Greg Palast Slips Clutches of Homeland Security

[kpete]

Reporter Palast Slips Clutches of Homeland Security
Published by Greg Palast September 14th, 2006 in Articles
September 14th, 2006
by Greg Palast

Forget the orange suit. Exxon Mobil Corporation, which admits it was behind the criminal complaint brought by Homeland Security against me and television producer Matt Pascarella, has informed me that the oil company will no longer push charges that Pascarella and I threatened “critical infrastructure.”

The allegedly criminal act, which put us on the wrong side of post-9/11 anti-terror law, was our filming of Exxon’s Baton Rouge refinery where, nearby, 1,600 survivors of Hurricane Katrina remain interned behind barbed wire.

I have sworn to Homeland Security that we no longer send our footage to al-Qaeda — which, in any case, can get a much better view of the refinery and other “critical infrastructure” at Google Maps.

Given Exxon’s back-down, I hope to confirm with Homeland Security, Baton Rouge, that charges will be dropped today.

more at:
http://www.gregpalast.com/reporter-palast-slips-clutches-of-homeland-security#more-1488

[Why Syzygy]

1. B &R

A story worth watching.

[WhiteTara]

2. Woo Hoo Greg!

Way to back the bully boys down.
:woohoo:

[havocmom]

3. What? The junta didn't like admitting the only thing DHS was securing

was corporations? La de fucking da!

Glad we didn't have to raise funds for an insurgency to free Mr. Palast and Mr. Pascarella from Saddam's errr, buscho prisons.

[Maat]

4. Go, Greg!

Our family supports you and your work!

Take care!

Glad to hear this ridiculous pursuit of charges was dropped.

[Vidar]

5. Way to go, Greg!

[truedelphi]

6. Glad to hear that Greg is safe from the Homeland

Security and General Annoyance Crowd.

Just remember Greg - no hair gel on the plane. It could interfere with vital electronics equipment.

[rman]

7. way for Exxon to make itself look good

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[HuffleClaw]

8. "no longer send our footage to al-Qaeda"

ya just KNOW the freepers will glom onto that phrase. but when its rush or coulter its a 'joke' !

[DemReadingDU]

9. K&R

[annabanana]

10. VERY good news!

Now, about those 1,600 survivors of Hurricane Katrina remaining interned behind barbed wire. . . . .