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2016 April 23 – 29
2016 April 23 – 29
The nuclear age is aging
The nuclear age is aging
The debate over the merits and demerits of nuclear energy is as heated as ever (pun intended). Back in the 60’s and 70’s, I was aware that there were critics of nuclear power who spoke passionately about the dangers of radiation leaks, meltdowns, and severe health hazards, but who had other agendas that were not so praiseworthy.
The coal and oil industries, for example, knew that nuclear power could put them out of business. The best way to eliminate that competition was to get on the “safety” bandwagon to generate public and political opposition to nuclear power. They played a significant role in funding the anti-nuclear-power movement in those days.
Another example was the block of Leninist countries, led by the Soviet Union and, later, by China, who used fear of nuclear energy as a psychological weapon to cause the American people, themselves, to inhibit the ability of their own country to remain competitive on the world stage.
I learned that nuclear power was no more dangerous, and perhaps less so, than the generation of power by coal. That was hard to believe, at first, due to the fact that nuclear accidents are so
much more sudden, dramatic, and visual than the unseen, slow deaths of thousands and thousands of cancer and lung-disease victims who succumb to the long-term inhalation of soot and invisible toxic gases – and have no idea they are victims of coal energy.
In more recent times, cleaner emissions have reduced this factor, but there also are newly developed measures, available at reasonable cost, to help people get rid of radiation toxicity, so the score is fairly balanced on that issue.
The nuclear-power industry is playing this game just as aggressively as its opponents. It has a long history of getting governments (tax-payers) to cover their investment risks and losses, and they shamelessly ignore real safety issues, knowing that, if they make the necessary repairs and upgrades, the cost must be paid by them but, if they wait until there is a disaster, the cost will be picked up by taxpayers.
The point here is, not that one type of power generation is better, safer, or more efficient than the others, but that most of the contestants in the arena have axes to grind that have little to do with safety or efficiency. They talk about these things and they produce reams of statistics to prove their points, but their primary concern is the money that will flow into their pockets.
There are three stories in this weeks’ news that touch on the hidden cost of nuclear power. I hope this brief analysis of the larger issues will put these stories into context of why things are unfolding as they are.
G. Edward Griffin
2016 April 29
Belgium: The government will distribute iodine pills to its population of 11-million people to help protect them against radiation in case of a nuclear-reactor meltdown. Germany has requested that two of Belgium’s aging nuclear reactors be shut down following a series of problems from defective pressure vessels, metal degradation, and fires. IB Times 2016 Apr 29 (Story) (Cached)
Defects in Israel’s nuclear reactor spark a secrecy dilemma. A recent study uncovered 1,537 defects in the decades-old core of the Dimona nuclear reactor, where it is believed that Israel produced its nuclear weapons. Israel has refused to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which would authorize it to build another reactor, but the government does not want to disclose what nuclear weapons it has, so it has chosen a calculated risk that could lead to a national disaster. AFP 2016 Apr 28 (Story) (Cached)
Kiev, Ukraine: In 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear plant was quickly embedded in a concrete sarcophagus to stop radioactive leaks following its meltdown. However, the leaks have continued and, now, the reactor building is getting a $1.5 billion containment shelter that will encase the old sarcophagus. [The significance of this story is twofold: (1) The building and placement of this gigantic structure is impressive, and (2) when considered in context of the enormous cost of patching up failed reactors at Fukushima and Three-Mile Island, we are mindful that the long-term cost of nuclear energy may be higher than the publicized figures indicate, which do not include the cost of inevitable disasters. This is especially important in the US where most of the nation’s aging reactors are operating long past the termination dates for which they were designed.] AFP 2016 Apr 25 (Story)
THIS WEEK IN REVIEW
THIS WEEK IN REVIEW
US: Anti-Trump demonstrators waving Mexican flags staged riots in Orange County. Video shows mobs of agitators surrounding vehicles, attacking police cars, and beating Trump supporters. InfoWars 2016 Apr 29 (Story) (Cached)
Obama released 19,723 illegal-alien criminals, including rapists, sex offenders, and 200 murderers back onto the streets of American cities after their prison sentences ended instead of deporting them. GOP frontrunner, Donald Trump, has made the deportation of illegal aliens a key part of his campaign and says he would deport up to 11 million without court hearings, because the immigrants are in the US illegally. Brietbart 2016 Apr 28 (Story) (Cached)
China passed new laws to crack down on foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that it believes are fronts for other governments trying to interfere with China’s internal social and political life. [This story has mixed overtones. First, the Chinese Communist government is well known for its intolerance of citizen dissent and its quickness to label any person or group that criticizes the government as a tool of foreign enemies. Second, it also is well known that the US government does, indeed, use NGOs as fronts to interfere in other nations by affecting elections and even fomenting revolution. This time, we are inclined to agree with China’s determination to defend its sovereignty, but that does not mean we agree with what it does with that sovereignty.] Reuters 2016 Apr 28 (Story) (Cached)
Venezuela: The government more than doubled the supply of money in 2015, so it is certain that the country’s hyperinflation will continue. The cost of printing small bank notes is higher than the value of the notes, but the government refuses to print larger denominations because that would confirm that there is an inflation problem. The collectivist country now is so broke that it may not have enough money to pay for its money. ZeroHedge 2016 Apr 27 (Story) (Cached)
US: Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert was sentenced to 15-months in prison for illegally structuring bank transactions to conceal payments to a man who was sexually abused by Hastert decades ago when he was a high school student, and Hastert was his wrestling coach. The statute of limitations prevented prosecution for sexual abuse but not for violation of tax laws. CBS News 2016 Apr 27 (Story)
Monsanto claims that its pesticide glyphosate, also known as RoundUp Ready, can make crops more uniform and produce higher yields. Because of that claim, even some non- GMO food producers are spraying it on their crops. Therefore, if a food is labeled ‘non-GMO’, there is no guarantee that is has not been saturated in glyphosate. The best bet is to buy organic. Natural News 2016 Apr 27 (Story) (Cached)
Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard University reported that 40 students have been infected with the Mumps despite all of them having been vaccinated, as required by the school. Instead of questioning the effectiveness of the vaccine, school officials followed the party line that the vaccine is wonderful but (are you ready for this?) the students, themselves, are to blame because they exposed others to the virus. [Huh? If a vaccine does not make a person immune to the disease when exposed to it, then what is it good for? Answer: mega-profit to the vaccine industry and those who serve it.] Harvard Crimson 2016 Apr 26 (Story) (Cached)
Independent reporter Lisa Haven reviews the International Monetary Fund’s Articles of Agreement and reveals that it is nothing less than a license to lie, cheat, steal, have immunity against prosecution for any act, no matter how vile, avoid all taxes, and to do everything in total secrecy. If you ever wondered what the view is like from the top of the pyramid of the New World Order, you will see it here. LH News posted 2016 Apr 26 (Story)
Kansas Governor, Sam Brownback, announced that his state is withdrawing from plans to resettle Syrian refugees. This is in reaction to failure of the Federal government to provide security information on them. More than thirty governors have attempted to block refugees from their states but, so far, courts and attorneys general have said that security and settlement issues are the prerogative of the federal government. Reuters 2016 Apr 26 (Story) (Cached)
The US Supreme Court has ruled that Iran is to blame for terrorist attacks against Americans. Therefore, $2-billion of Iranian assets, that have been frozen in the US, is to be used to compensate American victims. Iran threatened to take the case to the International Court of Justice. Additionally, a court in New York levied a $10-billion judgment against Iran, claiming that it was involved in the 9/11 attacks. It is not clear, however, how that judgment is to be collected. AFP 2016 Apr 26 (Story) (Cached)
Sweden’s Green Party is jolted by claims of infiltration by Islamists. It appears that the Party’s orientation is being changed from environmentalism to religion. Washington Post 2016 Apr 26 (Story) (Cached)
The great cholesterol scam finally begins to unravel. A study from researchers at the Universities of North Carolina and Illinois confirms that avoiding saturated fats in the diet to reduce cholesterol levels provides zero health benefit. There is no connection at all between polyunsaturated fat consumption and risk of heart disease. Statin drugs to depress cholesterol levels may be the next scam to be exposed. Natural News 2016 Apr 25 (Story) (Cached)
The UN Security Council rejected Israel’s demand that the UN recognize the Golan Heights as the legitimate territory of Israel. The Golan Heights was taken from Syria in the Six Day War in 1967. Israel says it is essential for its military security. However, large oil reserves were discovered there in 2015, which makes it a great economic prize. A UN resolution in 2006 acknowledged the sovereignty of the Arab population over their natural resources in the Syrian Golan Heights, and any move by Israel to take the oil likely will be considered by the international community as theft. Gulf News 2016 Apr 25 (Story) (Cached)
California: The health of marine animals has been in steep decline for three years, and many sea lions recently have been found sick, covered in sores, and starving due to a loss in cold-water food. Sea lion pups are stunted. [Ironically, there is not a word in this article about the radioactive Fukushima flotsam that, for several years, has arrived at the coast of California up to Washington State. To mention that fact would be politically incorrect.] ENE News 2016 Apr 25 (Story) (Cached)
President Obama is sending 250 more Special Forces ‘trainers’ to Syria (against the wishes of the Syrian government) supposedly to help anti-government rebels fight against ISIS. [It is well known, however, that the real objective is to topple the present regime.] The Pentagon was forced to abandon its previous training program that cost US tax payers $500 million but produced only a handful of soldiers. RT 2016 Apr 25 (Story)
Austria: Citizens, angered by mass immigration, are supporting the anti-immigration far-right party. For the first time since 1945, Austria will not have a president from either the center-left Social Democrats or the center-right People’s Party. Norbert Hofer, the far-right candidate who received 37% of the vote, says he packs a Glock to protect himself from refugees. He supports exiting the EU, wants to deport all foreigners, and advocates prohibiting women from wearing head scarves. PJ Media 2016 Apr 24 (Story) (Cached)
The country of Burkina Faso, Africa’s top cotton producer, is dropping genetically-modified cotton because its fibers are shorter than conventional cotton and too difficult to twist and spin. AFP 2016 Apr 23 (Story) (Cached)
The Chinese government is cracking down on parents protesting vaccines. Parents are angry over a recent scandal involving the distribution of $90-million worth of expired vaccines, which they believe is responsible for illness and debilitating conditions in their children. The government is countering with a media campaign to discredit the parents and with intimidation and arrests to break their solidarity. [Be aware that the source of this story is Time magazine, which falsely states that the anti-vaccine movement has been ‘scientifically debunked’.] Time posted 2016 Apr 23 (Story) (Cached)
ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS
News and commentaries that reveal historical facts and trends that place current events into perspective and make it possible to anticipate future events.
The government of New Zealand is planning to deny local communities the right to choose whether or not to fluoridate their water systems. This action was triggered by the success of an organization called Fluoride-Free NZ, which has convinced many local governments to reject fluoridation. Only 23 of 67 local councils are still fluoridating. [There now is overwhelming evidence that drinking fluoridated water does NOT reduce tooth decay, as its promoters claim, and it is extremely toxic as well. However, the strongest argument against its use in public water systems is that, even though politicians may be voted into office, they have no right to compel us to undergo a medical treatment. That is a choice that should be ours. If people want to take fluoride supplements, they can do so for a few cents a day, but the rest of us should not have to seek private water supplies to avoid medication we do not want. It is our suspicion that the hidden hands that promote fluoridated water belong to those who seek to reduce global population by reducing fertility. Reduced fertility is one of the effects of fluorides. Fluoridated communities have lower birth rates than non-fluoridated. This issue has little to do with dental caries.] InfoWars 2016 Apr 28 (Story) (Cached)
Goldman Sachs is opening a new bank online to attract depositors. It appears that this is in response to a rule from the Federal Reserve that requires banks to hold highly liquid assets (those that can be converted into cash quickly) to meet short-term obligations when those banks face losses from their bad loans. [The experts in this report have nothing to say about the recent Fed approval of ‘bail-ins’, which will allow banks to take money from depositors’ accounts to cover bank losses. Since the potential losses are large, customer deposits to cover those losses must be equally large. That is the reason Goldman Sachs, which traditionally deals heavily in derivatives rather than consumer checking accounts, now must scramble to attract cash deposits. In short, that cash will be the source of the next legalized plunder of Americans. That is the part of the story not mentioned in this report.] Bloomberg 2016 Apr 26 (Story)
Islamic migrants in the UK are creating their own courts under Sharia Law. Muslims who refuse to participate in a Sharia court are targeted for intimidation and violence. [We are not advocates of Sharia law, especially if the definition of ‘law’ includes the application or intimidation or violence to enforce it. However, if compliance is voluntary and, if the law is based on one’s religious convictions, how is it different from Christians who voluntarily follow church doctrine, instead of government laws, on such issues as marriage and divorce? Should that, too, be forbidden? Send your views here.] InfoWars 2016 Apr 25 (Story)
Florida: The next big trend in technology is called “mixed reality”, a 3-D hologram that appears to be physically present and interacts with you. It will be used for consumer sales, medical analysis, entertainment, propaganda, and warfare. CBS News 2016 Apr 23 (Story)
Spiro Skouras analyzes the global goals of the UN’s Agenda 2030, which seeks political control over the world’s oceans. He also explains the important role being played by oligarch billionaires, such as George Soros, and non-profit organizations, such as the Ford Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trust, founded by Joseph Pew of the Sun Oil Company/ Sunoco. Corbett Report posted 2016 Apr 23 (Story)
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INSURANCE FRAUD ON 9/11?
2016 Apr 15 from Ethan Deutsch
[This comment relates to the headline in last week’s edition about the sinking of the Titanic possibly being motivated by insurance fraud.]
Seriously? Don’t we all know that Larry Silverstein committed the greatest insurance fraud in history on 9/11/2001?
REPLY BY GEG: Good question, Ethan. I hadn’t thought about that. There certainly are many parallels.
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