Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman, justice for buck$.
- Author Phillip Vales
- Published September 25, 2010
- Word count 497
Recently the Obama administration began a half-year moratorium on ventures aimed at
drilling new oil wells at extreme depths. However, a judge with a spider web of personal
financial ties to the industry has recently reversed this executive decision.
Judge Feldman’s myopia stems perhaps from being personally invested in Transocean
Limited, a company that owned the rig responsible for the oil volcano that has poisoned
millions of square miles of open ocean in the Gulf of Mexico. Despite the twenty-four
hour-a-day coverage of the ongoing disaster and cleanup, the destruction of livelihoods in
the fishing industry amongst many others, Judge Feldman ruled that deep drilling should
continue.
His financial report shows that he owned shares not only in Transocean but in at least a
quintet of other companies directly or indirectly involved in the oil industry. It is likely
these interests that greased the tip of his illustrious judicial pen. Amongst other interests
he is also connected to Ocean Energy, a company involved in engineering design of
underwater rigs. All of this might come as a shock to most readers, but it should not
surprise those who know how business in America really function and in particular how
the OilBoy network works.
Defenders of the judge might reply that he had no financial connection to the parties that
brought the suit contesting the Obama administration’s order. Of course his ruling
permitting the continuation of deep water drilling would directly benefit his financial
bottom line by helping companies in his portfolio; thus, his decision creates at least an
appearance of conflict of interest. Moreover, his blatant disregard for the public’s
interest over special interests makes his motivation highly suspect.
One does not have to like Mr. Obama to know that this action by Judge Feldman has the
foul odor of lucre for benefits. How do they say it in latin? Quid pro quo? A favor for a
favor. Well no favors have been done to the many industries recently affected by the oil
explosion in the gulf. It should be noted that at this writing the BP spill appears to be
temporarily capped. It is hoped by all parties that such is the case. In watching the
ongoing disaster one thing is very clear. Nothing is what it appears to be nor does our
media completely inform the public.
You have to dig around and review the raw footage of early reports to even begin to get a
clear picture of what is going on down there. The original broadcasts of the BP spill
indicated at least three major leaks in the seafloor. Now that one of the leaks is allegedly
covered, there has been some talk about the other major leak some few miles away. How
did that happen? Why was the media not talking about that other leak earlier? Is the oil /
gas reservoir so extensive that a blowout in one area created leaks of petroleum products
miles away? What’s going on?
Phillip Vales is an engineer and patent agent. To contact the author visit: patent attorney or patent
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