What Economic Recovery? EU holds back on second Greek bailout, possible “catastrophic default”, wants Greece to make even more cuts

European Union finance ministers are holding back on another bailout loan for Greece.  They’ve decided that Greece to needs to make even more cuts to social services, and other government spending (which is called “austerity”, something that’s going on in the U.S., but U.S. officials and media have avoided using that term).

The EU decision […] Continue Reading…

Missouri River causes “unusual event” at U.S. Nuclear Plants

The Cooper Nuclear Station, in Nebraska, is flooded.  The Fort Calhoun nuclear plant, also in Nebraska, has been shut down.

By Sunday, 19 June 2011, several levees failed along the Missouri River, causing nuke plant operators to issue a “Notification of unusual event.” A ‘notification’ is the lowest of four emergency classifications developed by the […] Continue Reading…

What Economic Recovery? Japan posts 2nd worst trade deficit since 2009

For the second month in a row Japan has posted a huge trade deficit.  Not only that, it’s the second highest deficit since January 2009.  Preliminary reports say Japan’s May trade deficit hit $10 billion.

The March 11 natural and nuclear disasters are to blame.  Japanese economist are blaming increasing imports of oil and gas […] Continue Reading…

Corporate Incompetence: 125 exposed workers still not tested for radiation!

The Japanese Health and Labor Ministry reports that Tokyo Electric Power Company still has 125 workers that are waiting to be tested for radiation.  Those workers were present when reactor buildings exploded after the 11 March 2011 disasters.

Despite the government’s complaints about TEPCo dragging its feet on testing employees, TEPCo claims they’ve tested 1,100 […] Continue Reading…

Mystery radiation coming from reactor 4!

20 June 2011, NHK reporting that Tokyo Electric Power Company is now scrambling to find out why extreme radiation levels are coming from Reactor 4 building, at the Fukushima Daiichi nuke plant.

Reactor 4 was shut down for maintenance when the 11 March 2011 natural disasters hit.  Early on most concerns were with the spent […] Continue Reading…

Pentagon commits biggest theft in history, Iraq says the U.S. stole $17 billion, U.S. investigators back up Iraq

“All indications are that the institutions of the United States of America committed financial corruption by stealing the money of the Iraqi people, which was allocated to develop Iraq, (and) that it was about $17 billion.”-Iraq letter to United Nations

Remember when the Bush Jr administration said they were taking Iraqi oil […] Continue Reading…

NATO preps to attack Syria, Germany & Spain increasing NATO troops in Turkey

A Turkish news source says the Turkish government has agreed to allow NATO to increase troop strength in Turkey.  Turkey is a member of NATO.

Currently there are about 400 NATO personnel at the Turkish Izmir Air Station, but that could increase to the thousands as NATO personnel from Germany and Spain are moved in.

Western […] Continue Reading…

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