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Curiouser and curiouser – Greenpeace accused of being a tool of America’s CIA!

VIDEO   Palmer says green groups funded by CIA   ABC Radio  PM By Matt Wordsworth and staff  March 20, 2012  Mining magnate Clive Palmer has accused the United States government of funding environmental group Greenpeace via the CIA to undermine Australia’s coal mining sector.

Mr Palmer made the extraordinary claim over Greenpeace’s plan to use
the court system to tie up coal mining applications.

He is angry at Greenpeace’s plan to use lawyers to thwart future coal
mining projects and claims funding is coming from US environmental
charity the Rockefeller Foundation.

He alleges it is funded by the CIA and says it is trying to harm
Australia’s industry and help American interests.

Mr Palmer referred to a paper produced by environmental group
Greenpeace which calls for action to stop the expansion of the
Queensland coal industry. Greenpeace’s plans were leaked to the media
earlier this month as it organises a campaign to raise $6 million to
fund legal battles against controversial coal mining projects across
Australia……
Mr Palmer says Greenpeace should be under far greater scrutiny.

“If you’ve got anyone funding directly, political parties funding
lawyers to obstruct our laws in this country, it’s something you
should be ashamed of,” he said.

This is a serious matter indeed because it goes to the political
independence of all Australians.

Clive Palmer
He then picked out veteran Greens campaigner Drew Hutton.

“Drew Hutton is a tool of the US government and Rockefeller, and so
are the Greens; everything they say. It’s as simple as that,” Mr
Palmer said….. Federal Greens leader Bob Brown says Mr Palmer is a
major donor to the Liberal National Party (LNP) and the party should
distance itself from him.

“They should disown these comments,” Senator Brown said.

In a statement, Greenpeace senior campaigner John Hepburn rejected Mr
Palmer’s comments as “ludicrous”.

He said Greenpeace would not accept money from any government,
corporation or secret service….
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-20/palmer-says-green-groups-funded-by-cia/3901920

March 21, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, spinbuster