Tag Archives: war

Fukushima

Government Incompetence: Japan government now realizes contamination too high to cancel evac orders!

When orders were finally given to evacuate areas around Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, government officials led people to believe it would only be a few months.

It’s more than five months, and now the government realizes the level of contamination is so bad that it will be “…a long, long time…” before some city and towns can be considered safe for people to live in.

A meeting is being arraigned with local officials to explain the severity of the situation, and to better explain to evacuees why they might never be able to return home.

International

United Nations calls for action against Israel

“The bureau calls for credible and decisive action to compel Israel to abide by its legal obligations and to protect Palestinian civilians under prolonged military occupation from the damaging effects of settlements and settlers.”-UN Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

The UN Committee for Palestinians is upset over Israel’s planned illegal building of 5,200 settlement homes in Palestinian territory around al Quds (Jerusalem).

The committee said it violated existing UN resolutions, and guaranteed that there will be no peace.  The committee also called on the UN Security Council to take action against Israel: “The Security Council and the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions bear a special responsibility in this regard.”

International

Former Israeli military leader says it’s time for War with Egypt, plans were made a week ago

“This is the time for the Israeli army to prevail its control inside Sinai.”-Uzi Dayan

August 20, the famous former head of Israel’s National Security Council, Uzi Dayan, says Israel should use the current situation to justify launching attacks on Egyptian territory.

Dayan also revealed that a meeting was held in the presence of Israeli Army Chief of Staff Benny Jants, last week, to discuss issues related to Sinai Peninsula, but he did not elaborate.

 

 

 

 

International

Turkey says Israel will pay for killing 9 Turkish citizens

“….Israel will have to pay.”-Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkish Foreign Minister

Turkey is still waiting for Israel to at least apologies for killing nine Turkish citizens in 2010.  The Turkish citizens were trying to get aid to Palestinians in Gaza.  Israel has blockaded Gaza for years.

Israel refuses to even apologize.  Turkey used to be one of Israel’s strongest supporters in the region, but not anymore.

International

Anti Israel demonstrations spread through Egypt, Jordanians surround Israeli Embassy

Egyptians in the city of Alexandria have joined those in Cairo in protesting Israel, and calling for action against the zionist country.

In Cairo one protestor climbed onto the Israeli embassy and torn down the Israeli flag, replacing it with the Egyptian flag.

In Jordan people have surrounded the Israeli embassy.  They are demanding Israel stop attacking Palestinians.

International

Emergency meetings, Israel will escalate attacks, the Arab League will respond

“The Arab League received a request from the Palestinian state … and after negotiations it decided to host an urgent meeting on the level of the permanent representatives at 12 PM [Sunday].”-Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Arab League spokesman

The Arab League is holding an emergency meeting concerning the recent Israeli attacks on Gaza. This is in response to reports that Israel will increase attacks. The Arab League has 22 member countries.

The Israeli media is reporting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an emergency meeting, to discuss plans for escalating Israel’s attacks on Palestinians.

Egypt has already demanded Israel stop its aggression.  The people of Egypt are demanding military action against Israel.

The Israelis say they must escalate attacks after one Israeli was killed in the early morning of August 21.  This after Israel killed dozens of Palestinians and several Egyptians (and that doesn’t count people Israel killed in recent weeks, before this latest violence).  I’ve said this before “Cry me a river Israel!!!”

Fukushima

Government Incompetence: Japan announced beef was safe to eat, then once again, more cesium contaminated cows!

The day after the Japanese government announced it was lifting the contaminated cattle ban on Fukushima cows, four cows tested for cesium levels above safe limits.

Then, the very next day five more cows showed up with cesium contamination.

The contaminated cows had already been shipped to a slaughter house in Yokohama.  It was there that the beef was found to be highly contaminated.

To make matters worse, the cow farmers swear they were not feeding the cows local rice hay, but more expensive imported hay.  The imported hay had been stored indoors.

This means that the cows could be getting contaminated on their way to the slaughter house.  Officials are trying to figure it out.

And yes, the Japanese government suspended the lifting of the contaminated cattle ban.

International, U.S.

Israel violates 1979 peace treaty with Egypt, Egypt demands Israel stop bombing Gaza

International observers, tasked with the job of observing compliance with the 1979 peace treaty, between Israel and Egypt, say Israel has violated that treaty.

The 1979 peace treaty was mediated by the United States, and requires that Egypt and Israel do not attack each other.  So far, after all these decades, Egypt has kept its promise.  But now MFO (Multinational Force and Observer) officials say Israel broke the treaty.

MFO officials say not only did Israel attack Egyptian forces, but Israeli forces crossed into Egypt and fired on Egyptian forces from within Egyptian territory.

In related breaking news Egypt just issued a demand that Israel stop bombing the Palestinian territory know as Gaza:  “Egypt denounces the use of force against civilians in any circumstance and strongly advises Israel to immediately stop its military operations against Gaza.”


International

Obama wants troops to stay in Afghanistan until 2024, Russia says it doesn’t make sense

Afghan officials have told British media that the U.S. and Afghanistan have agreed to keep thousands of U.S. troops in country until 2024!

The deal would allow U.S. forces to use Afghan military bases, provide facilities to store massive numbers of U.S. military equipment, and allow thousands of military personnel to stay, including special forces.

Russian officials pointed out that the deal doesn’t make sense: “If the job is done, if terrorism is defeated and peace and stability is brought back, then why would you need bases?  If the job is not done, then several thousand troops, even special forces, will not be able to do the job that 150,000 troops couldn’t do.  It is not possible.”-Andrey Avetisyan, Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan

The Russians should know, they got their butts kicked by the Afghans back when Russia was part of the Soviet Union.  They did exactly what the U.S. is doing now, trying to train up the Afghan government to take on the “terrorists”.  The Soviet Union left Afghanistan in 1989, but continued to supply weapons and trainers to the Afghan government.  The Afghan government lasted until 1992, brought down by a civil war that lasted until 1996.  The civil war ended in 1996 when the Taliban took control of the country.

International

Egypt recalls Ambassador to Israel, demands apology, Egyptians continue protesting Israeli Embassy

“Egypt has decided to withdraw its ambassador to Israel until there is an official apology.”-Egyptian government statement

Egyptian officials say Israel killed at least five of their military personnel, who patrol the Israeli/Egypt border on a regular bases.

Egyptians are still protesting outside the Israeli Embassy in Cairo: “This protest will not end as long as the Israeli embassy still has a place in Egypt.  We will not leave here until they do, and if that fails, we will go back to Tahrir.”-protester

Egyptians also said they wanted relations with Israel ended, permanently.  One protestor said Israel has killed Egyptian border troops before, and that the former Mubarak government always looked the other way.  The protestors say they will no longer look the other way when Israel goes on the war path.