Palast, Pascarella Face Homeland Security Charges

Palast, Pascarella Face Homeland Security Charges

Published by Greg Palast September 7th, 2006 in Articles
by Zach Roberts
Yes, the rumorâ??s true. Greg Palast is facing a criminal complaint from the Department of Homeland Security stemming from his filming the Hurricane Katrina investigation for Link TV and Democracy Now. The filmâ??s producer, Matt Pascarella, is also facing the legal wrath of Big Brother.
It appears the complaint is about filming a sensitive national security site owned by Exxon petroleum. It seems that photographing major Bush donors is now a federal offense.
Reached at an undisclosed location, Palast says, â??Letâ??s not get over-excited. They havenâ??t measured us for our orange suits yet.â?�
During questioning by Homeland Security, Palast asked, â??Hey, arenâ??t you supposed to be looking for Osama? Or for guys with exploding shoes? â?¦ Weâ??re journalists.â?� At Palastâ??s request, Homeland Security confirmed that Louisiana is, indeed, still part of the USA but did not respond when asked if the First Amendment applies there.
Watch part one and part two of Palast/Pascarellaâ??s film. (In association with BigNoise Films) BigNoise Videographer Jaqui Soohen has not been charged.