Robots from the Idaho National Laboratory have been searching through the damaged reactor buildings at Fukushima Daiichi.
They have discovered temperature and radiation levels too high for humans. Tokyo Electric Power Company officials say they will have to use air conditioners, and filtration systems, to bring heat and radiation levels down enough for workers to […] Continue Reading…
For decades Japanese living on Okinawa have demanded that U.S. forces leave. They might be getting their wish.
Internal U.S. Marine Corps documents obtained by NHK revealed a plan to reduce the number of Marines by 8,000. The Marines would be relocated to the U.S. territory of Guam.
It still leaves about 10,000 personnel at the […] Continue Reading…
After giving a speech that implied that social programs for citizens of the U.S., such as Food Stamps, would have to be cut, President Obama is considering sending food to North Korea.
U.S. Special Envoy, Robert King, made the announcement in response to the UN World Food Program’s call for 430,000 tons of food […] Continue Reading…
After announcing that they will send military advisers to train Libyan rebels, France announced they will increase air strikes in Libya. France is a UN coalition member, but is not a member of NATO.
France was even reluctant to allow NATO to take official control of the coalition forces military actions against Libya. The latest […] Continue Reading…
To the people of the United States it’s one slap in the face after another. Recently President Obama gave a speech saying cuts need to be made to U.S. government spending. Then he gives $3 million so some students can study in China, and now he’s giving Libyan rebels $25 million in equipment!
On April […] Continue Reading…
A company that was going to build two reactors in Texas, abandoned the plan.
NRG Energy, in cooperation with Toshiba, was planning on building two reactors in Texas. The company now says the investment environment has become too risky to continue with the plans. They will now write off U.S.$ 481 million on their taxes, […] Continue Reading…
Toyota announced that it will have to continue cuts in production in its North American factories. Continued parts supply problems being blamed.
Factories in Mexico, Canada and the United States will now suspend operations on Mondays and Fridays. Production will be cut in half on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The latest cuts will continue until June […] Continue Reading…
“We are one shock away from a full-blown crisis.” Robert Zoellick, World Bank President
The World bank is run by the United States, and if the current situation within the U.S. is any sign, then the world economy, influenced by the World Bank, is in trouble.
The International Monetary Fund is worried as well: “Especially because […] Continue Reading…
Following the British announcement that they will send troops to train Libyan rebels, France and Italy say they will do the same.
The UN coalition members say, officially, they are within UNSCR 1973 because training rebel militants will protect civilians.
It’s interesting that Libyan government troops are being portrayed as non-Libyan, while rebels are being portrayed […] Continue Reading…
“We’re actually seeing Texas burn from border to border. We’ve got it in west Texas, in east Texas, in north Texas, in south Texas — it’s all over the state.”-April Saginor, Texas Forest Service
Firefighters from 34 states are helping Texans battle the blazes. More than 170 homes have been destroyed. One […] Continue Reading…