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26 March 2016
26 March 2016
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Previous edition: Tihange nuclear power plant evacuated after dozens killed in Brussels terror attacks
16 US Ships That Aided Japan Still Contaminated With Radiation | 14 March 2016 | Sixteen U.S. ships that participated in relief efforts after Japan's nuclear disaster five years ago remain contaminated with low levels [?] of radiation from the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, top Navy officials told Stars and Stripes. In all, 25 ships took part in Operation Tomadachi, the name given for the U.S. humanitarian aid operations after the magnitude-9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 11, 2011...crippled the Fukushima plant, causing a nuclear meltdown. In the years since the crisis, the ships have undergone cleanup efforts, the Navy said, and 13 Navy and three Military Sealift Command vessels still have some signs of [radioactive] contamination, mostly to ventilation systems, main engines and generators.
Belgium Fears Nuclear Plants Are Vulnerable to Terrorism | 25 March 2016 | As a dragnet aimed at Islamic State operatives spiraled across Brussels and into at least five European countries on Friday, the authorities were also focusing on a narrower but increasingly alarming threat: the vulnerability of Belgium's nuclear power plants. The investigation into this week's deadly terror attacks in Brussels has raised fresh alarm that the Islamic State was seeking to attack, infiltrate, sabotage or obtain nuclear or radioactive material in a country with an already troubled history of security lapses at its nuclear facilities, a weak intelligence apparatus and a deeply rooted terrorist network. On Friday, the authorities stripped security badges from several workers at one of two plants where all nonessential employees were sent home hours after the attacks at the Brussels airport and one of the city's busiest subway stations three days before. Surveillance footage of a top official at another Belgian nuclear facility was discovered last year in the apartment of a suspected militant linked to the suicide bombers who unleashed the horror here in Brussels, as well as those who carried out the massacre that killed 130 people in Paris in November.
Video Found in Belgium of Nuclear Official May Point to Bigger Plot | 18 Feb 2016 | A suspect linked to the Nov. 13 Paris attackers was found with surveillance footage of a high-ranking Belgian nuclear official, the Belgian authorities acknowledged on Thursday, raising fears that the Islamic State is trying to obtain radioactive material for a terrorist attack. The existence of the footage, which the police in Belgium seized on Nov. 30, was confirmed by Thierry Werts, a spokesman for Belgium’s federal prosecutor, after being reported in the Belgian daily newspaper La Dernière Heure. The news set off an immediate outcry among Belgian lawmakers, who charged that they and the country had been misled about the extent of the potential threats to the country’s nuclear facilities, as well as about the ambitions of the terrorist network linked to the Islamic State that used Belgium to plot the Paris attacks, which killed 130 people.
Islamic State Twitter accounts shockingly trace back to British intelligence services | 16 Dec 2015 | Hackers have claimed that a number of Islamic State supporters' social media accounts are being run from internet addresses linked to the Department of Work and Pensions. A group of four young computer experts who call themselves VandaSec have unearthed evidence indicating that at least three ISIS[I-CIA-SIS]-supporting accounts can be traced back to the DWP. The hacking collective showed Mirror Online details of the IP addresses used by a trio of separate digital jihadis to access Twitter accounts, which have been used to spread extremist propaganda. "Don't you think that's strange?" one of the hackers asked Mirror Online. "We traced these accounts back to London, the home of the British intelligence services."
Houston, we have a problem. CCTV footage purporting to show deadly Brussels Airport explosions was shot in 2011 | 22 March 2016 | CCTV purporting to show the deadly Brussels Airport explosions appears to be fake. The footage resembles a video of the moment a bomb attack took place at Domodedovo Airport in Russia in 2011. But the clip, which shows people walking before they duck and flee following an explosion, has been widely shared on social media since the Brussels blasts took place on Tuesday morning. VRT news agency apologised on Twitter for the CCTV footage being fake.
THIRD brush with terror: American left with burns and shrapnel injuries in Brussels attack also survived Boston and Paris bombings [Yes, he's more ubiquitous than the 'Sandy Hook Cell Phone Girl.'] | 23 March 2016 | An American Mormon missionary was injured in the horrifying Brussels airport terrorist attack after having previously survived the Boston bombing and the Paris attacks. Yesterday, a jihadi bomb suspect walked out of Brussels Airport, where 19-year-old Mason Wells was with three other Mormon missionaries, moments before two accomplices massacred at least 34 people in a double suicide bombing, officials believe...'This is his third terrorist attack,' Chad Wells, Mason's father, told ABC News. 'This is the third time that sadly in our society that we have a connection to a bomb blast.'
Brussels Terror Arrests Update: Man Reportedly Carrying Explosives Shot, Detained | 25 March 2016 | Following this week's bombings in Brussels, Belgian police Friday detained a suspect -- purportedly carrying a suitcase full of explosives -- after shooting him in a leg during a raid, Reuters reported. The federal prosecutor's office said the arrest was one of three in Brussels connected with an arrest in Paris on Thursday of a man suspected of plotting a new attack. The most recent capture brings the total number of arrests in Belgium to nine since Thursday. Two more were arrested in Germany amid a crackdown from European officials aiming to stop further terrorist attacks after Tuesday's bombings in Brussels killed 31.
Belgian police arrest six in bombing probe, French foil Paris plot | 25 March 2016 | Belgian police arrested six people in their probe of Tuesday's Islamic State suicide bombings in Brussels, while authorities in France said they thwarted a militant plot there "that was at an advanced stage." The federal prosecutor's office in Belgium said on Thursday that the arrests came during police searches in the Brussels neighbourhoods of Schaerbeek in the north and Jette in the west, as well as in the centre of the Belgian capital. The arrests came days after suicide bombers hit the Brussels airport and a metro train, killing at least 31 people and wounding some 270 in the worst such attack in Belgian history.
Brussels Terror: Belgian Police Find Bomb-Making Factory, ISIS Flag | 22 March 2016 | Investigators carrying out raids after Tuesday's terrorist attacks in Brussels believe they've found a bomb-making factory complete with chemicals used in explosives, nails and bolts. Authorities are still hunting for one of three suspects caught on surveillance video as they pushed luggage carts through the airport. They believe he fled the gruesome, chaotic scene. ISIS claimed responsibility for the morning bombings at the airport and the subway, which killed at least 31 people. U.S. counter-terrorism officials said the claim appeared genuine -- and Belgian officials said an ISIS [I-CIA-SIS] flag was found along with bomb materials in one raid.
More false flags on the way: Isis dispatches 400 jihadis across Europe to strike in 'deadly waves' | 23 March 2016 | The Islamic State (Isis) [I-CIA-SIS] has trained and dispatched at least 400 fighters to Europe to hit the continent in deadly waves. The fanned out network of interlocking terror cells similar to the ones that struck Paris in November and Brussels yesterday have "orders to choose the time, place and method for maximum carnage." The Associated Press news agency has reported that it spoke to a number of officials, including European and Iraqi intelligence personnel and a French politician, who described camps in Syria, Iraq and possibly even the former Soviet bloc as breeding grounds where jihadis are trained to attack the West.
Risk of nuclear war in Europe growing, warns Russian ex-minister | 19 March 2016 | The East-West standoff over the [NATO-created] Ukraine crisis has brought the threat of nuclear war in Europe closer than at any time since the 1980s, a former Russian foreign minister warned on Saturday. "The risk of confrontation with the use of nuclear weapons in Europe is higher than in the 1980s," said Igor Ivanov, Russia's foreign minister from 1998 to 2004 and now head of a Moscow-based think-tank founded by the Russian government. While Russia and the United States have cut their nuclear arsenals, the pace is slowing..."We have less nuclear warheads, but the risk of them being used is growing," Ivanov said at a Brussels event with the foreign ministers of Ukraine and Poland and a U.S. lawmaker.
Inside CIA's secret prisons: Haunting images show 'blacksites', where prisoners have been held and tortured around the globe on American orders | 22 March 2016 | An empty interrogation chair, a windowless warehouse and a prison known as The Salt Pit where inmates were kept in complete darkness, constantly shackled in isolated cells with loud noise or music...These haunting images curated by British photographer Edmund Clark and counter-terrorism investigator Crofton Black confront the nature of contemporary warfare head on, and in doing so reveal the invisible mechanisms of state control. One picture shows The Salt Pit, the CIA's first prison in Afghanistan, upon which the visiting Federal Bureau of Prisons commented they had 'never been in a facility where individuals are so sensory deprived'...George W. Bush's 2001 declaration of the 'war on terror' until 2008, an unknown number of people disappeared into a network of secret prisons, according to the exhibition's research...The collection, called Negative Publicity: Artifacts of Extraordinary Rendition aims to 'raise fundamental questions about the accountability and complicity of our governments, and the erosion of our most basic civil rights'.
Record number of children arrested for terrorism offences in UK | 17 March 2016 | British police arrested a record number of children for terrorism offences last year and the number of women detained also soared, official figures showed on Thursday. While the total number of terrorism-related arrests fell, 16 children aged under 18 were held in 2015, up from 10 the year before and the highest number ever recorded, according to figures from the Home Office (interior ministry). Meanwhile 45 women were detained on suspicion of terrorism crimes - a 15 percent increase on the previous year - and a continuation of a recent upward trend...Britain is on its second-highest threat level, meaning an attack is considered highly likely.
Federal Court Official: Jared Loughner lawsuit a hoax | 23 March 2016 | A lawsuit filed in federal court in the U.S. District of Arizona purportedly from killer Jared Loughner accusing his victim, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords of causing him "emotion [sic] and psychological distress" is a hoax according to a federal court official...The envelope was postmarked on March 15th from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and received on March 18th by the Clerk of the Court for the United States District Court in Arizona. The sender is supposedly Jared Lee Loughner who's incarcerated in a federal medical center in Rochester, Minnesota. But a federal court official confirmed to 12 News the lawsuit is actually from another mentally disturbed prisoner in Philadelphia who is impersonating Loughner. [?!?]
Gabrielle Giffords shooter Jared Loughner files $25M lawsuit, claims to be victim of US govt MK-Ultra program | 23 March 2016 | The man serving a life sentence in the January 2011 shooting in Tucson that killed six and injured many others, including then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, has filed a 25 million lawsuit against her. Jared Loughner seeks 25 million in punitive damages against Giffords for "causing me emotion and psychological distress," according to the March 18 filing. "My incarceration is illegal. I am actually innocent. I was Framed. I am a victim of project mk-ultra the govt. put a chip in my head to control my mind," Loughner claims.
Atlanta airport evacuated after discovery of 'suspicious package' --Passengers were later allowed to return to terminals after bomb squad investigated incident | 23 March 2016 | Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was evacuated after a suspicious package was found - an incident that underscored the mounting anxiety in the US after the attacks in Paris and Brussels. The airport announced on its official Twitter feed on Wednesday morning that the public areas of the domestic terminal were being evacuated. It later said the matter had been dealt with and that people were being allowed to the terminal areas.
Tenn. House OKs deadly force by security officers at 'nuclear power reactor' facilities | 21 March 2016 | The House gave final legislative approval Monday night to a bill expanding the use of deadly force by security officers at nuclear power reactor facilities. Tennessee law currently allows the use of deadly force by security personnel at "category I nuclear facilities" - facilities possessing "strategic special nuclear material" defined and licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "when reasonably necessary to prevent or impede an act of radiological sabotage," under specific circumstances. The bill expands the law to include any "nuclear power reactor facility."
Kakrapar nuclear plant leak exposes 'mysterious' chink in armour | 20 March 2016 | (New Delhi) The nuclear leak at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) continues unabated more than a week later at the indigenously made 220-megawatt nuclear reactor in southern Gujarat. Despite best efforts, it continues to leak a mixture of light and heavy water. The exact cause of the leak also remains a mystery.
WHO backs release of Wolbachia bacteria, genetically modified mosquitoes to fight Zika virus | 19 March 2016 | The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Friday for pilot projects to test two experimental ways to curb Zika-carrying mosquitoes, including testing the release of genetically modified insects [which caused explosion of the Zika virus in the first place] and bacteria that stop their eggs hatching. After convening a meeting of its Vector Control Advisory Group (VCAG) earlier this week, the WHO said its specialists had reviewed five potential new weapons against Aedes mosquitoes...releasing mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia bacteria, and using genetically modified, or transgenic, male mosquitoes to suppress the wild population - "warrant time-limited pilot deployment, accompanied by rigorous monitoring and evaluation".
WHO Wants to Market Vaccines Like Burgers and Soda | 09 March 2016 | On August 18, 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a press release from Geneva, Switzerland titled "Vaccine hesitancy: A growing challenge for immunization programmes." Questions and hesitation about vaccination is logical when it becomes clear that vaccines can cause death, even when health authorities try to deny it...In the United States, news reports about vaccine-related deaths are too numerous to list, but here are two during the past year: "Indiana Baby Dies in His Sleep Days After Receiving 6 Vaccine Doses" and "California Infant Dies after 8 Vaccines, Family Gets Him Back from Hospital Cremated." In October 2014, the WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) published an extensive report on vaccine hesitancy, looking at different approaches to help shape the public's behavior brainwash toward vaccination. The report specifically explored marketing strategies employed by other organizations such as the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA), which includes companies like Coca Cola Company, Pepsico and McDonalds.
#PerverTed: Ted Cruz Caught Cheating - With 5 Secret Mistresses --The romps that could destroy his presidential campaign | 23 March 2016 | Presidential candidate Ted Cruz is trying to survive an explosive "dirt file" on the finger-wagging conservative senator. And the new issue of The National ENQUIRER - on newsstands now - reveals how the reports say the staunch Republican is hiding FIVE different mistresses! "Private detectives are digging into at least five affairs Ted Cruz supposedly had," claimed a Washington insider...There are also whispers of other intimate late-night sessions Ted has had in Washington -- and even a wild sex worker makes the cut.
Anonymous Threatens to Expose Ted Cruz Prostitution Scandal | 15 March 2016 | [The hacktivist network] Anonymous has set its sights on Ted Cruz, the Texas senator who's currently in second place behind businessman Donald Trump in the race for the GOP presidential nomination...Anonymous is very specific in its demands, and very clear about the consequences Cruz may face: "Mr. Cruz, we are now demanding that you exit this race within 24 hours, or Anonymous will release all of the information we have found. It's time that we tell America what's hiding behind the curtain. Do you recall visiting prostitutes?"
WikiLeaks Drops Hillary Email Bomb That Could End Her Campaign But FB Censored It | 21 March 2016 | On Wednesday, a major archive containing over 30,000 of Hillary Clinton's emails were released. Though the State Department began releasing the emails in May last year - after a Freedom of Information Act request - it is the first time the messages have been made easily available in a searchable format, courtesy of WikiLeaks...WikiLeaks has accused Facebook of censorship, saying the social networking site is blocking users' access to the latest Clinton dispatch. The released emails uncovered that the presidential frontrunner was instrumental in spreading chaos and extremism in Libya. They also revealed that she pushed for oil privatization in Mexico and forwarded emails claiming a Sunni-Shiite war would be good for Israel and the West.
Crowd goes wild as bird lands on Sanders's podium in Portland | 25 March 2016 | Portland literally "put a bird on it" at a Bernie Sanders rally in Oregon on Monday. A bird landed on the Democratic presidential candidate's podium during his speech, and the crowd went wild. "That bird really is a dove asking us for world peace," Sanders said. The "put a bird on it" slogan was made famous by the sketch comedy show "Portlandia."
Bernie picks up superdelegate after Idaho blowout | 24 March 2016 | Sen. Bernie Sanders, who trails Hillary Clinton by a wide margin in the delegate hunt, picked up an additional superdelegate Thursday. In the wake of the Vermont senator's landslide victory Tuesday in Idaho, Democratic National Committeeman Pete Gertonson announced in an email that he would be supporting Sanders. "Pent-up frustrations of a red state, exploded Idaho Caucuses to historic numbers last Tuesday night, with 78% for Bernie Sanders! I'm proud to be an Idaho Democrat representing the people's choice," Gertonson wrote. "I'll cast our Super Delegate vote for Bernie Sanders!"
Donald Trump wins Arizona Republican primary | 23 March 2016 | Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump captured the Arizona Republican primary on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press and news networks, as GOP candidates battled there and in caucuses in Utah. Tuesday's contests came a week after Trump expanded his advantage in the Republican presidential race to more than 250 delegates after primary wins in Florida, Illinois and North Carolina. Trump had been favored in Arizona, which, as a winner-take-all state, will award all of its 58 delegates to the New York businessman.
Hillary Clinton wins Arizona Democratic primary | 23 March 2016 | A week after a sweep of primaries that widened her delegate lead, Hillary Clinton beat rival Bernie Sanders in the Arizona primary to take at least one of three Democratic presidential contests Tuesday in Western states. Arizona was the biggest prize of the night, with 75 of the state's 85 delegates at stake based on the results of Tuesday's primary. Utah and Idaho also held caucuses Tuesday where a combined 56 delegates were on the line.
Bernie Sanders wins Democratic presidential caucuses in Utah | 23 March 2016 | Bernie Sanders has won Utah's Democratic presidential caucus, though he remains hundreds of delegates behind Hillary Clinton. The Vermont senator campaigned hard in Utah over the past week. He appeared twice at rallies that drew thousands of people, many of them young voters. Utah voters flooded presidential caucuses in unprecedented numbers Tuesday -- creating long delays for voters and leading some Democratic sites to run out of ballots and send caucus workers scurrying for paper to print more.
Utah Caucus: First hand insider report - Incompetence, Manipulation, and Ballot Stuffing! | 23 March 2016 | Just got back from my caucus... My head is still spinning...Then came the Presidential Ballot. Someone shows up with a stack of probably 250 ballots. The precinct chair splits them up, and starts handing stacks of them out and tells people "take one and pass it down". No checking credentials, IDs, NOTHING. I'm sitting at the end of a row and people start handing me stacks of extras. I literally had over 50 ballots in my hand...As I left the building, I started overhearing results coming back from other precincts...Overwhelmingly numbers for Cruz...Like 70-90% or more. (In one precinct Cruz got around 100, Trump had 2, Kasich 0.) ...There were no apparent controls, no credential checks, no ID checks, and ballots being handed around like napkins. UTAH RESULTS ARE A COMPLETE SHAM. And it just cost Trump 40 delegates.
Chicago Cubs Cuddle Actual Cubs at Training Camp | 25 March 2016 | With Major League Baseball's opening day just a little more than a week away, teams from across the nation are in training camps, busy preparing for the start of the 2016 season. But not too busy to cuddle with some baby bears. On Friday, the Chicago Cubs brought two tiny bear cubs to training camp in Mesa, Ariz.
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