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Fukushima drainage has 20,000 tons of water with radioactive substance – TEPCO
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) said on Tuesday that the drainage system of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant contains more than 20,000 tons of water with high levels of radioactive substances. Continue reading
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Fukushima leaking radioactive water for ‘2 years, 300 tons flowing into Pacific daily’
Contaminated water has been pouring into the Pacific Ocean from the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant for the past two years, an Industry Ministry official told reporters on Wednesday as PM Shinzo Abe pledged to step up efforts to halt the crisis. Continue reading
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Fukushima: Worse than You Know
You’ve heard bad news about Fukushima recently. But it’s worse than you know. The Wall Street Journal notes that radiation levels outside the plant are likely higher than inside the reactor Continue reading
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The Anti-Empire Report #119 By William Blum: Nationalism and Hypocrisy
It’s not easy being a flag-waving American nationalist. In addition to having to deal with the usual disillusion, anger, and scorn from around the world incited by Washington’s endless bombings and endless wars, the nationalist is assaulted by whistle blowers like Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden, who have disclosed a steady stream of human-rights and… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 11 July 2013
11 July 2013 — williambowles.info Bradley Manning defence rests after calling just 10 witnesses The Guardian The defence has rested its case in the trial of the WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning, rounding off its portrayal of the US soldier as a young man who accepted that he was wrong to have leaked a vast trove of state secrets but Continue reading
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Farmers falling back on chemical pesticides as GMO seeds falter
Though biotech companies like Monsanto spent many millions creating and inserting genes that would make corn plants poisonous to the corn rootworm but harmless to other creatures, the pest has begun to develop an immunity. Continue reading
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'Full military coup' underway in Egypt, tanks & APCs seen on streets
A military coup is underway in Egypt, according to Mohamed Morsi’s national security adviser and a Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson. Security forces have placed a travel ban on Morsi and a number of top Brotherhood officials, according to AFP sources. Continue reading
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‘Full military coup’ underway in Egypt, tanks & APCs seen on streets
A military coup is underway in Egypt, according to Mohamed Morsi’s national security adviser and a Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson. Security forces have placed a travel ban on Morsi and a number of top Brotherhood officials, according to AFP sources. Continue reading
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USA Today, Maddow and Iran Misinformation: Treating nuclear claims as facts
The recent elections in Iran may change some things–but inaccurate media depictions of Iran might not change much at all. Continue reading
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British authorities arrest terrorists who fought in Syria
Amid a state of media blackout, British authorities arrested a group of terrorists who participated in the fighting in Syria. Continue reading
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Hezbollah chief promises ‘victory’ in Syria conflict
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday vowed “victory” in Syria, where militants of his powerful Lebanese Shiite movement are fighting alongside regular troops against rebels trying to topple the regime. Continue reading
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Was the Syria Chemical Weapons Probe “Torpedoed” by the West? By Adam Larson
Since the perplexing conflict in Syria first broke out two years ago, the Western powers’ assistance to the anti-government side has been consistent, but relatively indirect. The Americans and Europeans lay the mental, legal, diplomatic, and financial groundwork for regime change in Syria. Meanwhile, Arab/Muslim allies in Turkey and the Persian Gulf are left with… Continue reading
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Was the Syria Chemical Weapons Probe “Torpedoed” by the West? By Adam Larson
Since the perplexing conflict in Syria first broke out two years ago, the Western powers’ assistance to the anti-government side has been consistent, but relatively indirect. The Americans and Europeans lay the mental, legal, diplomatic, and financial groundwork for regime change in Syria. Meanwhile, Arab/Muslim allies in Turkey and the Persian Gulf are left with… Continue reading
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Video: The Message of MLK, Bradley Manning and the Collateral Murder Video
10 April 2013 — The Real News Network Michael Ratner: Anniversary of King’s “Beyond Vietnam Speech” and release of Wikileaks “Collateral Murder” video – April 10, 13 Continue reading
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Video: Bradley E. Manning's Statement for the Providence Inquiry
Transcript of statement by Private First Class Bradley E. Bradley at a providence inquiry for his formal plea of guilty to one specification as charged and nine specifications for lesser included offenses. Continue reading
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Video: Bradley E. Manning’s Statement for the Providence Inquiry
Transcript of statement by Private First Class Bradley E. Bradley at a providence inquiry for his formal plea of guilty to one specification as charged and nine specifications for lesser included offenses. Continue reading
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54 countries helped CIA to kidnap, detain and torture – report
The report, titled Globalizing Torture, provides a detailed account of other countries covertly helping the US to run secret prisons, also known as ‘black sites’ on their territory and allowing the CIA to use national airports for refueling while transporting prisoners. Continue reading
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WikiLeaks accuses Oxford Union of “censorship” By Xin Fan
WikiLeaks has accused the Oxford Union of “censor[ing]” footage of Julian Assange’s address to the debating society in January. It alleged on Twitter that the Union had replaced the backdrop of the video, which was personally selected by Assange, with a plain still of the Oxford Union logo Continue reading
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FAIR TV: The Beltway Bubble, Syria Stenography, Iran's "Meddling" By Peter Hart
This week on FAIR TV, we look at the bubble that Joe Scarborough and David Gregory live in– where the government must make “big” spending cuts, and Paul Krugman doesn’t know economic. Also, does ABC’s Martha Raddatz understand what the government is telling her about Syria? And Reuters grants a U.S. government official anonymity to… Continue reading
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