Obama’s sudden public posturing on Deepwater is all the more curious in light of this article over at Thruthout. If the buck stop with Mr Obama, it would be fascinating to know why the subject of a criminal investigation isn’t on the public agenda. The public admission by BP of an environmental disaster may be PR smokescreen hoping to avoid the subject. BP’s track record is highly questionable and the logic of having them clean up their own mess is extremely suspect.
A former investigator with the US EPA says
“BP is a convicted serial environmental criminal,” West said. “So, where are the criminal investigators? The well head is a crime scene and yet the potential criminals are in charge of that crime scene. Have we learned nothing from this company’s past behavior?”
t r u t h o u t | Ex-EPA Officials: Why Isn’t BP Under Criminal Investigation?.
