Firedoglake:
The White House allowed BP to hide its video feed of a gushing oil pipe in the Gulf of Mexico from the public for three weeks, all the while that same video played live in the White House Situation Room, ABC reports.
This startling revelation comes just as Obama prepares to get really angry in public about the spill — just in time to cover up his administration’s collusion with BP to hide the true extent of the massive disaster in the Gulf.
Brian Ross and John Soloman of the Center for Public Integrity discussed ABC’s quest to obtain the video of the oil pipe and revealed that the White House consented to the release of a 30 second clip of the pipe.
“At the end of the day, the White House finally acquiesced to the 30 second piece because they understood the political and media pressure,” said CPI’s John Soloman. “Why not sooner? It’s been going on for three weeks. People have seen this internally within government almost every day. Why can’t the American people see it?”
The rest here.
There’s also some discussion on whether or not adding oil dispersants directly to the leak is a good idea. Again, BP isn’t doing this on their own and has the backing of NOAA and the EPA. When the eventual Congressional commission investigates this, it will be interesting to see what exactly Team Obama is trying to cover up. I would think the questions the administration asked regarding safety issues prior to President Obama announcing his new drilling policy will prove embarrassingly lacking, at the very least.