back, they were not presented that way in the report by the Australian News site which I am quoting from. However, the opposing statements were contained within the same report.
“Although North Korea boasts of
nuclear bombs and pre-emptive strikes, it is not thought to have mastered the
ability to produce a warhead small enough to put on a missile capable of
reaching the US. It is believed to have
enough nuclear fuel, however, for several crude nuclear devices.”
“The United States and other nations
worry that North Korea's third nuclear test pushed it closer to its goal of
gaining nuclear missiles that can reach the US.”
North Korea and Ally China
It is wise
to note that it is common knowledge that China is an ally of North Korea, often
acting as a protective big brother.
However, we should keep aware that Russia and China continue to carry
out their own military exercises; China in the South China Sea and Russia, in
the Black Sea. March 28, 2013 (2 days
ago) was the most recent naval drill
and military exercise carried out.
It is also known
that Russia is supportive of Iran’s nuclear program, even if there is some
distrust between the two countries. Indeed,
these are very dark days that we are living in. Many are concerned about Russian
troops on American soil, particularly after last year’s Colorado military
exercise, as well as August, 2012 sighting of the Russian
nuclear attack submarine that went undetected in the Gulf of Mexico (interestingly that was a short time after the LORD had given me a vision of three Russian ships and subs off the east coast of US, but it was not in Gulf of Mexico in the vision - just the east coast halfway down on the country's coast).
North Korea Angered at U.S. B-2 Stealth
Bombers
This morning, March 30, 2013, Jack Kim, a reporter for Reuters who is situated in Seoul wrote:
“North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a "state of war" with South Korea, its latest bout of angry rhetoric directed at Seoul and Washington, but the South brushed off the statement as little more than tough talk.
The North also threatened to shut down an industrial zone it operates jointly with the South near the heavily armed border between the two sides if Seoul continued to say the complex was being kept running for money.”
Map overlay |
Further down, Jack Kim wrote:
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday signed off on an order putting its missile units on standby to attack U.S. military bases in the South and the Pacific, after the United States flew two nuclear-capable stealth bombers over the Korean peninsula in a rare show of force.
U.S. officials said the B-2 bombers were on a diplomatic sortie aimed at reassuring allies South Korea and Japan and were also aimed at trying to nudge Pyongyang back to dialogue, although there was no guarantee Kim would get the message as intended.
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye |
(Additional reporting by Sung-won Shim and Jane Chung; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)
North Korea’s Threat of War Downplayed
Reuters Korea Bureau Chief David Chance states that North
Korea is capable of firing on Japan and Guam, but dismisses the threat of war that
N. Korea makes about successfully striking the United States.
Speaking from Seoul, he states:
“This is a
continuation of the rhetoric that North Korea has been putting out over the
past month or so, ever since it was threatened with sanctions for its nuclear
tests. They have missiles which have the
requisite range to be able to reach Japan and some American bases in the Pacific,
unlike the threat of nuclear attack on the United States, which is pure
fantasy.”
“The assumption on behalf of most people who follow North Korea is
that there is no way that they will risk doing anything like this. They are talking of a response to an invasion.
I mean, North Korea has to convince its own populace that it is
taking action to defend them against what it sees as attacks, or what it may
well be as attacks on its sovereign rights and attacks on the Kim dynasty.
So, if in fact the United States does not carry out a strike on North Korea, as looks most likely in any case, then they will be able to say that ‘we have scared the United States away.’
Their threat of a nuclear strike and their long-range missile launches
has already prompted Washington to say that they are going to install some
missile defense systems in Alaska. So, to
some extent, North Korea has proved its point; they are being taken seriously
by the United States.”
David Chance (Reuters Korea Bureau Chief) video
(1:34)
Some of the
above photographs are courtesy of NKNews.org
As
disciples and followers of Christ Jesus (Y’shua), we understand what the Lord
warned about the last days, which we well realize that we are in. If anything else, the constant barrage of
cataclysmic events and concerns that has been the hard-to-swallow diet fed to
the public steadily (especially in the past two years), has one real
solution. It is posted below, from the
word of God.
And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that you be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and
pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.
[Mat 24:6-8]
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to
kill the soul: but rather fear Him
which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. [Mat 10:28]
Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear:
though war should rise up against me, in this shall I be confident. [Ps 27:3]
Indoctrination of Deceit
We begin to
learn about lies when we are very young, as many of us as children, would speak
forth lies to keep us from getting in trouble. Those who love the Lord put away falsehoods and deception and strive to bridle
our tongue. As we grow
and experience life, we begin to learn more; not only about how lying has
consequences, but also about betrayal, corruption and deception on a grander
scale.
Yet, we grow up being taught
history that has been altered, hidden or misrepresented, science that portrays
fables (evolution – The Big Bang) and other topics (such as sex education) that
slowly begin to affect our ability to facilitate ‘critical thinking’ (reflective reasoning about beliefs and
actions), while manipulating, blurring or obstructing how we perceive
things.
Simply put,
we were not taught the truth of history or science (for starters). Most certainly, we were shielded from
happenings and discoveries that would reveal decay in morals; corruption,
deceit and genocide throughout history, the truth about the creation of the
world, mankind and all that exists, or the different ages (truthfully) that existed
before the present age, along with how and why previous ages came to an end.
For the most part, truth is often aborted or
obscured, while the people are taught (programmed) to see and know only what
certain people in power want mankind to see and know. A
curriculum framework was developed, which would assist curriculum developers ‘in overcoming policy fragmentation’. Teachers, as well as schools, were held
accountable for student learning based on the attainment of curriculum
goals.
One of the purposes of developing curriculums was
supposedly to help “low-performing
students from disadvantaged backgrounds”. The goals were ‘aligned to State standards’, aka (also
known as) government controlled. North
Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)
states:
“According to Curry and Temple
(1992), a curriculum framework
is "a document (usually developed at the state level) that suggests the best thinking about the knowledge,
skills, and processes students should know and understand about a particular
discipline, and that provides a structure within which to organize the other
important curricular components of the instructional system"
Curriculums
are constantly changing and whether educators or schools realize it or not,
many textbooks that are being used throughout North America, are indoctrinating
students with false or misleading information. For example, in my last article, I introduced Jen Shroder, who
writes a thought-provoking exposé about the “Islamic indoctrination in American textbooks and required prayers to
Allah.”
I
think the majority of us can see that all levels of society are changing, as
great efforts are being put forth to indoctrinate humanity as a whole, to
accept things that are not a reality, but corrupt, controlling and
deceptive. There
is truth, but it is becoming skewed, obsolete or squelched. The fight for truth is as never before, as
forces of darkness and evil men seek to control or obliterate truth and those
who stand for truth.
Controversial Documentary - The Big
Fix
In this
series about deception, it seemed appropriate to mention what is considered the
worst U.S. offshore oil spill, known as the Deepwater Horizon spill, which
occurred 41-50 miles off the coast of Louisiana, in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil spill transpired at a water depth of one
mile below the ocean’s water surface, an occurrence unheard of before.
Reports of
the disaster stunned Americans when the news media revealed the significance of
the spill and its immediate impact on the Gulf coast. When a bubble of methane gas traveled quickly
up the drill column from the Macondo well, it burst through seals and barriers
as it expanded, exploding suddenly.
Two
separate explosions that occurred back to back claimed the lives of eleven
people, nine rig crew and two engineers, as well as injuring 16 others. None of the 11 bodies were ever found. The explosions caused a powerful surge of oil
to gush upward, spilling out 4.9 million barrels (210 million US gallons), over
a period of 87 days.
As the
media moved on to other pressing news, the tragedy began to fade from people’s
memories. However, those who live in Louisiana, as well as other communities
along the shores of the Gulf coast, have suffered serious health complications
and financial ruin.
Come On Down and Visit
President
Obama, who had visited Panama City in Florida, approximately three months after
the oil spill, made a congratulatory speech and thanksgiving to the Coast
Guard, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other agencies who worked
tirelessly to clean up the mess from the oil spill.
He states
that 7,000 vessels and 47,000 people were involved in the cleanup. Honorable mention was also given to Dr. Steven
Chu (who had advised gamma-ray imaging) and
his team of scientists from NOAA for their help using complex technology to
stop the leaking oil and ‘kill the well’.
Obama
further stated that the ‘well is capped
and no longer flowing’, closing his speech with an invitation to all
Americans to ‘come on down and visit’. Obama’s Speech - Come
On Down and Visit
Dr. Steven Chu,
Secretary of Energy, selected hydrologists and
geophysicists from the JASON
independent advisory group within the U.S. Department of Defense, to assist in
finding a solution to stopping the unending oil pouring into the Gulf of
Mexico. (At the time of this writing,
Dr. Chu has only recently resigned his position.)
In a
documentary published by the Learning Channel, President Obama opposed the
outcry of the public that insisted that he and his administration were handling
the oil spill poorly.
“Nobody is more upset than me because uh,
like any president, when this happens on your watch (notable pause)…then,
everyday you are thinking, ‘how does this get solved?’'" Obama stated.
Despite various
efforts and methods to plug the well, success did not seem to be attainable at
first. During a TV interview, Obama
states “Make no mistake…we will fight
this spill with everything we’ve got for as long as it takes. We will make BP pay for the damage its
company has cost.”
The
Learning Channel’s film called “Deepwater
Disaster – BP Oil Spill” shed a more favorable light on the men involved in
operations to cap the well; however, the filmmakers came to no conclusion about
the matter, but instead left it open-ended by saying, “no one really knows what happened during those 87 days”.
I personally
concluded that there were thousands of people and hundreds of engineers and
other experts, who were sincerely doing their best to solve the
environmental catastrophe.
Yet, on the other hand, it would seem that the best spokespersons were selected to speak on behalf of BP and the United States government. There is no doubt in my mind that many in power and position were manipulated by the almighty dollar, in order to sway things in favor of the corporation responsible for the disaster.
To give
each side a fair shake, I include the Learning Channel’s film (one hour
duration), as well as the recent documentary (The Big Fix) made by two
filmmakers (husband and wife team) that inspired this writing. Learning Channel Film
About The Big Fix Documentary
A controversial
film was released in movie theatres in 2012 by filmmakers Josh Tickell and his
wife Rebecca Harrell Tickell, which chronicles the 2010 BP oil spill and the
aftermath that has, for the most part, been unreported by the media. It was first
circulated around the Film Festivals in 2011, before its theater release in
2012; therefore, the information in the video is about two years old.
Josh
Tickell, a native of Louisiana, and his wife discovered thick oil that had been
covered up by sand on one of the beaches in the area of the environmental
disaster. Rebecca Tickell (formerly Rebecca Harrell),
who gave up acting to pursue her dream of being a film producer and
environmental activist, suffers from a disease called “tar smarting”.
The skin
condition is permanent and is believed to have been the result of exposure to
the crude oil (petroleum) and Corexit (chemical oil dispersant) that occurred
during the making of the film. Producers/Directors
Josh and Rebecca Tickell were interviewed by Ken Spector of LivingEco regarding their
documentary.
Josh
Tickell: “Part of the disconnect is…this story is really about an alternate
narrative. So, how far can you push
people, where they actually believe a different reality than what they can see
and what’s happening around them? What
we see in ‘The Big Fix’ is that you can actually make people believe in a total
myth, a total fakery, which is what we’re seeing still in the Gulf of Mexico.
People are eating the fish; people
are on the beach; people are in the water and the signs say, ‘It’s fine, it’s
safe to swim.’ Meanwhile, tens, maybe
hundreds of thousands of people are suffering with acute blood disorders –
bleeding coming out of the ears, the nose, uh, we’re seeing sores…we’re seeing
what Rebecca had, which is this terrible blistering and photosensitivity.”
Wikipedia
makes a very brief mention of the documentary stating that the “film argues that BP (British Petroleum) has utilized the oil dispersant Corexit in
the Gulf to create the illusion that
the Louisiana beaches are safe and the water (and seafood) uncontaminated.” (emphasis mine – BP)
blistered arm due to Corexit exposure |
rash and internal bleeding due to corexit spraying |
spraying Corexit chemicals - oil dispersant |
The film
was the winner for ‘Best Documentary’ in the Italian Environmental Film
Festival and the International Water and Film Festival. Ten other film festivals named ‘The Big Fix’
as their Official Selection.
Viewing Audience Votes and Reviews
In an
overall survey, carried out by a site called ‘Rotten Tomatoes’, 83% of the
viewing audience gave it ‘rotten tomatoes’ (did not like it), whereas 96% of
the voters gave it a thumbs up (liked it).
The divide is almost half and half.
It would seem that a ‘divide’ pertains to many things these days, even
amongst followers of Christ, dividing the true from the false (tares, apostate)
and lukewarm.
A few reviews
by others that encapsulate what the documentary is about are presented below. The reviews are written by
reporters/journalists for the news media.
It is interesting to me how the media can quickly change from one side
to another in their reporting or comments.
The Guardian
In its
review, the Guardian states that Josh Tickell’s greatest upset was over the use
of the oil dispersant Corexit, which has had devastating effects on the health
of those exposed to both the oil and the chemical spray.
“It’s not every film that sets off on a mini-road trip with Peter Fonda, only to veer off into a night-vision goggle surveillance of a BP facility.”
New York Times
As with many
major news agencies, the NY Times slightly oversteps the neutrality that the
media is supposed to maintain, and leans ever so slightly towards a negative
review. Initially, NY Times agrees that
the film provides “ample, devastating
evidence” that the water and air in Louisiana are contaminated.
However,
the review ends with doublespeak, by making a closing statement that negates
any positive points mentioned.
“If the film’s conspiratorial
viewpoint makes sense and is probably accurate, its final judgment is so gloomy
that your impulse is to throw up your hands and despair.”
The
official NY Times review:
Fury, Up Close and Personal, at the Lingering Effects From the BP Oil Spill
“The Big Fix” is an enraged exposé of the crimes of Big Oil, specifically BP, which has been accused of negligence and of taking shortcuts that helped lead to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig off the Louisiana coast in April 2010. The film’s conspiratorial viewpoint makes sense and is probably accurate.” LA Times
The review,
although brief, gives a positive slant to the film.
“The scathing documentary “The Big Fix”
investigates questions of corporate negligence and political corruption
surrounding last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill and its lingering
aftereffects on the Gulf Coast. The Big Fix” presents a compelling array
of damning testimony from EPA officials, journalists, scientists and
politicians as well as emotional scenes of distraught residents, a
number, like Rebecca Tickell, experiencing troubling physical symptoms in
the wake of the disaster.”
Narrative
was written by Johnny O’Hara:
“The story of BP begins in
Iran. A group of British geologists
discovered Iran was sitting on an ocean of oil and they decided they would take
it. They formed the Anglo-Persian oil
company and made a corrupt deal with the Iranian monarchy that guaranteed
itself all of Iran’s oil.
Shortly after that, the British
government bought 51% of the company and at the suggestion of Winston
Churchill, the British navy switched from coal to oil. The warships that projected British power all
over the world were now run 100% on oil from Iran.
And then in 1952, Iranians decided
to take their oil back. The
democratically elected government of Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh
nationalized the Anglo-Iranian oil company.
He banished all the British diplomats, and along with them, the secret
agents who were plotting his overthrow.
So, Prime Minister Churchill asked
President Eisenhower to overthrow Mossadegh on their behalf. The CIA and the British helped stage the coup
that ended the last democratic government Iran ever knew. After Mossadegh was overthrown, he was
sentenced to three years in prison and house arrest for life.
After the CIA deposed Mossadegh,
they placed Mohammad-Reza Shah in power.
The Shah ruled for 25 years with increasing oppression, until finally
his rule provoked the 1970 Islamic revolution. With fundamentalist clerics now
in power, the company that would eventually be known as BP was forced to look
elsewhere for its oil.” [End narrative excerpt]
An article
posted by the University of Texas called “Iran Coup D’état 1953”
gives an account that coincides with the brief narrative in ‘The Big Fix’
documentary.
“In 1953 Iran executed a coup d’état
overthrowing Prime Minister Mosaddegh with aid from the United States and Great
Britain. Aid included sabotage,
propaganda, unofficial military action, and political action. This covert
operation performed by the United States CIA (Central Intelligence
Agency). It was fairly quick with little
bloodshed, but it would plant seeds of Anti-American sentiment that still
resonate today.
It is hard to tell what the actual motivations and plans for
the U.S. were behind coup, since many of the documents concerning the events
below were either destroyed or never released to the public. However, from the evidence available, this is
what happened.” University of Texas
Article
Unexplained New Oil Slicks
CBS
This Morning reported back in December 2012 that oil slicks were seen in
the water off of the Louisiana coast. BP
investigated for possible leakage and confirmed that oil was seeping from the
place they had believed to be successfully capped. A
non-profit environmental group first reported the leakage. Congressman Ed Markey is concerned that the
well never really stopped leaking.
In
November 2012, BP admitted to lying to Congress about how much oil was actually
pouring into the water back in 2010. As
of October, 2012, BP insists no further risks are involved, negating the need
for cleanup; a statement which was backed up by the Coast Guard.
Rep. Markey
states, “Well, in 2010, I said that BP
was either lying or incompetent. As it
turns out, they were doing both – and this is the same crime scene.” According to CBS reporter, Sharyl Attkisson,
the Coast Guard and BP (British Petroleum) refused to be interviewed. CBS
News Report
The CBS
News reported that a ‘white, milky
substance’ is oozing out of the capped well and has been tested. The Coast Guard and BP have refused to state
what the substance is (call it ‘unknown’
substance), only that it is not considered dangerous.
Large oil
slicks (sheen) were observed in the Gulf coast waters near the location of
Deepwater Horizon calamity. BP
accomplished a subsea mission that was supervised by the Coast Guard to
investigate the possibility of new oil leaking from the capped well.
Both the
Coast Guard and BP (British Petroleum) assured the public that there is no oil
seeping out. In October 2012, however,
BP noted that their underwater vehicle had observed oil leakage coming from the
containment dome on the well. It
completed a remote operation to plug the new leak and reported that all was
well. The Coast Guard insists that no
cleaning up of the oil slick will be carried out, as it did not “pose a risk to the shoreline”.
“But more oil continues to surface.
Slicks and sheens of varying sizes and shapes have been documented by satellite
photos, as well as aerial video recorded by the non-profit environmental group
"On Wings of Care." It's suspected that an unknown amount of oil
trapped in the containment dome, and in the wreckage and equipment from 2010,
could be seeping out.
Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., helped lead the original investigation of BP after the Deepwater Horizon exploded, and says it's deja vu: BP is not turning over videos and information requested by Congress.
"My concern is that substantial amounts of oil could still be leaking from the wreckage," Markey told CBS News.”
Rep. Ed Markey (Massachusetts), a congressman who is on the House Committee on Natural Resources (committee that also investigated the 2010 oil spill), has a stand against the corporation is no secret to the news media.
He has recently asked the Coast Guard to “release video footage from undersea activities”, but the Coast Guard’s compliance has not yet been fulfilled. The source of the new oil slicks upon the Gulf of Mexico’s water was an environment group, called ‘On Wings of Care’.
BP Trials
On February 25, 2013, the first phase of the trial against British Petroleum (BP) began. When the documentary ‘The Big Fix’ was filmed in 2010/11, the narrative states that only one plaintiff’s claim out of over 91,000, had been paid. However, by the time of the trial that started this year of 2013, BP records revealed that up to $37 billion had been paid in fines, settlements, payouts and cleanup.
The plaintiffs are Louisiana, Alabama, the U.S. Justice Department and thousands of business owners and private citizens. The defendants are B.P. Exploration and Production, Inc., Anadarko Petroleum, MOEX Offshore (who had a share in the well) and Transocean (who owned the Deepwater Horizon rig that was drilling the well). Mississippi and Florida are also said to have filed claims.
The Guardian (UK) wrote:
“Whether BP settles or not, the case is virtually guaranteed to prove the most expensive environmental disaster I history, far surpassing EXXON Valdez oil spill off the coast of Alaska, and any payoff would dwarf previous deals the U.S. government has reached with corporate offenders in any industry (a record that stands at $2.3 billion for Pfizer over painkillers)."
On March 15, 2013, Andrew Callus, reporter for Reuters on NBC news stated that BP was appealing a March 5 court ruling against what the corporation called ‘fictitious’ and ‘absurd’ oil spill compensation payouts on Friday (March 15, 2013) and asked a judge to temporarily halt those made on a so-called business economic loss basis.”
The trial continues. BP attorneys have tried to shift blame and implicate Halliburton and Transocean (BP’s contractors) for the human errors that occurred, causing the explosions and oil spill, stating that BP was simply following the industry’s standard drilling practices. Besides being charged with manslaughter, BP faces several other charges, including gross negligence, which BP attorneys are trying to get downgraded to negligence. Changing the charge from ‘gross negligence’ to ‘negligence’ could save BP a difference of $20 billion in fines.
Since the Gulf of Mexico incident, British Petroleum (BP) has sold off nearly one-third of its wells and refineries. It has dropped from the second largest oil corporation to the fourth largest. BP continues to count the cost of profit.
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. [1Jn 2:16]
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. [1Tim 6:10]
The Big Fix – BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Cover Up
(UPDATE - NOTE* - unfortunately, the video is not showing up here for some reason but perhaps if you google the above title, it will show up. I apologize for the inconvenience BP2013)
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