A volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula, north of Japan, has erupted. Russia has issued an orange warning, meaning hazardous to air traffic.
Witnesses say the ash cloud is at least 7.5km (4.6 miles) high. The Shiveluch volcano is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in the Kamchatka Region.
The United States, the Europeans, even the United Nations, ignored the African Union when they expressed concerns about military action being taken against one of their own; Libya. Now, the U.S. wants the AU’s help.
“In addition, we seek the African Union’s assistance in arriving at a political solution in Libya.”-Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of […] Continue Reading…
“This outrageous use of violence to quell protests must come to an end now.”-President Barack Obama, referring to Syria, April 22, 2011
Compare that to what Obama said to Libya before attacking them.
“The suffering and bloodshed is outrageous and it is unacceptable. So are threats and orders to shoot peaceful protesters and further punish […] Continue Reading…
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the Obama administration is against efforts by the Palestinians to bring the issue of statehood to the United Nations for a vote.
Clinton demanded they return to negotiations with Israelis. But former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger said it’s unlikely negotiations will work: “At the present […] Continue Reading…
On April 14, 2011, Turkey, a member of U.S. led NATO, confirmed they will allow an embassy for Afghan Taliban, with the approval of the government of Afghanistan. Afghan President Hamid Karzai gave approval last December: “If Turkey can be kind to provide for such a venue, we the government of Afghanistan will be […] Continue Reading…
“The proposal shows that the United States is willing to pay any price in order to establish a permanent military base in Afghanistan, even… recognition of the Taliban.”-Ghulam Jilani Zwak, director of Afghanistan’s Strategic Research Center
Political analyst Ghulam Jilani Zwak, is making some serious claims against the Obama administration. Basically he […] Continue Reading…
More than a year ago a lower court dismissed manslaughter charges against the guards of Blackwater Worldwide, now known as Xe Services. Iraqis claimed Blackwater employees randomly shot Iraqi civilians. The U.S. Army called it a “criminal event”.
Now an appeals court judge says the lower court judge was F*ed up, when he […] Continue Reading…
Several Iraqi women say Christopher J. Kirchmeier, an official with L-3 Communications, seized their security badges and sabotaged their U.S. visa applications, because they refused to have sex with him.
The women also say Kirchmeier’s bosses, and U.S. State Department officials, know about it, because they filed complaints. But nothing has been done about it. […] Continue Reading…
Time and time again, Iraqi officials have told the leadership of the United States to get its troops out of Iraq, yet, U.S. leadership acts as if the Iraqis want the U.S. to stay.
“If Iraq wants to keep some American troops in the country to offset its military vulnerabilities, I’m sure the U.S. […] Continue Reading…
Tokyo Electric Power Company admits Fukushima Daiichi’s Reactor 1 has a damaged core.
It would explain the high levels of radioactive water coming from the building. TEPCo thinks the core is breached, allowing radioactive steam to enter the containment vessel. That’s mixing with the water in the containment vessel, which is also leaking. To make […] Continue Reading…