On July 13, the International Monetary Fund issued a report in which they said Greece needed to cut even more public spending, and that it needs a third bailout. European officials are still hammering out the details of the second bailout.
The IMF says Greece needs a third bailout, consisting of at least 71 billion […] Continue Reading…
14 July 2011, I tried to access the Idaho Department of Environmental EPA RadNet site. All I got was a “Server Error” message.
I then tried accessing the Idaho Falls RadNet site, directly through the Environmental Protection Agency’s web site. I got an EPA page that said “The requested item was not found on the […] Continue Reading…
The U.S. Department of Energy is using helicopters to take airborne radiation samples over Seattle, Washington. Officially this is to establish a “baseline” for any future nuclear “emergency”.
The operation is being paid for by the Department of Homeland Security.
The state of Washington is home to the controversial Hanford nuclear plant. Do a search for […] Continue Reading…
“Iodine level in the rain in Idaho in the United States were 130 times that standard… we are very concerned that radioactive cesium was many times above the standard as well.”-Gerry Pollet, Heart of America Northwest
When the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors exploded in Japan, U.S. officials ensured the public that they would increase radiation […] Continue Reading…
Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency is ordering Tokyo Electric Power Company to improve working standards for its contracted workers. There are about 3,000 workers struggling to control the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency recently inspected the working conditions at the damaged nuke plant, after continued concerns over protection […] Continue Reading…
Many Fukushima cattle farmers are about to go out of business, thanks to highly contaminated plants. After highly radioactive beef was found, and sold, in eight prefectures, it was discovered that all the plants in Fukushima Prefecture are contaminated with high levels of cesium.
Local and national government officials have found that at least eight […] Continue Reading…
“They [banks] didn’t vote for the bond issue, they didn’t support the bond issue. They’re simply trying to underwrite some of them.”-Paul Sheldon Foote, California State University Fullerton
Professor Foote is explaining that, what he calls “…stupid idea…” bonds/levies, are forms of debt voted on by taxpayers, but funded by investment bankers.
You don’t want […] Continue Reading…
In a July 11 statement to the media, about Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, used phrases very similar to phrases used in speeches that preceded U.S. led attacks on other countries.
She said Syria’s president was “…not indispensable…”, and that “…he has lost legitimacy, he has failed to deliver on the promises he’s […] Continue Reading…
July 12, the lower house of the French Parliament approved an extension to the war against Libya. The vote was 482 in favor, only 27 against.
The French Senate will vote next. The war with Libya is costing French taxpayers 1 million Euros per day.
It is a sign of desperation when the leaders of a […] Continue Reading…
Iraqi Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki, told the newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, that he will ask for U.S. troops to stay beyond the original withdraw date.
The Prime Minister said it would be contingent upon the Iraqi Parliament to approve such a request. At least half the members of the Iraqi Parliament […] Continue Reading…