Talk:Greg Palast

message: I know Palast has done some pretty extensive reporting on the World Bank and IMF, such as in his book, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. Does anyone want to take it upon themselves to add a section on that?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.96.207.49 (talk) 18:07, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: World Bank and IMF

message: We should mention how many americans love this reporter. Also, where his websites are, what funding he gets, and his matter of fact attitude that most believe turned extinct long ago.. Ill work on getting the images.
65.101.15.45 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 02:57, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Have to Mention 

message: Tony Blair-- "Palast's reports have not one shred of evidence." removed that, unless one of you wants to source it. Sherurcij (talk) (Terrorist Wikiproject) 15:57, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Quote

message: He is quoted in Researchers questioning the official account of 9/11. --Striver 01:04, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: 911

message: I didn’t know a good way to put the following:
: Palast has also taken issue with the official story behind the grounding of the Exxon Valdez, claiming that the sobriety of the Valdez’s captian was not an issue in the accident. According to Palast the main cause of the Exxon Valdez accident in 1989 wasn't human error but was, instead due to an Exxon decision to not fix the ship's radar in order to save money. Interesting enough though, its not clear nor does Palast explain how the Raytheon Raycas radar system would have detected Bligh Reef, as radar, unlike sonar, is incapable of detecting objects under the waterline of this ship.
The idea that radar would have detected an underwater reef is a bit stupid Torturous Devastating Cudgel 16:41, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Valdez

message: The article says,
:On September 13, 2006, after photographing the detention camp of Hurricane Katrina refugees in Louisiana near the massive Exxon facility, the US government said that this videotaping was a threat to national security and issued a warrant for Palast's arrest. 
The phrase "detention camp" seems awfully loaded. Can anyone support that use of the phrase? What is the facility officially called? The paragraph's citation link is to an article by Mr. Palast--and I think it's fair to say that he does not have a "NPOV". In any event, I think this paragraph should identify the alleged "internment camp" by its official name. Narsil 21:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Since nobody's commented, is it okay if I just delete the contentious "detention camp" paragraph from the summary at the top of the article? (The somewhat less-loaded paragraph about the incident down in the "Criminal Complaint" section could remain.) If anyone does object, can you give me a link describing the actual facility, and supporting the use of the phrase "detention camp" (or, alternatively, giving its actual, official name)? Thanks much! -- Narsil 01:00, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Be bold. Its obviously POV and its not a major edit, so why not just get rid of it? Generally, the best option when faced with something obviously factually untrue, and editing it won't involve making major rewrites, is just to go ahead and make the change. So I've removed the loaded word so it now simply reads "camp". Feel free to go ahead and improve on my edit if you like. Lurker oi! 10:47, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Since the "detention camp" phrase has been removed, I've removed the NPOV tag from the article as well. If there's other disputes, please just put it back. :) -- Schnee (cheeks clone) 13:52, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: NPOV: "Detention camp"?

message: Okay, this might be the least important thing about his career, but could someone expand on this item of information (the GN)? Where did you find this out? Who are supposed to be its creators? Warren Ellis has referenced him  ... --h_a 22:56, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  graphic novel 

message: I've added this category because of his stance on many issues, including 9/11.  A large number of his claims have either been debunked, or strongly denied by those involved, which makes him a theorist.  Although the term is pejorative, it is the standard term in use on wikipedia for these people, and until that changes is the correct one to apply to Palast. Hahahahahaoh (talk) 10:08, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category: Conspiracy theorists 

message: The article lead says he studied with the Chicago boys but the citation does not back that claim up.  A quick google search yields the same lack of confirmation.  I am removing that claim pending a good source confirming it. Bonewah (talk) 19:56, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Studied with the Chicago boys? 

message: More than 3 years after the 2006 articles by Palast denying peak oil, and criticism by not only Richard Heinberg (as the article notes) but also many others, has Palast, with the wealth of evidence since that time, changed or at least modified his former dismissal of peak oil? If so that would make a valuable addition to the article. --Harel (talk) 02:51, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  criticism section / peak oil 

message: Found this via reddit: http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/the-iraqi-war-wasnt-waged-for-oil-greg-palast (citing a state document revealing that the oil was meant to stay in the ground, not be freed, in order for oil prices to stay high).
It may also belong to Rationale_for_the_Iraq_War
--88.68.170.234 (talk) 19:33, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oil as a (non-)reason for the Iraq war 

message: "citation needed" has been flagged under the statement " Neither JK Rowling nor her affiliates have made any claim regarding the validity of this article".
How does one cite nothing been said?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Greg hill (talk • contribs) 11:33, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: If these events received any kind of coverage in third party sources, Rowling's silence could easily have been reported.  JohnInDC (talk) 11:50, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  JK Rowling - alternative ending to "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" 

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