Wednesday, May 21, 2008

fyi

"Two operatives for a now-defunct Maryland-based private security firm, which spied on environmental groups and other targets for corporate clients, are now in the crosshairs of a Louisiana lawyer representing plaintiffs exposed to dangerous toxins that leaked from a pipeline operated by chemical manufacturer Condea Vista. As Mother Jones revealed in April, from the mid-1990s to at least 2000 the security firm, Beckett Brown International, gathered intelligence for corporations and the PR firms they employed. Using methods that ranged from covert surveillance to dumpster diving to infiltrating activist groups, the firm, which was founded by former Secret Service agents, sought to obtain inside information that could be used as ammunition against activist campaigns. One of BBI's clients was Condea Vista, a company whose chemical spill in Lake Charles, Louisiana is considered among the largest in US history."

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4 comments:

Frederick said...

I'm sure their is a villa in Argentina awaiting these people. I wish I could say I was hopeful anything will come of it. Sad days for our country.

Anonymous said...

More names to be added to the "Decider's" pardon list.

Unknown said...

...and the beat goes on...

jmsjoin said...

Okay I didn't see this. You have it covered. You have to wonder what they are into. You can bet everything! from what I can gather they can lie as they want. who the hell do they ultimately answer too? Only Bush? it really is scary!