Archive for March 25th, 2011

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 03/25/201 The latest news from Fukushima continue progressing from bad to worse. Which of course means that the (physical) silver lining around the mushroom cloud will be that much more potent: after all, the greater the destruction, the higher the Russell 2000. Just ask the Keynesians. FUKUSHIMA REACTOR VESSEL MAY... »

By JURO OSAWA WSJ.com MARCH 25, 2011 TOKYO—Levels of radioactivity from Japan’s damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex are above government limits for infants in some areas outside the plant’s 12-mile evacuation zone, according to the latest estimate to fuel an international debate over how close civilians should be allowed to the plant. The new... »

Gus Lubin BusinessInsider.com Mar. 25, 2011 08:00 ET YEMEN: Exit talks for President Saleh have hit a snag, according to the WSJ. This update follows the Journal’s report last night that Saleh was on his way out. In Sanaa police fired warning shots to prevent clashes between rival protesters, according to the AFP. 07:19... »

Has cover-up of leakage been ongoing since massive March 14 explosion? Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Friday, March 25, 2011 While the mass media has all but dropped its interest in the Fukushima crisis to focus on Libya and meaningless side-issues like the death of Elizabeth Taylor, the nuclear nightmare only worsens, as Japanese... »

Authorities assure alarmed citizens yellow powder is pollen, but victims of Chernobyl radiation were told the same thing Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Thursday, March 24, 2011 Radioactive yellow rain that fell in Tokyo and surrounding areas last night caused panic amongst Japanese citizens and prompted a flood of phone calls to Japan’s Meteorological... »

William Petroski Des Moines Register Thursday, March 24, 2011 Foes of illegal immigration are up in arms over plans for a weekend disaster exercise in western Iowa with a fictitious scenario in which white supremacists shoot dozens of people amid rising tensions involving racial minorities and illegal immigrants. The exercise is planned for Saturday... »

LEIGH PHILLIPS EUObserver.com EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – Trade union protests outside an EU summit in Brussels against the austerity being imposed across the continent by the bloc turned violent on Thursday (24 March), as riot police battled rock-wielding demonstrators with water cannon and pepper spray. Four separate marches across the European capital comprising some... »

By: Mia Lamar CNBC.com Warren Buffett told CNBC Thursday that the collapse of the euro zone’s single currency is far from “unthinkable.” “I know some people think it’s unthinkable… I don’t think it’s unthinkable,” Buffett said in an interview. Still, Buffett said he believes there will be “huge efforts” put forth to preserve the... »

By Brad MacDonald TheTrumpet.com The U.S. has abdicated its global leadership. Despite losing the majority of his air defense capabilities, multiple command and control bases, including the critical Bab Al Azizia compound in Tripoli, and a top military general, Libyan strongman Muammar Qadhafi has reason to be confident in his war against Western-backed rebel... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 03/25/2011 The latest development in the Fukushima saga is probably one of the more ominous to date. Yomiuri reports that radioactive Zirconium 95 has been found after samples were taken near the water outlet. Google translated: “Zirconium is used for nuclear fuel cladding, the cladding melts some of the spent... »