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March 19, 2011 1:15:40 PM GMT-05:00 Subject: Update on Fukushima -
the real situation - plus other breaking news
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Dear NaturalNews readers,
As of right now, the situation remains desperate in Japan, with a
confirmation coming this morning that the food near Fukushima is
now radioactive.
Efforts to cover the spent fuel rods with cooling water have failed
again and again, and now there is concern that at least one of the
fuel rod storage pools may be cracked, meaning it cannot hold water.
Thus, there's no way to cover the fuel rods no matter how much water
you pump in (and the pumps aren't even operating yet anyway...)
The official government explanations about radiation exposure in
Japan are an insult to intelligence. A few days ago, they would say
things like "The amount of radiation people are experiencing is
only equal to that of a chest X-ray."
Today with the irradiated food, they now are comparing your exposure
to "the amount of radiation you might get from a CT scan." What
they don't tell you is that a CT scan emits up to 600 times more
radiation than a chest X-ray.
What's next on this scale? Are they soon going to announce that
people are only exposed to "the same amount of radiation as a
miscalibrated mammogram?"
And folks, the radiation exposure in Japan is constant radiation,
meaning it's like getting a CT scan that just keeps scanning 24/7
(if you're close enough to the Fukushima plant). This isn't one
limited dose that turns off in two seconds, it's an ongoing radiation
avalanche that keeps coming.
The mainstream media has all but abandoned accurate reporting on
this issue, almost as if they were all ordered by the White House
to just stop talking about Fukushima (because it was scaring people).
Here's my story on that:
http://www.naturalnews.com/031748_mainstream_media_nuclear_catastrophe.html
There now appears to be a total information blackout on the true
status of reactor #4, reports Ethan Huff:
http://www.naturalnews.com/031758_Fukushima_nuclear_reactor.html
A Japanese Mayor has gone public with his own accusations that the
Japanese government abandoned his people and lied to them about the
real situation:
http://www.naturalnews.com/031747_nuclear_fallout_disinformation.html
Mark Sircus brings us a timely update today on the worsening situation
in Tokyo:
http://www.naturalnews.com/031757_Tokyo_radiation.html
And just to make your week even more exciting, there is apparently
a major earthquake predicted in the coming week due to the "supermoon"
effect, although personally I'm not sure I believe the supermoon
will have any ability to make things any crazier than they are
already:
http://www.naturalnews.com/031755_California_earthquake.html
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Total information blackout on Fukushima Unit 4 reactor raises serious
questions about truth of
situation<http://www.naturalnews.com/031758_Fukushima_nuclear_reactor.html>
(NaturalNews) The status of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant's
Unit 4 reactor is one of the most critical aspects in determining
the severity of the impending nuclear meltdown. After all, the most
recent temperature readings available showed that the...
Its Getting Worse in
Tokyo<http://www.naturalnews.com/031757_Tokyo_radiation.html> On
March 15 Michi Okugawa wrote, "The situation in Tokyo is getting
worse. The number of people who are panicking is increasing with
more and more people trying to get out of Tokyo or out of the
country. The nuclear plant explosion is having a large effect...
Radiation Prevention
(Opinion)<http://www.naturalnews.com/031756_radiation_prevention.html>
There's lots of good stuff regarding radiation solutions on this
website that are incredible. But there are some other things that
need to be known. First of all, duct taping every opening in your
home may be beneficial to some degree but remember...
Earthquake predicted for
California<http://www.naturalnews.com/031755_California_earthquake.html>
(NaturalNews) In case you have not had enough apocalyptic disaster
scares and events this week, a geologist who predicted the 1989
Northern California earthquake has predicted another to occur next
week between March 19 and 25th.
Geologist Jim Berkland...
Grounding yourself shown to provide health
benefits<http://www.naturalnews.com/031754_grounding_health.html>
Ever feel the urge to walk barefoot on the beach or feel the grass
between your toes? As it turns out, this urge goes much deeper than
simply feeling good. It has been repeatedly demonstrated that there
is a significant electrical interaction...
Natural molasses treatment works just as well as toxic methyl bromide
at mitigating weeds and pests, says
USDA<http://www.naturalnews.com/031753_molasses_weeds.html>
(NaturalNews) For many decades, farmers have used methyl bromide,
a highly-toxic fumigant, as an agricultural treatment to eliminate
weeds, pests, and harmful pathogens. But now, scientists from the
US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research...
Discover the art of meditation and supercharge your mental
abilities<http://www.naturalnews.com/031752_meditation_mental_abilities.html>
Results of ongoing research shed new light on the mechanisms of
meditation.
Recent studies now confirm that you don't have to be a monk to enjoy
deep relaxation, increased attention span, better cognition and
other health benefits meditation...
How fever can cure
cancer<http://www.naturalnews.com/031751_fever_cancer.html>
Artificially induced fever has been successfully used for the
treatment of cancer, especially in Germany. One must first understand
the importance of fever for healing. Fever is not a symptom that
we must eliminate with toxic pharmaceuticals...
Cartoon characters manipulate how kids make food
choices<http://www.naturalnews.com/031750_food_marketing_children.html> A
recent University of Pennsylvania study confirms what most parents
already know: children are more likely to choose and even enjoy
eating cereal if there is a licensed cartoon character on the box.
More interesting is the news that if there...
Gynostemma tea boosts heart
health<http://www.naturalnews.com/031749_gynostemma_longevity.html>
Gynostemma pentaphyllum or Jiaogulan is a member of the cucumber
family and grows wild in Southern China where it is popular for its
sweet taste and the belief that it contributes to longevity. It is
an adaptogen (one of those special plant...
Mainstream media halts accurate reporting on Japan's worsening
nuclear catastrophe; disinfo campaign now
underway<http://www.naturalnews.com/031748_mainstream_media_nuclear_catastrop
he.html> (NaturalNews) Almost as if on cue, the mainstream media
today halted nearly all accurate reporting of the worsening situation
in Japan, writing off the whole thing as a "non issue." This all
happened in a seeming coordinate effort following President...
Japanese mayor urges evacuation after discovering government ignored,
misled him and his people about true dangers of nuclear
fallout<http://www.naturalnews.com/031747_nuclear_fallout_disinformation.html
(NaturalNews) Based on all available reports at this time, it appears
that the Japanese government has been severely downplaying the very
real radiation threat the Japanese people face in the wake of the
9.1 magnitude earthquake and massive tsunami that...
Natural News Store acquires new supply of potassium iodide radiation
pills, manufactured in USA, shipping out Monday, March
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(NaturalNews) Even in the midst of global shortages of potassium
iodide, the "radiation pills" that protect the thyroid gland from
radiation poisoning, we have just managed to acquire a new supply
of pharmaceutical-grade potassium iodide supplements....
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Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens For Legitimate Government
19 Mar 2011 --Early Edition
http://www.legitgov.org<http://www.legitgov.org/> All links are
here:
http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news
Breaking: French military jet opens fire in
Libya<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12776418> --French
aircraft have destroyed four Libyan tanks in air strikes 19 Mar
2011 The first shots have been fired in Libya by French military
jets enforcing the no-fly zone voted for by the UN. French aircraft
are preventing forces loyal to Libyan leader Col Gaddafi from
attacking the rebel-held city of Benghazi, French President Nicolas
Sarkozy says after a meeting of world leaders in Paris.
French aircraft also flew over "all Libyan territory" on reconnaissance
missions, according to French military sources. Dutch Prime Minister
Mark Rutte tells journalists he believed British, French and Canadian
aircraft would launch the first airstrikes, a BBC correspondent
reports.
Breaking: France Fires on Libyan Military
Vehicle<http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/19/france-fires-libyan-military-
vehicle/> 19 Mar 2011 A French official says a French fighter jet
has fired on a Libyan military vehicle, in a first reported strike
in the international campaign to enforce a no-fly zone. French
Defense Ministry spokesman Thierry Burkhard says the strike was
reported around 1645 GMT Saturday.
Warplane downed over Libya's
Benghazi<http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=370071>
19 Mar 2011 A warplane was shot down Saturday over the rebel-held
Libyan city of Benghazi, an AFP reporter witnessed.
French Warplane Fires First Shot in Operation Against Libya, France
Confirms<http://www.legitgov.org/French-Warplane-Fires-First-Shot-Operation-A
gainst-Libya-France-Confirms> 19 Mar 2011
Western powers launch airstrikes on Libyan military
forces<http://www.marketwatch.com/story/libyan-government-reportedly-calls-a-
ceasefire-2011-03-18> 19 Mar 2011 Western powers intervened in Libya
on Saturday to prevent Moammar Gadhafi from crushing the rebellion
in the eastern city of Benghazi. In a dramatic statement, French
president Nicolas Sarkozy announced that French airplanes were in
the air over Benghazi to prevent Gadhafis aircraft from bombarding
the city. Sarkozy said the planes would also attack tanks on the
ground if necessary to end any assault. The west will oppose any
aggression against the civilian population in Benghazi, Sarkozy
said. [Except when Israel attacks the 'civilian population' in Gaza,
or when US killer drones bomb 'civilian populations' 24/7 in Pakistan,
Afghanistan, Iraq and any other place where there's oil, gas or
opium routes to control -- then no problem! Am I the only one that
sees through this hypocritical humanitarian bullsh*t and pathetic
calls to oust dictators -- aka previous CIA assets 'going rogue,'
recipients of tons of US armaments? The US government doesn't give
a *damn* about civilians, anywhere! The US just wants oil production
to slow to a crawl so Exxon Mobil's profits can skyrocket. More
'bad economy' equals more union busting and further decimation of
the working class. --LRP]
25 killed in U.S. drone strike in
Pakistan<http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/7323356.html> 17
Mar 2011 The death toll has risen to 25 following a strike launched
late Thursday morning by a U.S. drone in Pakistan's northwest tribal
area of North Waziristan, reported local Urdu TV channel ARY.
According to the report, the U.S. drone fired four missiles at a
house located at a village in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan,
in which a group of people suspected to be militants were said to
be holding a meeting inside.
Pakistanis protest botched US air
raid<http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/19/3168267.htm> 19
Mar 2011 Thousands of people have protested against a US drone
strike that killed up to 40 people in Pakistan. Anti-US demonstrators
rallied in cities across the country, including Islamabad, Lahore
and Karachi. More than 3,000 people gathered outside the Red Mosque
in the capital, shouting "death to America"
and burning the American flag. The protesters expressed their anger
over a US missile strike in the north-west of the country on Thursday.
David Cameron sends RAF fighters to
Mediterranean<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-sen
ds-raf-fighters-to-mediterranean-2246032.html> 18 Mar 2011 Colonel
Muammar Gaddafi's regime today announced an immediate ceasefire
after David Cameron ordered RAF fighters to the Mediterranean to
help enforce a military no-fly zone. The Prime Minister said he was
sending Typhoon and Tornado jets - as part of a joint operation
with the US and France - in order to prevent foment a "bloodbath"
in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi.
Allies Set Conditions on Qaddafi, Prepare for Air
Strikes<http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-03-19/allies-set-conditions-on-
qaddafi-prepare-for-air-strikes.html> 19 Mar 2011 Libyan leader
Muammar Qaddafis promise of an immediate cease-fire, even if
implemented, falls short of the demands set by the U.S., U.K. and
France to avert allied military strikes as soon as this weekend.
President Barack Obama, speaking at the White House, described
specific demands set in coordination with U.K. Prime Minister David
Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Qaddafi must immediately
stop attacks on civilians[and leave that task to the US/UK/France],
halt his advance on Benghazi, and pull back forces from three
embattled cities, Ajdabiya, Misrata, and Zawiyah.
Obama warns of military action against
Kadhafi<http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j4sNSRnhgg5y1P_jlq
3iVZyFn-nQ> 18 Mar 2011 President Barack Obama Friday delivered a
frank ultimatum to Moamer Kadhafi, threatening military action if
he ignores non-negotiable demands for a ceasefire and a retreat
from rebel bastions. The US warning was immediately backed by France,
Britain and Arab nations which have driven demands for a no-fly
zone and other measures, now enshrined in a UN resolution mandating
action. The US president made dramatic and forceful on-camera demands
of Kadhafi, saying the world could not stand by because, if left
unchecked, Kadhafi would commit atrocities in which thousands would
die.
[Right, and only the US and/or its bribed poodle nations are allowed
to do that.]
I suffered post-traumatic stress after being waterboarded on Ken
Loach set, says
actor<http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/i-suffered-p
osttraumatic-stress-after-being-waterboarded-on-ken-loach-set-says-actor-2245
358.html> 18 Mar 20110 A former paratrooper claims he suffered
sustained panic attacks and post-traumatic stress after being
waterboarded for a scene in a new film ['Route Irish'] by Ken Loach.
Trevor Williams said he was strapped to a bench press, had his feet
elevated, hands tied and face covered with a rag while experiencing
"simulated drowning" for a total of 80 seconds, halting only when
he gave small thumb signals to the crew...Loach maintained that the
scene was aimed at highlighting the "disgusting" practice of torture
which George Bush described in his memoir, Decision Points, as
"simulated drowning".
Audit: Pentagon overpaid billionaire oilman by up to $200
million<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pentagon-overpaid-oilman-milli
ons-audit-finds/2011/03/17/ABQ6VFn_story.html> --'The International
Oil Trading Company overcharged by hundreds of millions of dollars
while the Bush administration looked the other way.' 17 Mar 2011 A
Pentagon audit has found that the federal government overpaid a
billionaire oilman by as much as $200 million on several military
contracts worth nearly $2.7 billion. The audit by the Defense
Departments inspector general, which was posted on the Pentagons
Web site this week, estimated that the department paid the oilman
"$160 [million] to $204 million more for fuel than could be supported
by price or cost analysis." ...Harry Sargeant III, a well-connected
Florida businessman and once-prominent Republican donor, first faced
scrutiny over his defense work in October 2008.
Israel threatens 'military action' if Iran refuses to stop nuclear
programme<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367610/--------Israel-thre
atens-military-action-Iran-refuses-stop-nuclear-programme-weapons-equipment-i
ntercepted-cargo-ship.html> --Israeli PM said Iran has enough
material for almost three nuclear bombs 18 Mar 2011 Israel's Prime
Minister said the world must make clear that Iran would face 'credible
military action' if sanctions do not shut down Tehran's disputed
nuclear program. Benjamin Netanyahu's warning comes as Malaysian
police found equipment they suspect could be used to make nuclear
weapons smuggled on board a ship headed to Iran. Mr Netanyahu said
this week it was clear Iran was pursuing its nuclear ambitions
despite international sanctions and had enough material for almost
three nuclear bombs. [WHY is it fine and dandy for *other* nations
to have nuclear power?]
Snipers shooting Yemeni civilians<http://www.presstv.ir/detail/170613.html>
18 Mar 20111 With a state of emergency already in place, snipers
deployed by the Yemeni government are still targeting civilians
from rooftops. At least 50 people were killed on Friday alone, when
protesters took to the streets to call for an end to the three-decade
rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a Press TV correspondent
reported.
Japan Finds Contaminated Food Up to 90 Miles From Nuclear
Sites<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/world/asia/20japan.html>
20 Mar 2011 The government said Saturday that it had found higher
than normal levels of radioactive materials in spinach and milk at
farms up to 90 miles away from the ravaged nuclear power plants,
the first confirmation by officials that the unfolding nuclear
crisis has affected the nations food supply. While officials played
down the immediate risks to consumers, the findings further unsettled
a nation worried about the long-term effects of the damaged nuclear
power plants.
Radioactive iodine found in Tokyo
water<http://www.presstv.ir/detail/170780.html> --Radiation above
national safety level found in spinach and milk 19 Mar 2011 As
looming nuclear crisis threatens Japan, the government says small
amounts of radioactive iodine have been detected in tap water in
Tokyo and five other areas. On Saturday, the Japanese government
said a sample of tap water from the Japanese capital contained 1.5
becquerals per kg of iodine 131, well below the 'tolerable' limit
for food and drink of 300 becquerals per kg.
Japan advised iodine for people near plant -
IAEA<http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/19/japan-nuclear-iodine-iaea-idUS
LDE72I03K20110319> --Levels at plant "significantly higher" than
normal 19 Mar 2011 Japanese authorities earlier this week issued a
recommendation that people leaving the area near a tsunami-crippled
nuclear power plant should ingest iodine, the U.N. nuclear watchdog
said on Saturday. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
also said radiation at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant had
stabilised at "significantly higher" levels than normal, but these
were still in a range allowing onsite recovery measures. Earlier
this week, the Vienna-based U.N. agency said Japan had provided
230,000 units of stable iodine to evacuation centres as a precautionary
measure in the nuclear emergency.
67 exposed to radiation in Fukushima prefecture following radioactive
leaks<http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/7324928.html>
19 Mar 2011 Up to 67 people have been exposed to radiation in
Fukushima prefecture following leaks of radioactive substances from
the troubled nuclear plant, local media reported Saturday. The
prefectural authorities detected radioactive substances on their
shoes and clothes after having conducted radiation checks on 42,440
people at 13 locations in the prefecture, said the reports.
Workers at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant exposed to radiation
above past
limit<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-japan-nuclear-work
ers-exposure,0,2212621.story> --Six workers at the nuclear power
plant have been exposed to radiation beyond the previous limit for
an emergency operation, Tokyo Electric Power Co. says. 19 Mar 2011
Six workers at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have
been exposed to radiation beyond the previous limit for an emergency
operation, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Saturday. Kyodo News
reported the employees, whose job titles were not known, were
continuing to work despite having been exposed to more than 100
millisieverts of radiation. The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry
raised the exposure limit to 250 millisieverts for the current
nuclear crisis.
Japan radiation fallout reaches
US<http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gDLfOR2fSYWWui5-JJH
rd7BCxMKQ> 18 Mar 2011 Radioactive fallout from Japan's crippled
nuclear plant has reached the US, with experts saying there is a
small chance it could soon reach Britain. Meanwhile, the evacuation
of Britons from the disaster-hit country gathered pace as the
situation at the dangerously overheated Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear
facility continued to deteriorate. The Nuclear Energy Agency, part
of the international Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development, said radiation from the plant was likely to reach
everywhere in the northern hemisphere but in extremely small
quantities.
Radiation tests begin throughout US
airports<http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/national_world&id=801
9067> 18 Mar 2011 Travelers arriving from Japan may not know it,
but U.S.
customs agents are on alert for passengers coming into the country
with high levels of radiation. It's routine protocol for agents at
all ports of entry to screen for radiation with personal radiation
devices, but now Homeland Security is directing agents to be more
watchful. "In an exercise of caution, and just to make sure everyone
remains safe, we are doing screenings of passengers and cargo,"
said Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.
"If there happens to be a blip in terms of radiation."
Nissan scanning vehicles for radioactive
material<http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/japan.nissan.radiation/>
18 Mar 2011 Nissan has started scanning vehicles made in Japan for
traces of radioactive material, a company official said Friday.
Simon Sproule, corporate vice president of marketing for Nissan
Motor Company, said the monitoring began this week. Sources inside
the company said there is virtually no risk of contamination from
a car and no potential health risk to customers, but testing began
because of public concern.
Japanese finally admit radiation leak is serious enough to kill
people<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367684/Nuclear-plant-chief-we
eps-Japanese-finally-admit-radiation-leak-kill-people.html> --Officials
admit they may have to bury reactors under concrete - as happened
at Chernobyl --Particles spewed from wrecked Fukushima power station
arrive in California 18 Mar 2011 The boss of the company behind the
devastated Japanese nuclear reactor today broke down in tears - as
his country finally acknowledged the radiation spewing from the
over-heating reactors and fuel rods was enough to kill some citizens.
Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency admitted that the
disaster was a level 5, which is classified as a crisis causing
'several radiation deaths' by the UN International Atomic Energy.
U.S. nuclear officials suspect Japanese plant has dire
breach<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-japan-quake-wrapup
-20110318,0,2262753.story> 18 Mar 2011 U.S. government nuclear
experts believe a spent fuel pool at Japan's crippled Fukushima
reactor complex has a breach in the wall or floor, a situation that
creates a major obstacle to refilling the pool with cooling water
and keeping dangerous levels of radiation from escaping. That
assessment by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials is based
on the sequence of events since the earthquake and information
provided by key U.S. contractors who were in the plant at the time,
said government officials familiar with the evaluation. It was
compelling evidence, they said, that the wall of the No. 4 reactor
pool has a significant hole or crack.
Tokyo Electric Says Cooling Pump Started at Fukushima Plant's No.5
Reactor<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-19/tokyo-electric-says-cooling-
pump-started-at-fukushima-plant-s-no-5-reactor.html> 19 Mar 2011
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it restarted the residual-heat removal
pump at the No.
5 reactor of its stricken Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, one of
the least damaged at the facility. The utility began cooling the
pool in the reactor that contains spent fuel rods, it said in a
statement today. Temperatures in the pool had earlier fallen to
67.6 degrees Celsius from 68.8 degrees, Kyodo News reported.
Temperatures should be kept below 25 degrees Celsius, according to
international guidelines.
UN says nuclear fuel was in fire area at
reactor<http://wvgazette.com/ap/ApInternational/201103181181> 18
Mar 2011 The U.N. nuclear agency says all the fuel from a reactor
at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan was transferred
last November to the spent fuel pool where a fire broke out Tuesday.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday the transfer
occurred when Unit 4, one of six reactors, had routine maintenance
on Nov. 30. The fire in Unit 4's fuel storage pond, an area where
used nuclear fuel is cooled, caused the release of radioactivity
into the atmosphere.
Greater Danger Lies in Spent Fuel Than in
Reactors<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/world/asia/18spent.html>
--Electric utility: 11,125 spent fuel rod assemblies were stored
at site, about four times as much radioactive material as in reactor
cores combined 18 Mar 2011 Years of procrastination in deciding on
long-term disposal of highly radioactive fuel rods from nuclear
reactors are now coming back to haunt Japanese authorities as they
try to control fires and explosions at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Station. Japan, like the United States, has kept
ever-larger numbers of spent fuel rods in temporary storage pools
at the power plants, where they can be guarded with the same security
provided for the plants. Figures provided by Tokyo Electric Power
on Thursday show that most of the dangerous uranium at the power
plant is actually in the spent fuel rods, not the reactor cores
themselves.
Japan raises threat level for nuclear
crisis<http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=weather/earthquake_center&id
=8020376> --Japanese officials raised the severity level of the
accident because the scope of the disaster has spread beyond Japan.
18 Mar 2011 The threat level of the nuclear crisis in Japan has
increased from 4 to 5 on a 7-level international scale. The Japanese
government is now acknowledging it has been overwhelmed by the scale
of the twin disasters that hit the country, which has slowed its
response to the nuclear crisis. It's also now welcoming U.S. help
to stabilize the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. Damage to the
facility is extensive after several explosions.
Engineers consider burying Fukushima to block
radiation<http://www.france24.com/en/20110318-engineers-weigh-chernobyl-solut
ion-radiation-japan-nuclear-crisis?ns_linkname=20110318_engineers_weigh_chern
obyl_solution_radiation_japan> 18 Mar 2011 Japanese engineers
conceded on Friday that burying a crippled nuclear reactor in sand
and concrete may be the only way to prevent a catastrophic radiation
leak, the method used to seal huge leakages from Chernobyl in 1986.
Officials said they still hoped to fix a power cable to at least
two reactors to restart water pumps needed to cool overheating
nuclear fuel rods. Workers also sprayed water on the No.3 reactor,
one of the most critical of the plant's six.
Japan seeks US nuclear crisis
help<http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jpWG39o1apiT6606F
nwkgztciEOQ> 18 Mar 2011 Japan has asked the US for help in reining
in the crisis at its dangerously overheated nuclear complex, while
the UN atomic energy chief called the disaster a race against the
clock that demands global cooperation. At the stricken complex,
military fire trucks began spraying the troubled reactor units once
more with tons of water in an attempt to prevent meltdowns that
could spew dangerous levels of radiation.
Navy stops moving sailors to
Japan<http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/03/navy-stop-movement-sailors-japan-
031711w/> 17 Mar 2011 As the situation at the damaged Fukushima
Dai-ichi nuclear power plant worsens, the Navy has stopped sending
personnel to Japan indefinitely, according to a naval administrative
message released Thursday.
Its a move that comes as the White House urged Americans to stay
at least 50 miles away from the plant, and authorized military
dependents and families of other U.S. government employees to
relocate from northeastern Japan.
U.S. to evacuate Americans out of
Japan<http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/03/ap-us-to-evacuate-americans-from-
japan-031711/> --Voluntary evacuation offered to family members and
dependents of U.S. personnel 17 Mar 2011 The United States has
authorized the first evacuations of Americans out of Japan, taking
a tougher stand on the deepening nuclear crisis and warning U.S.
citizens to defer all non-essential travel to any part of the country
as unpredictable weather and wind conditions risked spreading
radioactive contamination. Passengers and cargo arriving from Japan
are being screened for radiation in an exercise of caution, Homeland
Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday. She said no
harmful levels of radiation had been detected.
Pentagon buys social networking 'spy
software'<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/8389577/Pentagon
-buys-social-networking-spy-software.html> --'Personas must be able
to appear to originate in nearly any part of the world,' the documents
stated. 17 Mar 2011 The Pentagon has purchased a pioneering software
programme that creates fake identities on social media websites,
in an attempt to infiltrate and influence suspected terrorists and
extremists overseas. The $2.7 million (#1.7 million) programme
developed by San Diego firm Ntrepid allows one military user to
create multiple personas on the internet and engage in extended
online conversations and communications with suspects.
Wisconsin judge halts state budget law curbing unions'
power<http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/18/wisconsin.budget.restraining.order/>
18 Mar 2011 A Wisconsin judge issued a temporary restraining order
Friday halting the state's controversial budget repair law that
curbs the union power of most public employees, the Dane County
district attorney's office said. Gov. Scott Walker, who championed
the measure and signed it into law last week, said he was confident
the initiative would eventually prevail in the court system, a
spokeswoman said. The ruling by Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi came
in response to a lawsuit filed by District Attorney Ismael Ozanne,
charging such a violation of the law.
Russia lifts ban on polar bear
hunting<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8390792/Russia-lifts-ban-on
-polar-bear-hunting.html> --Russia has legalised the hunting of
polar bears for the first time in more than half a century, a move
that critics say will put further pressure on the endangered mammal.
19 Mar 2011 Roman Kopin, the governor of Russia's remote Chukotka
region, signed a decree allowing the area's indigenous people to
hunt and kill 29 polar bears each year, including 19 females. Russian
wildlife campaigners condemned the move, saying the polar bear was
already threatened by a shrinking habitat and rampant poaching.
Varvara Semonova, a wildlife campaigner, said the decision would
"threaten the survival of the polar bear in the Russian Arctic and
will have not only ecological but serious social and political
consequences for us."
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The Dead, The Dying And The Wounded Murder On The Streets Of Yemen
- 42 Protesters Killed
<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27724.htm>
Shocking Video
Medical sources said the death toll was likely to rise. Click to
view<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27724.htm>
Libya Declares Ceasefire
<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27713.htm>
By MARIA GOLOVNINA AND PATRICK WORSNIP
"We decided on an immediate ceasefire and on an immediate stop to
all military operations," Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa.
Continue<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27713.htm>
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Declaration of Cease-Fire Is Not
Enough<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27719.htm>
By ELISABETH BUMILLER, DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and ALAN COWELL
.
The United States, Britain and France pushed forward against Libya
on Friday as they declared that a cease-fire abruptly announced by
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafis government was not enough, at least for
now, to ward off military action against his forces.
Continue<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27719.htm>
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Full text of UN Security Council Resolution on
Libya<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27711.htm>
By United Nations Security Council
Demands the immediate establishment of a cease-fire and a complete
end to violence and all attacks against, and abuses of, civilians.
Continue<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27711.htm>
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A Contrarian View on Libya?
Colonialism is Still Alive and Thriving
<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27722.htm>
By Sam Hamod
The truth is that the West wants to dominate the Arab World further,
and all of the riches of Africa with it.
Continue<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27722.htm>
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Shame, Shame, Shame Once Again on the US and the
UN.<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27723.htm>
By Cindy Sheehan
The United Nations is a failed organization that seems to promote
war and inequality by being a rubber-stamp for US violence.
Continue<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27723.htm>
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Can We Get a No-Fly-Zone For Pakistan?
U.S. Kills as Many as 80 Civilians in
Pakistan<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27712.htm>
By Xinhua
Pakistan's army chief said in a press release that it is highly
regrettable that a jirga, or open-air meeting, of peaceful citizens
including elders of the area was carelessly and callously targeted
with complete disregard to human life.
Continue<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27712.htm>
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CIA Agents `Blood Money Was Paid By S.
Arabia`<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27710.htm>
By Anwar Iqbal
Did US give permission to Saudi Arabia to invade Bahrain in return
of Saudi paying "blood money" for release of CIA agent in Pakistan?
Continue<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27710.htm>
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Getting Away With Murder Hillary Helps US Mercenary Escape Justice
<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27720.htm> By Mike
Whitney
The CIA is a lawless, free-wheeling fraternity that operates beyond
any ethical or moral code. If Davis was colluding with terrorists
or stirring up sectarian antagonism, it would be par for the course.
Continue<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27720.htm>
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George Galloway: Saudi Arabian Invasion of
Bahrain<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27716.htm>
By Press TV
Galloway suggests that a deal was done between the US and Arab
rulers, whereby the Arab League would back the no-fly rule over
Libya and in return the US would acquiesce to the Saudi invasion
of Bahrain.
Continue<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27716.htm>
________________________________
Breaking Australia's Silence: WikiLeaks and
Freedom<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27721.htm>
By John Pilger
More than 2500 people filled and overflowed Sydney Town Hall to
hear journalist and film-maker John Pilger, Andrew Wilkie, independent
member of the Australian Parliament and the only serving Western
intelligence officer to whistle-blow on the invasion of Iraq, and
renowned human rights lawyer Julian Burnside QC.
Continue<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27721.htm>
________________________________
Japanese Radiation Reaches
US<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27715.htm>
By RT
The UN's Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization initially issued
a statement alleging a radioactive plume could hit California by
March 18 they were right.
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War On The Poor:
Minnesota Republicans Want To Bust Poor People Who Carry
Cash<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27717.htm>
By Susie Madrak
Minnesota Republicans are pushing legislation that would make it a
crime for people on public assistance to have more $20 in cash in
their pockets any given month.
Continue<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27717.htm>
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GOP Bill Would Force IRS to Conduct Abortion
Audits<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27714.htm>
By Nick Baumann
Were you raped? Was it incest? And other questions the government's
tax cops would have to ask women who've terminated pregnancies.
Continue<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27714.htm>
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Then And Now Remarks of Robert F. Kennedy, March 18,
1968<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27718.htm>
By Robert F. Kennedy
"But even if we act to erase material poverty, there is another
greater task, it is to confront the poverty of satisfaction - purpose
and dignity - that afflicts us all. Too much and for too long, we
seemed to have surrendered personal excellence and community values
in the mere accumulation of material things. "
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Dozens of Reactors in Quake Zones
Most of those plants are in just two places: Japan and Taiwan, both
islands with limited natural resources that have chosen the risks
of nuclear calamity over complete dependence on foreign sources of
energy.
According to the analysis, 48 of the world's operating nuclear
reactors, or 11%, are in areas known to have at least moderate
earthquake activity. These include the Fukushima Daiichi reactors
at the center of Japan's nuclear crisis. Fourteen, or 3%, are in
areas of high activity. Ten of those are located within a mile of
a coastline, making them at risk for both earthquakes and tsunamis.
Read
more...<http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&
id=18351&Itemid=17>
Helen Thomas to Playboy: White House in pockets of the Israeli
lobbies
Helen Thomas, former dean of the White House Press Corps, reportedly
told Playboy in an interview for their April issue that Jews have
power over the White House and Congress, who are in the pockets of
the Israeli lobbies.
Thomas left her post at the White House after she publicly made
anti-Israel comments last May, telling the Jews they should "get
the hell out of Palestine." The former reporter told Playboy that
the Israeli lobbies "are funded by wealthy supporters, including
those from Hollywood. Same thing with the financial markets. Theres
total control."
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more...<http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&
id=18349&Itemid=43>
U.S. attacked by opponents at U.N.
human rights council
The United States was attacked for its human rights record on Friday
as opponents including Cuba and Iran slammed its failure to close
Guantanamo Bay and its decision to maintain military trials for
terror suspects.
The Obama administration, which two years ago joined the U.N. Human
Rights Council shunned by the Bush White House, was in the dock at
the Geneva forum, whose 47 member completed an examination of the
U.S. record begun last November.
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more...<http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&
id=18345&Itemid=20>
US Immigrant Detentions Draw International Fire
Immigration enforcement in the United States is plagued by unjust
treatment of detainees, including inadequate access to lawyers and
insufficient medical care, and by the excessive use of prison-style
detention, the human rights arm of the Organization of American
States said Thursday.
The group, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, issued
those findings in a report that also took aim at a federal program
that allows county and state law enforcement officials to enforce
federal immigration laws.
Read
more...<http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&
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========= Welcome Worry-Free Nuclear Power: Rossi's Energy Catalyzer
Traditional nuclear energy uses dangerous radioactive materials as
fuel and produces hazardous waste. The solution is Cold Fusion. No
Rads - No Waste - No Problems!
[cid:2A40AB07-61E3-4E13-9A85-A156BED75CFC] Concept image by PES;
not actual.
by Hank Mills<http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Hank_Mills>
Pure Energy Systems News
In recent days the dangers associated with conventional fission-based
nuclear technology have been made clear to everyone. The world has
been watching Japan's efforts to minimize the radiation released,
as multiple reactors damaged by the recent earthquake experience
partial meltdowns and explosions.
As we watch the news, our understanding of these reactors grow as
we are introduced to terms such as "containment vessel" and "cooling
pool."
However, the world also needs to understand that there is an emerging
nuclear energy technology that offers a completely safe and
economically attractive alternative. This is the Cold Fusion "E-Cat"
(Energy
Catalyzer)<http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Andrea_A._Rossi_Cold_Fusion
_Generator> technology of Italian engineer and inventor Andrea
Rossi. The principles of safety of their technology is typical of
what is found in the field of cold fusion, or Low Energy Nuclear
Reactions (LENR) in general.
Andrea Rossi has developed a safe, economically attractive, and
simple nuclear technology that holds the potential to rapidly negate
the energy crisis if quickly implemented. Instead of using uranium,
plutonium, or a combination of both (such as used in highly toxic
"MOX" nuclear fuel rods) his system simply utilizes ordinary
non-radioactive materials. By putting nano sized nickel powder in
a small container (one liter in volume), mixing it with undisclosed
(for proprietary reasons) non-radioactive catalysts, pressurizing
the container with hydrogen gas, and bringing the contents up to
approximately 450-500 degrees Celsius, he can induce nuclear fusion
and produce a large amount of energy.
No Radioactive Fuel or Waste
One critically important aspect of his technology is that no
radioactive materials are put into the system. He is simply using
common non-radioactive elements. This is vastly different from
conventional nuclear power reactors that utilize uranium or plutonium.
In addition to not being radioactive nickel and hydrogen, the fuels
used in his system are both cheap and plentiful.
The nuclear reactions occurring in his system do produce radiation
(mostly low energy gamma rays) which interacts with the materials
used in the reactor's construction to produce heat. This resulting
heat is used to warm or boil water. Unlike the massive containment
vessels needed to shield the radiation of conventional nuclear
plants, Rossi's reactor only requires two centimeters of lead
shielding. This is a far cry different from the thick iron and
several meters of concrete needed around a fission reactor!
In a conventional nuclear reactor when the uranium or plutonium
fuel is spent it remains radioactive for potentially thousands of
years. It has to be cooled in pools of constantly circulating water
for over a year until it is safe to transport to storage facilities.
This presents a potential safety and environmental hazard. In Rossi's
system only minutes after the device is turned off no radioactivity
can be detected inside of the reactor. The result is zero nuclear
waste. Not only is this a huge benefit in terms of safety, but it
is also an economic advantage of the technology. Preparing, handling,
and storing nuclear fuel rods of fission reactors is expensive due
to all the safety precautions involved. The safety precautions
involved when transporting ordinary nickel will obviously be much
less costly.
Inherent Safety of Rossi's Cold Fusion
Even in a situation such as the one that recently impacted Japan,
Rossi's system would remain safe. In the event a facility utilizing
his reactors was hit by an earthquake or natural disaster, it is
possible one or more 10 kW modules could suffer damage. Such damage
to a conventional nuclear power plant could result in a very serious
release of radiation that could present a human health hazard; and
the damaged cooling system could result in runaway meltdown. Due
to the fact that Rossi's system does not use radioactive materials
and does not produce any radioactive waste, any possible leak of
reactor contents would not represent a radiological risk. There
could potentially be a very brief spike of radioactivity for a
moment if the vessel cracked or failed, but the venting of the
hydrogen gas would immediately end the nuclear reactions taking
place and any production of radioactivity. A technician could
immediately start sweeping up any nickel powder on the floor without
risking radiation exposure.
The safety benefits of Rossi's technology are clear. However, the
potential economic benefits of the technology is equally impressive.
As previously mentioned, the fuel used by his device is cheap, but
also very little is used.
One hundred grams of nickel powder can power a 10 kW unit for a
minimum of six months. Do to the fact nickel costs less than twenty
dollars a pound (nano-nickel in bulk may cost slightly more) the
fuel cost to run these reactors is insignificant. Basically, with
one of these systems you only need to spend a few dollars on fuel
to produce an amount of energy that would normally cost a few
thousand dollars.
In addition to being safe and economical the E-Cat technology has
the potential to be mobile and portable. Producing enough energy
to power a full-scale modern car or truck is not possible with solar
or wind power. Also, it would be too dangerous to utilize conventional
nuclear fission technology in a vehicle even if a reactor could be
scaled down to that size. A single car wreck could pollute a whole
neighborhood or city with radioactive particles.
That would not be a danger if the E-Cat technology was used. Also,
the potential power density of this technology is more than high
enough to power a vehicle.
Perhaps the most fun thing about a cold fusion powered vehicle might
be the ability to go for months or years without re-fueling. Your
range could be literally tens of thousands of miles or more! When
you were not driving your car perhaps the same module could double
as an electric generator to power your home or sell back to the
electric company. If the power to weight ratio can be made high
enough, perhaps this technology could be used in aviation as well.
There might be a race to see how many times someone can circumnavigate
the globe non-stop without fueling... on nickel and hydrogen! But
given how far they could go without stopping, keeping track of them
might become more boring than watching bowling.
Ready to Replace Conventional Nuclear Power
Unlike some other potential alternative energy technologies, the
E-Cat cold fusion technology is commercial ready. It is beyond the
prototype stage and is in process of being implemented. A one
megawatt plant producing thermal energy is planned to open in Greece
the second half of October later this year. This technology is not
a "pie in the sky" possibility, but a reality that due to a lack
of mainstream media coverage is not being broadly noticed or
anticipated.
If in the coming years, existing conventional nuclear plants are
shutdown, or if plans for new plants are canceled, the E-Cat could
easily take up the slack and then some. For the cost of one
conventional nuclear power plant producing a certain quantity of
output, a facility powered by Rossi's cold fusion reactors could
produce many times the power. It would also do so safely without
the risk of a meltdown or leak of radioactivity. There would be no
special storage areas needed for spent fuel, and local residents
could live their lives without fear of accidents endangering their
families.
With all of the recent debate on nuclear energy, Andrea Rossi's
technology deserves to be noticed and recognized as a potential
game changing energy source. A clean and safe source of energy could
give concerned individuals hope for a future world without the
potential of nuclear disasters.
It is apparent that scientists at the University of Bologna in Italy
have noticed the potential of the E-Cat due to the recent successful
tests of the system performed there, and the one year research
program on the technology that recently began. They have taken this
technology seriously and are vigorously racing to fully understand
the mechanisms that allow it to work.
Hopefully, this curiosity will spread and combat the remaining (but
dwindling) skepticism around this technology some people still
express.
Embracing the Solution
If the people of the world desire an affordable, clean, and safe
alternative to conventional nuclear power they have it RIGHT NOW
with Andrea Rossi's nickel-hydrogen cold fusion technology. Worry-free
nuclear power is here, being implemented. The only questions remaining
are, "who is on board" with this emerging technology and "who will
be left behind" due to irrational skepticism or ignorance.
# # #
This story is also published at
BeforeItsNews<http://members.beforeitsnews.com/story/490/046/Welcome_Worry-Fr
ee_Nuclear_Power:_Rossis_Energy_Catalyzer.html>.
What You Can Do
1. Pass this on to your friends and favorite news sources.
2. Help us manage the PESWiki feature
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ator> on Rossi's technology.
3. Join the H-Ni_Fusion<http://group.yahoo.com/group/H-Ni_Fusion>
technical discussion group to explore the details of the technology.
4. Once available, purchase a unit and/or encourage others who are
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Other PES Coverage
* Cold Fusion Steams Ahead at World's Oldest
University<http://pesn.com/2011/03/07/9501782_Cold_Fusion_Steams_Ahead_at_Wor
lds_Oldest_University/> (PESN; March 7, 2011) * Future Impact of
Rossi's Cold
Fusion<http://pesn.com/2011/02/28/9501774_Future_Impact_of_Rossis_Cold_Fusion
/> (PESN; February 28, 2011) * Rossi's cold fusion reactor achieves
15 kW for 18
hours<http://pesn.com/2011/02/22/9501770_Rossi_cold_fusion_reactor_achieves_1
5_kW_for_18_hours/> (PESN; February 22, 2011) * BlackLight Power
vs. Rossi's Cold Fusion - Related
Technologies?<http://pesn.com/2011/02/08/9501758_Black_Light_Power_and_Rossis
_Cold_Fusion_related/> (PESN; February 8, 2011) * Fear Mongering:
From Cannabis to Cold
Fusion<http://pesn.com/2011/01/23/9501750_Fear_Mongering_From_Cannabis_to_Col
d_Fusion/> (PESN; January 23, 2011) * Fighting the Infection of
Cynical Skepticism with Cold
Fusion<http://pesn.com/2011/01/21/9501749_Fighting_the_Infection_of_Cynical_S
kepticism_with_Cold_Fusion/> (PESN; January 21, 2011) * Hope Grows
as Journals Weigh in on Italian Cold Fusion
Breakthrough<http://pesn.com/2011/01/19/9501747_cold-fusion-journals_warming_
to_Rossi_breakthrough/> (PESN; January 19, 2011) * Cold Fusion
getting hot with 10kw heater prepping for
market<http://pesn.com/2011/01/17/9501746_Focardi-Rossi_10_kW_cold_fusion_pre
pping_for_market/> (PESN; January 17, 2011) * Multi-kilowatt Ni-H
cold fusion demo under way January 14 in
Italy<http://pesn.com/2011/01/14/9501743_10_kW_nickel_hydrogen_cold_fusion_de
mo_coming_January_15_in_Italy/> (PESN; January 14, 2011)
See also
Resources at PESWiki.com<http://PESWiki.com>
*
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Directory:Best_Exotic_Clean_Energy_Technologies<http://peswiki.com/index.php/
Directory:Best_Exotic_Clean_Energy_Technologies> * More Stories
by Hank Mills<http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Hank%20Mills>
* PESN (Pure Energy Systems News)<http://pesn.com/> - Feature
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cutting-edge, clean energy technology news from around the world *
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* This Week in Free Energy<http://pesn.com/ThisWeekinFreeEnergy/>
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* Free Energy Now (.net)<http://pesn.com/Radio/Free_Energy_Now/>
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Fission Tragedy Could Be Averted
The communications industry pumps 25% of their revenue back into
research. The result? Slim iPhones and androids and many amazing
communications wonders.
Meanwhile, we starve energy research for funds with just 0.3% of
the energy budget going to R&D, and wring our hands over oil spills
and meltdowns.
by Rezwan Razani, Executive Director, Focus Fusion
Society<http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Focus_Fusion> Adapted
for Pure Energy Systems News
I am filled with sorrow at the tragedy unfolding in Japan. In an
effort to get something constructive to come of this, I offer the
following:
The tsunami triggered an emergency at the Fukushima nuclear fission
plant, reminding everyone of the dangers of fission. Now that people
are worrying about these dangers, it's prime time to point out the
lack of energy options on our planet, the still unfulfilled promise
of fusion, and most importantly, the lack of systematic action
towards the goal of better energy options. (see - David
MacCay<http://www.withouthotair.com/>)
In the US, the energy industry as a whole spends less than 0.3% of
revenues on Research and Development, compared with an average of
3% for all other industries (an order of magnitude!), and 25% for
communication technologies.
(Data from "Post Partisan Power
Report<http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/2010/10/postpartisan_power.shtml>"
of AEI & Brookings Institute).
Imagine a world in which energy research was a priority and we kept
coming up with better, safer and cheaper energy options, as they
do in the communications sector. The energy sector seems content
to stick to old technologies and have us deal with horrible oil
spills and terrifying meltdowns. Energy advancement has a long way
to go.
Again, the amounts required are not that great: The cost of the BP
gulf oil spill last summer has reached $40Bn
(source<http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/nov/02/bp-oil-spill-costs-40-
billion-dollars>). In contrast, to date, the US has spent $22Bn on
fusion research over the past 50 years, (yes, fifty YEARS) (More
info<http://focusfusion.org/index.php/site/reframe/wasteful/>).
Whats wrong with this picture?
As noted, the communications industry pumps 25% of their revenue
back into research. The result? Slim iPhones and androids and many
amazing communications wonders. Meanwhile, we starve energy research
for funds, and wring our hands over oil spills and meltdowns.
Could we one day live in a world of amazing energy wonders? Could
we have a broad selection of attractive, well developed energy
options? Could there be ever more elegant, small, easily deployed
energy production units that could quickly restore power in disaster
prone areas? We have not yet begun to put our best foot forward.
Aside from the mainline fusion approaches, there are many fascinating
ideas that might blossom with reliable funding
(LPPX<http://focusfusion.org/index.php/site/category/C30/>, for
one-and many others as well).
The main message here is fund fusion, fund energy alternatives.
Rise above these collective action problems and live up to our
potential as energy creators.
# # #
CONTACTS:
Lawrenceville Plasma Physics Inc.
40 Ridge Drive Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 Phone: (732) 356-5900
Fax: (732) 377 0381 For email,
l...@lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.com<mailto:l...@lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.com?
subject=Focus%20Fusion%20story%20at%20PESN.com>
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From: "PEERS: WantToKnow.info<http://WantToKnow.info> Email List"
<emai...@peerservice.org<mailto:emai...@peerservice.org>> Date:
March 19, 2011 10:01:28 AM GMT-05:00 Subject: Japan's Nuclear
Disaster: Part of the Sad History of Humans Used as Guinea Pigs
Dear friends,
Are we being used as human guinea pigs? The recent breakdown and
radiation release at Japanese nuclear reactors after a massive
earthquake raises this question. How much are government and business
risking our lives and health with dangerous technologies like nuclear
power<http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC28folder/WeAreGuineaP.htm
l>, genetically modified
foods<http://www.wanttoknow.info/geneticallymodifiedorganismsnewsarticles>,
inadequately tested
vaccines<http://www.wanttoknow.info/vaccinesnewsarticles>, and other
even worse "experiments"? Remember that the American Medical
Association<http://www.naturalnews.com/026437_tobacco_smoking_health.html>
and many doctors sided with the tobacco
industry<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/business/media/07adco.html> long
after the harmful effects of smoking were proven. Some scientists
also once believed radiation had little danger, putting volunteers
at risk to prove this.
Below is a list depicting the rampant use of humans as guinea pigs
in government, military, and medical experiments over the last
century. Links to reliable sources are provided to confirm the
information on each item presented. There are still today officials
in the government, military, and even business leaders who sadly
feel no need to inform us when we are used in potentially hazardous
experiments.
Note that some of these experiments specifically targeted minorities
and those in poor areas. Thankfully, this kind of unethical
experimentation is much less common now, but it continues in hidden
pockets around the globe. And large-scale experimentation with risky
technologies like genetically modified foods, nuclear power, and
nanotechnology used in consumer goods is still rarely questioned
in the media or government. By educating yourself and spreading the
word, you can help build the critical mass necessary to make a
better world for all. See the "What you can
do<http://www.wanttoknow.info/humanguineapigs#what>" box at the end
of the list for ideas on how you can make a difference.
With best wishes, Fred
Burks<http://www.examiner.com/us-intelligence-in-national/white-house-insider
-with-inside-scoop-on-deep-politics> for PEERS<http://www.peerservice.org/>
and the WantToKnow.info Team<http://www.wanttoknow.info/aboutus>
Former language interpreter<http://www.WantToKnow.info/fredburksresigns>
for Presidents Bush and Clinton
Note: The government's little-known, yet massive HAARP project is
putting humanity at grave risk by frequently disturbing the ionosphere
with powerful directed energy beams, and may even be playing a role
in causing natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes. For
eye-opening, reliable information from the major media on this
potentially disastrous technology which puts us all at risk of being
guinea pigs, click
here<http://www.wanttoknow.info/war/haarp_weather_modification_electromagneti
c_warfare_weapons.shtml>.
History of Experimentation on Human Guinea Pigs
1932 to 1972 - In the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study, 200 black
men diagnosed with syphilis are never told of their illness, are
denied treatment.
They are used as human guinea pigs in order to follow the progression
and symptoms of the disease. They all subsequently die from syphilis,
their families never told that they could have been treated. The
study continues for four decades.
(MSNBC<http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39463624/ns/today-today_health>,
Time Magazine<http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020422/story2.html>,
Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_syphilis_experiment>)
1939 - At an orphanage in Iowa, 22 children are the subjects of the
so-called "monster" experiment, which attempts to use psychological
abuse to induce children who spoke normally to stutter. The experiment
is designed by Dr.
Wendell Johnson, one of the nation's most prominent speech pathologists,
for the purpose of testing one of his theories on the cause of
stuttering. (CBS
News<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/06/health/main566882.shtml>,
San Jose Mercury News<http://www-psych.stanford.edu/~bigopp/stutter.html>,
Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monster_Study>)
1940 - In Chicago, 400 prisoners are infected with malaria in order
to study the effects of new and experimental drugs to combat the
disease. Nazi doctors later on trial at Nuremberg cite this American
study to defend their own actions during the Holocaust. (Life
Magazine<http://www.life.com/image/79382275>, Life 2nd
photo<http://www.life.com/image/79381128>,
Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stateville_Penitentiary_Malaria_Study>,
medlibrary.org<http://medlibrary.org/medwiki/Stateville_Penitentiary_Malaria_
Study>)
1940 to 1979 - The U.K. Ministry of Defence conducts open air tests
using disease-producing bacteria and viruses. Many of these tests
involved releasing potentially dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms
over vast swaths of the population without the public being told.
(BBC News<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3744110.stm>,
Guardian<http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/apr/21/uk.medicalscience>)
1943 - In response to Japan's full-scale germ warfare program, the
U.S. begins research on biological weapons at Fort Detrick, MD.
(NPR<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93196647>,
Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_biological_weapons_progr
am>)
1944 - The U.S. Navy uses human subjects to test gas masks and
protective clothing. Individuals are locked in a gas chamber and
exposed to poisonous mustard gas and lewisite. By the time the war
is over, more than 60,0000 U.S.
servicemen have been used as human subjects in chemical defense
research programs. They are told that they should never reveal the
nature of the experiments.
(Telegraph<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/us-navy-tested-mustard-gas
-on-its-own-sailors-in-1943-the-americans-used-humans-in-secret-experiments-p
atrick-cockburn-in-washington-reports-on-the-survivors-who-bear-the-scars-149
7508.html>, Institute of
Medicine<http://www.iom.edu/Reports/1993/Veterans-at-Risk-The-Health-Effects-
of-Mustard-Gas-and-Lewisite.aspx>)
1945 - Project Paperclip is initiated. In this top secret program,
the U.S.
State Department, Army intelligence, and the CIA recruit Nazi
scientists and offer them immunity and secret identities in exchange
for work on secret government projects in the United States. (BBC
News<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4443934.stm>, New
York Times<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/us/14nazis.html>,
MSNBC/AP<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40605965/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts>)
1945 - "Program F" is implemented by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
This is the most extensive U.S. study of the health effects of
fluoride, which was a critical chemical component in atomic bomb
production. The use of fluoride in drinking water, it is found,
causes adverse effects to the central nervous system. But much of
the information is squelched in the name of "national security"
because of fear that lawsuits would undermine full-scale production
of atomic bombs. (Project
Censored<http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/18-manhattan-pro
ject-covered-up-effects-of-fluoride-toxicity/>, BBC
producer<http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7319752042352089988>,
Fluoride Action Network<http://www.fluoridealert.org/wastenot414.htm>)
1946 to 1953 - In an experiment sponsored by the U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission and the Quaker Oats corporation at the Walter E. Fernald
State School in Massachusetts, 73 mentally disabled children are
fed oatmeal containing radioactive calcium and other radioisotopes,
in order to track "how nutrients were digested." The children are
not told that they are being fed radioactive chemicals and are
instead told by hospital staff and researchers that they are joining
a "science club." (CBS
News<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/29/60minutes/main614728.shtml>)
1950 - In an experiment to determine how susceptible an American
city would be to biological attack, the U.S. Navy sprays a cloud
of bacteria from ships over San Francisco. Monitoring devices are
situated throughout the city in order to test the extent of infection.
Many residents become ill with pneumonia-like symptoms. At least
one man dies. (San Francisco
Chronicle<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/10/31/SIDER.T
MP>, Wall Street
Journal<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1003703226697496080.html>
- full text<http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?read=13590>)
1950s - In Project GABRIEL and Project SUNSHINE, researchers in the
U.S. and the U.K. attempt to determine how much nuclear fallout
would be required to make the Earth uninhabitable. Examination of
human bodies could reveal how readily fallout from already exploded
bombs was taken up and hence how much damage it caused. Researchers
secretly collect human bodies and bones from all over the world
without permission, with a particular focus on infants.
(Guardian<http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4197264,00.html>,
Deseret
News<http://www.deseretnews.com/article/404785/SKULDUGGERY-USED-TO-COLLECT-HU
MAN-TISSUE-FOR-FALLOUT-TESTS.html>,
Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_SUNSHINE>)
1950s to 1960s - The CIA and British military study LSD as a potential
weapon for use by intelligence services. Human subjects (both
civilian and military) are used with and without their knowledge.
At least one subject dies as a result. (New York
Times<http://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/10/us/sidney-gottlieb-80-dies-took-lsd-t
o-cia.html>, Time
Magazine<http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020422/story2.html>,
Guardian<http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2005/jan/22/uknews1>,
US Dept. of
Energy<http://hss.energy.gov/healthsafety/ohre/roadmap/achre/chap3_4.html>)
1951 - The French town of Pont-Saint-Esprit likely has bread spiked
with LSD by the CIA as part of a mind control experiment which
leaves five people dead and many seriously ill. (BBC
News<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-10996838>,
Telegraph<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/7415082/Fre
nch-bread-spiked-with-LSD-in-CIA-experiment.html>)
1953 - CIA initiates Project MKULTRA. This is an eleven year research
program designed to produce and test drugs and biological agents
that will be used for mind control and behavior modification. Six
of the subprojects involve testing the agents on unwitting human
beings. (Washington
Post<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/15/AR200506
1502685.html>, New York
Times<http://www.wanttoknow.info/770802nytimesmkultramindcontrol>,
Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKULTRA>)
1953 to 1970s - The CIA and Department of Defense implement Project
MKNAOMI, designed to maintain, stockpile and test biological and
chemical weapons. It establishes a robust arsenal within the CIA's
Technical Services Division (TSD) consisting of various lethal and
incapacitating materials. (Time
Magazine<http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,913459,00.html>,
Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKNAOMI>)
1960 to 1971 - Dr. Eugene Saenger, funded by the Defense Atomic
Support Agency, performs whole body radiation experiments on more
than 90 poor, black Americans. He forges consent forms, and does
not tell them what he is doing (they think they are receiving medical
care). He exposes their chests to the equivalent of about 7,500
x-rays, which cause intense pain, vomiting, and bleeding from their
nose and ears. At least eight, and as many as 20 of the subjects
die as a result. (Los Angeles
Times<http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/06/local/me-saenger6>,
New York Times<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/us/11saenger.html>)
1963 - The CIA Inspector General completes a report on the MKULTRA
program stating, "A final phase of testing of MKULTRA products
places the rights and interests of U.S. citizens in jeopardy. Public
disclosure of some aspects of MKULTRA activity could induce serious
adverse reaction in U.S. public opinion." Only one copy of the
report is made due to its "unusual sensitivity." (Declassified CIA
document
#17748<http://www.wanttoknow.info/mind_control/cia_mind_control_experiments_s
ex_abuse#17748>)
1963 - Researchers inject prisoners and terminally ill patients
with live cancer cells to test their immune responses. They are
told only that it is a "skin test." (Time
Magazine<http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020422/story2.html>)
1965 - The CIA and Department of Defense begin Project MKSEARCH, a
program to develop a capability to manipulate human behavior through
the use of mind-altering drugs. (US Dept. of
Defense<http://www.dod.gov/pubs/foi/other/02-A-0846RELEASE.pdf>,
Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKULTRA#Title_and_origins>)
1966 - The U.S. Army dispenses Bacillus subtilis variant Niger
throughout the New York City subway system. Many thousands of
civilians are exposed when army scientists drop lightbulbs filled
with the bacteria onto ventilation grates.
(Wall Street
Journal<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1003703226697496080.html>
- full text<http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?read=13590>,
New York
Post<http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/long_strange_trip_v7tNUubYaF9QqMpJvM0
W1I/0#ixzz0j8R0Eh0b>)
1970 - The United States intensifies its development of "ethnic
weapons"
(Military Review, Nov., 1970), designed to selectively target and
eliminate specific ethnic groups who are susceptible due to genetic
differences and variations in DNA. (Project
Censored<http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/16-human-genome-
project-opens-the-door-to-ethnically-specific-bioweapons/>,
Telegraph<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1347210/Scientists-warn-of-g
erm-terror-threat.html>)
1973 - The last of more than 2,000 volunteers, nicknamed the "white
coats,"
pass through Fort Detrick, where they have offered up their bodies
for science since 1954. The volunteers are conscientious objectors
who agree to be infected with debilitating pathogens. Many are
Seventh Day Adventists who choose to become human guinea pigs rather
than serve on active duty. (BBC
News<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/file_on_4/4701196.stm>,
PBS<http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week708/cover.html>,
Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Whitecoat>)
1977 - Senate hearings on Health and Scientific Research confirm
that 239 populated areas had been contaminated with biological
agents between 1949 and 1969. Some of the areas included San
Francisco, Washington, D.C., Key West, Panama City, Minneapolis,
and St. Louis. (Wall Street
Journal<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1003703226697496080.html>
- full text<http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?read=13590>)
1978 - Experimental Hepatitis B vaccine trials, conducted by the
CDC, begin in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Advertisements
for research subjects specifically ask for promiscuous homosexual
men. (Medical Knowledge
Base<http://www.medkb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/hepatitis/1002/The-Gay-Experiment-Th
at-Started-AIDS-In-America>)
1980 - The U.S. Department of Defense completes 35 years of detonating
nuclear weapons at various sites around the world, sometimes
monitoring downwind residents for medical problems and mortality
rates. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Cancer
Institute study claims that nuclear fallout from these radiation
tests may have caused approximately 11,000 deaths. (CDC
Study<http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10621>,
Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_testing#Compensation_f
or_victims>)
1981 - The first cases of AIDS are confirmed in homosexual men in
New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, triggering speculation
that AIDS may have been introduced via the Hepatitis B vaccine
trials started in 1978 in these same cities. (Medical Knowledge
Base<http://www.medkb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/hepatitis/1002/The-Gay-Experiment-Th
at-Started-AIDS-In-America>, Journal of Medical
Hypotheses<http://www.medical-hypotheses.com/article/S0306-9877%2800%2991171-
X/abstract> - full text<http://notaids.com/en/morehepb>)
1985 to 1986 - According to the journal Science, HTLV and VISNA, a
fatal sheep virus, are very similar, indicating a close taxonomic
relationship. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
states HIV and VISNA are highly similar and share all structural
elements, except for a small segment which is nearly identical to
HTLV. This leads to speculation that HTLV and VISNA may have been
linked to produce a new retrovirus to which no natural immunity
exists.
(Science<http://www.sciencemag.org/content/227/4683/173.abstract>,
National Academy of
Sciences<http://www.pnas.org/content/83/11/4007.abstract>)
1986 - A report to Congress reveals that the U.S. Government's
current generation of biological agents includes: modified viruses,
naturally occurring toxins, and agents that are altered through
genetic engineering to change immunological character and prevent
treatment by all existing vaccines.
(Citation needed)
1987 - The U.S. Department of Defense admits that, despite a
treaty<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_Weapons_Convention> banning
research and development of biological agents, it continues to
conduct such research at 127 facilities and universities around the
nation. (Science
Magazine<http://www.wanttoknow.info/articles/1987-science-biological-weapons.
pdf>, New
Internationalist<http://www.newint.org/features/1988/04/05/molecular/>)
1990 - More than 1,500 six-month old African-American and Hispanic
babies in Los Angeles are given an experimental measles vaccine
that has never been licensed for use in the United States. The CDC
later admits that parents were never informed that the vaccine being
injected to their children was experimental. (Los Angeles
Times<http://articles.latimes.com/1996-06-17/news/mn-15871_1_measles-vaccine>,
New
Scientist<http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg15020361.000-measles-trial-br
oke-consent-rules.html>)
1994 - U.S. Senator John D. Rockefeller issues a report revealing
that for at least 50 years the Department of Defense has used
hundreds of thousands of military personnel in human experiments
and for intentional exposure to dangerous substances. Materials
included mustard and nerve gas, ionizing radiation, psychochemicals,
hallucinogens, and drugs used during the Gulf War.
(Rockefeller Report<http://www.gulfweb.org/bigdoc/rockrep.cfm>)
1994 to 1995 - Dr. Garth Nicolson at the MD Anderson Cancer Center
in Houston, TX discovers that many returning Desert Storm veterans
are infected with an altered strain of Mycoplasma incognitus, a
microbe commonly used in the production of biological weapons. He
then uncovers evidence that biological agents used during the Gulf
War were manufactured in Houston, TX and Boca Raton, Fl and tested
on prisoners in the Texas Department of Corrections.
(Journal of the American Medical
Association<http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/273/8/618.2.short>,
Capt. Joyce Riley,
USAF<http://www.bio.net/mm/immuno/1995-August/005140.html>)
1995 - The U.S. Government admits that it had offered Japanese war
criminals and scientists who had performed human medical experiments
salaries and immunity from prosecution in exchange for data on
biological warfare research.
Some of these scientists had tortured to death the humans on which
they experimented. (Los Angeles
Times<http://articles.latimes.com/1996-12-13/news/mn-8706_1_wwii-war-crimes>,
USA Today/Associated
Press<http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-02-24-japan-postwar_x.htm>)
1996 - The U.S. Department of Defense admits that Desert Storm
soldiers were exposed to chemical agents. A scientific review finds
a strong association between exposure to certain chemicals and the
Gulf War illness suffered by many veterans. (CNN
News<http://articles.cnn.com/1997-07-24/us/9707_24_gulf.war_1_khamisiyah-nerv
e-gas-chemical-exposures>, CNN 2nd
article<http://articles.cnn.com/2000-12-05/health/chemical.troops_1_nerve-gas
-nerve-agents-kamisiyah?_s=PM:HEALTH>, Washington
Post<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/10/AR200803
1001990.html>, New York
Times<http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E5DD1031F934A25756C0
A9619C8B63&pagewanted=all>)
1999 - Jesse Gelsinger dies as a result of a University of
Pennsylvania's gene-therapy trial. The principal investigator in
the study, James Wilson holds a 30% equity stake in Genovo, which
owned the rights to license the drug being studied; the university
owned 3.2% of the company. When Targeted Genetics Corp. later
acquires Genovo, Wilson reportedly earns $13.5 million and Penn
$1.4 million. (Time
Magazine<http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020422/story2.html>)
2000 - Experimental artificial blood is transfused into research
subjects across the United States without their consent. Later
studies show that the artificial blood causes a significant increase
in the risk of heart attacks and death. (ABC
News<http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/05/test_of_controv.html>, 2nd
ABC News
article<http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthday/Story?id=4741269&page=1>)
2002 - North Carolina's Shearon Harris nuclear plant contains the
largest radioactive waste storage pools in the US. If the cooling
system malfunctions, the resulting fire could trigger a nuclear
meltdown. In 2002, plant managers are forced to manually shut down
the reactors four times. Between 1999 and 2003, there are twelve
major problems requiring the shutdown of the plant. Yet the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ignores the potential risks.
(Counterpunch<http://www.counterpunch.org/stclair08092008.html>,
ABC
affiliate<http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=triangle&id=4580804>,
Associated
Press<http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=6339663>)
2007 - Texas governor Rick Perry makes the vaccine Gardasil mandatory
for all Texan schoolgirls. The vaccine is designed to prevent the
sexually transmitted cervical-cancer virus, yet even girls not
sexually active are forced to take the new vaccine. Perry defends
his relationship with Merck & Co., makers of the vaccine. The safety
of the vaccine is also increasingly questioned.
(MSNBC/AP<http://www.wanttoknow.info/a-texas-governor-defends-vaccine-order>,
Los Angeles
Times<http://www.wanttoknow.info/a-gardasil-vaccine-doubts-grow>)
2008 - Nanotechnology, with risks to health still unknown, is being
widely used in consumer products. Some experts say the microtubules
which can easily enter our bodies may pose health and environmental
risks. Researchers in Scotland say we may be facing the same health
risks as asbestos. Yet industry is rapidly embracing this risky
technology with little oversight. (New York
Times<http://www.wanttoknow.info/a-panel-criticizes-us-effort-nanomaterial-ri
sks>, Project
Censored<http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/17-nanotech-part
icles-pose-serious-dna-risks-to-humans-and-the-environment/>, Science
News<http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/49191/title/Science_+_the%20_
Public__Nanoparticles_indirect_threat_to_DNA>)
2009 - The American Academy of Environmental Medicine calls for a
moratorium on genetically modified foods. Their report states, "GM
foods pose a serious health risk in the areas of toxicology, allergy
and immune function, reproductive health, and metabolic, physiologic
and genetic health." Yet the US threatens a trade war against any
country which opposes these frankenfoods.
The US media fail miserably to even present a debate on this crucial
health topic. (American Academy of Environmental
Medicine<http://www.aaemonline.org/gmopost.html>,
Guardian<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/03/wikileaks-us-eu-gm-crops
, Scientific Summary<http://www.wanttoknow.info/deception10pg>)
2011 - Researchers suspect the military's High Frequency Active
Auroral Research Program (HAARP), which frequently disturbs the
ionosphere using powerful directed energy beams, is placing humanity
at high risk due to unintended consequences. Some believe HAARP may
even be influencing some natural disasters like earthquakes and
hurricanes. (CBC
documentary<http://www.wanttoknow.info/war/haarp_weather_modification_electro
magnetic_warfare_weapons.shtml> [Canada's PBS], Prof. Michel
Chossudovsky<http://www.wanttoknow.info/resources#haarp>)
2011 - Three nuclear design specialists employed by General Electric
come forward stating that they resigned in 1976 after becoming
convinced that the nuclear reactor design they were reviewing --
the Mark 1 -- was so flawed that it could lead to a devastating
accident. Five of the six reactors at the Japan's nuclear facility
which experiences a melt down in March 2011 are Mark 1s. (CBS
News<http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/fukushima-mark-nuclear-reactor-design-caus
ed-ge-scientist/story?id=13141287>)
From 1988 to 2008, the number of overseas clinical trials for drugs
increases by 2,000%, to approximately 6,500 trials. These trials
are often conducted in areas with large numbers of poor and illiterate
people who grant their consent by signing an "X" or making a thumb
print on a form. The tests are rarely monitored by the FDA, and
have in some cases proved deadly. 49 babies die in New Delhi, India
during a 30-month trial. The cost of testing in countries without
safety regulations is much lower; and, due to lax or nonexistent
oversight, pharmaceutical corporations (or research companies they've
contracted out to) are able to more easily suppress research that
demonstrates harmful effects and only report positive results.
(Vanity
Fair<http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2011/01/deadly-medicine-2011
01?printable=true¤tPage=3#ixzz18NY8yGh9>)
Note: For more examples of humans used as guinea pigs, see the
Wikipedia article at this
link<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unethical_human_experimentation_in_the_Unit
ed_States>. By educating yourself and your friends and colleagues
on these little-reported facts (see ideas below), you can help to
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coverage and stop these abuses. Let us work towards ever greater
transparency both in government and in our own personal lives. And
thanks for caring.
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Saturday, March 19, 2011 by The
Guardian<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/18/aristide-returns-haiti-e
lection-eve>
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/18/aristide-returns-haiti-election-
eve> Jean-Bertrand Aristide Exile Ends with Rapturous Welcome Home
to Haiti Seven years after he was ousted in rebellion, former
president arrives on election eve talking of Haitians' plight
by Isabeau Doucet in Port-au-Prince and agencies
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the pastor-turned-president last seen in
his native Haiti<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/haiti> making a
rapid, undignified exit seven years ago, has returned home to a
rapturous welcome, injecting another variable into a febrile election
atmosphere 48 hours before a drawn-out presidential race climaxes.
[cid:A791643C-1EBE-4DC9-BA54-714A6B63F55A]Haiti's former president,
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, with his wife Mildred behind him as he
arrives in Port-au-Prince after seven years of exile in South Africa.
(Photograph:
Alexandre Meneghini/AP)Aristide, the only Haitian leader to have
been forced from office twice, offered an exotic mix of poetry and
gratitude to the hundreds of supporters who feted him at the airport
and took a sideswipe at the troubled electoral process.
The atmosphere at the airport was charged. It was here after all
that Aristide was bundled on to a plane in February 2004, leaving
behind a rebellion in full cry and a power vacuum. Since then the
country has endured landslides, political stasis and enduring poverty
all compounded by last year's earthquake which killed more than
300,000 people.
"Since the earthquake, the humiliation of the people under tents
is the humiliation of all the Haitian people," Aristide said.
For many Haitians, the former populist president who helped oust
the Duvalier regime is still admired as a champion of the poor. His
repatriation in defiance of US efforts to keep him away until
Sunday's election has run its course is seen by many as a restitution
of dignity. "President Aristide is a strong leader who doesn't take
orders from a superpower such as the United
States<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/usa>," said Johnny Mazart,
36, a carpenter. "That's why they ousted him, because he listened
to the Haitian people, not foreigners," he told Reuters.
Journalists trampled over barriers to reposition themselves to film
the former president as he descended from a long-range private jet
accompanied by his family and black rights activist Danny Glover.
His wife, Mildred, had tears of joy in her eyes as her daughters
buttressed her down the steps on to the Haitian tarmac.
Outside the airport, hundreds of supporters gathered with rara bands
and welcoming chants. "Modern-day slavery will have to end today,"
said Aristide.
"The greatest richness of Haiti is Haitians. Remedy for Haiti is
love."
Aristide thanked the government of South Africa, which had hosted
him, and the friends who helped him return. He switched between
Haitian Creole, French, English, Zulu and Spanish, and onlookers
cheered at his linguistic and geological references and metaphors
about Haiti's plight and his repatriation.
"You can cut off our feet but not our roots that go all the way
back to Africa
... This country needs education with dignity without social exclusion ... The
exclusion of [his party] Lavalas is exclusion of the majority. The
solution is inclusion."
In the Citi Soleil slum, crowds of people were reported to be
chanting for the annulment of Sunday's election, which pits the
popular musician Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly and the former first
lady Mirlande Manigat. In Solino, another neighbourhood where
Aristide commanded much support, the streets were calm but people
were unsure sure how to react to the arrival of such a divisive
figure on the last day of campaigning.
"He is not here to interrupt the elections," said Wesly Desalan.
"He is here to help Haitians get out of the current political
crisis."
Later, attention turned to Aristide's house in Tabarre where thousands
had gathered and, as at the airport, disregarded the barriers to
flood the yard.
By contrast, the other towering figure who returned in January,
Jean-Claude Duvalier, has been arrested and charged with corruption.
Most people, even those who revile Aristide, think he has every
right to be back, particularly as Duvalier's return was tolerated.
In front of the crumbled national palace everything was unusually
quiet.
Saturday is the last day of campaigning before Sunday's run-off
vote, and one of the candidates' campaign managers said more than
50,000 people had gathered there on Friday night for a concert by
Wyclef Jean, Busta Rhymes, Black Alex and Ti Vice, a group of Haitian
musicians endorsing Martelly.
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From: Gary Vesperman
<garyve...@yahoo.com<mailto:garyve...@yahoo.com>> Date:
March 19, 2011 1:31:52 PM GMT-05:00 Subject: My science papers now
in www.padrak.com/vesperman<http://www.padrak.com/vesperman>
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