Romney's Billionaire Threatens BBC Investigative Reporter "We have a File on Palast"

[JohnyCanuck]

Last Monday, a call came in to BBC Television Centre, London, from the office of Mitt Romney's billionaire backer and "advisor" Paul Singer.

Singer, top donor to the Republican Senate Campaign Committee had a message for the news chiefs at the prestigious broadcaster:

"We have a file on Greg Palast."

I bet they do.

The purpose of the Singer call was clear: to smear the reporter whose broadcasts from Africa for BBC Newsnight, The Guardian and Democracy Now! had identified Singer as a "Vulture," a speculator profiteering from misery, mayhem, corruption and civil war.

Apparently, the Republican Presidential front-runner would prefer his sugar-daddies be known as "job creators," not predators.

And the Vulture really, really, doesn't like his starring role in my new book, Vultures' Picnic. I bet he doesn't.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Romney-s-Billionaire-Threa-by-Greg-Palast-111202-596.html

[MichaelMcGuire]

1. The BBC has Investigative Reporters?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. Unlike US based news corpses, yes.

[MichaelMcGuire]

6. You have more faith in the bbc than I

Althou I don't doubt the OP's story.
Domestically the bbc is far from impartial, which wouldn't normally be unusual for news sources. But it sticks in my throat when my monthly detect debts goes to state mouth pieces. Anyway this discussion is for another thread.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. For the sake of expediency

http://www.amazon.com/Vultures-Picnic-Petroleum-High-Finance-Carnivores/dp/0525952071

[newfie11]

3. I would bet that Palast says "bring it on" n/t

[SpiralHawk]

4. "We are going to eat your lunch.: - Vultures, Inc. (R)

[tabatha]

7. Romney's own business practices could be described as "vulture".

[MadMaddie]

8. I am going to guess that there is more to Romeny's activities

surrounding destroying U.S companies and Unions. Romeny couldn't have done it without some powerful allies....

Romney stinks to the rafters.....I hope all of the shit comes out if he is the nominee..

[Quantess]

9. Verrry Interesting.

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. And I bet Palast has a nice thick file on Willard too!

Bring-It-On, Baby!