Monthly Archives: March 2011

Cleaning up a partial reactor meltdown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3CWS1z_py4 Video of the process of removing the fuel from the Three Mile Island reactor

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Al Jazeera? Are you there?

So today’s big news about Libya is that President Obama signed a “finding” several weeks ago, authorizing covert action inside of Libya.    It turns out the designated “leader” of the “Rebels” is one Khalifah Hifler, a CIA operative going back 25 … Continue reading

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DrudgeTards

I don’t have a solution, but feel a need to point out the problem. There is a growing problem that when Matt Drudge links to a web site for a story, if there is a comments section, it fills up with … Continue reading

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Savageism of the day

“Mexico has one of the biggest oil preserves [sic] in the World” As I wrote a few months ago, Mexico is approaching the point at which its oil production is going to be less than the amount of oil it … Continue reading

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Here comes the invasion of Europe

The only overt threat Qadaffi has made at Europe is that if he can’t control Libya, Europe should expect a flood of illegal Muslim immigrants. Telegraph QxB Check

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Here come the Warthogs

The A10 is an airplane the Pentagon and the Military Industrial Complex has been trying to get rid of for 20 years.  It is the classic example of how the U.S. Military doesn’t play well together.   It’s a US Air … Continue reading

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Savageism of the day…

“Why doesn’t Saudi send the troops, Barry?  Why didn’t the Saudis send in their Military?  They have one hell of an F16 fleet!” The Saudis don’t own a single F16.   They do have a large number  (around 100) of F15s, but … Continue reading

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What Public Radio can be

…if it wasn’t spending all its money buying NPR programs and paying its “executives” $300k a year… http://www.wfwm.org/video/depot2009/Hanna_Livingston/video_large.html If you’re on a slow internet connection, you may want to use their main page: http://www.wfwm.org/

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Fukushima #2 Reactor core has left the containment vessel?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/29/japan-lost-race-save-nuclear-reactor The Guardian is quoting Richard Lahey as a person who has worked at Fukushima who indicates that the change in radiation probably signals that the bottom of the containment vessel has been ablated and the molten fuel is now … Continue reading

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Who is Libya?

Hillary Clinton has a great answer – Libya is the “People of Libya” You may have heard that Qatar announced that it recognizes the “Interim” government of Libya in Benghazi as the “legitimate” government of Libya, although there has been … Continue reading

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March Fatigue?

I don’t care much for sports, and I don’t own a TV….so…. While testing, I heard one of the sports talk shows mentioned something about the crowds at the NCAA basketball playoffs being so small that the TV cameras had … Continue reading

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France & UK to Qadaffi: Quit now, or else!

Or else what? Turkey is now actively involved in brokering a cease fire between Qadaffi and the “Rebels”.  The Russian Bear is growling with increased volume that NATO is exceeding the parameters of the UN Resolution and “taking sides” in … Continue reading

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Next stop on the Obama War tour – Sirte

Also known as Sert, Serte, Surt…. A few weeks ago, I stressed the point that people will fight much harder when defending their home, than taking over someone else’s turf. Surt is Qadaffi’s home town, and his people. There is … Continue reading

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Democracy? Suckers!

The top priority of the brand new government in Egypt is to make participation in a protest a crime punishable by a year in prison. http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/1849903.html http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/374819 Weird, the Western press don’t seem to know or care.

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Canada takes charge in Libya, government immediately falls

In the tradition of English Parliaments, the opposition can at any time call for a “vote of confidence” of the Prime Minister, the leader of the Executive Branch of the government.  Unlike the gridlock of the U.S. system where the President and … Continue reading

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