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James Cameron says 'morons' charged with fixing Gulf oil spill
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Updated 4:39 p.m.
By Garance Franke-Ruta
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"Avatar" and "Titanic" director James Cameron on Wednesday evening criticized those responsible for stopping the geyser of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico and again offered the assistance of the private team of deep-sea experts with whom which he has worked on several underwater films and exploration efforts.
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Cameron said he has not been in touch with anyone from the White House, and that earlier proffers of assistance he had made to BP were rebuffed.
"They could not have been more gracious but they basically said, 'We've got this,'" he said.
Cameron said one reason he hoped his offer of access to private film-equipped deep-water vehicles would be taken up was to more accurately convey what was happening under water.
"The government really needs to have its own independent ability to go down there and image the site, survey the site and do its own investigation and monitor it," Cameron said. "Because if you're not monitoring it independently, you're asking the perpetrator to give you the video of the crime scene."
Full text: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/livecoverage/2010/06/james_cameron_calls_bp_morons.html
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Updated 4:39 p.m.
By Garance Franke-Ruta
Excerpts:
"Avatar" and "Titanic" director James Cameron on Wednesday evening criticized those responsible for stopping the geyser of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico and again offered the assistance of the private team of deep-sea experts with whom which he has worked on several underwater films and exploration efforts.
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Cameron said he has not been in touch with anyone from the White House, and that earlier proffers of assistance he had made to BP were rebuffed.
"They could not have been more gracious but they basically said, 'We've got this,'" he said.
Cameron said one reason he hoped his offer of access to private film-equipped deep-water vehicles would be taken up was to more accurately convey what was happening under water.
"The government really needs to have its own independent ability to go down there and image the site, survey the site and do its own investigation and monitor it," Cameron said. "Because if you're not monitoring it independently, you're asking the perpetrator to give you the video of the crime scene."
Full text: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/livecoverage/2010/06/james_cameron_calls_bp_morons.html