a thought

So, some have suggested that the environmentalists may have sabotaged the oil platform in the gulf, hoping the disaster would end offshore drilling. It's a stupid idea, but, I suppose, possible, if really, really unlikely. See, environmentalists want to protect all the environment, not just part of it. They're not really a "destroy the village to save the village" crowd.
Here's another possibility, which seems to me more likely*: that someone who's been investing heavily in oil futures (say, perhaps, a Wall Street bank) sabotaged the rig in an effort to drive up oil prices, thus making their investment pay off all the better. Now that is a scenario that fits a philosophical profile.



* though neither is as likely as a simple combination of greed and lack of oversight