“The A-Whale is the essence of an international ship—built in South Korea, modified in Portugal, owned by Taiwanese and flagged in Liberia. And that is part of the problem. Even if it stays farther offshore than the 3-mile limit of America’s Jones Act, it still requires approval by the U.S. Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency before BP can hire the A-Whale and put it to work.
The second problem is that the ship would gather spilled oil, separate the water from the oil, and discharge the water back into the ocean so its tanks could be filled with oil. Our EPA has a problem with that, because the discharge because the discharge would retain a minor amount of oily residue. To EPA, any residue greater than 15 parts per million is impermissible. They elevate perfection above the need for speed.
So there you have it America, you can’t remove 99% of the oil, because it can’t remove 99.999985%. The ship is said to be able to remove 99.999950% of the oil.”
Largest skimmer in the world must be deemed ‘effective’ by the federal government before it’s allowed to help with oil clean-up
“The largest skimming ship in the world — known as an “A Whale” — is expected to arrive in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, but will be prevented from contracting with BP to help clean up the oil spill until the federal government decides that the vessel is “effective.”
The Coast Guard will not clear the Taiwan-owned ship – which is reportedly the length of 3 football fields and 10 stories high – to join the clean-up until it undergoes a test.
While I would expect an actor of his caliber to have memorized his letter, Jon Voight’s words of warning are important. Please <right click> on the above file (jonvoight.wmv) and <save target as> to your hard drive.
JAG HUNTER READER EMAIL UPDATE: Saturday evening 29 May 2010
Gmail Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III
MORE! – WHAT MADSEN LEFT OUT
“You see, when Webster Tarpley and Anton Chaitkin collaborated on a published book biography of George W. Bush, they described some aspects of the child/youth prostitution ring which pandered to high-level U.S. politicians, starting in Nebraska in the early 1980′s. You will probably recognize the name of this scandal: “The Franklin Cover-up” – from the title of the expose written by John DeCamp.
In the Bush book, it states that YOUNG BLACK MEN were recruited for these sex episodes. So it wasn’t just kids, and some of the abused victims were Black.
The sexual preferences Obama has today for receiving ‘favors’ from white men might go back many years in his personal history. I get gut instincts about things, and over the years I have been amazed at some of my insights.”
“According to the Wayne Madsen Report (WMR) sources within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Pentagon and Interior and Energy Departments told the Obama Administration that the newly-discovered estimated 3-4 billion barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico would cover America’s oil needs for up to eight months if there was a military attack on Iran that resulted in the bottling up of the Strait of Hormuz to oil tanker traffic, resulting in a cut-off of oil to the United States from the Persian Gulf.”
It appears BP was rushing the project at the behest of Obama’s Administration in order to give the US a supply of oil to sustain the US economy through the upcoming War with Iran. And that BP was encouraged to pull out all the stops, that is, safety stops in an effort to bring in this new oil field just-in-time for war!
Don't be surprised by the small footprint of this video; it can expand to full screen. Nor be dismayed by its poor image quality. This video may be the most powerful moment in your day.
Watch this and realize how dire our circumstances are.
The enemy of this country (and The LORD) is much more real than you think and may be larger than any mortal man is able to fully comprehend!
Buy his books [I make NOTHING off the sale or referral.] and learn the real history of the US and why there will be no relief come this election in November 2010.