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Uh-Oh: Now The Department Of Justice Is Sending A Team To The Gulf Spill
The Business Insider ^ | 4-30-2010 | DOJ/Business Insider

Posted on 04/30/2010 11:20:46 AM PDT by blam

Uh-Oh: Now The Department Of Justice Is Sending A Team To The Gulf Spill

Business Insider
Apr. 30, 2010, 1:34 PM

This is an interesting development.

First it was SWAT teams, and now it's the DOJ. This is not your typical environmental situation.

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WASHINGTON, April 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that he is dispatching a team of attorneys from multiple divisions within the Justice Department to New Orleans to meet with the U.S. Attorney and response teams and to monitor the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

"The British Petroleum oil spill has already cost lives and created a major environmental incident," said Attorney General Holder. "The Justice Department stands ready to make available every resource at our disposal to vigorously enforce the laws that protect the people who work and reside near the Gulf, the wildlife, the environment and the American taxpayers."

The team will be led by Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, and Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, and will include relevant United States Attorneys. The combined group from the Department plans to make a site visit and meet with representatives from federal agencies working on the response.

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(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: doj; gulf; oil; spill
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I did notice that none of the writers at The Business Insider wanted their name attached to this piece. I wonder why?
1 posted on 04/30/2010 11:20:47 AM PDT by blam
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Obama, the octopus imposter-man.


2 posted on 04/30/2010 11:23:20 AM PDT by Jim W N
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Now all of a sudden they are worried about the American taxpayer?


3 posted on 04/30/2010 11:23:49 AM PDT by bergmeid (Fumigate Washington NOW)
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“The Justice Department stands ready to make available every resource at our disposal to vigorously enforce the laws that protect the people who work and reside near the Gulf, the wildlife, the environment and the American taxpayers.”

Guess Holder has never heard of CA/AZ/NM/TX borders!!!!


4 posted on 04/30/2010 11:24:13 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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“First it was SWAT teams...”

I found it very odd that SWAT teams were sent to “inspect oil platforms for safety”. So in addition to “dynamic entries”, weapons training, and bravery in the face of fire and all that, they know petroleum industry piping codes too?

And now lawyers are being sent to keep the beaches clean, I imagine...


5 posted on 04/30/2010 11:24:47 AM PDT by DBrow
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According to recent studies, government attorneys absorb up to 42% more oil than the other leading brand.


6 posted on 04/30/2010 11:24:57 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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yes, send in a team of eric holder’s lawyers to monitor the containment and clean up effort

that will make the lives of the people on the Gulf Coast so much better

sarc


7 posted on 04/30/2010 11:25:13 AM PDT by silverleaf (Karl Marx was not one of the founding fathers ....)
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Intimidating thug with a baton in the picture? Sorry, I just don't see one.

8 posted on 04/30/2010 11:25:21 AM PDT by TSgt (We will always be prepared, so we may always be free. - Ronald Reagan)
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They must suspect some radical Christian and/or Tea Party group(?)


9 posted on 04/30/2010 11:25:37 AM PDT by The Duke
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LOL!


10 posted on 04/30/2010 11:25:52 AM PDT by silverleaf (Karl Marx was not one of the founding fathers ....)
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Ivy League lawyers.

Is there anything they aren’t experts on?


11 posted on 04/30/2010 11:25:56 AM PDT by EyeGuy
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I heard this is Halliburtons fault....they are responsible for the cement poured that caused the leak? If so, we will never hear the end of this...


12 posted on 04/30/2010 11:26:49 AM PDT by Fawn (I LOVE Arizona!)
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Its very interesting that just when Obama and his dummies want to stop drilling, an oil platform blows up


13 posted on 04/30/2010 11:27:29 AM PDT by Venturer
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lol nothing better to do


14 posted on 04/30/2010 11:27:39 AM PDT by dalebert
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According to the Huffington Post it’s Halliburton’s fault anyway.


15 posted on 04/30/2010 11:27:53 AM PDT by brytlea (Jesus loves me, this I know.)
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Obama’s Soviet forces on the move.


16 posted on 04/30/2010 11:27:59 AM PDT by FormerACLUmember ("Subtlety is not going to win this fight": NJ Governor Chris Christie)
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Send in the Uh-Team!


17 posted on 04/30/2010 11:28:22 AM PDT by SparkyBass
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The title should be changed to a team “of lawyers.” If they are that great - why don’t we send them to war to fight for the country and bring our loyal military troops home?

Questions - always more questions - and no answers!


18 posted on 04/30/2010 11:29:30 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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I suspect sabotage. It’s them damn tree huggers again.


19 posted on 04/30/2010 11:30:32 AM PDT by Jim Robinson (JUST VOTE THEM OUT! teapartyexpress.org)
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Well I know I feel better...

(uggh...)

20 posted on 04/30/2010 11:30:34 AM PDT by ejonesie22 ( Tagline being renovated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...)
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