27 September 2011, Japan’s National Tax Agency has just now realized that all alcoholic drinks coming from the Fukushima area are probably contaminated with radiation. Even so, testing on beer, wine/sake will not take place until next month!
Mandatory testing will be done at all beverage factories within 150 km (93 miles) of the Fukushima […] Continue Reading…
“…I do not believe the U.S. should use its position in the UN Security Council to block their membership.”-Ron Paul, U.S. Congressman from Texas
Ron Paul has written a new post in his Texas Straight Talk, saying the United States should not block Palestine from being recognized by the United Nations.
Ron Paul says anyone who’s […] Continue Reading…
“It is an attack on the basic democratic rights of working people in this country.”-Patrick O’Regan, Workers’ Revolutionary Party
The British government has created a new law, under the guise of stopping militant right wing groups from demonstrating: No demonstrating.
Officially the law is in effect for only 30 days, and was requested by Scotland Yard. […] Continue Reading…
“It’s all sunk costs, it’s money that we spent and we’re not going to recoup.”-Paul Eaton, retired U.S. Army Major General
The United States spent over U.S.$2.4 billion on building posts in Iraq, reports the Congressional Research Service. Major General Thomas Richardson told reporters last month that the U.S. had already given away equipment […] Continue Reading…
In an upcoming Newsweek magazine, they write that Obama pushed the sale of bunker busting bombs to Israel, despite Pentagon officials pointing out that Israel’s military has moved closer to cooperation with China.
The sale was originally planned under President Bush jr, but it was Obama that made the final push.
On top of ordering the […] Continue Reading…
September 23 (24 Palestine time), it’s the middle of the night and Palestinians in the West Bank are going nuts over PLO President Mahmud Abbas UN speech. They are yelling that they will march on al Quds (Jerusalem) and take it back from the Israelis.
Palestinians say that U.S. President Obama’s speech the other day […] Continue Reading…
September 23, resurrected Palestinian Liberation Organization (formerly Palestinian Authority) President Mahmud Abbas gave a long explanation of compromises and sacrifices by Palestinians, going back decades, and example after example of Israeli broken promises.
He then stated that the decades of traditional peace negotiation process has failed Palestinians. It is time for a different approach!
Abbas stated […] Continue Reading…
September 23, Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas has officially submitted a request for Palestine’s recognition by the United Nations. It’s the middle of the night in West Bank, but still, tens of thousands of Palestinians are crowding the streets in anticipation.
Israel has deployed 22,000 troops in al Quds (Jerusalem). Already this week Israel has […] Continue Reading…
“I could see his hands were empty, I could see he didn’t have a weapon.”-PFC Andrew Holmes, U.S. Army
September 22, Private First Class Andrew Holmes, from Boise, Idaho, pled guilty to killing an unarmed teenager in Afghanistan.
“I knew I should have taken cover, but instead I pulled the trigger.”-Andrew Holmes
When Holmes says he “should […] Continue Reading…
“Legislation that would increase tariffs on imports from China is unlikely to create any incentive for China to move expeditiously to modify its exchange policies. Rather, it would likely have the opposite effect and result in retaliation against U.S. exports into China.”-USCBC statement
The latest numbers show that not only does China […] Continue Reading…