Asia

Indian Ocean Tsunami: Why did the Information Not Get Out?

One of the most destructive and powerful earthquakes in recorded history, more than a quarter of a million recorded deaths, local economies destroyed, the lives of entire communities shattered, and no serious investigation into the flaws of the global seismic warning system is contemplated. According to Columbia University’s Earth Institute the M-9.0 Sumatra – Andaman Island earthquake on December 26th released energy, equivalent roughly to 700 million Hiroshima bombs. ...Read full article...

Japanese Organized Crime Involved in Recruitment of “Specialized Personnel”

What prevails is a well organized camouflage. The public health disaster in Japan, the contamination of water, agricultural land and the food chain, not to mention the broader economic and social implications, have neither been fully acknowledged nor addressed in a comprehensive and meaningful fashion by the Japanese authorities. The crisis in Japan has been described as “a nuclear war without a war”. In the words of renowned novelist ...Read full article...

Towards a Totalitarian State in South Korea?

President Park’s “National Security Law” hints American style oppressive society In September, Unified Progressive Party lawmaker Lee Seok-ki was indicted on charges of plotting an insurrection. His court battle started on Oct. 14 when he requested that his trial be dismissed in his first pretrial hearing. Lee’s arrest on sedition charges has had a significant impact on South Korean society, and it almost overtook the agenda for reform of ...Read full article...

Fukushima braces for strongest typhoon in 10 years

The collapsing Fukushima nuclear plant has begun preparations for the arrival of Typhoon Wipha. The storm is supposed to arrive at Fukushima tomorrow with sustained winds near 200 miles per hour in what is expected to be the largest storm to hit the east coast of Japan in a decade. “We are putting in place measures to prevent the effects of the typhoon such as covering the machinery and ...Read full article...

Fukushima air quality study confirms high levels of radiation

An unmanned aerial vehicle reports 19 microsieverts per hour. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency ( JAEA ) has completed the first detailed study of air pollution near the Fukushima nuclear plant and confirmed high levels of radiation, the Asahi newspaper reported. . The public body responsible for promoting research and nuclear energy, managed to make a measurement of the area closest to the center of Fukushima, in a radius ...Read full article...

Vladimir Putin Steps Into World Leadership Role

Putin’s article in the September 11 New York Times has the stuck pigs squealing. The squealing stuck pigs are just who you thought they would be–all those whose agendas and profits would be furthered by an attack on Syria by the obama Stasi regime. Included among the squealing stuck pigs are Human Rights Watch bloggers who seem to be financed out of the CIA’s back pocket. Does any institution ...Read full article...

Fukushima Radiation proven to have caused thyroid cancer on Japanese children

Medical tests conducted in the Fukushima Prefecture, located in the northeast of Japan revealed that 18 children have developed thyroid cancer as a consequence of the radiation emitted from the nuclear plant. After the explosion of the at the Fukushima Nuclear complex, uncountable amounts of radiation spread over the east coast of Japan, and later moved east towards the pacific coast of the United States. Regional authorities ordered to ...Read full article...

Fukushima: A Nuclear War without a War

The World is at a critical crossroads. The Fukushima disaster in Japan has brought to the forefront the dangers of Worldwide nuclear radiation. The crisis in Japan has been described as “a nuclear war without a war”. In the words of renowned novelist Haruki Murakami: “This time no one dropped a bomb on us … We set the stage, we committed the crime with our own hands, we are ...Read full article...

TEPCO confesses: Contaminated water exceeds retainment capacity

The underground radioactive water under the Japanese nuclear plant at Fukushima exceeds the amount that the container was designed to retain in the basement, says the operator of the plant. This is not news, because the leakage of water into the pacific ocean has been happening for a while now and neither TEPCO nor the Japanese government did anything significant to prevent it. About 300 tons of radioactive water ...Read full article...

Radioactive Water now called an Emergency in Japan

The nuclear crisis in Fukushima, triggered by the March 2011 tsunami, continues to provide negative surprises. The Japanese government has now confirmed that the water in the nuclear plant has exceeded the level of the underground barrier, which means that Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) can no longer contain the leak. This, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Authority, shows that TEPCO has not paid enough attention to the issue. The ...Read full article...

Russia and China Prepare for Global War

Both countries want peace, not war. America threatens them. Defensive readiness is prioritized. Forewarned is forearmed. NATO’s a global alliance. Washington heads it. It’s a geopolitical threat. It menaces humanity. It’s expanding worldwide. It’s allied for offense, not defense. It plans war, not peace. It’s comprised of 28 member states, 22 partner ones, seven Mediterranean Dialogue allies, four Istanbul (Gulf) Cooperation Council Initiative states, and eight other global Partners. ...Read full article...

Thyroid cancer risk for 2,000 Fukushima workers

Around 2,000 people who have worked at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant face a heightened risk of thyroid cancer, its operator said Friday. Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said 1,973 people — around 10 percent of those employed in emergency crews involved in the clean-up since the meltdowns — were believed to have been exposed to enough radiation to cause potential problems. The figure is a 10-fold increase on TEPCO’s ...Read full article...

22 children die after eating school lunch meals

Angry protesters armed with poles and sticks took to the streets of Chhapra in the dirt-poor state of Bihar on Wednesday, after 22 children at a primary school died from eating a free lunch feared to contain poisonous chemicals from an insecticide. Twenty-two children have died after eating a free lunch feared to contain poisonous chemicals at an Indian primary school, officials said Wednesday, as the tragedy sparked angry ...Read full article...

China prepares for the wars of the future

Even though the wars of the future are unlikely to be fought as those of the past or the present, China will tie all knots on its way to military superiority. The country is currently preparing to fight and most likely win the battles that will come on Earth, space and cyberspace. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will conduct military maneuvers next month, during which it intends to test ...Read full article...

7.8 magnitude Earthquake hits Iran

Tremors felt across Middle East and India A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Iran near the border with Pakistan on Tuesday and tremors were felt in India and Gulf states. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at 5.44 a.m. ET at a depth of 15.2 km (9.4 miles). The epicenter was in southeast Iran in an area of mountains and desert. It was located 201 km (125 ...Read full article...