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Claim of illegal uranium mining in Papua

a Papua Legislative Councillor, Yan Mandenas, claimed that Freeport had been covertly mining uranium for at least eight months.

Indonesia demands inquiry into reports Freeport illegally mines uranium, Radio New Zealand International, 16 July, 2010 Indonesia’s House of Representatives has demanded an immediate investigation into accusations that PT Freeport Indonesia is illegally secretly mining uranium in Papua.The Jakarta Globe reports that the House said the multi-national company would need to provide clarification on the matter.The chairman of the House’s United Development Party, Hazrul Azwar, says that if the allegations are true, Freeport could be penalised, including changes to their operating contract with the Government.His statement comes after a Papua Legislative Councillor, Yan Mandenas, claimed that Freeport had been covertly mining uranium for at least eight months.

Indonesia demands inquiry into reports Freeport illegally mines uranium

July 16, 2010 Posted by | OCEANIA, secrets,lies and civil liberties, Uranium | , , | Leave a comment

65 years of lies and cover-up about nuclear bomb and radioactivity

When reports of thousands in Hiroshima and Nagasaki afflicted with a strange and horrible new disease emerged, General Groves, at first, called it all a “hoax”  and “propaganda” and speculated that the Japanese had different “blood.”

Secrecy, Cover-ups & Deadly Radiation: On the Birth of the Nuclear Age 65 Years Ago The Nation, Greg Mitchell J uly 14, 2010 While most people trace the dawn of the nuclear era to August 6, 1945, and the dropping of the atomic bomb over the center of Hiroshima, it really began three weeks earlier, in the desert near Alamogordo, New Mexico,  with the top-secret Trinity test. Its sixty-fifth anniversary will be marked—or mourned, if you will—this Friday, July 16. . Continue reading →

July 15, 2010 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Vermont Yankee nuclear plant’s history of leaks and deception

In May, plant officials revealed that in cleaning up the tritium leak, they found strontium-90, which is a more potent radioactive isotope, in soil near where the leak occurred. Strontium-90 is a byproduct of nuclear fission that has been linked to cancer and leukemia……

Foes tell nuclear regulator to shutter Vt. plant, Google hosted news, By JOHN CURRAN (AP) – 15 July 2010, BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — Venturing into unfriendly territory, the chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission sat down Wednesday with representatives of seven anti-nuke groups who say the agency has fallen down on the job in keeping tabs on the problem-plagued Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. Continue reading →

July 15, 2010 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Nuclear scientist back to Iran

Google hosted news, The Associated Press  15 July 2010, TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared a year ago headed back to Tehran on Wednesday, telling Iranian state media that he was abducted by CIA agents who tried to bribe him into speaking out against his homeland. The U.S. says he was a willing defector who changed his mind………

The Associated Press: AP News in Brief

July 15, 2010 Posted by | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , | Leave a comment

British govt sent compensation to Australia, but not to British nuclear veterans

Veterans are betrayed by double standards, This Is Derbyshire, 14 July 2010, A document discreetly entitled The Australian Treaty Series 1993 No.40 hides a huge untold human story of military service, international diplomacy and, some say, betrayal. Continue reading →

July 15, 2010 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, UK | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Claim that Dubai ports used to smuggle nuclear equipment to Iran

Iran uses Dubai ports to smuggle nuclear equipment, Jewish News, Jul 01, 2010 According to the “Telegraph“, Hamad al-Kaabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, was quoted saying earlier today that “Security forces have interdicted scores of ships suspected of carrying illicit cargo and seized numerous sensitive shipments that could be used for the manufacture of weapons systems, including specialized aluminum sheets, titanium, high-speed computers and sophisticated machine tools.”Mr al-Kaabi added: “The UAE has implemented many notable United Nations security council resolutions. A lot of these have banned certain goods going to certain countries.” Additionally, at a meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism in Abu Dhabi, a senior figure revealed the extent of the trade in weapons and “dual-use” goods. According to this source, officials have admitted that Dubai is being used by Iran as a transit point for smuggling both money and illegal goods….

Iran uses Dubai ports to smuggle nuclear equipment | World of Judaica

July 2, 2010 Posted by | MIDDLE EAST, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , , , | 1 Comment

Claims that USA kidnapped nuclear scientist

‘Nuclear scientist’ tells Iran TV he fled US agents, Google hosted news, (AFP) – 30 June 2010, TEHRAN — A man claiming to be an Iranian nuclear scientist whom Tehran alleges the United States kidnapped said he has escaped from US agents, in a video screened on Tuesday on Iranian television. Continue reading →

June 30, 2010 Posted by | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Indian authorities investigating welfare agency rather than uranium contamination

Instead of investigating the cause of toxicity, the department has chosen to make inquiries about the organisation taking care of the special children.

Uranium all over, health dept limits probe to centre, The Times of India, Balwant Garg ,   Jun 25, 2010, FARIDKOT: In the midst of a fear gripping Punjab after high concentrations of uranium were detected in drinking water, the state health department has reacted by directing its probe at the centre whose kids are the worst affected. This comes days after Germany’s Microtrace Mineral Lab had found abnormally high presence of the radioactive element in hair samples of 80% of 149 neurologically disabled children at the Baba Farid Centre here. Continue reading →

June 26, 2010 Posted by | India, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , | Leave a comment

Ionising radiation at Niagara Falls – long buried secret of nuclear wastes

The nuclear age is littered with tragedies of unnecessary contamination of unsuspecting populations because of the pretense by government and the nuclear industry that the very real hazard of low levels of internal exposure is no hazard at all.

Radiation Alert: Niagara Falls , The Palestine Telegraph, June 21, By Paul Zimmerman and Louis Ricciuti, “………..Witnessing all this sunshine activity around you, you remain innocently oblivious to the underlying reality being played out before your eyes on this summer day, 2010, in downtown Niagara Falls, New York. In truth, the scene is shrouded by a pall, both invisible and macabre. For you see, what is being excavated besides decayed roadway are dirty little secrets long buried. The dirt and dust taking flight upon the wind is laced with radioactive waste!……….. Continue reading →

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

Harsh conditions forced by Israel on nuclear whistleblower

Israeli nuclear whistleblower returned to solitary confinement 21 June 2010, Amnesty International has accused the Israeli authorities of subjecting jailed nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment by holding him in solitary confinement.The 56-year-old, who spent 18 years in prison for revealing details of the country’s nuclear arsenal to a UK newspaper in 1986, was sent back to jail for three months on 23 May on charges of contact with a foreign national, and almost immediately placed in solitary confinement. Continue reading →

June 21, 2010 Posted by | Israel, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , , | 1 Comment

India’s nuclear liabilty Bill designed to protect Westinghouse and General Electric

“What Westinghouse and General Electric want is that even the limited liability that accrued to the Union Carbide in the case of Bhopal [$470 million as per the settlement approved by the Supreme Court] should not fall on them.”

Bill meant to safeguard U.S. firms, says Karat, The Hindu , 17 June 2010, NEW DELHI: The Manmohan Singh-led government is under pressure from Washington on the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill and the proposed legislation bears the handiwork of the U.S. nuclear industry lobby. Continue reading →

June 17, 2010 Posted by | India, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

U.S. company Halliburton slyly selling nuclear technology to Iran

Halliburton Sells Nuclear Tech to Iran The Sly Oyster, by James Furbush June 15, 2010 · Interesting.  Seems like Halliburton has found a way to profit from every conceivable scenario.  Can’t even fault them, really, savvy business practices.  It’s just unfortunate they’re able to take advantage of the system set up.

So, Halliburton creates offshore entities to circumvent the U.S. ban on doing business in Iran, and part of what passes through this truly ridiculous loophole is nuclear enabling technology. All of the profit ends up in a Cayman Islands shell company so there’s no U.S. tax burden, and when we have to go interdict anuclear armed Iran Halliburton gets paid again supporting our military in the conflict. Halliburton Sells Nuclear Tech to Iran

June 16, 2010 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Nuclear radiation leak in China kept secret

The report said a large amount of radioactive iodine was released into the air.

It said the plant’s management had kept the incident secret

China nuke leak ‘kept secret’  The Australian From: AFP   June 16, 2010 HONG KONG: A nuclear plant in China’s southern Guangdong province has recorded a small leak, the Hong Kong government said yesterday, after the incident was exposed by a US-based radio station….. Continue reading →

June 16, 2010 Posted by | China, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Texas Attorney General heavily financed by nuclear waste company

For Sale: One Used Attorney General?, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Barbara Ann Radnofsky:  15 June 2010, As taxpayers we pay our elected officials to serve the people and protect our state and our interests. What happens when the very companies that our elected officials should regulate enter the six- and seven-figure levels in their generous campaign contributions? Continue reading →

June 15, 2010 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Iran claiming that U.S. kidnapped nuclear scientist

Iran presses case of nuclear scientist it says held in US By Jay Deshmukh, Google hosted news,  (AFP) – 10 June 2010, TEHRAN — Iran said Tuesday it will use legal channels to secure the release of its nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri, who in a video clip screened on Iranian television channels said he was kidnapped by US agents.Foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said the film confirmed Tehran’s charges that Amiri had been “kidnapped by US and Saudi intelligence services.”But Washington denied the accusation…………. Continue reading →

June 14, 2010 Posted by | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , | Leave a comment

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