Gulf oil spill: President's panel says firms complacent

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

Three major companies involved in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill lacked a safety culture and made serious mistakes ahead of the catastrophe, the key inquiry into the disaster has said.

The White House oil spill commission said there was a culture of complacency at BP, Transocean and Halliburton.

"There was not a culture of safety on that rig," co-chair Bill Reilly said.

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Mr Reilly called for "top-to-bottom reform" at the companies involved in the well, known as the Macondo well, and faulted a "sweep of bad decisions" by the three companies.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11720907

[jody]

1. Complacent my donkey! They intentionally skirted and violated safety procedures and derelict

presidents once again were derelict in performing their duty, "to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States".

That Constitution says "provide for the common defence" and that includes enemies of We the People who rob and pillage at will under the cloak of "Too big to fail corporations".