Concerns Grow Over Stability of Fukushima Fuel Pool 4 Next strong earthquake could cause release of far more radiation than the initial meltdown – Common Dreams staff link http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/05/23-8 Whether the spent fuel pool at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant Unit 4 can withstand another strong earthquake has become a growing concern around the world. Fukushima’s [...]
The Worst Yet to Come? Why Nuclear Experts Are Calling Fukushima a Ticking Time-Bomb Monday, 07 May 2012 14:20By Brad Jacobson, AlterNet | Report Experts say acknowledging the threat would call into question the safety of dozens of identically designed nuclear power plants in the U.S. More than a year after the triple [...]
Senator Mark Udall, above, and Senator Ron Wyden have warned Americans that their government is spying on them [EPA] The rise of government surveillance is a troublesome legacy of the September 11 attacks. Today, video cameras are visible everywhere in public places, recording people’s every move. But what about spying that can’t be spotted? Ten [...]
Big Brother Has Arrived by Philip Giraldi, August 11, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Leading neoconservative Richard Perle has said that one of the many reasons he admires the Israelis is the moral clarity that they exhibit on the issue of terrorism. What exactly that means is not itself clear, but it would [...]
Sex and surveillance Recent high-profile sex scandals have caught the media by storm, but why – and more importantly how – were they exposed? Naomi Wolf Last Modified: 02 Jun 2011 08:14 Almost 10 years after September 11, the Patriot Act is still in action in the US - causing many Americans to simply accept the fact [...]
