HYDRAULIC FRACKING: Our Country Is Being Fracked by the Merger of Government and Big Business

HYDRAULIC FRACKING: Our Country Is Being Fracked by the Merger of Government and Big Business by Washington’s Blog, May 5, 2012, Global Research
The Government Is Using Its Police Powers to Protect Fracking
Fracking is polluting water all over the country. … The director of the Emmy-award winning documentary on fracking – Gasland – was arrested for attempting to film a Congressional hearing on fracking. Actor Mark Ruffalo was put on a terror watch list after he organized showings of Gasland. The Washington Post reported in March that the FBI is investigating anti-fracking activists as potential terrorists. The state of Pennsylvania hired an Israeli-American company with extensive military and intelligence ties to put out “terror” alerts. The company – ITRR –describes itself as: The preeminent Israeli/American security firm providing training, intelligence and education to clients across the globe. ITRR explains: The Institute of Terrorism Research and Response’s research and analysis center, known as the Targeted Actionable Monitoring Center (TAM-C), is located in Israel. The Targeted Actionable Monitoring Center is staffed with former law enforcement, military, and intelligence professionals experienced in the production and utilization of intelligence products. ITRR considered opponents of fracking to be potential terrorists. Fracking companies are also using military psychological operations techniques to discredit opponents…. One of the best definitions of fascism – the one used by Mussolini himself – is the “merger of state and corporate power“. We’re pretty much there …