Officials, at all levels, are admitting that they did not think they would ever be dealing with a 9.0 quake, then tsunami, and now nuclear disasters.
Officials at the national level didn’t expect a triple whammy of disasters, and based on the majority of past disasters, thought the local governments could handle it.
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Qatar is the only Arab League country that will take part in the attacks on Libya (so far), even after the Arab League changed their mind on supporting UNSCR 1973. Is this because of the $1 billion Qatar beggared from U.S. and European companies back in 2008?
Reuters says it’s gotten hold of leaked diplomatic […] Continue Reading…
Geologist say the 9.0 quake moved a major fault line closer to Tokyo.
British Geological Survey say it looks like the stress has been increased on part of the fault nearest to Tokyo, but they aren’t sure if this means a major quake anytime soon.
The Walt Disney Co said its theme parks, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, will remain closed.
Disney blames the lack of a stable electricity supply and transportation issues. Also, liquefaction destroyed one of their parking lots.
TEPCO Executive Vice President Norio Tsuzumi, apologized to peole who have been evacuated because of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster: ”We are sorry to have caused you too much trouble.”
There are rumors that the elusive CEO of TEPCO, has taken responsibility for the nuclear disaster.
Japan’s disasters just keep hitting everywhere, now printer ink.
Manufactures of printer ink have asked Japanese publishing companies to cut back on printing production because of ink shortage.
Last year there were concerns of ink/toner shortages, now it looks like Japan’s disaster has made that situation worse.
Ink/toner recyclers will probably benefit from this new shortage.
Farnas Aerospace Company, and Iranian Aviation and Space Industries Association, have unveiled an unmanned flying saucer.
The spy flying saucer, called Zohal, is equipped with an auto-pilot system, GPS (Global Positioning System), two separate imaging systems with full HD 10 mega-pixel picture quality, and is able to take and send images simultaneously.
During live NHK broadcast, early today in Japan, they were hit by an aftershock, which caused the anchor to apologize for it.
Today Iran announced that two mild quakes hit in quick succession in southeastern Iran. Iran has several major fault lines running through the country, producing many major quakes.
The worst in recent times hit […] Continue Reading…
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. corporations sold $15.9 million worth of goods to Iran, in January 2011, despite U.S. sanctions.
Iran is under four rounds of UN Security Council sanctions (pushed by the United States), targeting the country’s energy and banking sectors, including a U.S. boycott of gasoline supplies.
Iranian officials say the sanctions […] Continue Reading…
“We have exported a 1,000-ton cargo of gasoline to Afghanistan this (Iranian year), and we are amidst negotiations to export the second and third cargoes to the country,”-Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Alireza Zeiqami
Ironically, Iran’s refined gas industry has gotten a boost from U.S. and European economic sanctions. So much so that Iran is negotiating […] Continue Reading…