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Population control aside, it's always a good idea to "follow the money." So who is making money, and stands to make money, from the oil spill?

Our Toxic Gulf: A Wakeup Call



"I've never seen anything like it. We're seeing pods of whales and dolphins out in the oil, and lots of dead things. Things I've never seen before coming up from the deep...floating, dead." Elizabeth Grossman, quoting David Willman -- experienced boat captain, Gulf of Mexico The very deep did rot: O Christ! That ever this should be! Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) "The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner"

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BP and the federal government, using various guises, continue to spray, pump, and dump, the oil dispersant Corexit into the Gulf of Mexico. Nobody seems to know exactly how many gallons of that stuff has been flushed into the Gulf. The same folks who have been lying to us about the amount of oil gushing from the underwater wellhead, are not going to be truthful regarding how much Corexit has been used. A rough guesstimate would be around 2 million gallons, to date. (Link) Corexit can be toxic to humans and marine life. According to marine biologist and toxicologist, Dr. Chris Pincetich, among other things, it may disrupt cell-wall membranes. The oil from the sea-floor gusher can, of course, be toxic in its own right. Dr. Manny Alvarez has labeled the flu-like symptoms associated with the oil spill "Gulf Oil Syndrome." Marine toxicologist, Dr. Rikki Ott, who worked on the Exxon Valdez oil spill, warns that people are surprised when these "flu-like" symptoms hang on for months, and then years, and then..."they're dead." These toxins may take their time, but eventually they get the job done. Can you say "population control?" (Link) And, of course, a mixture of oil and Corexit is worst of all. Marine toxicologist Dr. Susan Shaw, founder and director of the Marine Environmental Research Institute, informs us that "This stuff is so toxic combined… Very, very toxic, and goes right through skin." And lets not forget associated toxic gases, like benzene and hydrogen sulfide. Population control aside, it's always a good idea to "follow the money." So who is making money, and stands to make money, from the oil spill? The "usual suspects" -- the Chicago thugocracy, large corporations, BP, Goldman Sachs.... Their fingerprints are all over this thing -- from the Chicago based Nalco, that manufactures Corexit, to the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX). (Link) The CCX is poised, along with several large corporations, to take advantage of the trillions of dollars that will roll in from the bogus carbon-credit racket. (Link) But as long as the US stubbornly sticks to an oil based economy, they can't get their hands on that money. And then there's the elimination of America's middle-class to think about, and the redistribution of wealth, and the "greening" of the world, and...gosh, just a lot of stuff. (Link) "So -- well -- you have to break a few eggs in order to make an omelet, ya know? Nothin' personal." Such people do not lay awake at night worrying about the pelicans, turtles, and other marine life. (Link) If, by chance, you feel that destroying the Gulf of Mexico and its surrounding population, (while enriching evil scum), is not such a great idea, then you may want to get in touch with your local politician, and tell them to get off their butt, and DO SOMETHING! Otherwise, by all means go back to sleep. Sorry if I disturbed you. P.S. If you're reading this on a computer, then I strongly urge you to view each of the short videos that I've linked to. If you've already watched some of them, then please watch any you haven't yet seen. It's important.


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Jim ONeill -- Bio and Archives

Born June 4, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Served in the U.S. Navy from 1970-1974 in both UDT-21 (Underwater Demolition Team) and SEAL Team Two.  Worked as a commercial diver in the waters off of Scotland, India, and the United States.  Worked overseas in the Merchant Marines.  While attending the University of South Florida as a journalism student in 1998 was presented with the “Carol Burnett/University of Hawaii AEJMC Research in Journalism Ethics Award,” 1st place undergraduate division.  (The annual contest was set up by Carol Burnett with money she won from successfully suing a national newspaper for libel).  Awarded US Army, US Navy, South African, and Russian jump wings.  Graduate of NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School, 1970).  Member of Mensa, China Post #1, and lifetime member of the NRA and UDT/SEAL Association.


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