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Date Sent: 2011-03-22
Freedom's Phoenix Global Edition for Tuesday, March 22, 2011 AM edition |
US Led Assault Nears Goal in Libya -- Top Yemeni generals back democracy protesters
Sen. McCaskill admits to $287,000 in unpaid taxes on private plane -- Paris Hilton prosecutor arrested for buying cocaine --
Border Patrol Agent Fatally Shoots Man in Arizona -- Alabama leaders
apologize for handling of 1944 rape -- Arab League Slams Libya Attacks
Amid Reports of Growing Civilian Toll -- Obama Administration: There Are No Current Plans To Ask Congress For Libya Funds -- Michael Moore To Obama: Return Your Nobel Peace Prize -- Russell "National ID" Pearce - Unintended (or Intended?) Consequences -- The State vs. Christian Moral Values -- Palestinians wounded in Israeli air strikes -- Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk 3/21/11: The Fed and Inflation -- Ron Paul for President 2012 Campaign Commercial -- Ron Paul Interview On CNN's The Arena: Talks Libya -- Fukushima Reactor 2 Cooling Fails: Pump Must Be Replaced -- What Can the Japanese Tsunami Teach Us About Prepping for Disasters and Emergencies?
-- Aggressive War and Terrorism Are One and the Same! So Who Are the
Real Terrorists? -- Underground lightning may cause earthquake and
volcanic events -- US Army Apologizes for Horrific Photos from Afghanistan -- If 6,000 counts per minute of radiation was okay yesterday, then 100,000 must be okay today! Right? -- EFF Urges Judge to Reject Dangerous New Copyright Troll Strategy -- Ind. Chief Fired Over Handling of Controversy -- Drivers Using Cell Phone Apps to Avoid Police
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News Link • WAR: About that War
U.S.-Led Assault Nears Goal in Libya
03-21-2011
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NY Times
Pentagon officials are eager to extract the United States from a third armed conflict in a Muslim country as quickly as possible. But confusion broke out on Monday among the allies in Europe over who exactly would carry the military operation forward
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News Link • World News
Top Yemeni generals back democracy protesters
03-21-2011
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Reuters
Top generals, ambassadors and some tribes threw their support behind Yemen's anti-government protesters in a major blow to President Saleh's efforts to ride out demands for his immediate exit. Residents said explosions and shooting were briefly heard
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Legislative Mischief
Sen. McCaskill admits to $287,000 in unpaid taxes on private plane
03-21-2011
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NY Times
Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill admitted Monday that she had failed to pay about $287,000 in back taxes and will sell a private plane that has created considerable controversy as she prepares to run for a second term in 2012.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Paris Hilton prosecutor arrested for buying cocaine
03-21-2011
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Reuters
The Las Vegas deputy district attorney who prosecuted Paris Hilton for cocaine possession was arrested over the weekend after allegedly buying a rock of cocaine, authorities said on Monday.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Immigration
Border Patrol Agent Fatally Shoots Man in Arizona
03-21-2011
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AP
A Border Patrol agent shot a man 3 times as he fled police in southeastern Arizona, killing him. Border Patrol agents were in the area when the vehicle made it to the border and "there were rocks thrown" at the agent. The agent then shot the driver 3
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Alabama leaders apologize for handling of 1944 rape
03-21-2011
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AP
70 years after Recy Taylor was raped by a gang of white men, leaders of the rural Alabama community where it happened apologized, acknowledging her attackers escaped prosecution because of racism and an investigation bungled by police.
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • Sexuality: Sex and the Law
Ore. nudists fear being covered by strip club laws
03-21-2011
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AP
In a state where men have legally strolled the streets in nothing but tennis shoes and Portland hosts an annual naked bike ride, nudists appeared at the Legislature to ask not to let their lifestyle get wrapped up in an effort to regulate strip clubs
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Powell Gammill
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News Link • TERRORISM
Are Hamas hardliners trying to derail Hamas-Fatah unity talks?
03-21-2011
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The Christian Science Monitor
While Hamas claimed it's Wednesday mortar attack was a response to an Israeli airstrike on a Hamas military camp that killed two people, analysts suggest that there were political reasons, rather than tit-for-tat military motivations, for the assault
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News Link • TERRORISM
Profile Me, Please! King's Muslim Hearings Are No Witch Hunt
03-21-2011
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The Daily Beast
Asra Q. Nomani, herself a Muslim. writes Rep. Peter King’s upcoming hearings are a chance for U.S. Muslims to acknowledge the local extremism that has caused some young men to go fight in Somalia.
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Mike Renzulli
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
Statist Myths About the Japanese Earthquake
03-21-2011
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Walter Block via LewRockwell.com
The usual Keynesian suspects have come out from under the rocks of economic illiteracy which they inhabit, to claim that the Japanese earthquake of 2011 will actually help the economy of that country. See here and here
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Arab League Slams Libya Attacks Amid Reports of Growing Civilian Toll
03-21-2011
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news.antiwar.com
“What is happening in Libya differs from the aim of imposing a no-fly zone, and what we want is the protection of civilians and not the bombardment of more civilians,” insisted Arab League chief and Egyptian presidential hopeful Amr Moussa.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Obama Administration: There Are No Current Plans To Ask Congress For Libya Funds
03-21-2011
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www.huffingtonpost.com
WASHINGTON -- Among the features of America’s military involvement in Libyan airspace that has given some lawmakers pause: the cost. At a time when belt-tightening is the domestic political rage, ...
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Michael Moore To Obama: Return Your Nobel Peace Prize
03-21-2011
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www.realclearpolitics.com
Michael Moore tweets that President Obama should return his Nobel Peace Prize after he approved military strikes on Libya.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Today on LewRockwell.com - Monday March 21st 2011
03-21-2011
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LewRockwell.com
The United Nations War Machine, Will Grigg on the FDR-Stalin killing operation - The End of the World Dollar System, Anthony Wile interviews Bill Bonner about the failing US bond market and hyperinflation.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Religion: Believers
The State vs. Christian Moral Values
03-21-2011
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Scott Lazarowitz via LewRockwell.com
Political activist Kevin Zeese has this article about the U.S. military's imprisonment and solitary confinement of Army PFC Bradley Manning, suggesting that when the U.S. government persecutes alleged whistleblowers in such a manner
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News Link • Israel
Palestinians wounded in Israeli air strikes
03-21-2011
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english.aljazeera.net
At least 17 people, including children, injured in military attacks on Gaza Strip, witnesses say.
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk 3/21/11: The Fed and Inflation
03-21-2011
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www.dailypaul.com/
Last week, the subcommittee which I chair held a hearing on monetary policy and rising prices. Whether we consider food, gasoline, or clothing, the cost of living is increasing significantly. True inflation is defined as an increase in the money supp
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Focus on Peace’s First Action
03-21-2011
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The International Libertarian
King of Prussia, PA " Focus on Peace held its first action the "Sign Wave for Peace on the Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq" on Saturday, March 19, 2011. It was a success with five peace lovers coming out to mark the 8th anniversary of the invas
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Darren Wolfe
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Ron Paul for President 2012 Campaign Commercial
03-21-2011
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www.dailypaul.com
FWIW I intended this to be somewhat over the top and be humorous..we can laugh at our own paranoia can't we?...The "despise" and "hate" language were meant to be attention grabbers rather than the norm for all of the left and right...the main thing w
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Ernest Hancock
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
Fukushima Reactor 2 Cooling Fails: Pump Must Be Replaced
03-21-2011
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ZeroHedge.com
An emergency order has been placed for new pumps for Unit 2 at the plant. Reactor 2 is the only one of the critical 4 which did not in fact suffer massive explosive damage. So if that one is beyond repair, what happens to the other three?
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Jack Gregson
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
What Can the Japanese Tsunami Teach Us About Prepping for Disasters and Emergencies?
03-21-2011
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Economic Collapse Blog via LewRockwell.com
The Japanese tsunami is a crystal clear example of just how unpredictable disasters and emergencies can be. Nobody ever dreamed that a tsunami in Japan could wash cars, homes and people up to 6 miles inland. But that is exactly what happened.
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News Link • TERRORISM
Aggressive War and Terrorism Are One and the Same! So Who Are the Real Terrorists?
03-21-2011
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Gary D. Barnett via LewRockwell.com
Do U.S. politicians and their puppets in the mainstream press really want to talk about terrorism and genocide happening in other countries? Do they really think that these accusations will not come back to haunt them?
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News Link • Science
Underground lightning may cause earthquake and volcanic events
03-21-2011
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Terrence Aym
Emerging science of the titanic forces that trigger earthquakes and volcanoes suggests that underground lightning may play a significant role. Earth is like a gigantic capacitor. The planet can be charged and discharged by rotating external electric
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Terrence Aym
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News Link • Military
US Army Apologizes for Horrific Photos from Afghanistan
03-21-2011
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By Matthias Gebauer and Hasnain Kazim
The United States and NATO are concerned that reactions could be intense to the publication of images documenting killings committed by US soldiers in Afghanistan. The images appeared in the most recent edition of SPIEGEL, which hit the newsstands on
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J. Michael Haggard
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
If 6,000 counts per minute of radiation was okay yesterday, then 100,000 must be okay today! Right?
03-21-2011
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The Political Commentator
Unlike an athletic contest, with radiation exposure more is not good!
If 6,000 counts per minute of radiation exposure in Japan was on the outer edge of okay as of yesterday, can 100,000 counts per minute now be okay today?
This is apparently t
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Michael Haltman
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
EFF Urges Judge to Reject Dangerous New Copyright Troll Strategy
03-21-2011
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Corynne McSherry
Adult Film Company Uses 'Reverse Class Action' Lawsuit to Ensnare More Defendants
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has asked an Illinois judge to quash subpoenas issued in a "reverse class action" lawsuit accusing thousands
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Thomas Costanzo
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Ind. Chief Fired Over Handling of Controversy
03-21-2011
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Officer.com
The Greenwood police chief has been removed from the department over his handling of an officer accused of drunkenly arguing with a man in public.
Greenwood Mayor Charles Henderson announced Friday that Chief Joe Pitcher was no longer with the de
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Justin Tyme
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Drivers Using Cell Phone Apps to Avoid Police
03-21-2011
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Officer.com
Drivers looking to avoid pricey citations for traffic offenses such as red-light camera violations and speed-trap busts are turning to technology to level the playing field.
As red-light cameras proliferate across the USA and cash-starved police a
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Justin Tyme
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Polyunsaturated Oils Increase Cancer Risk
03-21-2011
The first process in the manufacture of margarine is the extraction of the oils using petroleum-based (benzene) solvents which leaves about ten parts per million of the solvents in the product. The oils then go through degumming, bleaching, hydrogena
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Tom Westbrook
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News Link • Entertainment: Music
Jim Sharpe Rocks Out His Birthday Guests
03-21-2011
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youtube.com
Keyboard is Mark Jeffrey, guitar left (from camera's perspective) is Tony Linhares, guitar right (shaved head) is Ed Hammers and the drummer is Hector Rubalcava, Singer Jim Sharpe (Birthday Boy)
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Sierra Hancock
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News Link • Afghanistan
US Army 'kill team' in Afghanistan posed for photos of murdered civilians
03-21-2011
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www.guardian.co.uk
Commanders brace for backlash of anti-US sentiment that could be more damaging than after the Abu Ghraib scandal
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News Link • Books
HBO Developing Dick Cheney Miniseries
03-21-2011
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www.deadline.com
HBO has optioned the book Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency by Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Barton Gellman for a miniseries to be executive produced by Paula Weinstein.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
General Motors lays off workers at NY plant
03-21-2011
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www.breitbart.com
General Motors Co. on Monday is halting some production and temporarily laying off workers at a Buffalo, N.Y., engine plant, another sign that Japan's disaster is affecting automakers around the globe.
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Libya's Opposition Leadership Comes into Focus
03-21-2011
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www.stratfor.com
Libya has descended to a situation tantamount to civil war, with forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in the west pitted against rebels from the east.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
The Fed Is Wrecking the Dollar
03-21-2011
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Joseph T. Salerno via LewRockwell.com
What used to be roundly condemned as "creeping inflation" in the 1950s by Fed officials and mainstream economists alike is today given the scientific-sounding name "inflation-targeting" and hailed as the proper goal of monetary policy.
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
Rand Paul’s budget eliminates agency that regulates nuclear safety
03-21-2011
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RawStory.com
As radiation particles from the nuclear hazard in Japan send residents fleeing and make their way across the Pacific Ocean, one U.S. senator introduced a plan to get rid of the agency that regulates nuclear safety.
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News Link • Religion: Believers
Marc Victor Appears on KFYI With Jim Sharp
03-21-2011
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www.attorneyforfreedom.com
Marc Victor Appears on KFYI With Jim Sharp to Discuss the Suit Against Governor Brewer Over the Day of Prayer
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News Link • United Nations
The United Nations War Machine on the East River
03-21-2011
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William Norman Grigg via LewRockwell.com
"There are things in the Constitution that have been overtaken by events, by time," insisted the late Rep. Henry Hyde in 2002, as the regime of Bush the Lesser prepared to invade and occupy Iraq. "Declaration of war is one of them.
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News Link • Energy
Regulator Downplays Risk of Spent Fuel at U.S. Nuclear Plants
03-21-2011
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Kevin Bullis via TechnologyReview.com
After the crisis in Japan, some experts have warned that stored fuel could pose a large danger in terrorists attacks
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News Link • Military
How Cruise Missiles Would Beat GPS Jammers in Libya
03-21-2011
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Christopher Mims via TechnologyReview.com
Now that jammers are cheap and potentially ubiquitous, how do Tomahawk missiles stay on course?
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News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
Thermal Images of Fukushima Show Blistering 260 Degrees Fahrenheit In Reactor #3
03-21-2011
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ZeroHedge.com
A picture from Die Welt, emphasizing Reactor 3 and confirming that previous lies that all temperatures at Reactors 1 through 4, were under 210 degrees Fahrenheit...
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