On 16 December 2011 the Japanese government declared the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuke plant in “Cold Shut Down”. On 18 December, the governor of Fukushima challenged that claim.
Governor of Fukushima Prefecture, Sato Yuhei, met three national government Cabinet members. He asked them how they could make such a declaration when no one at the […] Continue Reading…
On 18 December 2011, workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, found 230 tons of highly radioactive water in a tunnel under a building used to store contaminated water. This comes after the Japanese government declared the damaged nuclear reactors in “cold shut down”.
Tokyo Electric Power Company officials say the water is […] Continue Reading…
North Korean government media reporting that North Korea’s leader Kim Jon Il has died. He was 69 years old (some reports say he as 70).
North Korea’s state-run KCNA says he died of “great mental and physical strain” and a heart attack. He was on a train touring North Korea.
South Korea has put their military […] Continue Reading…
“We have no intention of acting for the moment …We should not engage in war when it is not necessary, but there may come a time or another when we are forced to face tests…Our position has not changed on three points: a nuclear Iran is unacceptable, we are determined to stop that and […] Continue Reading…
“We are dealing with fabrications whereby a war agenda, which has been on the Pentagon’s drawing board for many years, is now seeking justification to go live, and we’ve seen the drone attacks, we’ve seen the sanctions.”-Michel Chossudovsky, Center for Research on Globalization
On December 15, a lawsuit supposedly brought by victims of the September […] Continue Reading…
Once again, the New York cops have incriminated themselves by posting comments that prove they are not there to serve and protect you.
“On my way to wall street…..Let the savagery begin…”-Michael DeRosa Sr, NYPD
“wish I was there with you guys..it would be nice to crack a white guy over the head.”-Rey Hernandez, NYPD
Not only […] Continue Reading…
Argentinians are saying no more to immigrants fleeing the United States.
Lawmakers in the lower House have passed a bill that would limit the amount of Argentine land foreigners could buy. But don’t worry, it means you rich immigrants fleeing the U.S. will have to settle for only 2,500 acres. Yes, under the bill you […] Continue Reading…
“I never understand when market participants say authorities haven’t put enough money up…I don’t share the view that only the European Central Bank can solve the crisis.”-Klaus Regling, European Financial Stability Facility
The boss of the EFSF, Klaus Regling, said when you combine what has been spent, what is currently being spent, and what is about […] Continue Reading…
“100%. They are 100% responsible for what they did to my husband. They killed my husband.”-Rondha Gibson, blaming the Veterans Administration for her husband’s death because they took him off his PTSD meds and cancelled his benefits
On December 12 Las Vegas police shot and killed a 1991 Persian Gulf War veteran. They shot him […] Continue Reading…
“Russia is the world’s 12th largest trading nation and until we have this important country among our members, we cannot truly be the World Trade Organization.”-Pascal Lamy, World Trade Organization
After 18 years of trying to join the WTO, Russia was finally allowed in on December 16. Just the day before Russia surprised many people […] Continue Reading…