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Topic started on 3-12-2012 @ 08:02 PM by DragonFire1024

Protesters arrested after barricading themselves inside portion of Keystone Oil Pipeline


en.wikinews.org
Two protesters were arrested after they barricaded themselves inside a portion of the Keystone Oil Pipeline under construction in Winona, Texas.

Spokesperson for TransCanada Grady Semmens called the incident "unfortunate" saying, "This project is about supplying Canadian and American oil to U.S. refineries, pushing out more expensive crude oil from foreign regimes that do not support American values of freedom and common sense — Libya, Venezuela and the Middle East."

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reply posted on 3-12-2012 @ 08:16 PM by olaru12
reply to post by DragonFire1024


I found this amusing....



Spokesperson for TransCanada Grady Semmens called the incident "unfortunate" saying, "This project is about supplying Canadian and American oil to U.S. refineries, pushing out more expensive crude oil from foreign regimes that do not support American values of freedom and common sense


Common sense like the BP disaster?

www.telegraph.co.uk...

or
www.msnbc.msn.com...

Oil companies don't have that great of a record using common sense imo.

I wouldn't want that pipe line in my neighborhood either.


reply posted on 3-12-2012 @ 08:29 PM by xXxinfidelxXx
reply to post by stirling


That's oppression 101, my friend. What's the easiest way to impose perpetual oppression? You pervert the population to the extent that they become the means of their own oppression. The sad thing is, 90% of the "boots on the ground" of the security establishment is getting screwed over just as bad as the rest of us, and yet don't realize it for some reason.


reply posted on 3-12-2012 @ 09:39 PM by LadyGreenEyes
Originally posted by DragonFire1024
I think the headline speaks for itself. I don't agree with the protesters motives, but I would think the site in question would have a bit more security even though that portion of the pipe isn't in operation.

You would think with all the so-called concern for terrorism, this would be one of the top security priorities.


It's a pipe. They were arrested, so clearly someone knew they were there. Empty pipe isn't that much of a security risk, as long as things are monitored.

Originally posted by DragonFire1024But the fact that the company says the Middle East lack "common sense" or the hope of "freedom" is just ridiculous. The person who spoke these words was either speaking from a prepared statement that didn't go as far as they would've liked, or they really are out of touch with reality.

en.wikinews.org
(visit the link for the full news article)
edit on 3-12-2012 by DragonFire1024 because: typo
edit on 3-12-2012 by DragonFire1024 because: add


I don't know about the statement being ridiculous. Consider the situation in Egypt. Their high court stopped working, because people supporting their new leader blocked their court officials from entering to settle on a case against Morsi, where he declared himself above the courts. That doesn't sound like a pro-freedom thing to me (his actions, not those of the court). In many other places, pro-freedom types are pushed out by radicals. Common sense? Debatable. The other half seems right on target, though.

Interesting story, in any case.


reply posted on 5-12-2012 @ 08:37 PM by turbokid

Spokesperson for TransCanada Grady Semmens called the incident "unfortunate" saying, "This project is about supplying Canadian and American oil to U.S. refineries, pushing out more expensive crude oil from foreign regimes that do not support American values of freedom and common sense — Libya, Venezuela and the Middle East."



hmmm according to this article Venezuela only supplies 5.9% of americas oil supply
and all "middle east" countries combined is 12.9%
and Libya well...
www.npr.org...

Libya is such a small source that it doesn’t make it into the list of the top 15 countries from which the United States imports oil.

www.politifact.com...
its less that 1% of US supply in fact we import roughly 25 million barrels yearly from libya which is a little over 24 hours of total US oil use.
They are just using boogie man countries that are "bad" to make this project sound like a great idea and if you dont agree you are supporting dictatorships. im surprised he didnt mention north korea in there as well.


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