US Assistant Secretary Of State Victoria Nuland Has Tough Time Justifying US Involvement In Ukraine

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– Nuland has tough time justifying US involvement in Ukraine (RT, May 9, 2014):

While the Obama administration insists that supporting Ukrainian Presidential elections are vital to national interests, some members of the US political elite are questioning the costs of getting involved.

During a two hour House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, the US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland shared her assessment of the US role in Ukraine’s crisis and the upcoming presidential election.

But instantaneously she came under fire from Dana Rohrabacher, a republican congressman from California.

“We did have legitimate election before, and the legitimate president was removed after we had major street violence. There were pictures of people running around that we were told were neo-Nazis,” Rohrabacher challenged Nuland.

Nuland faced a hard time coming up with answers.

Read moreUS Assistant Secretary Of State Victoria Nuland Has Tough Time Justifying US Involvement In Ukraine

Ukraine: Tanks, Armed Assault In Mariupol City Center, Casualties Reported (VIDEO)

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– Tanks, armed assault in Mariupol city center, casualties reported (VIDEO) (RT, May 9, 2014):

Kiev’s forces are using heavy weaponry and tanks in the eastern city of Mariupol to storm the local Interior Ministry building, where police have barricaded inside. After residents began flocking to the scene, Kiev fighters opened fire on civilians.

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Marc Faber Redux: ‘I Don’t Trust Anyone … Hold Gold Outside The US’

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– Marc Faber Redux: “I Don’t Trust Anyone… Hold Gold Outside The US” (ZeroHedge, May 8, 2014)

Related info:

– The Importance Of Owning Your Own Bullion And Storing It Outside The Banking System

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– Government Cracks Safe-Deposit Boxes

– US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS TOLD BANKS – IN WRITING – IT MAY INSPECT SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES WITHOUT WARRANT AND SEIZE ANY GOLD, SILVER, GUNS OR OTHER VALUABLES IT FINDS INSIDE THOSE BOXES!

– James G. Rickards of Omnis Inc.: Get Your Gold Out Of The Banking System

‘Birth Rates Tumbling Around The World’

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FYI.

– Fear Of Economic Blow As Births Drop Around World (NPR/AP, May 7, 2014):

NEW YORK (AP) — Nancy Strumwasser, a high school teacher from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, always thought she’d have two children. But the layoffs that swept over the U.S. economy around the time her son was born six years ago helped change her mind. Though she and her husband, a market researcher, managed to keep their jobs, she fears they won’t be so fortunate next time.

“After we had a kid in 2009, I thought, ‘This is not happening again,'” says Strumwasser, 41, adding, “I never really felt comfortable about jobs, how solid they can be.”

The financial crisis that followed the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers in 2008 did more than wipe out billions in wealth and millions of jobs. It also sent birth rates tumbling around the world as couples found themselves too short of money or too fearful about their finances to have children. Six years later, birth rates haven’t bounced back.

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Fukushima Diary Under Attack: PayPal Closes Account – One Year Living Expenses Lost

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From the article:

“People say I should have moved money to the bank.

Easier said than done.

I thought I shouldn’t put too much money in the bank from looking at the financial crisis.”

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One of my readers said, ”You were Assanged.”

 How Iori Mochizuki could have left so much money in his PayPal account is beyond me.

I hope he will recover somehow.

Wish I would get so many donations.

– [Column] Paypal decided to close FD’s Paypal account for no reason, lost one year living expense / Was I Assanged ? (Fukushima Diary, May 8, 2014)

 

Britain Deploys Destroyer To ‘Shadow’ Russian Aircraft Carrier

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Flashback:

– Russia To Add ‘Stealth’ Submarines To Mediterranean Force

– New Russian Submarines Are So Silent That The U.S. Navy Calls Them ‘Black Holes’

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HMS Dragon

– Britain Deploys Destroyer To “Shadow” Russian Aircraft Carrier (ZeroHedge, May 8, 2014):

In case US destroyers operating in the Black Sea was not sufficiently clear of the western approach to containing Russia, the latest naval news will hardly boost the de-escalation theme. Reuters reports that earlier today Britain had deployed a destroyer to track a Russian aircraft carrier sailing close to its coastal waters, “the latest in a series of such incidents and a reminder of underlying tensions between London and Moscow.”

The reason the Russian navy is suddenly a concern to Britain is because the Admiral Kuznetsov, which is capable of carrying up to 26 fixed-wing fighters and 24 helicopters, had completed a deployment as part of Moscow’s naval force in the Mediterranean “and was on its way back to its base of Severomorsk in north-west Russia.” As part of this return, the carrier is to pass in proximity to the British isles, so just in case it gets any ideas, the UK is preparing a welcome party.

Read moreBritain Deploys Destroyer To ‘Shadow’ Russian Aircraft Carrier

Vietnam Stocks Crash Most In 13 Years As China Tensions Escalate

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– Vietnam Stocks Crash Most In 13 Years As China Tensions Escalate (ZeroHedge, May 8, 2014):

While most mainstream media is focused on villainizing Putin and the ongoing ‘diplomacy’ in Ukraine, we warned Monday of the dramatically escalating tensions between Vietnam and China over oil-drilling in disputed waters. The initial verbal to and fro – Vietnam angry at the move and China shunning them – was followed by physical interactions (multiple rammings and water-cannon use) and the US then got involved (laying the blame firmly at China’s foot calling the move “provocative”). The capital markets appear a little more concerned about where this ‘tension’ leads as the Vietnamese stock market crashed almost 6% – its largest drop in 13 years.

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Here Comes Crimea 2.0: Following Referendum, East Ukraine Votes To Become Part Of Russia

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– Here Comes Crimea 2.0: Following Referendum, East Ukraine Votes To Become Part Of Russia (ZeroHedge, May 8, 2014):

Yesterday we correctly predicted that while the world is distracted by this and that, the next real short-term catalyst is the east Ukraine referendum vote on Sunday, whose results would be available as soon as May 11, indicating that, almost with 100% certainty, the Ukraine region would vote to become independent.

Donetsk ballot

This was promptly followed by a skillful diplomatic gambit by Putin who, knowing full well Donetsk would just say no, suggested the referendum be postponed thus giving himself cover when the western press attacked him for using Crimean tactics for the second time in two months. This was confirmed this morning when the Donetsk “separatists” indeed politely thanked Putin for his concern, but decided to proceed with this weekend’s referendum anyway.

The irony is that as we also explained yesterday, the Crimea scenario is fully in play once more. Confirming precisely that was news from News of Donbass which reported moments ago that in the aftermath of the new certain May 11 referendum, a week later east Ukraine will formalize the Russia annexation process and on May 18 there will be a “second round of the referendum where you will be asked to support accession to the Donestk region of Russia.”

Read moreHere Comes Crimea 2.0: Following Referendum, East Ukraine Votes To Become Part Of Russia

The IMF (Financial Mafia) Goes To War In Ukraine

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– The IMF goes to war in Ukraine (OpEdNews, May 7, 2014):

By Pepe Escobar

The IMF has approved a $17 billion loan to Ukraine. The first $3.2 billion tranche has arrived on Wednesday.

It’s essential to identify the conditions attached to this Mafia-style “loan.” Nothing remotely similar to reviving the Ukrainian economy is in play. The scheme is inextricably linked to the IMF’s notorious, one-size-fits-all “structural adjustment” policy, known to hundreds of millions from Latin America and Southeast Asia to Southern Europe.

The regime changers in Kiev have duly complied, launching the inevitable austerity package — from tax hikes and frozen pensions to a stiff, over 50 percent rise on the price of natural gas heating Ukrainian homes. The “Ukrainian people” won’t be able to pay their utility bills this coming winter.

Predictably, the massive loan is not for the benefit of “the Ukrainian people.” Kiev is essentially bankrupt. Creditors range from Western banks to Gazprom — which is owed no less than $2.7 billion. The “loan” will pay back these creditors; not to mention that $5 billion of the total is earmarked for payments of — what else — previous IMF loans. It goes without saying that a lot of the funds will be duly pocketed — Afghanistan-style — by the current bunch of oligarchs aligned with the “Yats” government in Kiev.

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Stunning Clip Of How Russia Is ‘Not’ Preparing For Nuclear War

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– Stunning Clip Of How Russia Is “Not” Preparing For Nuclear War (ZeroHedge, May 8, 2014):

Despite all the words – and equity market rallies (confirming that it must be true) – it would appear Mr. Putin and his men have been quietly “not” preparing for all-out war (which makes us wonder, aside from the ICBMs, just what it would look like if they were actually preparing for war). Below is a clip of today’s “simulated massive nuclear attack” drills conducted in Russia. It is in short, stunning.

China Demands Gold As Collateral For Zimbabwe Loans

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– China Demands Gold As Collateral For Zimbabwe Loans (ZeroHedge, May 7, 2014):

China, as we noted here, is happy to provide the financing to turn Africa into Disneyland – Monorails and all – but there is one catch… the loans must be backed by gold as collateral. As The Source reports, China wants Zimbabwe to use its mineral proceeds to guarantee any future loans having already extended nearly $1.5 billion in the last three years to Harare’s ailing economy. Various minerals have been discussed to back the loans “but we feel gold is more stable,” Zimbabwe’s Mines Minister noted. Of course, China is defending the demand, claiming “it’s in accordance with rules and regulations when granting any loan” and adding that “it doesn’t mean that we will use the collateral.” 

Read moreChina Demands Gold As Collateral For Zimbabwe Loans

Expert: “There’s just very few of the birds left” in the high contamination from Fukushima plant, “things are not looking good” — Spider webs looked ‘strange’ (PHOTO) — Animals response to radiation over twice as bad as in Chernobyl — “Implies effects are stronger in Fukushima”

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– Expert: “There’s just very few of the birds left” in the high contamination from Fukushima plant, “things are not looking good” — Spider webs looked ‘strange’ (PHOTO) — Animals response to radiation over twice as bad as in Chernobyl — “Implies effects are stronger in Fukushima” (VIDEO) (ENENews, May 7, 2014):

Public Radio Exchange, Donna Descoteaux, Oct. 2013: Dr. Timothy Mousseau, a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina […] shares with us the results of his research at Chernobyl and Fukushima, which shows significant increases in genetic damage, birth defects in animals and humans, increased tumor rates and developmental abnormalities, biodiversity in decline, local extinction of some species and transmission of mutations over generations. […] Dr. Mousseau’s research is critical and alarming […]

Read moreExpert: “There’s just very few of the birds left” in the high contamination from Fukushima plant, “things are not looking good” — Spider webs looked ‘strange’ (PHOTO) — Animals response to radiation over twice as bad as in Chernobyl — “Implies effects are stronger in Fukushima”

Russia Launches Two ICBMs, Rebuffs ‘Simulated Massive Nuclear Strike’ As Part Of Military Drill

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– Russia Launches Two ICBMs, Rebuffs “Simulated Massive Nuclear Strike” As Part Of Military Drill (ZeroHedge, May 8, 2014):

Remember when Putin “de-escalated” and promised the Russian forces were being pulled back from the Ukraine border? That didn’t last long. Fast forward 24 hours, when we learn that the very same Putin oversaw a military exercise involving Russia’s nuclear forces.

  • AEROSPACE DEFENSE FORCES SUCCESSFULLY REBUFFED SIMULATED MASSIVE NUCLEAR MISSILE STRIKE DURING DRILLS – RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY
  • NORTHERN, PACIFIC OCEAN FLEET’S STRATEGIC SUBMARINES LAUNCH TWO BALLISTIC MISSILES AS PART OF ROUTINE TRAINING – DEFENSE MINISTRY
  • RUSSIA LAUNCHES TOPOL ICBM, HITS KAMCHATKA TARGET
  • RUSSIAN STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE, DEFENSIVE FORCES IN HIGH READINESS – PUTIN
  • RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER STATES PERMANENT READINESS OF NUCLEAR TRIAD – IFX
  • RUSSIAN FORCES PRACTICE ROCKET FIRE – IFX
  • TU-95MS BOMBER HITS GROUND TARGETS DURING EXERCISE IN WMD – IFX

And from AP:

While Putin said the exercise had been planned back in November, it comes as relations between Russia and the West have plunged to their lowest point since the Cold War over Ukraine.

Read moreRussia Launches Two ICBMs, Rebuffs ‘Simulated Massive Nuclear Strike’ As Part Of Military Drill

China Calls Iran A ‘Strategic Partner’

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Flashback:

– China To Protect Iran Even If It Means World War III:

“China will not hesitate to protect Iran even with a third World War”
– Major General Zhang Zhaozhong

– Russia: “Should Anything Happen to Iran … This Will Be a Direct Threat to Our National Security”:

Russia and China Would Consider An Attack On Iran – Or Syria – As An Attack On Their National Security

– Netanyahu Orders Israel Army To Prepare For Possible Military Strike Against Iran In 2014

– China Calls Iran a ‘Strategic Partner’ (The Diplomat, May 6, 2014):

Iran and China’s Defense Ministers vowed to boost military ties following a meeting in Beijing on Monday.

On Monday China and Iran agreed to deepen defense ties, according to Chinese state media. The announcement was made following a meeting between Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Dehqan.

According to Reuters, which quoted a report in Xinhua News Agency, China said that bilateral relations “remained positive and steady, featuring frequent high-level exchanges and deepened political mutual trust.” Reuters also quoted Chang as saying that he is personally “confident that the friendly relations between the two countries as well as the armed forces will be reinforced” as a result of “increased mutual visits and personnel training cooperation between the armed forces.”

Read moreChina Calls Iran A ‘Strategic Partner’

Fukushima Worker Files Historic Lawsuit Over Radiation Exposure

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The Yakuza will take care of him …

– KPFA in Japan: I’ve learned over 800 people have disappeared from Fukushima plant – ‘May have been killed or died during work’ – ‘Gov’t actually in business with the Yakuza’

– Sickened Fukushima Worker: ‘Tepco Is God … We Are Slaves’ – Employees Beaten, Threatened With Death For Speaking Out

– Forbes: “This is outrageous” — Homeless people are being sold to companies and put to work on Fukushima radiation – Gov’t-funded shelter supplying gangsters with workers

– Meet The Minimum-Wage Homeless Who Are ‘Cleaning Up’ Fukushima (For The Yakuza)

– UN Official ‘Astounded’: Homeless Are Taken To Work In Fukushima, Ready To Die – Pastor: ‘At End Of Month, They’re Left With No Pay’ – Police: They End Up In Debt To Employers After Food And Housing Fees Deducted

– Atomic Mafia: Yakuza ‘Cleans Up’ Fukushima, Neglects Basic Workers’ Rights

– Fukushima: The Yakuza Crime Syndicate & The Corrupt IAEA Nuclear Watch Dogs (Video)

– Help Wanted In Fukushima: Low Pay, High Risks And Yakuza Gangsters

– How The CIA Helped The Yakuza & The LDP Get Power & Promote Nuclear Power

– Insane Japan: TEPCO & The Yakuza (Japanese Mafia) – (Video)

– Fukushima worker files historic lawsuit over radiation exposure (RT, May 8, 2014):

A worker at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has filed the first lawsuit from an employee against plant operator TEPCO due to high levels of radiation he was exposed to during the initial days of the plant’s 2011 disaster.

“I wish [the utility] had informed us of possible risks in advance,” Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun cites the 48-year-old man as saying at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday. “I want [operator Tokyo Electric Power Company] to create safer conditions for workers because the decommissioning of the reactors will not finish anytime soon.”

The claimant says he was unnecessarily exposed to excessively high levels of radiation due to negligence on the part of TEPCO. He is seeking 11 million yen ($110,000) in compensation from TEPCO. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Fukushima District Court.

“After carefully examining the contents of the demand and his arguments, we will sincerely respond to the claim,” TEPCO said in a statement Wednesday.

Read moreFukushima Worker Files Historic Lawsuit Over Radiation Exposure

Decline Of Religious Belief Means We Need More Exorcists, Say Catholics

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Flashback:

– Chief exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth says Devil is in the Vatican (The Times, March 11, 2010)

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– Decline of religious belief means we need more exorcists, say Catholics (Telegraph, May 8, 2014):

Decline of religion in the West has created a rise in black magic, Satanism and the occult

The decline of religious belief in the West and the growth of secularism has “opened the window” to black magic, Satanism and belief in the occult, the organisers of a conference on exorcism have said.

The six-day meeting in Rome aims to train about 200 Roman Catholic priests from more than 30 countries in how to cast out evil from people who believe themselves to be in thrall to the Devil.

The conference, “Exorcism and Prayers of Liberation”, has also attracted psychiatrists, sociologists, doctors and criminologists in what the Church called a “multi-disciplinary” approach to exorcisms.

Read moreDecline Of Religious Belief Means We Need More Exorcists, Say Catholics

Bolivia: Struggling To Save The Mountain That Eats Men

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– Bolivia: Struggling to save the mountain that eats men (Al Jazeera, May 8, 2014):

The Cerro Rico is a UNESCO world heritage monument and a working silver mine — but its peak is caving in

POTOSI, Bolivia — The Andes mountain range surrounds this city in southwestern Bolivia, but there is one that stands apart from the rest — tall, red and almost perfectly conical. This is Potosi’s Cerro Rico, or Rich Hill, a mountain so heavily laced with silver that it has become legend.

Today, after nearly 500 years of constant mining for the silver, tin and zinc that funded the Spanish empire and shaped Bolivia’s economic fortunes, Cerro Rico’s bones are weakened, and its iconic peak is caving in. Now the race is on to reinforce the mountaintop and save this national monument through a government-funded $2.4 million fill-in project. The urgency is doubled because Cerro Rico is not just a testament to Bolivia’s history — it is also a maze of working mines that employ 15,000 miners, generating revenue that supports the entire city.

The sinkhole at the top of Cerro Rico, which is roughly 50 feet across with an uncharted depth, drew national attention in 2011. Named a UNESCO world heritage site in 1987, along with the city of Potosi, the mountain’s unmistakable form appears on Bolivia’s currency and the national shield. It represents a history of tremendous wealth but also suffering for the indigenous people and enslaved Africans who died mining it, earning Cerro Rico the title “the Mountain That Eats Men.”

The Shocking Increase Of College Tuition By State

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– The Shocking Increase Of College Tuition By State (ZeroHedge, May 7, 2014):

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Our condolences to students in Arizona, who have seen a near doubling of their college tuition in just 5 short years.

In fact our condolences to students in the six states where tuition have risen by more than 60%, in the ten states where it has increased by more than 40%, and in the 29, or more than half of all states, where college tuitions have risen by more than 10 times the Fed’s inflation target of 2% per year.

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Presenting The President’s New $1.2 Billion Helicopter

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– Presenting The President’s New $1.2 Billion Helicopter (ZeroHedge, May 7, 2014):

Today was a good day for United Technologies: its subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft Corp was awarded a $1.2 billion contract by the Naval Air Systems Command to build the VXX: also known as the new Presidential Helicopter. Initial fielding is planned for 2020, with production concluding in 2023.

From the press release:

The $1,244,677,064 fixed-price incentive engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract, with production options, culminates a full and open competition to contract for integration of mature mission systems into an existing in-production aircraft in order to minimize the cost of developing and testing a new design.

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More Than 3,000 Evacuees Dead Since 3/11 Disaster

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– More than 3,000 evacuees die since 3/11 disaster (NHK, May 6, 2014):

An NHK survey has found that the number of evacuees who have died from poor health since the 2011 disaster has topped 3,000.

NHK asked local authorities about the deaths of evacuees as of the end of March. Most victims are believed to have died due to poor health brought on by the fatigue and stress of moving to temporary shelters.

Read moreMore Than 3,000 Evacuees Dead Since 3/11 Disaster

Fukushima Local Newspaper ‘Nosebleed In Fukushima Prefecture Has Nothing To Do With Radiation’

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Maybe he should put some of the ‘black dust’ up his nose …

… and wait …

– Evacuee From Outside Fukushima: ‘There’s A Black Dust Absolutely Everywhere’ That’s Highly Radioactive

– Mysterious ‘Black Substance’: Fuel Core Materials From Fukushima Plant – Plutonium, Uranium-236, Curium Discharged Into Environment

– Minami Soma’s ‘Black Dust’ With Over 10 Million Bq/Kg Of Radioactive Cesium, Says Assemblyman Ooyama

– ‘Black Dust’ in Soma City Highly Radioactive At 56.3 Microsieverts/Hour

– Japan’s Deadly Radioactive Black Dust – Fairewinds Interview With Scientist Marco Kaltofen (Video & Transcript)

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– Fukushima local newspaper “Nosebleed in Fukushima prefecture has nothing to do with radiation” (Fukushima Diary, May 5, 2014):

One of the major Fukushima newspapers reported that Fukushima citizens cannot have nosebleed due to the radioactive contamination.

It was “Fukushima Minpo”. They referred to Professor. Takamura from Nagasaki University (The picture above).

Read moreFukushima Local Newspaper ‘Nosebleed In Fukushima Prefecture Has Nothing To Do With Radiation’