Archive for March, 2011

by Paul Craig Roberts LewRockwell.com What does the world think? Obama has been using air strikes and drones against civilians in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and probably Somalia. In his March 28 speech, Obama justified his air strikes against Libya on the grounds that the embattled ruler, Gadhafi, was using air strikes to put down... »

Neither the Wars Nor the Leaders Were Great by Ralph Raico LewRockwell.com The king of Prussia, Frederick II (“the Great”), confessed that he had seized the province of Silesia from the Empress Maria Theresa in 1740 because, as a newcomer to the throne, he had to make a name for himself. This initiated a... »

by William Norman Grigg LewRockwell.com As an ex-convict, Newburgh, New York resident James Cromitie was thankful to find a steady job. As a Muslim convert, he was particularly grateful that he could wear his kufi – a knit skullcap akin to a yarmulke – at work without provoking his supervisor’s disapproval. Some of the... »

By Pepe Escobar AsiaTimes.com Mar 30, 2011 Lies, hypocrisy and hidden agendas. This is what United States President Barack Obama did not dwell on when explaining his Libya doctrine to America and the world. The mind boggles with so many black holes engulfing this splendid little war that is not a war (a “time-limited,... »

Revoltoftheplebs.com Mar 29, 2011 There will always be billions of dollars available for the US Military to police the planet, from Libya to Afghanistan — but not for you or your health, welfare or education. We can’t afford you. Michael Hoffman Associated Press reports that America’s new war in Libya costs taxpayers nearly $1... »

by Debora MacKenzie NewScientist.com 29 March 2011 Radioactive caesium and iodine has been deposited in northern Japan far from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, at levels that were considered highly contaminated after Chernobyl. The readings were taken by the Japanese science ministry, MEXT, and reveal high levels of caesium-137 and iodine-131 outside the 30-kilometre... »

by Tom Burnett CommonDreams.com uesday, March 29, 2011 Fukushima is going to dwarf Chenobyl. The Japanese government has had a level 7 nuclear disaster going for almost a week but won’t admit it. The disaster is occurring the opposite way than Chernobyl, which exploded and stopped the reaction. At Fukushima, the reactions are getting... »

Fukushima meltdown fears rise after radioactive core melts through vessel – but ‘no danger of Chernobyl-style catastrophe’ Ian Sample Guardian.co.uk Tuesday 29 March 2011 The radioactive core in a reactor at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant appears to have melted through the bottom of its containment vessel and on to a concrete floor,... »

By David McNeill IndependentUK Wednesday, 30 March 2011 The radioactive core in one reactor at Fukushima’s beleaguered nuclear power plant appeared to have melted through the bottom of its containment vessel, an expert warned yesterday, sparking fears that workers would not be able to save the reactor and that radioactive gases could soon be... »

Life Ethics By Beverly Nuckols TexasGOPVote.com Presentation to Texas GOP Vote in Austin, Texas, March 25, 2011: If you crack the egg of a bird on the Endangered Species List, it won’t matter that the bird was a fetus or embryo. You’ve still broken Federal law. Why is the species of an (unhatched) animal... »