Gulf Oil Spill: "managing expectations" ... by gimleteye

It took nearly a month for the US government to compel BP to broadcast a live feed of its catastrophic oil leak 5,000 feet under the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. The corporation had good reason to keep from public view the true scope of the disaster and understands, perfectly, how managing expectations meant concealing the visual images of the broken well head. Everything that BP does, down there, should be available for public inspection: including today's "Top Kill". The corporation has said that it plans to cut the video feed while the experiment, the first of its kind so deep underwater, is attempted. In a continued effort to manage expectations, BP is giving the effort a 60 percent chance of success. Given that its corporate irresponsibility has a 100 percent chance of severely damaging the Gulf of Mexico and economies that depend on its natural resources, BP should be compelled to do its work in full view of the public. There is no reason to close the curtains on any aspect of its operation now. It is all part of the accountability so badly missing from this catastrophe.