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U.S. Nuclear Weapons Guidance

Declassified report reveals U.S. has drawn down stockpiles of nuclear arms 50%, unannounced and 5 years ahead of schedule

Inside the new recalibrated Afghan committee
http://creekside1.blogspot.com/2010/03/inside-new-recalibrated-afghan.html
Back in 2007 the Cons claimed that all the Geneva Conventions do not apply in Afghanistan because we are not officially at war with Afghanistan. Yesterday in the Afghan parliamentary committee, Con MP Jim Abbott attempted to resuscitate that position.


 Ashcroft Can Be Held Accountable for Post-9/11 Wrongful Detention
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 Federal Appellate Court Denies Former Attorney General's Request for Full Court Review

And, so it is. The silence is deafening on the Anti-Choice language which should be a DEAL killer

Mar 18 · For health care reform.... "The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it."

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GHW Bush began getting the educators out of education....his successors followed suit.

Mar 18 · When he called a summit in 1989, he left out educators. Left out the ones who know the most about how to truly educate and promote learning. They silenced

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Our whole economy is now based on who can trick other people out of their money
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One HUGE but rarely mentioned problem with HCR - Erosion of employer-based coverage

Mar 17 · This issue gets little coverage, but it's critically important. One of the biggest and often overlooked problems with the Senate Bill (which is likely to be the

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States take aim to block healthcare plan

15 minutes ago · Reuters) - As the Congress once again rallies to pass healthcare reform legislation, momentum is growing in many states to pass laws to block the changes -- a move that could lead to a legal battle over states' sovereignty. U.S. | Healthcare Reform Bills and resolutions have been introduced in at least 36 state legislatures seeking to limit or

Jon Walker: It‘s Not That the Health Care Bill Does Too Little Good, It’s That It Does Too Much Harm

Mar 17 · , Jon. March 17, 2010 The greatest problem with the Senate health care bill is not that it does “too little” to help people. The problem is that the bill does too many

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A Very Canadian Coup in Haiti:

The Top 10 Ways Canada Aided the 2004 Coup and its Reign of Terror

http://coat.ncf.ca/Haiti/Canada_in_Haiti.htm

Nuclear Information Project

Turn off Cold War nuclear war planning New Study: From Counterforce to Minimal Deterrence (April 8, 2009) This study recommends ending the practice of using nuclear weapons to target the nuclear forces of other nuclear powers and replacing it will a more limited planning that targets critical industry. The study was published by FAS and NRDC as a practical way of "turning off" the Cold War on the way toward elimination of nuclear weapons. Get full study on the FAS Strategic Security Blog.

No more US nukes on that unsinkable aircraft carrier... US Nuclear Weapons Withdrawn From the United Kingdom (June 26, 2008) The U.S. Air Force has quietly withdrawn some 110 nuclear warheads from Lakenheath air base in the eastern part of the United Kingdom. The withdrawal, which ends approximately 50 years of continuous U.S. nuclear weapons deployment on the territory of the European ally, follows withdrawals of nuclear weapons from Ramstein Air Base in Germany and from Greece a few years ago. Read more here...

Nuclear safety demonstration at Kleine Brogel Air base in Belgium The nuclear "glue" in the North Atlantic alliance is coming apart... Air Force Study Says "Most" Nuclear Weapon Sites in Europe do not Meet DOD Security Requirements (May 19, 2008) An internal U.S. Air Force investigation has determined that "most sites" currently used for deploying nuclear weapons in Europe do not meet Department of Defense security requirements. Fixing the problems will require "significant additional resources," according to the final report. I obtained a copy of the full report, which is described on the FAS Strategic Security Blog.

U.S. Command Declares Global Strike Capability
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/New_World_Order/US_GlobalStrike_Capability.html
Global Security Newswire, 12/2/05
www.nti.org/d_newswire/
achieved an operational capability for rapidly striking targets around the globe using nuclear or conventional weapons

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NASA: International Space Station

10:23 AM / Posted by Megaan / comments (0)

Expedition 22 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Maxim Suraev have completed their mission aboard the International Space Station after 167 days. They parachuted to a landing in their Soyuz TMA-16 descent module at 7:24 a.m. EDT in Kazakhstan.

Climate satellite launching process postponed

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The European Space Agency (ESA) said it had set the date of Apr 8 for the delayed launch of CryoSat-2. It is designed to see how Earth's ice sheets respond to climate change.

In this satellite launch had been penciled for February 25, from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It was delayed to probe fears that the 2nd-stage engine's fuel reserve was not enough.

Clinic open for child who addicted the video games: Brittan

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Doctors have opened the first dedicated clinic in Britain to care for children who addicted to video games & other technology.

Capio Nightingale Hospital, a private facility, initiated the service after calls from parents worried regarding their children’s use of games, the internet, or mobile phones.

A spokesperson for the hospital say the service would be recommended for children as young as 12 but those aged 15 to 17 are supposed to be the main target group.

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The man used pet as weapon in London

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Chrisdian Johnson's dog Tyson & some animal were used to do the violence on Oluwaseyi Ogunyemi, 16, in Larkhall Park, Stockwell, at south London.

In this case uses a new method for analyzing canine DNA with greater accuracy. Johnson, 22, was found guilty of murder & will give a minimum of 24 years prison. Johnson was criminal Thursday of Ogunyemi's murder & he also attempted kill of one more teen. He will be sentenced Friday.

Prosecutor Brian Altman QC told this case is exclusive here he used the dog as the weapon to do the attack. So we try to check the dog’s DNA report to find the truth.

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 Looking Up

Dave writes about Space and the Space Program with clarity and relish. One of those budding authors who you would wish would get with the program and Blog already !

The Insufferable Truth About Eating Animals

I  saw Jonathan Safran Foer speak about Eating Animalsin November. After I left the talk, I wished he would go lecture at every college in the United States. Instead, he did the next best thing: he appeared on The Colbert Report. The Huffington Post praised the interview between Foer and Colbert, celebrating "two of our culture's most luminous diviners of truth on the same screen."

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