Friday, March 21, 2014

CLG: Weather experts baffled by mystery plume on New Mexico radar near 1945 nuclear bomb test site, Fukushima radioactive water decontamination suspended indefinitely, et al



News Updates from CLG21 Mar 2014



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We will hold joint military exercises with Britain and US, says Ukraine 19 Mar 2014 Ukraine's new [unelected neo-Nazi] government said on Wednesday night that it would be conducting military exercises with Britain and the United States, in a move intended to warn Russia against further seizures of Ukrainian territory. Kiev said the maneouvres would be conducted under the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, a document signed by Britain, American and Russia to guarantee Ukraine's territorial integrity after it gave up its share of Soviet nuclear bombs. However, a Downing Street source said Britain had not "committed" itself yet to the exercises and declined to elaborate on whether they would involve sending British forces to the Black Sea region.


US blacklists 20 Russian officials and businessmen, threatens to sanction economy 20 Mar 2014 US President Barack Obama has announced a new executive order imposing further sanctions on top Russian officials and businessmen. The order also allows for measures against Russian energy, mining, defense, and engineering sectors. The new list of sanctioned officials includes 20 names, according to the list published by the US Department of Treasury. The new penalties mark the second round of economic sanctions the US has levied on Russia this week.


Barack Obama on Russia and Crimea: 'Nations simply do not redraw borders.' Posted by Lori Price, www.legitgov.org 20 Mar 2014 (Image)


Not really news, but: CIA reportedly employed several operatives, warlords and militant leaders deeply involved in Afghan opium trade --Reports say US-led NATO forces are taxing the production of opium in the regions under their control. 20 Mar 2014 A senior western audit officer has raised fresh concerns that US funds meant to help pay Afghan police salaries may instead be going to "ghost workers". "I am writing to express my concern that the US may be unwittingly helping to pay the salaries of non-existent members of the Afghan National Police," John Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction wrote in recent letter to top US-led NATO generals... Afghan officials accuse the US of channeling funds to the Taliban militant group. Afghan lawmakers say American helicopters have recently delivered several shipments of small arms and heavy weapons to the militants in southern provinces. Senior officials in Kabul have also demanded an explanation from Washington over its aid to the Taliban...In addition to that, the Afghan counter-narcotics officials say foreign troops are also earning money from drug production in Afghanistan. [Darn those pesky deficits that the Teabags/DemocRATs whine about 24/7! And yet: There seems to be a bottomless pit of US tax dollars available to protect the CIA's heroin trade, arm the Taliban, fund the fascist coup in the Ukraine, pay for Israel's Iron Dome, and provide even more tax breaks and bl*w jobs for Exxon Mobil.]


Taliban suicide attack on Afghan police station kills 11 20 Mar 2014 Taliban fighters killed at least 11 people and wounded 22 in a suicide bomb attack and gunbattle at a police station in Afghanistan's eastern Jalalabad city early on Thursday morning, according to police and health officials. The assault began with two explosions just before dawn targeting the police station and a nearby square, close to compounds used by international organizations including the United Nations. The initial attack was carried out by two suicide bombers, one of them driving a three-wheeler vehicle.


Four gunmen attack luxury hotel in Kabul 20 Mar 2014 Four unidentified gunmen have attacked a luxury hotel near the presidential palace in the Afghan capital. On Thursday, gunfire broke out inside the Serena Hotel's restaurant in Kabul. Security forces moved in later and shot dead all the assailants. "The four young attackers entered the hotel at about 6 p.m. pretending to be guests and started to attack at 9 p.m.," Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said. According to the spokesman, three people were also injured in the attack.


Israel budgets $3 billion for strike on Iran - report 19 Mar 2014 Israel's 2014 military budget includes at least 10 billion shekels devoted to preparations for war with Iran, Haaretz newspaper reports. Top Jerusalem officials recently said that Israel may strike Tehran's nuclear sites even without US help...The parliamentarians said they questioned the decision to maintain funding in view of Tehran's softening relations with the West, only to be told by army commanders that Israel's political leaders ordered them to continue, regardless.


Turkey blocks Twitter, after Erdoğan vowed 'eradication' 20 Mar 2014 Turkey has blocked access to Twitter, hours after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed to close down the social media platform. "We now have a court order. We'll eradicate Twitter. I don't care what the international community says. Everyone will witness the power of the Turkish Republic," Erdoğan said at his campaign rally in the western city of Bursa on March 20, 10 days before the upcoming local elections.


Weather experts baffled by mystery plume on New Mexico radar near 1945 nuclear bomb test site --Speculation cloud could be result of weapons test 19 Mar 2014 A mystery 'storm cloud' caught on weather radar after erupting off a U.S. military missile testing ground in New Mexico has left weather experts baffled. 'Conspiracy' theorists have speculated that the plume-like cloud, which seems to appear out of nowhere, could have been kicked up by the explosion from an unreported weapons test. Deepening the mystery, U.S. National Weather Service offices in Albuquerque and El Paso have confirmed the reading, but say they have no idea where it could have come from.


Fukushima radioactive water decontamination suspended indefinitely 20 Mar 2014 Treatment of radioactive water at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant might be indefinitely suspended after malfunctions crippled the water purification process and recontaminated thousands of tons of partially purified water, Japanese media report. The failure in the system, known as the Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS), is the latest setback in Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s (TEPCO) uphill battle to stockpile radioactive water, which is ballooning at a rate of 400 tons per day. TEPCO said up to 900 tons of water, which had not been sufficiently cleaned in the ALPS equipment, flowed into a network of 21 tanks that were holding 15,000 tons of treated water. Not only have the 21 tanks been rendered unusable, but all 15,000 tons of previously cleaned water will now have to be retreated.


Canberra unwilling to disclose if its Jindalee Over-The-Horizon Radar tracked MH370 - Aviation news portal --Super-secret facilities Jindalee, Pine Gap may have crucial radar, satellite readings 19 Mar 2014 A crucial piece of the puzzle in the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 mystery could lie somewhere in the barren Australian heartland. As recovery efforts for MH370 continue into the 12th day, the one element that could swing the odds in favour of search-and-rescue (SAR) teams -- a super-secret installation just outside Alice Springs -- remains cloaked in secrecy. Aviation Week news portal has accused Canberra of being unwilling to disclose whe-ther its Jindalee Over-The-Horizon Radar (OTHR) system had tracked the flight. While it said the super radar had an official range of 3,000km, the Royal Australian Air Force system is reportedly able to reach further into the South China Sea.


MH370: Malaysian plane search resumes 20 Mar 2014 An international search of the southern Indian Ocean has resumed for a second day as authorities try to locate a missing Malaysian airliner. Five military and civilian aircraft are taking part in the search for debris from flight MH370, which disappeared on 8 March with 239 people on board. Satellite images released on Thursday showed objects possibly related to the plane in waters far south-west of the Australian city of Perth. Bad weather hampered Thursday's search.


Australia checking 2 objects in search for Malaysian plane 19 Mar 2014 An Australian search and rescue official says that planes have been sent to check on two objects possibly related to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight that were spotted on satellite imagery in the Indian Ocean about 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) southwest of Perth. But John Young of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority cautioned Thursday against expectations that this may help solve the mystery of the plane that went missing with 239 people on board nearly two weeks ago.


U.S. Senate leader orders probe of alleged CIA computer hacking 20 Mar 2014 The leader of the U.S. Senate strongly backed the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday in a dispute with the Central Intelligence Agency, ordering an investigation into what he called an "indefensible" breach of the panel's computers by the CIA. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said accusations that the agency spied on the panel's computers as it investigated the use of harsh interrogation techniques torture during the Bush administration raised concerns about possible violations of the Constitution. "The CIA has not only interfered with the lawful congressional oversight of its activities, but has also seemingly attempted to intimidate its overseers by subjecting them to criminal investigation," Reid said in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder obtained by Reuters.


Quick action: Attorneys' appeal granted: Polar bear Arturo illegally deprived of his liberty by Mendoza Zoo 21 Mar 2014 26 Feb 2014 (Argentina) The AFADA Association of Professional Attorneys for the Rights of Animals) APPEAL WAS GRANTED - that Arturo the Polar Bear was illegally deprived of his liberty by the Mendoza Zoo. The court must consider the motion by the AFADA for the Polar Bear "ARTURO" for his Liberation from Mendoza Zoo and his immediate relocation to a "Specialized Center for Polar Bears" in CANADA. The Criminal Chamber of Mendoza (Argentina), composed of Drs. José Miguel Alejandro Ramiro Javier and Luis Rafael CORREA SALINAS Cascallares PLAINS, will have on their hands the historic decision that will set a precedence for the freedom of bears in zoos around the world. People from ALL COUNTRIES can GIVE SUPPORT and write to the officials.


U.S. general reprimanded for adultery, avoids jail in court-martial 20 Mar 2014 A U.S. Army general who had faced possible life in prison on sexual assault charges was reprimanded by a judge on Thursday but avoided any jail time for mistreating a captain during one of several improper relationships with junior female officers. Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair was ordered to forfeit $20,000 in pay but he also avoided dismissal from the Army for military crimes that were aired in a rare court-martial of a top officer. The married general admitted to various offenses this week in a plea deal that dropped the sexual assault charges involving the female captain, who said Sinclair forced her to perform oral sex when she tried to break off their adulterous, three-year affair.


Pvt. Manning Seeks Formal Name Change to Chelsea 20 Mar 2014 The Army private who was tried and convicted as Bradley Edward Manning for leaking U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks is petitioning a Kansas court for a name change, to Chelsea Elizabeth Manning. Leavenworth County District Court has scheduled an April 23 hearing on the request, according to a Leavenworth Times legal notice sent Wednesday to The Associated Press by a spokesman at Fort Leavenworth, where Manning is serving a 35-year sentence. The petition was filed Jan. 27 and published March 1 after it was submitted by Manning's lawyer, David Coombs of Providence, R.I.


Controversial Westboro Baptist Pastor Fred Phelps Dies 20 Mar 2014 The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., who founded a Kansas church widely known for its protests at military funerals and anti-gay sentiments, has died according to his son Tim Phelps and KSN sister station Kansas First News. Phelps, 84, was being cared for in a Shawnee County facility, Westboro Baptist Church spokesman Steve Drain said Sunday. Members of the Westboro church, based in Topeka, frequently protest at funerals of soldiers with signs containing messages such as "Thank God for dead soldiers," and "Thank God for 9/11," claiming the deaths are God's punishment for American immorality and tolerance of homosexuality and abortion.


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