as nuclear plants face floods, are we inches away from 'fukushima USA'?

nuke plant close to being totally flooded, but saved - for now
from raw replay: Two U.S. nuclear electricity facilities, the Fort Calhoun and Cooper nuclear plants in Nebraska, are facing the threat of rising flood waters from the Missouri river. Though safety regulators insist the plants were designed to withstand flooding and no risk of disaster exists, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been enforcing a no-fly zone over the Fort Calhoun plant since early this month, even though the plant has been shut down since early April for refueling. That may be due in part to a reportedly minor fire at the plant which temporarily knocked out pumps that inject cool water into a pool of used nuclear fuel — or it may be due to something else entirely. The FAA reportedly told “Big Picture” host Thom Hartmann that it was maintaining the aircraft ban for security reasons, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has insisted there was no danger to people in surrounding areas. But that still begs the question: Why would anyone build a nuclear plant so close to a river - or any other potentially dangerous region?

meanwhile: virginia's surry nuclear unit 2 restart stalls...
as minot, nd evacuates as record flood imminent

related biowars/envirohealth updates:
video: why the media blackout on nuke incident at fort calhoun?*
fort calhoun: predictive drill or merely coincidence?*
fort calhoun nuclear plant: radioactive plume projections released for conus*
nrc tracking flooding at two nebraska nuclear power plants*
video: nuclear freedom = nuclear safety*
canadian newspaper tries to get soil tested for radiation -
private companies, govt agencies & universities all refused to get involved*
huge 7.3 quake triggers tsunami alert in alaskan islands*
new quake fault discovered in california could destroy dam, cause floods*
israel returns nuclear waste to US*
turk, israeli charged with organ trafficking in kosovo*
formaldehyde added to list of cancer-causing chemicals*
fda unfairly maligns tobacco plant with graphic new cigarette warning labels*
video: nc woman sterilized because state deemed her 'promiscuous'*

12/9 newspurge: do you think you've made the right decision this time?

9/11 updates:
video: dukes/smallville actor john schneider talks 9/11*
'pentagon papers' whistleblowers call for new 9/11 investigation*
gop senators block 9/11 health bill*

biowars/envirohealth:
obama declares national flu vaccination week dec5-11*
toronto police arrest 12yr-old boy for refusing vaccination at school*
haiti's cholera likely from un troops*
the chemtrail coverup continues*
spraying skies: '75 contrail patent*
chemtrails & the hallelujah chorus*
nyc to deploy more emergency ambulances to harvest victims' organs*

drugwar:
marijuana cuts tumor growth by 50%*
bach, not bullets: youth symphony defies mexico's drugwar*

holy hexes:
creationism theme park controversy continues in kentucky*

12/25 newspurge: it's beginning to look alot like...

9/11 updates:
9/11 families argue in court to remove ashes of loved ones from nyc garbage dump*
fed judge in germany:
numerous 9/11 theories screaming for investigation*
terrorists & crooks keep faa pilot's licenses*
specter looks to revive 9/11 suits against saudis*
9/11 hero dies of cancer on christmas day*

drugwar:
russia blames US forces in afghanistan for heroin rise*
video: man dies after swallowing bag of pot and being tasered*

econocrash:
banks with political ties got bailouts, study shows*
banks squeezing money from unemployed*

geopolitiks:
berlusconi attack underscores a sharply divided italy*
viral video suggests berlusconi attack was faked*
former french president chirac indicted for embezzlement*
mexican navy kills top cartel kingpin in shootout*
why did lockerbie bomber have $2.9m in swiss bank?*
mumbai suspect is US double agent, india claims*
mumbai terror suspect david headley was 'rogue US secret agent'*
cruise missiles strike yemen*
obama approves aid to israel & those other people*
organgate: after lying for decades,
israel admits illegal organ harvesting*
israel admits harvesting palestinian organs*

history/mystery:
video: marilyn monroe kicks back &
smokes some pot in newly uncovered home movie clip*


media/memes:
'sin city' star dies: brittany murphy at 32*
video: nbc removes controversial clip after brittany murphy's death*
moviemaking in america: it's a man's world*
parents in 'balloon boy' hoax get jail time*
the real reason newspapers are losing money, and why bailing out failing newspapers would create moral hazard in the media*
hannity calls ron paul supporters nuts & extremists;
says military complex gives us freedom of speech*
movie ratings: smoking marijuana=r; murder=pg-13*
charlie sheen arrested on felony charges in aspen*

murder/mayhem:
man holds 5 hostage in virginia post office*
virginia post office standoff ends peacefully*
fort hood-linked iman killed*
woman in red attacks pope*
US charges nigerian man in case of attempted terrorism*
foiled terrorist bombing in detroit:
an excuse to expand the bogus war of terror*

obamessiah updates:
obama gives diplomatic immunity to interpol by executive order*
obama admin has picked the worst possible case for its first torture trial*
video: obama calls wall st ceo's "fat cat bankers"*
how we killed health care & how we can bring it back to life*
video: senate passes historic health care legislation*
lisa pease: can obama face the 'unspeakable'?*
another breach: 'accidental salahis' enjoy white house breakfast*
obama & the new world order*
obama calls local talk show: 'barry from dc'*
bush officials emailed bogus rumor blaming gore for failure to kill osama*
rand paul leading republican candidate in kentucky*
video: 'yes we can' by winston smith*


police state int'l:
change: obama grants interpol immunity as foreign 'assets' assigned to US homeland; another brick in the wall of tyranny*
US prison population larger than that of 12 states*
cfr president admits wars of agenda to serve '...global order'*
un chief: we will impose global governance*
video: colbert says corporations ready to take over patriot act*
intelligence improperly collected on US citizens*
accidents increase at chicago red light cams intersections*
states get more time to comply with real id*
privacy is quickly becoming a thing of the past*
update: texas agrees to destroy controversial infant blood samples*
video: dc cop on desk duty after pulling gun at snowball fight*

warwhores:
contractors outnumber US soldiers in afghanistan*
norad posts rare video of its command center*
US forces had 'boots on the ground' in pakistan*
american sponsorship of global terrorism*
hillary: we'll still be in afghanistan in 50 or 60yrs*
los alamos researchers accidentially demolish building with a cannon*
war costs americans more than all state govts combined*

geopolitiks: borderwars, organ theft & corporate coups

mexican army takes over customs on US border*
drug-related violence claims 33 in mexico*
chinese villagers storm factory blamed for lead poisoning of 600 children*
israelis furious over swedish paper's claim of organ theft*
israeli officials condemn swedish news report as 'blood libel'*
john perkins: honduras military coup engineered by 2 US companies?*
amid bombs & bullets, afghanistan votes*

new jersey political consultant facing bribe charge is found dead

flashback: top nj god/govt leaders arrested in black market scandal
from nytimes: A veteran New Jersey political consultant who was among dozens arrested in a huge corruption sweep last week was found dead in his Jersey City apartment on Tuesday, the same day that one of three mayors charged in the case resigned. The circumstances surrounding the death of the consultant, Jack M. Shaw, are “suspicious,” said Edward J. DeFazio, the Hudson County prosecutor. He said it did not appear to be a homicide. “It could be natural, it could be accidental, it could be suicide,” he said, refusing to elaborate. An autopsy is set for Wednesday. His death, reported by a companion to the authorities at 5:17 p.m., came hours after Dennis Elwell, the mayor of Secaucus, stepped down, becoming the first elected official to quit after being charged in the sprawling political corruption case.

related: kidney brokers flourish when compensation is illegal
from wsj: Even by New Jersey standards, Thursday’s roundup of three mayors, five rabbis and 36 others on charges of money laundering and public corruption was big. But what put this FBI dragnet head and shoulders above the rest are the charges of trafficking in human body parts. According to a federal criminal complaint filed in district court in New Jersey, Levy Izhak Rosenbaum of Brooklyn conspired to broker the sale of a human kidney for a transplant. The cost was $160,000 to the recipient of the transplant, of which the donor got $10,000. According to the complaint, Mr. Rosenbaum said he had brokered such sales many times over the past 10 years. “That it could happen in this country is so shocking,” said Dr. Bernadine Healy, former head of the Red Cross. No, it isn’t. When I needed a kidney several years ago and had no donor in sight, I would have considered doing business with someone like Mr. Rosenbaum. The current law — the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 — gave me little choice. I would be a felon if I compensated a donor who was willing to spare me years of life-draining dialysis and premature death.

(note: the author of the preceding article is dr sally satel, a resident scholar at the american enterprise institute & the editor of “when altruism isn’t enough: the case for compensating kidney donors”. satel got a kidney from a friend in '06.)

top nj god/govt leaders arrested in black market money & organ scandal

from examiner: New Jersey top government officials and religious leaders, according to MSNBC, have been arrested in connection with a supposed "major corruption and international money-laundering conspiracy." Reportedly it was also discovered that many were involved in a black market organ ring. Among those arrested are two New Jersey mayors, an assemblyman, and a city deputy mayor. Several law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the IRS, are said to be involved in this sting operation that has resulted in approximately 30 arrests. This is a breaking story so details are still minimal. But what has been said so far is that the mayors of Hoboken, Peter Cammarano, and Secaucus, Dennis Elwell, have been arrested. Also included in the arrests were Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini, state Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt, and some rabbis from New York and New Jersey.

envirohealth: biodefense, flying syringes & vaccine protests

huge new biodefense lab is dedicated at ft detrick
from washington post: The Department of Homeland Security dedicated a massive biodefense laboratory in Frederick yesterday, moving toward the facility's opening despite questions raised about the risks of deadly pathogens to be studied there. When the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center at Fort Detrick is fully operational in March, about 150 scientists in the lab will be tasked with protecting the country from a bioterrorist attack through prevention or containment. Another goal is to allow investigators to fingerprint biological agents such as viruses and bacteria, quickly tracing their source and catching the offender. But critics cite the case of Bruce E. Ivins, a researcher at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, also at Fort Detrick, as evidence that such installations might help bioterrorists get access to lethal agents. FBI investigators think Ivins, who committed suicide in July, was responsible for the 2001 anthrax attacks.

emergency declarations smooth way for vaccine makers

fda conspired with chem industry to declare bpa harmless
from natural news: The FDA has been caught red-handed conspiring with the chemical industry to conclude that Bisphenol-A, the plastics chemical, is harmless to human health. As revealed by the Environmental Working Group, the FDA based its evaluation of BPA on a report authored by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), a trade group that represents chemical companies and plastics manufacturers. The FDA's evaluation concluded that BPA was perfectly safe for consumers of any age, including infants. This conclusion stands in direct opposition to the Canadian government, which declared BPA to be a toxic chemical on Oct. 18 and moved towards banning the chemical in baby bottles. Even the U.S. National Institutes of Health says BPA may be dangerous, admitting it is concerned about BPA's "effects on development of the prostate gland and brain and for behavioral effects in fetuses, infants and children."

officials fear greyhound passengers exposed to tb

gates funds research into 'flying syringe' mosquitos for 'vaccines'
from afp: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded 100,000 dollars each on Wednesday to scientists in 22 countries including funding for a Japanese proposal to turn mosquitos into "flying syringes" delivering vaccines. The charitable foundation created by the founder of software giant Microsoft said in a statement that the grants were designed to "explore bold and largely unproven ways to improve global health."

bill gates' mysterious new company

ny's spy choppers & 'rapid organ recovery' ambulances

unmarked chopper patrols nyc from high above
from ap: "They don't even know we're here," said crew chief John Diazo, speaking into a headset over the din of the aircraft's engine. The helicopter's unmarked paint job belies what's inside: an arsenal of sophisticated surveillance and tracking equipment powerful enough to read license plates - or scan pedestrians' faces - from high above the nation's largest metropolis... "It looks like just another helicopter in the sky," said Assistant Police Chief Charles Kammerdener, who oversees the department's aviation unit... The chopper is named simply "23" - for the number of police officers killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

ny planning special ambulance to recover organs
from washington post: In the hope of saving the lives of more people waiting for transplants, New York City is working on a plan to deploy a special ambulance to collect the bodies of people who have died suddenly from heart attacks, accidents and other emergencies and try to preserve their organs. If the "rapid-organ-recovery ambulance" succeeds, officials would like to expand the unique pilot program citywide with a fleet of ambulances and eventually duplicate it in other cities.

superbugs, cancer drugs, organ grabs & baby tags

deadly new form of mrsa emerges
from bbc: A deadly strain of the superbug MRSA which can lead to a flesh-eating form of pneumonia has emerged. Research suggests it may be more prevalent among the gay community - the gay San Francisco district of Castro appears to have been hardest hit. So far only two cases of the new form of the USA300 strain of the bug have been recorded in the UK.

cancer drugs found in tap water
from telegraph: Britain's tap water should be monitored for powerful medicines after traces of cancer and psychiatric drugs were detected in samples, a report has warned. The 100-page statement (853kb PDF), commissioned by the drinking water watchdog, the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI), reveals that pharmaceuticals are finding their way into the water supply despite extensive purification treatments used by water companies. Trace levels of bleomycin, a cancer chemotherapy drug, and diazepam, a sedative, have been found during tests on drinking water, the report reveals.

organs to be taken without consent
from telegraph: Gordon Brown has thrown his weight behind a move to allow hospitals to take organs from dead patients without explicit consent. Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, the Prime Minister says that such a facility would save thousands of lives and that he hopes such a system can start this year... But Chris Rudge, of UK Transplant, the authority in charge of organ donation and transplant, insisted patients would not be considered as donors at any point where survival was possible.

scientists create beating heart
from times online: Scientists have created a beating heart in the laboratory in a breakthrough that could allow doctors one day to make a range of organs for transplant almost from scratch... The research, by scientists at the University of Minnesota, has so far been done only with rats and pigs and is highly experimental. It is unlikely to be applied to humans for years.

hospitals tagging babies with electronic chips
from world net daily: Over half the birthing facilities in Ohio are being equipped with an RFID infant protection system placed on infants at birth to prevent them from being abducted from the hospital or from being given to the wrong mother. "Standard protocol in the hospitals using the VeriChip system is that the baby receives an RFID anklet at birth and the mother receives a matching wristband," VeriChip spokeswoman Allison Tomek told WND. "The mothers are not asked."

china admits selling prisoners' organs

from abc news: For the first time, the Chinese government has admitted selling the organs of executed prisoners for profit, a gruesome business it had denied for years.

Speaking at a national conference of transplant surgeons in Guangzhou last week, Vice-Minister of Health Huang Jiefu admitted, "Apart from a small portion of traffic victims, most of the organs from cadavers are from executed prisoners," according to the China Daily, a state-run English-language newspaper published in Beijing.

Harry Wu, a former political prisoner in China and human rights activist, says that Huang's statement is an important admission.

"Ten years ago I talked about this, ABC and BBC reported, Congress held hearings about this, and China always denied it, saying 'No, no, no, never,'" said Wu. "And this time, they said 'Yes.'"

Wu assisted ABC News' 1997 Primetime investigation where the story, "Blood Money: Black Market for Kidneys from Chinese Prisoners," first broke.

According to the published account, the health vice-minister complained that foreigners were getting the vast majority of the organs because they could better afford to pay than Chinese citizens. The cost of a prisoner's kidney has been estimated by human rights groups at about $90,000.

Wu says that poor Chinese are selling their organs on the black market, even though it is now illegal in China to sell organs for profit.

A Ministry of Health official in Beijing declined to comment, saying that ABC News needed to submit a written application for an interview.

Sophie Richardson, an Asia expert for Human Rights Watch, says China still has a long way to go to improve its human rights standards. "This is the beginning of an effort to look like it's responding to concerns about some pretty grotesque behavior."

The Chinese government established a special committee to crack down on the organ black market earlier this year.

flashback: China harvesting organs from falun gong detainees

china harvesting organs from falun gong detainees

from thought criminal: Western countries are beginning to pay high-level attention to accusations that Chinese authorities are killing jailed members of the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement in order to sell their body parts for organ transplants.

A subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing on the accusations on September 29. The matter was also raised at foreign-minister level at the China-European Union summit meeting on September 9 in Helsinki.