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June 8th, 2012 by Claire

A certain “victim of the American drug war” has wisely said goodbye in her own inimitable style to posting about her experiences as a snitch. Apparently, she’s been in this mood for a long, long time — though I suppose it’s “statist” of me to say so.
Speaking of statist, a gifted Virginia schoolboy has been suspended for touching the American flag.
We may live in a police state. But at least we can still drink our troubles away. Idaho is going to permit Five Wives vodka to be sold after all. But only after a famous lawyer threatened to sue the state.
How to get health care while uninsured.
GOA sues to force the ATF to release documents related to Fast & Furious. (Via David Codrea’s Twitter feed)
Thunderbird now offers personalized email addresses and will set them up for you automatically.
Something else to worry about: Google planes. Eventually, Google drones. (H/T MJR)
One of the best rants yet on Bloomberg’s soda pop idiocy.
Quick. Without looking at the link, name the terrorist group that first blows people up — then blows up anyone who tries to rescue survivors — then blows up those who attend their funerals. And this monstrous villain that all decent Americans oppose is …
How hard is it to shoot down a drone? (Unfortunately the article deals only with how hard it would be for a military to kill drones, not how hard it would be for a redneck with a rifle.)
Finally, in the trivia department, did you know that Ray Bradbury wrote a children’s book called Dogs Think That Every Day is Christmas?

Red Deer River threatened by oil spill

Fukushima Reactor 4 poses massive global risk | CTV News

www.ctv.ca

More than a year after a devastating earthquake and tsunami triggered a massive nuclear disaster,

Japan eyes 15% energy needs from nuclear power
A Reuters survey showed that nearly three-quarters of Japanese companies support abandoning nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster, although a majority set the condition that alternative energy resources must be secured

Japan Nuclear Power: Nuke Reactors Must Be Restarted, Prime Minister Says

Masataka Shimizu, former president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., which operates the Fukushima plant, said its crisis management building installed in 2010 saved the crisis from becoming a catastrophe.

Reality Check - nuclear news
Radiation Exposure and Protection

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Radiation is there, and so is the data

U.S. Physician on Fukushima: Beware of all the lifeforms you take out of the Pacific (VIDEO)

Crest of the Wave

The Most Important Issues Americans THINK They Know Enough About... covers these issues and more, in an informative, conversational, though often times, shocking manner....With an ample dose of humor.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Read the introduction (PDF).
Chapter One: Bush/McCain's Nuclear Push

Plutonium,The Most Toxic Element Known To Man And Reprocessing Nuclear Waste
The USA Is ‘The Persian Gulf Of Wind’
Energy Efficiency: Negawatts, not Megawatts
Meanwhile, Germany Leads The Way In Alternative Energy
Chernobyl
Decommissioning Or Disposing Of Over-Aged Nuclear Plants

Chapter Two: Your Food: Mutated, Irradiated, or Pragmatically Pure?

Opening Discussion
Corn
Sabotaging The Concept Of "Organic" Foods
Genetically Altering Our Foods
Milk And Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone
Food Irradiation
Factory Farming And Industrial Agriculture
Aquaculture/Fish Farms
Dead Zones, (GMO) Corn, Fertilizers And Ethanol
Realistic Prospects And Measures For Improvement For U.S. Aquaculture
Food, Seeds, Patents, Yesterday, And The Future
Slow Food
What Can I And My Family Eat?

Chapter Three: Star Wars and Space Dominance

The Theoretical Basics Of Missile ‘Defense’
Stratcom In Omaha, Nebraska, Where The Next War Will Be Planned, Launched And Co-ordinated
The USA’s Nazi-Riddled Space History
Honestly Evaluating Our Space Program, Honoring The Outer Space Treaty Of 1967, Keeping Offensive Weapons Out Of Space

Chapter Four: Surrendering U.S. Sovereignty To The World Trade Organization

Protecting The USA Against Asian Beetles And Borers
The ‘Dolphin-Safe’ Tuna Story Plus The Gutting Of Our Sea Turtle Law
The Burma/Myanmar Boycott Illegalization Story
Lurks The Danger Of An Unvoted Upon Establishment Of A North American Union (NAU)
New Hope With A Democratic Majority In US Congress?

Chapter Five: Radioactive Wastes In Your Dump, Air, Water, Utensils, Baby Stroller, Zippers, Anyone?

Accepting Toxic Radioactive Exposure To Yourself And Your Loved Ones
What Can You Do?
Final Thoughts Concerning Radioactive Waste And Nuclear Power

Chapter Six: Preserve Your Dignity, American
Conrad Miller M.D. is a physician, poet, surfer, political observer and activist, living in the Hamptons

Fighting For America's Energy Independence

Prince Charles on Technology

GATS WTO Facts
	WTO is an Illegal Institution

Body Counts
A war now in its 11^th year, comprising the invasion and occupation of two countries, as well as the ongoing bombing of at least three more, has not produced any holistic studies on its direct and indirect casualties.
That a global war can rage so long with no official will to ascertain the number of ‘others’ killed is indicative of the manner in which the cost of war is calculated by those states prosecuting it. Non-US and NATO dead, maimed, disappeared or displaced can’t be part of the equation if official policy is not to count.

Hat Tip The Human Cost of the "War on Terror" Body Counts

The Globalization of Propaganda And The Rise of The Alternative Media

Twofold assault on Syria's sovereignty and reputation represents the essence of Washington's present military capabilities: sponsoring terrorism, and establishing an international narrative with the aid of its vast media resources and diplomatic pressure.

It is hard to resist and diffuse propaganda that is targeted against large groups of people. In this case, anti-Syrian propaganda by the U.S., Israel, Turkey, and the Gulf states is being targeted against the entire global public.

Directed History of Syrian War?

From Tunisia to Egypt and then Libya and now Syria, Western powers are manufacturing pretexts for wars and toppling governments. Syria is the next to go but probably not the last.

They are working their way up toward Iran, it would seem. The question is why. The larger and even more fascinating question is whether any of this is coincidence.
Nothing about this rash of "youth movements" seems either spontaneous or credible. We've extensively documented the involvement of Washington and especially the State Department in destabilizing Egypt, Tunisia and Libya.
When it comes to Syria, the West is hardly trying to pretend anymore. Hillary Clinton has taken to proclaiming that Syrian President Assad must go. The unfolding war is destined to bring this about.
It is surely not about exploitation but about power. We noticed early on that the countries being destabilized all had secular governments and that the replacements would likely be Islamic-oriented governments.
This fits right into a larger perspective that the power elite is intent on creating tame regimes that will seem to endorse Islamic positions but that at the very top are beholden to Western powers.

Stepped Up Media War on Syria

by Stephen Lendman

When America goes to war or plans one, media scoundrels march in lockstep. Journalism is the first casualty. Managed news misinformation substitutes for truth and full disclosure.

Cheerleading propaganda is relentless. Readers and viewers are betrayed. Imperial wars are called liberating ones. Separating fact from fiction is challenging.