Chernobyl: Consequences of the catastrophe 25 years later Democracy Now! broadcast April 26, 2011 by Janette D. Sherman, M.D., and Alexey V. Editor’s note: The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists asked Dr. For more than 50 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have abided by an agreement that in essence allows them to cover each other’s back – sometimes at the expense of public health. Signed on May 28, 1959, at the 12th World Health Assembly, the agreement states: “Whenever either organization proposes to initiate a programme or activity on a subject in which the other organization has or may have a substantial interest, the first party shall consult the other with a view to adjusting the matter by mutual agreement,” and continues: The IAEA and the WHO “recognize that they may find it necessary to apply certain limitations for the safeguarding of confidential information furnished to them. The WHO mandate is to look after the health on our planet, while the IAEA is to promote nuclear energy. 1.
Suspension of Disbelief Germany sells Israel nuke-ready submarines - report Israeli seamen sit atop Tekumah, a Dolphin-class submarine in the Mediterranean Sea, near the port of Haifa June 1, 2012 (Reuters/Baz Ratner) Germany is supplying the Israeli Navy with submarines that are fully capable of being fitted to carry cruise missiles with nuclear-warheads, Spiegel reports. Thus, if Israel does indeed have any such missiles, it could deploy them immediately. The extensive military deal suggests that German shipyards are to supply Israel with six Dolphin-class diesel-electric submarines, four of which have already been delivered. Israeli defense minister, Ehud Barak, told Spiegel. According to Barak, the latest craft, which was delivered on May 3, has become yet another And in the face of the growing strategic regional challenges, Israel’s navy, and particularly its submarine fleet, represents a Chief of Staff Lt. The first three Dolphin class submarines were supplied to Israel by Germany in 1998, 1999 and 2000. Israel’s nuclear ambiguity
Hiroshima Atomic Bombing Remembered with Google Earth During the final days of World War II, the United States dropped devastating atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. More than 65 years later, Hidenori Watanave, an associate professor of Tokyo Metropolitan University, has created a digital archive to preserve the memory of the Hiroshima bombing. A complement to the Nagasaki archive launched in 2010, the Hiroshima Archive layers historical resources into Google Earth, giving users the chance to explore a panoramic view of Hiroshima, survivor accounts, aerial photos, 3D topographical data, and building models. The documents are all written in Japanese, which creates something of a language barrier for many readers. But a tour through the archive will tell you something important — something important about the Hiroshima bombing and how we’re memorializing the past in our new digital age. Related Content: Google Lit Trips Ancient Rome in 3D on Google Earth Visit the Prado Art Collection with Google Earth
VS verwierpen Iraans voorstel om kernwapens uit te bannen - Buitenland Redactie − 06/06/12, 13:47 − bron: IPS © AFP. De Iraanse president houdt een toespraak voor wetenschappers van Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation Frankrijk en Duitsland waren in het voorjaar van 2005 bereid te praten over een Iraans voorstel om alle verrijkte uranium in splijtstofstaven om te zetten en het daarmee onmogelijk te maken het voor kernwapens te gebruiken. Groot-Brittannië sprak echter een veto uit over de deal op aandringen van de Verenigde Staten. Dat beweert Seyed Hossein Mousavian, die in 2004 en 2005 het Iraanse onderhandelingsteam leidde, in zijn gisteren gepubliceerde memoires. De voormalige onderhandelaar onthult in zijn memoires tot nu toe onbekende details over die belangrijke periode in de diplomatie rond de Iraanse nucleaire kwestie. GarantiesMousavian schrijft dat een van de Europese onderhandelaars hem zei bereid te zijn tot een compromis, maar dat de VS een obstakel vormden. Aan het laden ...
Hiroshima after the Atomic Bomb (3 of 5) by Harbert F Austin Jr The eight islands of Japan sprang into existence through Divine Intervention. The first two gods who came into existence were Izanagi no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto, the Exalted Male and Exalted Female. It was their job to make the land for people to live on. They went to the bridge between heaven and earth and, using a jewel-encrusted halberd, Izanagi and Izanami churned up the sea into a frothy foam. So far, so good. The next time they met, Izanagi was sure to speak first, ensuring the proper rules were followed, and this time they produced eight children, which became the islands of Japan. I'm sure you did not fail to miss the significance of this myth for the establishment of Japanese formal society. At present, Japan is the financial capital of Asia. Technically there are three thousand islands making up the Japanese archipelago. Japan's culture is highly technical and organized. They're a world leader in robotics, and the Japanese have the longest life-expectancy on earth.
Molukkers boos over decoratie militairen | nu.nl/binnenland BOVENSMILDE - De Molukse regering in ballingschap is boos over het voornemen van het ministerie van Defensie om een insigne te geven aan de militairen die in 1977 een einde hebben gemaakt aan de Molukse treinkaping bij De Punt. Foto: ANP De Molukse regering noemt de decoratie op haar website ''ongepast en schandalig'', omdat er destijds volgens haar buitensporig veel geweld is gebruikt. ''Ook na 35 jaar zijn we van mening dat de inzet van het geweld buitensporig, onnodig en zelfs misdadig was. Velen, ook niet-Molukkers, zijn van mening dat de bevrijdingsactie een doelgerichte executie was.'' Op Radio 1 zei de vorige Commandant der Strijdkrachten, Dick Berlijn, dat hij het betreurt dat er een insigne komt. Moedig optreden Een woordvoerder van Defensie liet zaterdag weten dat de onderscheiding ''niet tegen een bevolkingsgroep is, maar voor moedig optreden van militairen die een terroristische actie beëindigden''. Negen Zuid-Molukkers kaapten op 23 mei 1977 een trein bij De Punt in Drenthe.
JAPANESE CONQUEST OF MANCHURIA 1931-1932 Attack of September 18, 1931 ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1931 Japan launched an attack on Manchuria. Within a few days Japanese armed forces had occupied several strategic points in South Manchuria. The United States Minister to China reported to Secretary of State Stimson, in a telegram dated September 22, his opinion that this was "an aggressive act by Japan", apparently long-planned, and carefully and systematically put into effect. Minister Johnson found no evidence that it was the result of accident or the act of minor and irresponsible officials. On September 22 Secretary Stimson informed Japanese Ambassador Debuchi at Washington that the responsibility for determining the course of events with regard to liquidating the situation in Manchuria rested largely upon Japan, "for the simple reason that Japanese armed forces have seized and are exercising de-facto control in South Manchuria". Meanwhile, the League of Nations was deliberating on the Manchuria situation. "Non-Recognition Policy"
Libië pakt advocaat van Strafhof op | nu.nl/buitenland TRIPOLI - Libië houdt vier medewerkers van het Internationaal Strafhof (ICC) in Den Haag gevangen. Foto: AFP Ze werden donderdag opgepakt toen ze Saif al-Islam Kaddafi wilden bezoeken. Dat heeft het hof zaterdag bevestigd. Wie de vier zijn en waar ze vandaan komen, wil het ICC niet zeggen. Het ICC heeft haar als advocate toegewezen aan Saif al-Islam, zolang hij zelf nog geen advocaat in de arm heeft genomen. Militie De vier ICC-medewerkers mochten Saif al-Islam bezoeken in de stad Zintan, ten zuidwesten van de hoofdstad Tripoli. Volgens Libië wilde Taylor ''gevaarlijke'' documenten aan Saif al-Islam geven. Geen rechtsstaat In de brief zou Saif al-Islam verklaren dat Libië geen rechtsstaat is en dat hij daarom bij het ICC in Den Haag wil worden berecht. De Australische advocate is onder huisarrest geplaatst in Zintan en zit niet in een gevangenis, aldus Libië. Vriendelijk gezicht Saif al-Islam gold als het vriendelijke gezicht van het regime van zijn vader. Door: ANP
What Nagasaki looked like before and after the bomb Three days after leveling the city of Hiroshima with a uranium atomic bomb known as a "Little Boy," the United States dropped the more menacing-sounding "Fat Man" over Nagasaki. It was Aug. 9, 1945. Some 40,000 to 80,000 people were killed, and much of the city was pulverized. Nuclear weapons would never again be used in warfare. This is what Nagasaki looked like 70 years ago, before the bomb fell: Nagasaki before the bomb fell. And this is what it looked like afterwards: Nagasaki after the bomb. The images were printed in 1946 inside the U.S. government's "strategic bombing survey," an analysis of the epochal nuclear strikes on the second Japanese city. In particular, it includes the official report of the incident by the Nagasaki Prefecture. Within a radius of 1 kilometer from ground zero, men and animals died almost instantaneously from the tremendous blast pressure and heat; houses and other structures were smashed, crushed and scattered; and fires broke out. Related on WorldViews
Six investigations that will never be Recently, in my article AN AMERICAN LYNCHING (Pravda.Ru, 5/10/12), I discussed the killing of Trayvon Martin and the specious "stand your ground" defense being raised by his killer, George Zimmerman. What helped to make the Martin case a national, and international, news event were Online Petitions and Social Media sites that demanded an investigation into the police department's handling of the incident. But there are many other situations or incidents in America today that also cry out for fair and honest investigations. These cries, however, have fallen upon unhearing ears, primarily because in some instances the perpetrators would be investigating themselves, and in others because the investigators would be just as corrupt and lawless as the people they are investigating. So below are six investigations that will never be: 1). 2).
Our Documents - Executive Order 9066: Resulting in the Relocation of Japanese (1942) Issued by President Franklin Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, this order authorized the evacuation of all persons deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to relocation centers further inland. Between 1861 and 1940, approximately 275,000 Japanese immigrated to Hawaii and the mainland United States, the majority arriving between 1898 and 1924, when quotas were adopted that ended Asian immigration. Many worked in Hawaiian sugarcane fields as contract laborers. After their contracts expired, a small number remained and opened up shops. Other Japanese immigrants settled on the West Coast of mainland United States, cultivating marginal farmlands and fruit orchards, fishing, and operating small businesses. As was the case with other immigrant groups, Japanese Americans settled in ethnic neighborhoods and established their own schools, houses of worship, and economic and cultural institutions. Nearly 70,000 of the evacuees were American citizens.
Democracy in the hands of idiots Scott Walker (Source: Wikipedia) LIVE, from the State that brought you Senator Joseph McCarthy, Wisconsin voters now proudly present, fresh from his recall election victory, Governor Scott Walker! At first glance, it is almost unfathomable that anyone with a modicum of intelligence would have voted to retain Scott Walker as Wisconsin's governor. But, thanks to blowhards like Rush Limbaugh and the talking heads on the Fox (Faux) "News" channel, a corporate-controlled media that promotes superficiality over substance and tripe over truth, and right-wing generated fears about the bogeyman of "big government," America has become the land of the ignorant. It is this brand of ignorance, coupled with subliminal appeals to racism, that fuels organizations like the so-called "Tea Party," which, despite its pretensions of symbolizing the outraged common man, serves as nothing more than a dupe for right-wing billionaires and corporate corruption. May God damn them all before it's too late. David R.