In 2002, Bilderbergers agreed to start war on Iraq – investigative journalist — RT: RT: When it comes to the Bilderberg Group, wild conspiracy theories abound. Why do you think they attract this reaction from people?
Tony Gosling: I think, it’s pretty obvious to me, that this is the most convenient way to distract attention, say, to sort of mix up this very important meeting with other silly conspiracy theories. I can tell you my blood is boiling at the lack of coverage in the Western world. If you had all of the leaders of the main banks in the West, all of these royalty, all of the chief executives, as well as people like George Osborne, with his treasury team there – I mean, we are talking about an incredibly important meeting – even if one of these groups were to meet up together, it would be in our headlines. But since they are all at the same place, you would expect more coverage.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Occupy Bilderberg faces off with secretive gathering — RT
Occupy Bilderberg faces off with secretive gathering — RT: In year’s past, it is rumored that leaders of the United States and Britain were agreed on by global figureheads behind closed doors during the Bilderberg Conference; this week in Virginia, speculators have introduced the notion that international big-wigs will be brought with questions surrounding both who to back during the 2012 US presidential election and who will be picked to run alongside GOP nominee Mitt Romney.
Sunny future: Humankind faces huge solar storms — RT
Sunny future: Humankind faces huge solar storms — RT: This solar maximum, will be less powerful than the previous one in 2000 and one of the weakest since 1928, the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center predicted.
“In 2000 there were far more geomagnetic storms than expected in this and coming years. And not only in quantity but also in power,” said Sergey Gaydash, the head of Russia’s Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation.
Though weak, it can still pose threats to communication lines, with predictions that a strong solar storm could cause between $1 and 2 trillion in damages.
The increased solar activity and following higher Geomagnetic Activity (GMA) could possibly have a significant influence on those suffering from heart attacks and cardiovascular diseases.
“In 2000 there were far more geomagnetic storms than expected in this and coming years. And not only in quantity but also in power,” said Sergey Gaydash, the head of Russia’s Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation.
Though weak, it can still pose threats to communication lines, with predictions that a strong solar storm could cause between $1 and 2 trillion in damages.
The increased solar activity and following higher Geomagnetic Activity (GMA) could possibly have a significant influence on those suffering from heart attacks and cardiovascular diseases.
Apple efforts fail to fix Foxconn - Mail & Guardian Online
Apple efforts fail to fix Foxconn - Mail & Guardian Online: Abuses continue at Foxconn despite warnings from Apple, a rights group says, with staff enduring gruelling workloads and humiliating punishments.
The boy who stared death in the face - Mail & Guardian Online
The boy who stared death in the face - Mail & Guardian Online:
An 11-year-old boy has described how he smeared himself with the blood of his slain brother and played dead after loyalist gunmen burst into his home and killed six members of his family at the start of a massacre in Houla in central Syria.
“Why are you asking me who they were? I know who they were. We all know it. They were the regime army and people who fight with them. That is true.”
The Guardian was unable to verify the account and has chosen not to name the boy.
hmmmmm
An 11-year-old boy has described how he smeared himself with the blood of his slain brother and played dead after loyalist gunmen burst into his home and killed six members of his family at the start of a massacre in Houla in central Syria.
“Why are you asking me who they were? I know who they were. We all know it. They were the regime army and people who fight with them. That is true.”
The Guardian was unable to verify the account and has chosen not to name the boy.
hmmmmm
Chemtrails Polluting Thunder Clouds Causing Global Warming | Before It's News
Chemtrails Polluting Thunder Clouds Causing Global Warming | Before It's News: When the researchers claimed that pollution was trapping heat within the clouds, did it occur to them that geo-engineering is dumping massive amounts of aluminum and other toxins into the clouds; toxins that would obviously be considered pollution?
Quite ironic, seeing that their own geo-engineering is causing the effects they claim are caused by man-made global warming.
Quite ironic, seeing that their own geo-engineering is causing the effects they claim are caused by man-made global warming.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Hansie Cronje: The shame-faced hero - Mail & Guardian Online
Hansie Cronje: The shame-faced hero - Mail & Guardian Online: Cronje has often been hailed as a brilliant leader of men who lost just 11 of his 53 Tests as captain and won 99 of the 138 one-day internationals at the helm between 1994 and 2000.
But the man who inspired thousands in post-apartheid South Africa showed his ugly side in 2000 when he admitted to accepting bribes from illegal bookmakers to influence matches.
But the man who inspired thousands in post-apartheid South Africa showed his ugly side in 2000 when he admitted to accepting bribes from illegal bookmakers to influence matches.
Anger over Christine Lagarde's tax-free salary - Europe - World - The Independent
Anger over Christine Lagarde's tax-free salary - Europe - World - The Independent: It was called her "Let them eat cake" moment. Now Greece will be saying: "Make her pay tax".
The IMF chief Christine Lagarde was accused of hypocrisy yesterday after it emerged that she pays no income tax – just days after blaming the Greeks for causing their financial peril by dodging their own bills.
The IMF chief Christine Lagarde was accused of hypocrisy yesterday after it emerged that she pays no income tax – just days after blaming the Greeks for causing their financial peril by dodging their own bills.
US warns of military option in Syria
US warns of military option in Syria: AMERICA'S top military officer has warned Syria it might face armed intervention as international outrage grows over the massacre of women and children by tanks and artillery in the central town of Houla.
Obama Expands Secret Wars Across the Globe | World | AlterNet
Obama Expands Secret Wars Across the Globe | World | AlterNet: Yet when it comes to military policy, the Obama administration’s success in shutting down wars conducted in plain sight tells only half the story, and the lesser half at that. More significant has been this president’s enthusiasm for instigating or expanding secret wars, those conducted out of sight and by commandos.
Google deliberately stole information but executives 'covered it up' for years | Mail Online
Google deliberately stole information but executives 'covered it up' for years | Mail Online: Google is facing an inquiry into claims that it deliberately harvested information from millions of UK home computers.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Juventus coach implicated in match fixing - Mail & Guardian Online
Juventus coach implicated in match fixing - Mail & Guardian Online: The saga has now also ensured that at least one player won’t be at the European Championship.
Police swept through the Italian national squad’s training camp near Florence as part of a wide-ranging investigation into fixing that resulted in 14 arrests – including Lazio captain Stefano Mauri – to bring the total number arrested to about 50 since last year.
The Italian soccer federation later said Juventus coach Antonio Conte was under investigation for alleged wrongdoing while in charge of Siena in 2010/11, and announced the withdrawal of defender Domenico Criscito from the Euro 2012 squad a day before the player lists have to be submitted to Uefa.
Police swept through the Italian national squad’s training camp near Florence as part of a wide-ranging investigation into fixing that resulted in 14 arrests – including Lazio captain Stefano Mauri – to bring the total number arrested to about 50 since last year.
The Italian soccer federation later said Juventus coach Antonio Conte was under investigation for alleged wrongdoing while in charge of Siena in 2010/11, and announced the withdrawal of defender Domenico Criscito from the Euro 2012 squad a day before the player lists have to be submitted to Uefa.
Activist Post: If there’s nothing wrong at Fukushima, why won’t they allow outside experts to inspect the plant?
Activist Post: If there’s nothing wrong at Fukushima, why won’t they allow outside experts to inspect the plant?: If the nuclear disaster that has befallen the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power plant is absolutely nothing to be concerned about, as some have nonsensically maintained despite the evidence to the contrary, why on Earth would Akio Komori, an executive at Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), refuse to allow outside experts to inspect the facility?
The Irish Slave Trade – The Forgotten “White” Slaves
The Irish Slave Trade – The Forgotten “White” Slaves: They came as slaves; vast human cargo transported on tall British ships bound for the Americas. They were shipped by the hundreds of thousands and included men, women, and even the youngest of children.
Whenever they rebelled or even disobeyed an order, they were punished in the harshest ways. Slave owners would hang their human property by their hands and set their hands or feet on fire as one form of punishment. They were burned alive and had their heads placed on pikes in the marketplace as a warning to other captives.
We don’t really need to go through all of the gory details, do we? After all, we know all too well the atrocities of the African slave trade. But, are we talking about African slavery? King James II and Charles I led a continued effort to enslave the Irish. Britain’s famed Oliver Cromwell furthered this practice of dehumanizing one’s next door neighbor.
The Irish slave trade began when James II sold 30,000 Irish prisoners as slaves to the New World. His Proclamation of 1625 required Irish political prisoners be sent overseas and sold to English settlers in the West Indies. By the mid 1600s, the Irish were the main slaves sold to Antigua and Montserrat. At that time, 70% of the total population of Montserrat were Irish slaves.
Whenever they rebelled or even disobeyed an order, they were punished in the harshest ways. Slave owners would hang their human property by their hands and set their hands or feet on fire as one form of punishment. They were burned alive and had their heads placed on pikes in the marketplace as a warning to other captives.
We don’t really need to go through all of the gory details, do we? After all, we know all too well the atrocities of the African slave trade. But, are we talking about African slavery? King James II and Charles I led a continued effort to enslave the Irish. Britain’s famed Oliver Cromwell furthered this practice of dehumanizing one’s next door neighbor.
The Irish slave trade began when James II sold 30,000 Irish prisoners as slaves to the New World. His Proclamation of 1625 required Irish political prisoners be sent overseas and sold to English settlers in the West Indies. By the mid 1600s, the Irish were the main slaves sold to Antigua and Montserrat. At that time, 70% of the total population of Montserrat were Irish slaves.
Monday, May 28, 2012
OpEdNews - Article: The Vatican's Fake Occupy Implodes: Documents Evoke A History Of Money Laundering, Sexual Terrorism, And Even ... Murder
OpEdNews - Article: The Vatican's Fake Occupy Implodes: Documents Evoke A History Of Money Laundering, Sexual Terrorism, And Even ... Murder: Gabriele is now languishing in a Vatican prison cell (yes, the Vatican does have a prison) and for now it seems that his only crime was the same as that of Pvt. Bradley Manning (wikileaks) - leaking the juiciest anti-Vatican documents in history.
Activist Post: Australians Prepare for Rollout of Full Body Scanners in July 2012
Activist Post: Australians Prepare for Rollout of Full Body Scanners in July 2012: As expected, the Australian Federal Government has just approved the roll-out of compulsory full body scanning for passengers passing through Australia’s international airports. The bill also enables future governments to update the technology (without restriction), and prohibits images or personal information from being stored or transmitted.
Australia’s minister for Transport, Anthony Albanese, has been quoted as saying “The millimetre-wave body scanners are perfectly safe and one body scan is comparable to passive exposure to a mobile phone used several metres away”.
Unfortunately, Mr Albanese is not only wrong, but his statements are also misleading.
Australia’s minister for Transport, Anthony Albanese, has been quoted as saying “The millimetre-wave body scanners are perfectly safe and one body scan is comparable to passive exposure to a mobile phone used several metres away”.
Unfortunately, Mr Albanese is not only wrong, but his statements are also misleading.
UN leads calls for urgent world action on Syria after massacre of 108 in Houla, including 32 children | adelaidenow
UN leads calls for urgent world action on Syria after massacre of 108 in Houla, including 32 children | adelaidenow: UN leads calls for urgent world action on Syria after massacre of 108 in Houla, including 32 children
Can you spot the Hypocrisy: How many reports have surfaced on children killed in by "liberating forces" in Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan (by drones) - this is an obvious "pull at the heart strings" to justify future actions. Sanctions? Invasion?
Can you spot the Hypocrisy: How many reports have surfaced on children killed in by "liberating forces" in Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan (by drones) - this is an obvious "pull at the heart strings" to justify future actions. Sanctions? Invasion?
Military to Avoid Embarrassing Pictures by Banning Photography -- News from Antiwar.com
Military to Avoid Embarrassing Pictures by Banning Photography -- News from Antiwar.com: It sounds like the punchline of a bad joke, but after years of dealing with photographs of troops torturing prisoners, desecrating corpses and generally behaving badly, commanders in southwestern Afghanistan have announced that they are going to solve the problem by banning photography.
The command, which covers some 36,000 troops including 15,800 US Marines, announced that troops will only be allowed to take photographs for “official purposes,” and will no longer be taking “happy snaps,” apparently the official name for pictures like those showing US Marines urinating on corpses in the nation.
The command, which covers some 36,000 troops including 15,800 US Marines, announced that troops will only be allowed to take photographs for “official purposes,” and will no longer be taking “happy snaps,” apparently the official name for pictures like those showing US Marines urinating on corpses in the nation.
Racist Israel - these mentally ill, utterly insane people in this video, must be among the most racist morons on earth - David Icke Website
Racist Israel - these mentally ill, utterly insane people in this video, must be among the most racist morons on earth - David Icke Website
You know, the same people who accuse everyone else of being racist against them. They are absolutely bonkers, completely nuts, and look how early they program their children to be the same.
'At a demonstration in south Tel Aviv demanding the immediately expulsion of all non-Jewish African asylum-seekers, a lone Israeli woman who does not agree with the rest of the crowd is shouted down with ferocity and told that she deserves to be raped.'
This has to be seen to be believed that it comes from people who accuse everyone else of being racist.
MUST READ/WATCH!!!!!! And the world can't be controlled by the few.....???? piece of cake really
Is Fox News Hack Bill O'Reilly the most ridiculous man in the media? - David Icke Website: He has so much competition, it's true, but see what you think when the man who denies any suggestion of conspiracies is asked about the upcoming Bilderberg Group meeting by WeAreChange and then reports what he says happened on Fox News.
His 'report' is hilariously ludicrous, but then he is, and includes the extraordinary nonsense that Occupy protesters are terrorists (to O'Reilly, those who have pepper-bombed cities of civilians in a frenzy of death and destruction are making the world safer).
Unfortunately, millions of what must be truly bewildered Americans think that this man is telling them accurately what is happening in the world every day.
No kidding.
(from DI website)
His 'report' is hilariously ludicrous, but then he is, and includes the extraordinary nonsense that Occupy protesters are terrorists (to O'Reilly, those who have pepper-bombed cities of civilians in a frenzy of death and destruction are making the world safer).
Unfortunately, millions of what must be truly bewildered Americans think that this man is telling them accurately what is happening in the world every day.
No kidding.
(from DI website)
Sunday, May 27, 2012
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Zuma painting defaced to 'prevent civil war' - Mail & Guardian Online
Zuma painting defaced to 'prevent civil war' - Mail & Guardian Online: One of the men accused of defacing the contentious spear painting at the Goodman Gallery said he did so to prevent a civil war split along racial lines.
“It took me 15 seconds to destroy this insensitive artwork. We have a lot more to worry about in South Africa than a painting.
No Country for Young Men as Old Men Play for Time: The End in Afghanistan is Totally Predictable :: www.uruknet.info :: informazione dal medio oriente :: information from middle east :: [reg.de]
No Country for Young Men as Old Men Play for Time: The End in Afghanistan is Totally Predictable :: www.uruknet.info :: informazione dal medio oriente :: information from middle east :: [reg.de]: I predict that the next two and a half years of pointless war in Afghanistan will be a terrible scene of drug abuse (there’s no shortage of opium and heroin in the country, perhaps the leading producer of the drug in the world), of terrible carnage of civilians as increasingly automated remote killing methods are employed to make up for the lack of motivation among the troops, and of US casualties, as the Taliban resistance grows increasingly confident of its power and its impending victory.
PressTV - UK govt. ordered to disclose Blair, Bush's pre-Iraq chat
PressTV - UK govt. ordered to disclose Blair, Bush's pre-Iraq chat: A tribunal has ordered the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to disclose former premier Tony Blair’s comments on March 12, 2003 conversation with the ex-US president George Bush, shedding light on the build-up to the Iraq war.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Activist Post: Recovery or Collapse? Bet on Collapse
Activist Post: Recovery or Collapse? Bet on Collapse:
The US financial system and, probably, the financial system of Europe, like the police, no longer serves a useful social purpose.
In the US the police have proven themselves to be a greater threat to public safety than private sector criminals. I just googled “police brutality” and up came 183,000,000 results.
(Here are two recent brutal assaults, one deadly, by police on hapless individuals: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/kelly-thomas-video-dad-they-are-killing-me-.html and http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31364.htm )
The cost to society of the private financial system is even higher. Writing in CounterPunch (May 18), Rob Urie reports that two years ago Andrew Haldane, executive Director for Financial Stability at the Bank of England (the UK’s version of the Federal Reserve) said that the financial crisis, now four years old, will in the end cost the world economy between $60 trillion and $200 trillion in lost GDP. If Urie’s report is correct, this is an astonishing admission from a member of the ruling elite. http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/05/18/the-true-costs-of-bank-crises/print
...While we quake in our boots from fear of “Muslim terrorists,” it is financial deregulation that is destroying us, with help from jobs offshoring.
The US financial system and, probably, the financial system of Europe, like the police, no longer serves a useful social purpose.
In the US the police have proven themselves to be a greater threat to public safety than private sector criminals. I just googled “police brutality” and up came 183,000,000 results.
(Here are two recent brutal assaults, one deadly, by police on hapless individuals: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/kelly-thomas-video-dad-they-are-killing-me-.html and http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31364.htm )
The cost to society of the private financial system is even higher. Writing in CounterPunch (May 18), Rob Urie reports that two years ago Andrew Haldane, executive Director for Financial Stability at the Bank of England (the UK’s version of the Federal Reserve) said that the financial crisis, now four years old, will in the end cost the world economy between $60 trillion and $200 trillion in lost GDP. If Urie’s report is correct, this is an astonishing admission from a member of the ruling elite. http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/05/18/the-true-costs-of-bank-crises/print
...While we quake in our boots from fear of “Muslim terrorists,” it is financial deregulation that is destroying us, with help from jobs offshoring.
SpaceX's Dragon blasts off to space station - Mail & Guardian Online
SpaceX's Dragon blasts off to space station - Mail & Guardian Online: The three-decade US shuttle program, which ferried astronauts and cargo to the research outpost, ended for good in 2011, leaving Russia as the sole taxi to the ISS until private industry comes up with a replacement.
Mahlangu guilty, teenager walks on Terre'Blanche murder - Mail & Guardian Online
Mahlangu guilty, teenager walks on Terre'Blanche murder - Mail & Guardian Online: hris Mahlangu was on Tuesday found guilty of brutally murdering Eugene Terre’Blanche just over two years ago, bringing to a close the first part of a complex prosecution. His co-accused was found guilty of breaking into Terre’Blanche’s house with the intent to steal at the same time, and to have been in close proximity to the murder, but not to have been a participating or to have had common cause with Mahlangu.
The verdict, much as had been expected, drew little reaction from right-wing groups that had gathered in Ventersdorp for the delivery.
The verdict, much as had been expected, drew little reaction from right-wing groups that had gathered in Ventersdorp for the delivery.
Europe is driving full-tilt, foot on the pedal, into a brick wall - Telegraph
Europe is driving full-tilt, foot on the pedal, into a brick wall - Telegraph: by Boris Johnson Mayor of London
Europe now has the lowest growth of any region in the world. We have already wasted years in trying to control this sickness in the euro, and we are saving the cancer and killing the patient. We have blighted countless lives and lost countless jobs by kidding ourselves that the answer to the crisis might be “more Europe”. And all for what? To salvage the prestige of the European Project, and to spare the egos of those who were wrong and muddle-headed enough to campaign for the euro.
Europe now has the lowest growth of any region in the world. We have already wasted years in trying to control this sickness in the euro, and we are saving the cancer and killing the patient. We have blighted countless lives and lost countless jobs by kidding ourselves that the answer to the crisis might be “more Europe”. And all for what? To salvage the prestige of the European Project, and to spare the egos of those who were wrong and muddle-headed enough to campaign for the euro.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Economy of the European Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Economy of the European Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The economy of the European Union generates a GDP of over €12.629 trillion (US$17.578 trillion in 2011) according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), making it the largest economy in the world.
Israeli Plan to Construct 2100 New Settlement Unit :: www.uruknet.info :: informazione dal medio oriente :: information from middle east :: [reg.de]
Flashback to 2001: World's opium source destroyed | World news | The Observer
World's opium source destroyed | World news | The Observer: But this year things are different. In a development that has gone unnoticed and unrewarded by the international community, Afghanistan's fundamentalist Taliban rulers have dramatically ended the country's massive opium trade, The Observer can reveal - a move that has also plunged Hadda's farmers into despondency and debt.
Social Nightmare Foretold if Greece Heads for Euro Exit
Social Nightmare Foretold if Greece Heads for Euro Exit: If the exact economic impact of such a move is hard to nail down - newly issued drachmas devalued by up to 70 percent, runaway inflation, a banking meltdown, a collapse in trade - the implications for ordinary Greeks crushed by the debt crisis are even harder to predict.
Without international bailout cash, salaries and pensions would go unpaid and violence, political extremism and uncontrolled emigration could quickly follow.
Without international bailout cash, salaries and pensions would go unpaid and violence, political extremism and uncontrolled emigration could quickly follow.
Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer as No. 1 browser -- maybe - CNN.com
Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer as No. 1 browser -- maybe - CNN.com: Over the weekend, Google Chrome routed more Internet traffic than Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which long has held its spot as the most-used Web browser in the world, according to data from StatCounter, an Internet monitor.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Nostalgia from 2005 - AGENT PROVACATUERS in Iraq: British "Undercover Soldiers" Caught driving Booby Trapped Car
British "Undercover Soldiers" Caught driving Booby Trapped Car
Question1: why was this never covered by Mainstream media
Question2: how often does this happen elsewhere, and blamed on "whoever the authorities say did it"
Question1: why was this never covered by Mainstream media
Question2: how often does this happen elsewhere, and blamed on "whoever the authorities say did it"
Opium production in Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Opium production in Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
During the Taliban rule, Afghanistan saw a bumper opium crop of 4,500 metric tons in 1999,.[15] However, in July 2000, Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, collaborating with the United Nations to eradicate heroin production in Afghanistan, declared that growing poppies was un-Islamic, resulting in one of the world's most successful anti-drug campaigns. As a result of this ban, opium poppy cultivation was reduced by 91% from the previous year's estimate of 82,172 hectares. The ban was so effective that Helmand Province, which had accounted for more than half of this area, recorded no poppy cultivation during the 2001 season.[16][17] The Bush administration paid a 43 million dollar 'eradication' reward payment to the Taliban in 2001. [13]
During the Taliban rule, Afghanistan saw a bumper opium crop of 4,500 metric tons in 1999,.[15] However, in July 2000, Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, collaborating with the United Nations to eradicate heroin production in Afghanistan, declared that growing poppies was un-Islamic, resulting in one of the world's most successful anti-drug campaigns. As a result of this ban, opium poppy cultivation was reduced by 91% from the previous year's estimate of 82,172 hectares. The ban was so effective that Helmand Province, which had accounted for more than half of this area, recorded no poppy cultivation during the 2001 season.[16][17] The Bush administration paid a 43 million dollar 'eradication' reward payment to the Taliban in 2001. [13]
Lockerbie probe rejected - Mail & Guardian Online
Lockerbie probe rejected - Mail & Guardian Online: Three judges who tried the case without a jury at Camp Zeist in the Netherlands were under “tremendous pressure” to return their guilty verdict of January 2001. “The prosecution case against [Megrahi] held water like a sieve … We have accusations of the key witness having been bribed for testimony; a multitude of serious question marks over material evidence, including the very real possibility of the crucial fragment of printed circuit board [from the bomb] having been fabricated; discredited forensic scientists testifying for the prosecution; crown witness testimony being retracted after the trial and, most worryingly, allegations of the crown’s non-disclosure of evidence which could have been key to the defence.”
Fukushima Reactor 4 poses massive global risk | CTV News
Fukushima Reactor 4 poses massive global risk | CTV News: Reactor 4 -- and to a lesser extent Reactor 3 -- still hold large quantities of cooling waters surrounding spent nuclear fuel, all bound by a fragile concrete pool located 30 metres above the ground, and exposed to the elements.
A magnitude 7 or 7.5 earthquake would likely fracture that pool, and disaster would ensue, says Arnie Gundersen, a nuclear engineer with Fairewinds Energy Education who has visited the site.
The 1,535 spent fuel rods would become exposed to the air and would likely catch fire, with the most-recently added fuel rods igniting first.
The incredible heat generated from that blaze, Gundersen said, could then ignite the older fuel in the cooling pool, causing a massive oxygen-eating radiological fire that could not be extinguished with water.
A magnitude 7 or 7.5 earthquake would likely fracture that pool, and disaster would ensue, says Arnie Gundersen, a nuclear engineer with Fairewinds Energy Education who has visited the site.
The 1,535 spent fuel rods would become exposed to the air and would likely catch fire, with the most-recently added fuel rods igniting first.
The incredible heat generated from that blaze, Gundersen said, could then ignite the older fuel in the cooling pool, causing a massive oxygen-eating radiological fire that could not be extinguished with water.
The Sad, Sad Truth | Before It's News
The Sad, Sad Truth | Before It's News: WHY would the elites dig a super underground vault to store seeds from all over the planet while introducing genetically modified seeds growing food they themselves won't touch?
10 Things You Didn't Know About Drones - By Micah Zenko | Foreign Policy
10 Things You Didn't Know About Drones - By Micah Zenko | Foreign Policy: The Pentagon now boasts a fleet of approximately 7,500 drones, up from just 50 a decade ago. According to a congressional report, "manned aircraft have gone from 95% of all [Defense Department] aircraft in 2005 to 69% today." Over the next decade, the Pentagon expects the number of "multirole" drones -- ones that can both spy and strike -- to nearly quadruple, to 536. In 2011, the Teal Group consulting firm estimated that worldwide spending on unmanned aerial vehicles will nearly double over the next decade from $5.9 billion to $11.3 billion annually. In the future, drones are projected to: hover just behind infantry soldiers to watch their backs; carry airborne lasers to intercept ballistic missiles; perform aerial refueling; and conduct long-range strategic bombing missions. Given that drones will become cheaper, smaller, faster, stealthier, more lethal, and more autonomous, it is harder to imagine what they won't do than what they will. Whatever limits drones face will be imposed by us humans -- not technology.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Federal Reserve Bank made profit of $77 billion in 2011 | ksdk.com
Federal Reserve Bank made profit of $77 billion in 2011 | ksdk.com: NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Call it the most profitable bank in the world.
The Federal Reserve once again made a hefty profit in 2011, as the central bank went on bond buying binge to stimulate the economy.
The Fed earned $77.4 billion last year, according to financial statements released to the public Tuesday. And yes, they were audited (by Deloitte and Touche).
....the great contribution of Ron Paul:
Federal Reserve Transparency Act
The Federal Reserve once again made a hefty profit in 2011, as the central bank went on bond buying binge to stimulate the economy.
The Fed earned $77.4 billion last year, according to financial statements released to the public Tuesday. And yes, they were audited (by Deloitte and Touche).
....the great contribution of Ron Paul:
Federal Reserve Transparency Act
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
64 Years Since The Nakba :: www.uruknet.info :: informazione dal medio oriente :: information from middle east :: [vs-1]
64 Years Since The Nakba :: www.uruknet.info :: informazione dal medio oriente :: information from middle east :: [vs-1]:
The Nakba is the source of the still-unresolved Palestinian refugee problem. Today, there are more than 4 million registered Palestinian refugees worldwide. The majority of these still live within 60 miles of the borders of Israel and the West Bank and Gaza Strip where their original homes are located. Israel refuses to allow Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and to pay them compensation, as the UN Resolution 194 of Right of Return for the Palestinians is not binding and like many other UN resolutions it has been used as a suggestion rather than as an order.
The Nakba is the source of the still-unresolved Palestinian refugee problem. Today, there are more than 4 million registered Palestinian refugees worldwide. The majority of these still live within 60 miles of the borders of Israel and the West Bank and Gaza Strip where their original homes are located. Israel refuses to allow Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and to pay them compensation, as the UN Resolution 194 of Right of Return for the Palestinians is not binding and like many other UN resolutions it has been used as a suggestion rather than as an order.
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