Hours after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake, in the same area as last years 9.0 Mega Quake, the Tokyo area was hit by a 6.1 earthquake.
The first quake caused reports of a small 20 centimeter (eight inches) tidal surge on the Pacific side of Hokkaido.
Then another earthquake hit Chiba Prefecture, Tokyo area, at least magnitude 6.1.
“It looks like after 10 years the U.S. wants Afghans to collectively join the Taliban for revenge!”-Mahmood Khan, Panjwaii representative in the Afghan Parliament
The U.S. Army SSgt who shot up women and children, then burned them, supposedly acted on his own volition. But witnesses say there was at least three soldiers, and they seemed to be targeting women: “He came to my uncle’s home, he was running after women, he was tearing their dresses, insulting them.”-Rafihullah, 15 year old survivor
The incident took place in Panjwaii, Zangabad district, Kandahar Province. Panjwaii is a hot bed of anti-U.S. action. In May of 2011 Canadian forces turned it over to U.S. forces: “This has been Canada’s area. What Canada hands off now to the U.S. elements that take over is dramatically improved.”-U.S. General David Petraeus
Now local elders have come forth saying they were threatened by U.S. military leaders after a deadly explosion hit U.S. forces. The threats were specifically against their women and children, elders say U.S. officers told them to expect “bloody revenge against your children and wives.”
Afghans also reject the U.S. claim that the Staff Sergeant was mentally ill, after all the U.S. Army did certify him fit for combat! However, it’s been revealed that doctors at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, have been “doctoring” soldiers reviews to make it look like they’re psychologically fit for duty.
“How can a mentally sick man get out of the base, walk for miles, break into people’s houses, and kill them? Why not just kill his fellow soldiers inside the base?”-Mahmood Khan, Panjwaii representative in the Afghan Parliament
In February I wrote that the U.S. policies, and actions in Afghanistan are consistent with ethnic cleansing, or genocide. That included policies implemented by the Afghan government at the insistence of the United States (things like people being refused food because they don’t have a national ID card). It’s a portent of things to come for the United States.
“After speaking with their security advisors, they changed their mind on coming to the event….decided it was better for their personal safety they stay out of Canada.”-Ryan Ruppert, Spectre Live Corporation
According to Canadian media, Dick Cheney has canceled his upcoming April appearance at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, for fear of his life.
To give you an idea how much Canadians hate Dick Cheney, in September 2011 he was trapped for seven hours in a private club in Vancouver, after protesters blockaded the building!
Apparently people are starting to realize another threat within the 20km No-Go Zone around Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant; wildfires.
There are no firefighters within the No-Go Zone, and outside the zone there is not sufficient water in the piped systems for firefighters to hook hoses up to.
On March 13, 2012, area firefighters held a drill to prepare for a possible wildfire inside the No-Go Zone. They had to use tanker trucks and helicopters to bring in water.
The firefighters also had to wear radiation suits, and take radiation readings. The fear is that a wildfire within the No-Go Zone would spread more radiation by burning up contaminated plants and buildings.
British police arrested two Israeli men at Heathrow Airport.
They were accused of being disruptive on a British Airways flight from Las Vegas to London, and for making “…inappropriate and potentially threatening comments regarding Iran and the possible route of the aircraft.”
“If that were to happen what alternative would England have but to come and bomb the hell out of Glasgow airport and Edinburgh airport.”-Fraser of Carmyllie, spineless Tory who is against independence
Fraser gave a speech in Edinburgh warning that if Scotland became totally independent of England, the English would use their traditional military reasoning and conclude that Scotland was now open for use as an anti-English base.
Don’t laugh, if you know history (and many people don’t) that reasoning was the same used by England’s Winston Churchill to massacre the neutral French navy in Algeria! In fact, it was that attack that influenced Japanese plans for attacking the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor.
To try and calm any English fears, the Scottish National Party is proposing that an independent Scotland would allow English bases to remain on their territory!
“With the help of Allah will kill and behead your sadistic murderous soldiers.”-Zabihullah Mujahid
Afghan college students began protesting in Nangarhar Province. Hundreds of protesters hit the streets of Jalalabad.
Senior Afghan officials visited villages to try and calm things down, instead they were attacked. One Afghan soldier was killed, and one soldier was wounded along with a military attorney.
“Today, the Kandahar governor was trying to explain to the villagers that he was only one soldier [referring to U.S. soldier], that he was not a sane person and that he was sick. But the people were just shouting and they were very angry. They didn’t listen to the governor. They accused him of defending the Americans instead of defending the Kandahari people.”-Abdul Rahim Ayubi, a Kandahar politician
Two of the officials that were attacked are brothers of President Hamid Karzai.
In the Afghan senate unanimous calls for action against the United States, and accusations against Human Rights organizations. Senators pointed out that little is being said by human rights organizations, including the UN’s Human Rights Commission. Human rights organizations are quick to condemn Syria, but where are they regarding the genocide being committed by the U.S. in Afghanistan?
Other Afghan senators said the U.S. will face the same fate as the former Soviet Union.
As this is going on, Afghan police, led by U.S./NATO/ISAF forces, have killed two Afghans and detained seven. The Afghan Interior Ministry says it was the result of five separate operations in the past 24 hours. They took place in Kabul, Helmand, Uruzgan, Logar and Khost provinces.
March 13, 2012, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission released a preliminary report on last year’s fire at the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant in Nebraska. It shows corporate incompetence that could have led to disaster, if the plant hadn’t already been shut down.
The nuclear reactors had been shut down for maintenance, and were shut down longer than planned because of flooding from the Missouri river.
The incompetence comes from a incorrectly installed electrical breaker panel, which began to smolder and eventually ignited. The breaker panel was not designed for the existing switches, and was mickey moused to fit. The result was that grease built up in the panel, overheated and caught fire.
There is more incompetence, in that the NRC learned that workers had noticed a burning smell coming from the panel at least three days before the fire broke out!
The NRC also discovered that the warning siren system for people living nearby is faulty, and there is no back up warning system in place!
This is proof that the greatest danger involving nuclear plants, are the corporations operating them!
On March 13, 2012, the Japanese government imposed sanctions against another Iranian bank, the 21st since last year.
It’s called Bank Tejarat, and is the third largest in Iran. There’s just one problem, most of the deals involve Iranians buying Japanese products, not the other way round!
In 2011 Iranians bought U.S.$1.65 billion worth of Japanese industrial products. The majority of those transactions went through Bank Tejarat. What this means is that in the name of trying to maintain good relations with the United States (after announcing $10 billion deal to dump U.S. bonds for Chinese) the leaders of Japan have possibly destroyed any chances of economic recovery.
As usual Japanese leaders are masters of understatement: “There may be a slight impact, but we believe that it is now most important to carry out international cooperation.”-Koichiro Gemba, Foreign Minister of Japan
On March 13, 2012, the Chinese government approved a request from Japan, to buy U.S.$10 billion worth of bonds.
Japanese officials admitted the move was to help them “diversify” away from U.S. bonds. The move signals the growing influence of the Chinese yuan, as a international currency.
It also comes as BRICS countries prepare to sign an agreement on March 29 that would create a new international banking system that refuses to use the U.S. dollar.