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Illicit uranium trade suspected in Finnish factory

many inconsistencies which seem to point to the existence of illegal trade in uranium, according to the cable. However, the cable stresses that most evidence is circumstantial and inconclusive……

Wikileaks: Finnish Factory Suspected of Illicit Uranium Trade YLE Uutiset , 22 Dec 10, The whistleblowing website Wikileaks has published a cable by the US embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) implicating Finland-based OMG Kokkola Chemicals in uranium trafficking.The cable details the operations of the Belgian-owned Malta Forest Company, from which OMG Kokkola Chemicals would later buy raw materials. Continue reading →

December 22, 2010 Posted by | Finland, secrets,lies and civil liberties, Wikileaks | Leave a comment

Illegal shipment to Pakistan nuclear plant, by U.S.-China firm

The company was accused of “illegal export, re-export and/or transshipment of high-performance coatings from the United States to the Chashma 2 Nuclear Power Plant in Pakistan via a third-party distributor (in China),”

US-China firm fined for Pakistan nuclear exports, Google hosted news, (AFP) – 22 Dec 10, WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday fined the Chinese subsidiary of a US firm nearly four million dollars for exporting coatings to a Pakistan nuclear site. Continue reading →

December 22, 2010 Posted by | China, secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | Leave a comment

Dodgy deals, safety problems, in Bulgarian nuclear project

The cable also reports: “When Bulgarians talk about the Belene nuclear power plant, they increasingly do so in hushed tones. Issues of delays, financing woes, non-transparent horse-trading and side deals, Russian influence … and the interests of well-connected politicians and energy oligarchs inevitably come up.”...

WikiLeaks cables: Bulgarian nuclear project ‘dogged by safety concerns’,  The Guardian, Tim Webb, 20 December 2010 German firm RWE, which owns npower, bought 49% stake in project that cable claimed ‘reeked of side deals’ One of Britain’s biggest energy suppliers, which wants to build half a dozen nuclear reactors in the UK, helped develop one in Bulgaria which was “dogged by ongoing serious safety concerns”, according to leaked US diplomatic cables. Continue reading →

December 21, 2010 Posted by | Bulgaria, secrets,lies and civil liberties, Wikileaks | Leave a comment

A ray of hope for ethics, especially in Climate Change science

a prohibition against government public affairs officers asking or directing federal scientists to alter scientific findings….. and that “data and research used to support policy decisions undergo independent peer review by qualified experts.”……”This is a rough but promising blueprint for honesty and accountability in the use of science in government decisions,”

Obama administration issues guidelines designed to ensure ‘scientific integrity’ The Washington Post,  By Rob Stein and Juliet Eilperin December 17, 2010 The Obama administration Friday issued long-awaited guidelines designed to protect federal scientists from political interference – the first time the federal government has had an explicit government-wide policy of this kind.

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December 18, 2010 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | Leave a comment

‘Balloon’ spy over Israel’s nuclear weapons facility?

“It definitely flew over Dimona, although we are still trying to determine what that entailed and the military is now handling the matter,”…….
The Dimona facility is said to have produced nuclear weapons.

Israel shoots down ‘balloon’ near nuclear site, BBC News, 17 Dec 10, Israel says one of its fighter planes has shot down what appeared to be an unmanned balloon which had flown over a top-secret nuclear facility. Continue reading →

December 17, 2010 Posted by | Israel, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Illegal transport of uranium by US diplomats

The State Department Foreign Affairs Manual explicitly forbids radioactive substances from being sent in a diplomatic bag.

US diplomats broke laws by sending uranium on commercial flight, says leaked cable * Richard Lloyd Parry, Philip Pank : The Times * December 13, 2010 AMERICAN diplomats secretly sent uranium on a commercial airliner, in violation of US government rules about the abuse of the diplomatic bag system, and laws governing the air transportation of hazardous materials. Continue reading →

December 13, 2010 Posted by | Burma, secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA, Wikileaks | Leave a comment

Burma building secret nuclear sites? – Wikileaks

Witnesses in Burma claim to have seen evidence of secret nuclear and missile sites being built in remote jungle, according to secret US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, heightening concerns that the military regime is seeking to develop nuclear weapons.

WikiLeaks cables suggest Burma is building secret nuclear sites, guardian.co.uk.

9 Dec 10, Fears of bomb plan as witnesses tell US embassy that North Koreans are involved with underground facility in jungle Continue reading →

December 10, 2010 Posted by | Burma, secrets,lies and civil liberties, Wikileaks | Leave a comment

Freedom of information – a basic priniciple upheld by Julian Assange

WikiLeaks has taught us valuable lessons about the suppression and manipulation of information, and how such activities pose a threat to the common good.

VIDEO Don’t shoot the messenger, award him the Nobel Peace Prize – Eureka Street Don’t shoot the messenger, award him the Nobel Peace Prize, Eureka Street, Michael Mullins,  December 06, 2010 WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange are being demonised by what appears to be a slanderous propaganda campaign being waged at the highest levels of governments around the world. Continue reading →

December 6, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, civil liberties | 1 Comment

China cracks down on Wikileaks revelations about nuclear proliferation

More than a few cables noted Washington’s efforts to prod Beijing to be more active in opposing nuclear proliferation…….The Chinese government’s immediate response to Wikileaks was predictable. Within 24 hours, the tightening began. The Wikileak website was blocked and media outlets seem to have been given the usual marching orders not to say anything unless specifically instructed to

Wikileaks and a Divided China – China Real Time Report – WSJRussell Leigh Moses, 3 Dec 10, This was the week of leaks. And the deluge of documents spared no one, not even China… Continue reading →

December 4, 2010 Posted by | China, civil liberties | Leave a comment

Is new UN chief nuclear watchdog a vassal of USA?

Mr. Amano then is described as saying that “he was solidly in the U.S. court on every key strategic decision, from high-level personnel appointments to the handling of Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons program.”

U.N. Nuclear Official Denies He Takes Orders From U.S. – WSJ.com, By JAY SOLOMON, 3 Dec 10, VIENNA—The chief of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog pushed back against charges he takes his orders from the U.S., as the leaks of secret State Department cables continue to rankle the world’s diplomatic corps. Continue reading →

December 4, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, secrets,lies and civil liberties | 1 Comment

Nuclear power in Middle East a cover-up for nuclear weapons – Wikileaks

WikiLeaks releases embassy cables showing nuclear build-up threat in Middle East, Beyond Nuclear, 3 Dec 10, The latest major release of classified U.S. diplomatic cables by thewhistleblower site, WikiLeaks underscores the argument we have been making; that the desire for nuclear power development in the Middle East is a covert strategy to develop – or to appear capable of developing – nuclear weapons.

According to sources cited in the Financial Times, the sudden and recent interest in nuclear power by Arab states such as the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt is founded less on the need for electricity but more likely intended as “a message to Tehran.” That message was further articulated in a cable from the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh which reported that Saudi Arabian “King Abdullah had warned the Americans that if Iran developed nuclear weapons ‘everyone in the region would do the same, including Saudi Arabia’”. Beyond Nuclear – Home – WikiLeaks releases embassy cables showing nuclear build-up threat in Middle East

December 3, 2010 Posted by | MIDDLE EAST, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Iran arrests suspects in murders of nuclear scientists

The three spy agencies of Mossad, CIA and MI6 had a role in the (attacks) and, with the arrest of these people, we will find new clues to arrest other elements,” Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi was quoted as saying on state television’s website…….

Iran makes arrests over nuclear scientist killing, Google hosted news, (AFP)  3 Dec 10, TEHRAN — Iran said on Thursday it has arrested “some elements” working with Western spy agencies and connected to the murder of a senior nuclear scientist, amid claims Tehran’s scientists were the targets of “terrorists.”” Continue reading →

December 3, 2010 Posted by | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Julian Assange’s aim of free speech

When governments stop torturing and killing people, and when corporations stop abusing the legal system, then perhaps it will be time to ask if free-speech activists are accountable.” – Julian Assange

A dream come true for WikiLeaks founder, DAILY NATION 2 Dec 10, The founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks whose exclusive dossiers have captured the attention of the world is a man who seems to have achieved his dream. Continue reading →

December 2, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, secrets,lies and civil liberties | | Leave a comment

Sarah Palin urges world to ‘hunt down’ Julian Assange like al Qaeda

Sarah Palin says: target WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange like the Taliban Comments come as Interpol attempts to track down Assange for alleged offencesBy Leo King | Computerworld UK  01 Dec, 10 Continue reading →

December 2, 2010 Posted by | civil liberties, USA | Leave a comment

The potential for Stuxnet computer worm to attack nuclear centrifuges

Forensic experts dissecting the worm found that it was calibrated in a way that could send nuclear centrifuges “wildly out of control.”…..one thing is clear: Stuxnet is a worrying escalation in cyber attacks.

A dangerous new level in malware, Pittsburg Post Gazette, TechMan:  2 Dec 10, Malicious software turned a dangerous corner recently with Stuxnet, a computer worm that attacks the control systems for things like nuclear power plants and electrical grids………….. Continue reading →

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