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mepetaluma commented on the diary post Japan Nuclear Watch, May 19: Critical Safety Vent Failures Could Happen Here Too by Scarecrow.
I think Schneib has provided a lot of information with links to theoretically improved technology. It can’t be easy to profess being an environmentalist who supports nuclear power, so I imagine Schneib has done a great amount of self (or formal) education in order to support his position. His viewpoint is different than that usually [...]
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mepetaluma commented on the blog post CIA Denies “Captured, Then Killed” Bin Laden Scenario
They have a tail section and its rotor and access to stealth coatings, but really, this stuff isn’t ultra tech. There’s nothing left of the electronics/main fuselage. MSM may be going nuts, but DoD won’t lose a lot of sleep. The SEALS did their job on exit. The thing is toast.
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mepetaluma commented on the blog post CIA Denies “Captured, Then Killed” Bin Laden Scenario
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mepetaluma commented on the blog post CIA Denies “Captured, Then Killed” Bin Laden Scenario
From what I’ve read, it made a hard landing because of mechanical failure. That likely means that compound survivors were left behind that otherwise would have been flown out. Osama was the only one taken.
Since it was a heretofore unseen stealth chopper, it was destroyed by team before departure. Only the tail section survived.
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mepetaluma commented on the blog post CIA Denies “Captured, Then Killed” Bin Laden Scenario
You are correct. It was the Che model. Summary execution followed by a body disappearance. Buy a t-shirt if you want a memory.
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mepetaluma commented on the blog post Obama Decides Against Releasing Bin Laden Photos
No doubt he’s dead. It’s the Che model. Summary execution on the spot. Disappear the body. No indictment, no trial, no evidence and sure as hell no testimony. Too many skeletons.
It makes some sense from the Power’s perspective.
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mepetaluma commented on the blog post Americans Grow Increasingly Pessimistic About US Economy
Obama is trapped. The stimulus was insufficient, much too little. Now that he is parroting the R’s deficit/budget narrative he can’t go back to the well. He’s painted into a corner and the Donald roams around crying “bring the jobs home.”
He’s toast, he really is.
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mepetaluma commented on the diary post “We Are All Ticking Time Bombs” by markfromireland.
Amen. We leave on time. Period.
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mepetaluma commented on the diary post Japan Nuclear Watch, Thurs: UCS Briefing on NRC Fukushima Reactor Concerns by Scarecrow.
Another nice roundup, Scarecrow. Sadly, the media doesn’t highlight this horror unless something blows up or they can throw some frightening rad numbers around. The situation continues to deteriorate on a daily basis with no real end in sight. Your reports are timely and thoughtful. I wish more people were being informed about the very [...]
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mepetaluma commented on the diary post How Will Mitt Romney Explain Why Paul Ryan’s “ObamaCare for Seniors” Is Okay? by Scarecrow.
I have never understood why Medicare for those under 65 hasn’t been offered on an open enrollment basis. I would think employers would love it for competitive reasons, and the system would be flooded with money from those under 65 who are, on the average, a much healthier group. What am I missing? What are [...]
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mepetaluma commented on the blog post Similarities Between Ryan’s Medicare Plan and Affordable Care Act Make Dem Pushback Tricky
When legislation ends up resembling, in every respect, a hairball, is just won’t work worth a shit. It will be gamed and abused. Consumers will never understand it, and implementation will be a nightmare. We all know this. Look at the banking industry. Look at Britain’s rail system.
Triumphs of privatization and hairball legislation.
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mepetaluma commented on the blog post Similarities Between Ryan’s Medicare Plan and Affordable Care Act Make Dem Pushback Tricky
Look at the world. Look at what works and what doesn’t. Look at what systems control costs and provide excellent care. It’s all sitting there awaiting observation and analysis. What the fuck is the big problem? Why start with the idea that all solutions must be private, whether they will function or not?
This is just pitiful.
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mepetaluma commented on the diary post Fukushima should be INES-7 multiple times over by lobster.
I understand the arguments about keeping this accident in the “under control” column, but a simple wind shift to the N/NE will change the world’s perception immediately. Millions will be threatened, panic will ensue, and no amount of “managing the news” will mitigate the results.
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mepetaluma commented on the blog post Republicans Abandon Winning 2010 Strategy with Medicare Privatization Plan
The idiots could have gotten Medicare Open Enrollment through within six months of Obama’s election. Citizens and Business (much greater competitiveness) would have loved it.
But no, you dance first with the corporations that brought you.
Sad. Vouchers, for Christ’s sake. What a disaster.
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mepetaluma commented on the diary post Caught Between the Scylla and Charybdis: The Existential Dilemma of a Liberal by Maryscott O'Connor.
Maryscott, Your comments affect me, but not in a good way. Perhaps it’s style. They come across as, “I know the truth and you don’t, but (Sigh), I’ll try one more time to beat some intelligence into your head.” Bottom line for me on the issues you raise – I’m not sure the person who [...]
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mepetaluma commented on the diary post Japan Nuke Watch, Fri Nite (JST): Minimal Progress, Lots of Questions by Scarecrow.
Oil Drum says:
“According to Tokyo Electric, 32 of the 514 fuel rod assemblies in the storage pond at reactor No. 3 contain mox.”
I’ve read that several times, always attributed to Tepco. There is MOX in the reactor 3 pool.
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mepetaluma commented on the diary post Japan Nuke Watch, Fri Nite (JST): Minimal Progress, Lots of Questions by Scarecrow.
Oil Drum says:
“According to Tokyo Electric, 32 of the 514 fuel rod assemblies in the storage pond at reactor No. 3 contain mox.”
I’ve read that several times, always attributed to Tepco. There is MOX in the reactor 3 pool.
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mepetaluma commented on the diary post Thursday Night in Japan: Water Spraying Fails, Radiation High at Reactor Buildings by Jim White.
Yes, except that they specifically mention radiation as a possible reason. You may well be correct.
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mepetaluma commented on the diary post Thursday Night in Japan: Water Spraying Fails, Radiation High at Reactor Buildings by Jim White.
On the Guardian’s site:
“The UK and the US are to pull government search and rescue teams out of Japan tomorrow. Some reports suggested it was due to the levels of radiation reported in the country.”
There is a hell of a lot we aren’t being told.
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mepetaluma commented on the diary post Thursday Night in Japan: Water Spraying Fails, Radiation High at Reactor Buildings by Jim White.
Wasn’t Areva the outfit that sold and installed the MOX fuel for Reactor 3? Nice they are helping out.
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