Monthly Archives: March 2011

Japan–Three weeks into the Catastrophe!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by vlg338

Well the phrase “a long hard slog” does not just apply to warfare. And by the way a NATO figleaf now covers the naked position of the OBAMA Administration in Libya. Also the rebels/insurgents have made little progress despite the … Continue reading →

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CHINA

Posted on March 29, 2011 by vlg338

I guess reading about the Chinese offer to Poland to fund and build their critical infrastructure including roads, railways, and airports startled me into thinking that maybe the Germans won’t have a lock on what happens West of the Urals … Continue reading →

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Predictions–Gut feelings not even at level of intuition!

Posted on March 29, 2011 by vlg338

Okay here goes! By the 4th of JULY this year: 1. Greece will have declared bankruptcy and reneged on its debt obligations. 2. The Japanese will still be mounting a major effort to decontaminate Miyagi Prefecture. 3. The Major Party … Continue reading →

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Current Events–My take!

Posted on March 28, 2011 by vlg338

So here goes!  Ignore Libya and focus on Japan. When one of the world’s largest and wealthiest democracies is in trouble that is where the US needs to focus its foreign relations. Japan is in deep trouble. It economy and … Continue reading →

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Current Events–A quick and dirty take?

Posted on March 28, 2011 by vlg338

My periodic assessment of current events will now be appearing on this blog from time to time instead of the Vacation Lane Blog found at http://www.vlg338.blogspot.com

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Japan–Minamata Disease and Is the Past Prologue?

Posted on March 27, 2011 by vlg338

Some of the readers of this blog may well remember the mercury poisoning episodes !  Minamata disease is the Japanese name for the problem!   In order to protect the Japanese seafood industry the problem of mercury poisning was not addressed … Continue reading →

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Public Health–Hospital Preparedness and Japan!

Posted on March 26, 2011 by vlg338

Looking increasingly like I will need to post on breaking issues in Japanese catastrophe!   One developing story is Groundwater Contamination!   Another is Hospital Preparedness! Apparently the Japanese did not read the report set forth below: Primary source: National … Continue reading →

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KI As Prophylactic in Japan and US!

Posted on March 26, 2011 by vlg338

Someone I know quite well wrote the following letter to the NY Times and it was of course published! Peter Crane fought for KI distribution both while employed by NRC and post-employment. An honorable man and dedicated civil servant now … Continue reading →

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Why not just Assassinate MQ?

Posted on March 25, 2011 by vlg338

Well it looks like NATO is now the US fig leaf in Libya! But why not just assassinate the Libyan leader I refer to as MQ since numerous spellings of his name exist. For one possible reason see below: The … Continue reading →

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More on the President’s Warpowers!

Posted on March 25, 2011 by vlg338

In a follow-on to the March 21st earlier post on the President’s War Powers  Steve Aftergood of FAS [Federation of American Scientists] writes in his blog Secrecy News: NO-FLY ZONES: CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONGRESS The decision to impose a no-fly zone … Continue reading →

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