Big Government » Blog Archive » UN Security Stops Journalist’s Questions About Clim... Page 1 of 56 Search Home Exclusives Categories Contributors UN Security Stops Journalist’s Questions About ClimateGate by Mike Flynn A Stanford Professor has used United Nation security officers to silence a journalist asking him “inconvenient questions” during a press briefing at the climate change conference in Copenhagen. Professor Stephen Schneider’s assistant requested armed UN security officers who held film maker Phelim McAleer, ordered him to stop filming and prevented further questioning after the press conference where the Stanford academic was launching a book. McAleer, a veteran journalist and film maker, has recently made a documentary “Not Evil Just Wrong’ which takes a sceptical look at the science and politics behind Global Warming concerns. He asked Professor Schneider about his opinions on Climategate – where leaked emails have revealed that a senior British professor deleted data and encouraged colleagues to do likewise if it contradicted their belief in Global Warming. Professor Phil Jones, the head of Britain’s Climate Research Unit, has temporarily stood down pending an investigation into the scandal. Professor Schneider, who is a senior member of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said he would not comment on emails that may have been incomplete or edited. During some testy exchanges with McAleer, UN officials and Professor Schneider’s assistants twice tried to cut short McAleer’s question. However as the press conference drew to a close Professor Schneider’s assistant called armed UN security guards to the room. They held McAleer and aggressively ordered cameraman Ian Foster to stop filming. The guard threatened to take away the camera and expel the film crew from the conference if they did not obey his instructions to stop filming Professor Schneider. The guard demanded to look at the film crews press credentials and refused to allow them to film until Professor Schneider left the room. McAleer said he was disappointed by Professor Schneider’s behaviour. “It was a press conference. Climategate is a major story – it goes to the heart of the Global Warming debate by calling into question the scientific data and the integrity of many scientists involved.” http://biggovernment.com/2009/12/11/un-security-stops-journalists-questions-about-clim... 12/13/2009 Big Government » Blog Archive » UN Security Stops Journalist’s Questions About Clim... Page 2 of 56 “These questions should be answered. The attempts by UN officials and Professor Schneider’s assistant to remove my microphone were hamfisted but events took a more sinister turn when they called an armed UN security officer to silence a journalist.” Two officers corralled the film crew and one officer can be seen on tape threatening the cameraman. The Guard can also be heard warning that if the crew did not stop filming their would seize the equipment and the journalists expelled from the conference. McAleer says he has made an official complaint about the incident. “I have met Mr Christopher Ankerson the UN’s head of security for the conference and he has confirmed it was Professor Schneider’s staff who asked the security guards to come corral us at the press conference. Mr Ankerson could not say what grounds the security guard had for ordering us to stop filming.” “This is a blatant attempt to stop journalists doing journalism and asking hard questions. It is not the job of armed UN security officers to stop legitimate journalists asking legitimate questions of senior members of the UN’s IPCC.” Professor Schneider was interviewed for McAleer’s “Not Evil Just Wrong” documentary but lawyers later wrote to McAleer saying he was withdrawing permission for the interview to be used. McAleer, who is from Ireland, has gained quite a reputation for asking difficult questions of those who have been promoting the idea of man-made Global Warming. His microphone was cut off after he asked former vice-president Al Gore about the British court case which found that An Inconvenient Truth had a nine significant errors and exaggerations. Almost 500,000 people have watched the incident on youtube. Email this to a friend | Print | Share on Facebook | Tweet this | Tags: Al Gore, climate change, climate emails, global warming, Inconvenient Truth, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, no evil just wrong, Phelim McAleer, Phil Jones, Stephen Schneider, UN security, United Nations, University of East Anglia Posted Dec 11th 2009 at 10:13 am in Environment, Exclusives, News, Politics | 624 Comments This website uses IntenseDebate comments, but they are not currently loaded because either your browser doesn't support JavaScript, or they didn't load fast enough. 624 Comments Thinking_Man - December 11th, 2009 at 6:15 pm Scientism requires a Fascist reponse, no surprises here for me Thinking_Man - December 11th, 2009 at 6:18 pm Hopefully the film crew got a clip of the "Profressor" running away, that's what happened and that's how it should be spun, these people are not doing science, they are doing religious PR Sunshine Connie - December 11th, 2009 at 6:19 pm The guilty usually want the truth hidden from those being victimized. SOP from these so called scientists whose goal is to control the world and it's riches for their own prestige. This is not about climate and enviornment as much as social engineering and money the poorer nations want. They choose not to work but want the benefits which will only enrich the despot leaders. pagar - December 11th, 2009 at 6:19 pm This is not going to stop until thinking people get fed up with this global warming fraud and take action against the fraudsters. wonder_all - December 11th, 2009 at 6:20 pm One word: coward. DumbQuestion - December 11th, 2009 at 6:21 pm Wow. I guess the "Climate Debate" is now the "Climate Monologue." Good thing the UN is on US soil or free speech would be squelched. I hope the inevitabel lawsuits against EPA endangerment finding can lead to real questions, under oath of these weenies. May turn out to be the best thing Obama has done to foster real "debate." BigMike252 - December 11th, 2009 at 6:31 pm If the CoruptScientists believe in Global warming they certainly should be able to answer the questions……. Jaime - December 11th, 2009 at 6:32 pm This is what will come of One World Government as espoused by The Whon and his handlers (oops, sorry, disciples). Your free speech will absolutely positively stop once it is found to be even slightly heretical in relation to the Truth given to us by our Masters. http://biggovernment.com/2009/12/11/un-security-stops-journalists-questions-about-clim... 12/13/2009 Big Government » Blog Archive » UN Security Stops Journalist’s Questions About Clim... Page 3 of 56 It makes me feel very sorry for those who will have to live most of their lives under this kind of tyranny. LolaLola - December 11th, 2009 at 6:32 pm I have a question: Why do certain people even after discovering they have been lied to and manipulated still continue to believe what they know in their heart of hearts is a lie. Phelim McCleer is merely doing his job as a journalist. Apparently Schneider in the face of having to answer a question he knows is going to negate his theory if he answers is cannot find the courage to stand in the face of one of the few people to ask these questions and answer them. Apparently even after the man in charge of the UK's Climate Research Unit steps down we speed up instead of going oh perhaps we are too hasty. LolaLola - December 11th, 2009 at 6:32 pm To me it reminds me a lot of the Inquisition. Watch the leftist Gaiia worshippers start screaming foul here. There is no room for debate. Like Gallileo challenging the Church, McCleer stands alone. But someone has to say um there is no such thing has human induced Climate Change and the subtext of those words should be and the ones creating teh hysteria and filling kids heads with this garbage know it. What is behind this denial of data dumping and research shennanagins? Fear or political cynicism. Pure and simple. Either Schneider really is a fanatic and cannot allow himself to be honest and say he is wrong or he is a cynic and he understands that his "theorys" has to more do with politics and his obvious socialistic view of the world than it does good science. Of course, he does science a disservice but he doesn't care. The goal is control of human beings not good earth stewardship. Stewart Small - December 11th, 2009 at 6:35 pm Of Course-the UN doesnt want anyone to know hoiw there former deputy chIef MAURICE STRONG is the man behind the entire Global warming scam. ALWHORE is nothing more than a dipstick idiot they needed to be the face of the fraud, the fall guy if they failed. First we have the Oil for Food scam, now we have Climategate. And while we are at it, lets start looking at NASA and NOAA. Id bet we have a few frauds there also, starting with the obvious, James Hanson. We need several things to be done beyond the shadow of a doubt. Eliminating the Fed reserve is one. Getting out of the fraudulent, corrupt UN is another. saltydog53 - December 11th, 2009 at 6:36 pm It just keeps getting more and more amazing that they're all not just under American scrutiny but world scrutiny and they just keep lying.It's the American president who's making sure that the American taxpayers get hosed the worst.