U.S. led NATO helicopters attacked a Pakistani checkpoint on November 25, reportedly killing as many as 28 Pakistani soldiers, and wounding 14. NATO officials say they’re investigating, but Pakistan says enough, they closed at least two boarding crossings used to supply U.S./NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Ironically the U.S./NATO attack came about six hours after a […] Continue Reading…
Once again, rice harvests in Fukushima Prefecture are coming up contaminated with cesium. But this time the levels are even higher than before.
Five farms in Oonami district have rice that’s contaminated with as much as 1,270 becquerels per kilogram of cesium! At the beginning of November rice containing 630 becquerels was found in the […] Continue Reading…
Japan’s science ministry conducted helicopter surveys of radiation, covering 22 prefectures in eastern and central Japan. They found that long lasting cesium is contaminating a large area.
The highest level of cesium contamination is around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, with some areas hitting more than one million becquerels per square meter!
The scientists also found […] Continue Reading…
Recently several media outlets have reported that people in the midwestern U.S. have been infected with H1N1 swine flu. They’ve even reported that instead of spreading from pigs to humans, it’s spreading human to human.
Well that’s because it isn’t H1N1! According to the United Nations World Health Organization, and the U.S. Center for Disease […] Continue Reading…
“The U.S. Embassy continues to urge U.S. citizens in Syria to depart immediately while commercial transportation is available.”-U.S. Embassy in Syria
On November 23, the U.S. Embassy in Syria restated a warning they’ve been giving since September 30; U.S. citizens need to leave. CBS News reported it as if it was something new.
Then Forbes reported […] Continue Reading…
Greenpeace Japan has been monitoring radiation levels in sea food for the past several months. They say Pacific cod and tuna are proving to be very susceptible to cesium contamination.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is not only spewing radiation into the air, but pouring it into the Pacific Ocean.
Greenpeace Japan tested seafood in just […] Continue Reading…
On November 18 Suzuki said their marriage with Germany’s Volkswagen was over, and they wanted their dowry back.
Suzuki wants VW to sell back the 19.9% stake they have in the Japanese car maker. VW says no way. Now the case has gone to arbitration in a London, England, court. The arbitration could take two […] Continue Reading…
Fruit farmers in Fukushima Prefecture (home of the radiation spewing Fukushima Daiichi nuke plant) say radiation is coating their trees and fruit. They’ve come up with a plan to stop the absorption of radiation; use power washers to strip top layers of bark.
The Japanese Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives believes that by stripping the […] Continue Reading…
A citizens group tested soil from three location in Tokyo and Yokohama, and found radioactive strontium, as much as 51 becquerels per kilogram.
The samples were taken at the end of October. This is not the first time strontium 90 has been found. At the beginning of October it was confirmed that samples taken on […] Continue Reading…
As a sign of how bad things are getting for European countries, it’s just been revealed that eight major Japanese life insurance companies are dumping their sovereign debt (bonds) from Italy, Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Spain.
All together, the Japanese companies sold off 44% of their bonds, by the end of October. According to Japanese […] Continue Reading…