Breaking The Set 160 - BP: Criminality Immunity, Iraq's Unstable Future, Comic Journalism, NYPD International Crusade

EPISODE BREAKDOWN: On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin talks about BP's license to pollute, highlighting irresponsible practices that have led to massive oil spill and resulted in only minor penalties against the company. All the while, BP receives new government contracts and is reporting record profits. Abby then talks to Edmund Gahreeb, author and American University professor, about the recent wave of deadly attacks in Iraq in the wake of provincial elections, and what the hardening of sectarian lines might mean for the future of the country. Abby then talks to 'Comic Journalist', Dan Archer, about what it means to blend art and journalism to raise awareness of human rights issues in Nepal and elsewhere. BTS wraps up the show with a look at the NYPD's overstepping of their jurisdiction, where police are given the authority to pursue criminals internationally, like in the case of the NYPD operating in the Philippines.