Claim of "SWAT TEAMS" sent to oil rigs...?

[Reason]

So... I am guessing that the Minerals management Service hopefully doesn't have SWAT teams and that they are just coordinating local swat teams to go out and do security checks on other oil rigs to make sure there is no sabotage?

YouTube - SWAT Teams Sent By U.S. Dept. Of Interior To ALL Oil Platforms, Rigs In Gulf (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0un13yPpps)

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT: (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/04/oil_spill_the_governments_resp.html)
The department deployed SWAT teams from the Minerals Management Service (http://www.mms.gov/) to inspect 30 drilling rigs operating in the deepwater sections of the Gulf of Mexico (http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/offshore/deepwtr.html). Inspections should be completed within the next week, according to an Interior Department spokeswoman.
Inspectors will check to see whether the rigs have conducted blow-out preventer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowout%20preventer) tests and inspect related records, the spokeswoman said. The teams will also verify that emergency well control exercises are taking place. Inspectors will then inspect 47 deep-water production platforms in the gulf, a process that will take longer than rig inspections because of the complexities of the structures.

[torchbearer]

the manuevers going on during the drilling at the time of the accident don't make sense according to an article someone posted earlier. i was thinking sabotage. by who- not sure. green peace radical- gets a job for oil company for sole purpose of getting in a position to cause a major accident. hoping it would end off shore drilling.
how many years? and how many rigs? how many man hours have we spent drilling oil out of the gulf of mexico? these things don't just happen.

[pcosmar]

Special Weapons And Tactics=SWAT

In makes no kind of sense. but that is the story.

[phill4paul]

the manuevers going on during the drilling at the time of the accident don't make sense according to an article someone posted earlier. i was thinking sabotage. by who- not sure. green peace radical- gets a job for oil company for sole purpose of getting in a position to cause a major accident. hoping it would end off shore drilling.
how many years? and how many rigs? how many man hours have we spent drilling oil out of the gulf of mexico? these things don't just happen.

Perhaps American corporatists? No drilling in America today equals higher prices charged by foreign corps (really one and the same.) Oil in reserve is the best hedge. It is always there and its value will always increase.

[Reason]

Special Weapons And Tactics=SWAT

In makes no kind of sense. but that is the story.

Well, I emailed all the people at the Minerals Management Service (http://www.mms.gov/) but even if they don't respond to me, I would expect a clarification tomorrow if enough people start forwarding this around the web...

[pcosmar]

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/04/29/obama_announces_he_will_be_sending_swat_teams_to_o il_rigs.html

"Earlier today, DHS Secretary Napolitano announced that this incident is of national significance and the Department of Interior has announced that they will be sending SWAT teams to the Gulf to inspect all platforms and rigs.

The Washington Post has more of the government response,
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/04/oil_spill_the_governments_resp.html

That looks like almost enough govt. agencies to create a complete clusterfuck.
:(

[phill4paul]

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/04/29/obama_announces_he_will_be_sending_swat_teams_to_o il_rigs.html


The Washington Post has more of the government response,
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/04/oil_spill_the_governments_resp.html

That looks like almost enough govt. agencies to create a complete clusterfuck.
:(

Well they are all coordinated under DHS so I'm sure their official stories will match.

[Reason]

YouTube - 30 SWAT Teams Sent To Gulf Oil Rigs! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n1h1zFmUPA)

[Reason]

Updated OP video & text.