In an unprecedented move, the United States has agreed, in principal, to put U.S. forces under the direct command of South Korea. Details are still being worked out.
“It is an unprecedented measure since the U.S. military is characteristically reluctant to place troops under the command of other countries.”-The Chosun Ilbo, Korean newspaper
Officially […] Continue Reading…
China is sending 10,000 tons of gas, and 10,000 tons of diesel fuel, to help Japan deal with its disasters.
The fuel should be off loaded this weekend, however, Cheng Yonghua, the Chinese Ambassador to Japan, says the Japanese government is actually making it difficult for aid to be sent. Recently NGO relief groups made […] Continue Reading…
According to Guatemalan Police, 3,000 people took part in lynching three would be coffee thieves.
The police say the residents of La Democracia caught the men trying to take off with a truck load of coffee, then beat, hung and burned the men to death.
The police also say the townsfolk blocked them from stopping the […] Continue Reading…
Sweden announced they will be sending aircraft to enforce a no fly zone over Libya. The Swedish parliament voted 240-18 in favor of the plan.
They will send up to eight warplanes, including their JAS 39 Gripen, and a transport plane to join the NATO-led coalition.
This is almost getting to be like World War […] Continue Reading…
Ali Tarhouni, who claims to be in charge of the Libyan rebels’ finances, announced that Qatar will give rebels money for weapons and other items in exchange for Libya’s oil.
No wonder Qatar got involved with the military action against the Libyan government.
Claimed to be the largest concrete spraying trucks in the world, they will be on their way to Japan, after upgrades in California and South Carolina.
The two trucks are made in Germany, for spraying concrete for skyscrapers.
Kelly Blickle, a spokeswoman at Putzmeister America Inc., says similar types of trucks were also used on Chernobyl […] Continue Reading…
“TEPCo faces a grave situation as it is failing to live up to the expectations of people who are very worried by the company.”-Nishiyama Hidehiko, NISA
The Japanese government is upset, after finding that radiation readings from TEPCo, proved to be faulty.
The Japanese Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) said Tokyo Electric Power Company presented […] Continue Reading…
The United States has continued to increase military help to Japan (Operation Tomodachi), to help deal with the disasters of 11 March.
Recently the USMC said it was sending a team specially trained in nuclear emergencies, and, the U.S. military is conducting a massive three day search for missing people in Japan, along with Japanese […] Continue Reading…
Not everyone who was living withing the 20-30km (12.4 to 18.6 miles) zone was told to evacuate. Thousands of people were ordered to stay indoors, not to leave their homes, or even their work places, because of radiation.
Well, it’s been a three weeks now and those people are still there, running out of food […] Continue Reading…
Tokyo Electric officials now admit that contaminated water is leaking into the ground under the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Earlier TEPCo dismissed concerns over radioactive water getting into the ground, after tunnels and trenches under the pant were found to be full of contaminated water.
This continues the trend of corporate officials to dismiss concerns […] Continue Reading…