February 20, 2012, European Union finance minister, Johan van Overtveldt, said one of the reasons bail out loans keep getting put on hold is because everyday new problems are revealed.
He says Greece now needs loans at least equal to its GDP, in order to get through the next few years: “So we are talking […] Continue Reading…
On February 20, 2012, French steel workers are occupying the ArcelorMittal steel plant in northeast France. Two blast furnaces have been shut down since October 2011.
I’ve posted how U.S. sanctions against Iran include the steel industry, and it’s having negative affects, not for Iran but the West!
The shut down of the ArcelorMittal blast furnaces […] Continue Reading…
Recently the Obama administration announced a victory against the too big to fail banks which are causing the home foreclosure nightmare. Basically the banks admitted they screwed up, and agreed to pay a huge settlement to help people (lucky enough to still be in their homes) refinance their loans.
But now it’s been revealed that […] Continue Reading…
On February 17, 2012, the results of an autopsy on a 15 year old, shot and killed by Texas cops, were released. It shows the cops were not justified!
On January 4, cops shot a 15 year old at Cummings Middle School in Brownsville, Texas. He died of gunshot to his chest and abdomen. Associated […] Continue Reading…
“An examination of District homicides found that the department’s closure rate is a statistical mishmash that makes things seem much better than they are. The District had 108 homicides last year, police records show. A 94 percent closure rate would mean that detectives solved 102 of them. But only 62 were solved as of […] Continue Reading…
“India’s decision to walk out of step with the international community on Iran isn’t just a slap in the face for the U.S. – it raises questions about its ability to lead. The Indian government’s ill-advised statement last week that it will continue to purchase oil from Iran is a major setback for the […] Continue Reading…
The Journal of General Internal Medicine says diet sodas might keep you from gaining weight, but they increase your chances of heart attack!
Researchers from the University of Miami, and the Columbia University, studied 10 years of health data and soda pop drinking habits in 2,564 New York City adults.
Daily diet soda drinkers had a […] Continue Reading…
Russia is building giant underwater stun guns, that create a powerful shock wave meant to knock out any would be terrorist underwater.
Russia’s Interior Ministry seems to think their ports are prime targets for anti-Russia terrorists: “The current state of security at our ports and dams leaves a lot to be desired, so the new […] Continue Reading…
“…if we look back at the number of secular regimes the U.S. has undermined, destabilized or toppled: Afghanistan in the 1970s and 80s, of course we’ve had Libya, Yugoslavia….so it’s a great myth to think that the U.S. and al-Qaeda will always be on the opposite side. They’re often on the same side.”-Neil Clark, […] Continue Reading…
On 20 February 2012, the Japanese media was given a short tour of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
The tour was quick because the disaster reactors are still emitting high levels of radiation.
To give you an example; just at reactor 4, daily radiation levels are higher than the yearly safe limit for the civilian […] Continue Reading…