Despite the fact that Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is built on the coast line, TEPCO, and government officials, dismissed concerns over possible tsunami.
Seismologist, Okamura Yukinobu, warned of a debilitating tsunami in June 2009. He also requested that nuclear plant disaster plans be reviewed for tsunami readiness.
Japanese officials dismissed his request because they did not […] Continue Reading…
Tanaka Mitsuhiko is an engineer who helped build reactor 4’s containment vessel in 1974. Tanaka says he helped hide a defect in the steel used to make the containment vessel.
Reactor 4 at the Fukushima Daiichi was shut for maintenance when the March 11 quake triggered a tsunami that lead to explosions and radiation leaks.
Tanaka […] Continue Reading…
NHK reporting that their helicopter crew confirms that there is white smoke come from reactors 1, 2, 3 & 4. This is the first time smoke has come from reactor 1.
Cabinet Secretary, Yukio Edano, announced that reactor 1 is showing pressure increase, even after temperatures were brought down with water. The problem now is […] Continue Reading…
Toyota announced that if the supply problems in Japan continues it will be forced to close plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Toyota continues to delay restarts of its plants in Japan, for the same reason.
Toyota has already cut overtime work at its North American plants.
Today’s announcement is meant as a warning, so North […] Continue Reading…
Germany, a member of NATO, pulled out of Mediterranean operations against Libya.
Germany, along with Turkey, are reasons why NATO can not take the lead in actions against Libya. NATO must have all members on board, which it does not. It’s sure looks like Obama (U.S.), Sarkozy (France) and Cameron (U.K.) fail when it comes […] Continue Reading…
The majority of the lower house of the Russian Duma (Parliament) approved a resolution condemning the military action against Libya, and demanding it be stopped.
“The State Duma expresses concern over the scale and form in which the military force is used against Libya and calls for parliaments of France, Great Britain, United […] Continue Reading…
Trying to provide the accused soldier with an “out”, the military officials asked Army Specialist, Jeremy Morlock, if his unit was just trying to scare the locals, and it “got out of hand.” Morlock’s reply: “The plan was to kill people.”
Morlock pleaded guilty to murder. Four other soldiers face murder charges as well. […] Continue Reading…
The Japanese government has told people not to eat the vegetables, and not to drink the water, because of radiation contamination. At the same time they say “There is no immediate threat.”
What they mean by that is, that the levels, and types, of radiation contamination is such that you will not notice any bad […] Continue Reading…
Japanese have been told that tap water is contaminated. They’ve also been told not to feed the water to their babies.
The level of contamination is too high for infants. The contamination is mainly short life span Iodine-131. Iodine-131 collects on your thyroid gland, and can cause cancer.
The Japanese government will be issuing clean water […] Continue Reading…
More proof that the British Empire (aka British Commonwealth) is taking over the United States.
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is asking for money from the U.S. taxpayer (Department of State). This while Congress debates cutting major funding from our own PBS (Public Broadcasting Service).
BBC is dealing with huge cuts from the government of United Kingdom […] Continue Reading…