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I think that bp kept saying, dont worry, an accident cannot happen. and in this instance, boosterism led to complacency and complacency told a disaster. >> and clearly yesterday we saw in testimony, i mean theyre all pointing fingers at each other. bp at transocean. transocean at halty burton. halliburton back at transocean. transocean back at bp. do you believe what these guys say? i mean were you satisfied with the testimony yesterday? did they seem apologetic enough? did they see humble at al...

Of government officials? >> i think that there was an assumption that an accident could not happen. i think that bp kept saying, dont worry, an accident cannot happen. and in this instance, boosterism led to complacency and complacency told a disaster. >> and clearly yesterday we saw in testimony, i mean theyre all pointing fingers at each other. bp at transocean. transocean at halliburton. halliburton back at transocean. transocean back at bp. do you believe what these guys say? i mean were you...

Its about better vigilance and the citizenry watching, as they have in new york, people are calling more things in, thats good. and yet at the same time i think theres a need at closer looks at connections with the pakistanis, not people who are from pakistan in general, but with some of these more extremist elements inside of pakistan. i can take you to britain, its one of the perfect examples of what they have struggled with with first-generation british citizens of pakistani descents, weve se...

When i had executives before our committee yesterday they made it clear to us that they never thought the rig could ever sink. when they were making an application to drill in this location, they said the total amount of any spill would only be 5,000 barrels in any eventuality. were now seeing 5,000 barrels per day and so its clear that bp never anticipated that a worst-case scenario could, in fact, be created. and that kind of boosterism leads to complacency and complacency leads to disaster an...

I think that they were operating under an assumption that an accident could not happen. when i had executives before our committee yesterday they made it clear to us that they never thought the rig could ever sink. when they were making an application to drill in this location, they said the total amount of any spill would only be 5,000 barrels in any eventuality. were now seeing 5,000 barrels per day and so its clear that bp never anticipated that a worst-case scenario could, in fact, be create...

Do you think thats appropriate and is congress going to do anything about that? >> no, its not appropriate. these people are victims. they should not be victimized again by being asked to waive their rights. i think that whats going on here is a continuation of the mentality that this accident could never have occurred. boosterism leads to complacency and that leads to catastrophe. this kind of boosterism still exists im afraid. unless bp completely changes the way in which it thinks so it can r...

Full responsibility before this happened to make sure it didnt happen even if it did? >> no. i think that they were operating under -- in an assumption that an accident could not happen. when i had executives before, our committee yesterday, they made it clear to us that they never thought the rig could ever sink. when they were making an application to drill in this location, they said the total amount of any spill would only be 5,000 barrels in any eventuality. were now seeing 5,000 barrels pe...

>> thanks. stand by. lets go back to the breaking news were following. a show of force as officials announce the arrest of faisal shahzad in connection with the times square car bomb plot. attorney general eric holder was joined by homeland security head janet napolitano. despite the quick arrest, holder warned americans against any complacency. >> there are organized terrorist networks that are targeting us. there are lone terrorists here at home and abroad who are targeting us. as months, even...

Never happen so we didnt have the appropriate safeguards in place? >> well, joe, thats probably a big part of it. my guess is there was some complacency in terms of operations, too. but were going to have to see what the investigation yields beginning with a 30-day report to the president. but clearly we need a thorough investigation thats going on. and clearly we need to look hard at anything in terms of equipment, technology or procedures that needs to change for the future. >> mike barnicle? ...

Summer like we usually see. >> this culture of complacency, what are you referring to here? that people in these neighborhoods are resigned to being poor, underemployed? >> they resign themselves that violence is part of their daily life. that sitting out on their porch can get them shot. sitting out in your car outside, they can get shot, and whether their child can make it home from school alive. thats not something they should be accepting. in order to get them to break that cycle, we first n...