Citizens for Legitimate Government--22 June 2011

Breaking: Tsunami alert in Japan cancelled after 6.7 quake 23 Jun 2011 Japan has cancelled a tsunami alert after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck in the north-east of the country, rattling the areas hardest hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami disasters. The Japan Meteorological Agency said this morning the latest jolt hit at 6.51am (7.51am AEST) about 50 kilometres off the east coast of Miyako, Iwate prefecture, at a depth of 20 kilometres in the Pacific. An advisory warning of a possible tsunami of up to 50 centimetres in height was issued by the meteorological agency but was lifted at 7.45am (8.45am AEST).

Dangerous radiation leaked from three-quarters of U.S. nuclear power plants --Water tested around 37 facilities contained radioactive concentrations exceeding U.S. drinking water standard and in some cases at hundreds of times over limit 21 Jun 2011 Dangerous radiation has leaked from three-quarters of all U.S. nuclear power stations raising fears the country's water supplies could one day be contaminated. The number and severity of leaks has increased because of the many old and unsafe plants across America, a new investigation has claimed. Radioactive tritium has escaped at least 48 of 65 of all U.S. sites, often entering water around the plants through rusty old pipes. [No worries. The GOP/Obusha will simply lower the drinking water standards - problem solved.]

UK government's Fukushima crisis plan based on bigger leak than Chernobyl --As Japan's nuclear emergency unfolded, scientists devised a worst case scenario involving issuing iodine pills to Britons 20 Jun 2011 The British government made contingency plans at the height of the Fukushima nuclear crisis which anticipated a "reasonable worst case scenario" of the plant releasing more radiation than Chernobyl, new documents released to the Guardian show. The grim assessment was used to underpin plans by the British embassy in Tokyo to issue protective iodine pills to expats and visitors. It also prompted detailed plans by Cobra, the government's emergency committee, to scramble specialist teams to screen passengers returning from Japan at UK airports for radioactive contamination.

'Worst case scenario': How Britain prepared for Fukushima fall-out with iodine pills and radiation tests --Government braced itself for almost double the radiation released by Chernobyl 21 Jun 2011 New details have emerged of how seriously the British government was bracing itself for a full scale nuclear crisis in the wake of Japan's Fukushima disaster. Documents show how advisers rushed to work out how bad the crisis might get, and the plans drawn up for 'the worst case scenario' to protect British citizens - including the British Embassy in Tokyo issuing iodine pills to expats and visitors in the capital and Sendai, 70 miles from Fukushima. The government's emergency committee Cobra were also on standby to screen passengers landing at Heathrow from Japan for radioactive contamination, it has been revealed.

Fukushima halts water decontamination --Rapid rise in radiation forces stop-down of operation --Around 105,000 tonnes of highly radioactive water has pooled across plant, and could overflow within a couple of weeks if action not taken 18 Jun 2011 Officials at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant suspended an operation to clean contaminated water hours after it had begun because of a rapid rise in radiation. Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco), which operates the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant... could not say when the clean-up will resume, company spokesman Junichi Matsumoto said. Fresh water is being pumped in to cool damaged reactor cores, and is becoming contaminated in the process.

Obama to Pull 30,000 Troops From Afghanistan 22 Jun 2011 President Barack Obama is directing the U.S. military to withdraw at least 30,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of next summer, as public and congressional support for the war wanes, an administration official said. Obama tonight will outline a plan to reduce U.S. forces in Afghanistan by the number of troops sent in during the surge he ordered in 2009, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity before the president makes the announcement.

US-led forces kill Afghan civilians 22 Jun 2011 US-led foreign forces have killed several civilians in two separate raids in Afghanistan amid rising public discontent over such attacks. An Afghan official said five Afghans were killed by NATO troops during an overnight raid in the southern province of Helmand. However, local people put the number of those killed at 25.

US raid kills civilian in Afghanistan 21 Jun 2011 The US forces have killed at least one civilian and detained three others during a night raid on a residential area in the troubled northern Afghanistan, officials say. According to Afghan officials, the incident took place in Kunduz Province on Monday night, a Press TV correspondent reported. The district governor of Imam Sahib Mohammad Ayub Haqyar said the US troops carried out operation without coordination with Afghan forces.

US in talks with Taliban, says Karzai --Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, confirms US involvement in the peace [aka surrender] talks at a news conference in Kabul 18 Jun 2011 The US and other foreign powers are engaged in preliminary talks with the Taliban about a possible settlement to the war in Afghanistan, the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has said. Diplomats have already said there have been months of preliminary talks between the two sides , and Karzai, who is a strong advocate of peace talks, has long said that Afghans are in contact with insurgent groups. "Peace talks are going on with the Taliban. The foreign military and especially the United States itself is going ahead with these negotiations," Karzai told a news conference in the Afghan capital. [Get ready. USociopaths are preparing to pay the Taliban to stop fighting, as they did in Iraq under cover of the 'surge,' which never worked. This action is undertaken to 'save face,' as the US would have been defeated in both Iraq and Afghanistan if they didn't use taxpayer dollars to bribe its opposition to lay down their arms and let the US steal the oil, gas, opium, etc. --LRP]

Iraq probes $17 billion in reconstruction funds --The US was responsible, after its 2003 invasion, for administering the Development Fund for Iraq Blackwater, DynCorp, Monsanto, ExxonMobil 22 Jun 2011 Iraqis are demanding to know what happened to $17 billion in Iraqi money that was part of a U.S.-administered fund for rebuilding the country after years of war [waged by USociopaths] and sanctions that now cannot be accounted for properly. But U.S. officials trying to trace the funds say the Iraqi government is not cooperating and has so far not allowed them access to bank records they need to determine if any of the money was misused. [Iraqis would have to be *out of their minds* to allow USociopaths into their bank records! That's like releasing a team of maggots onto a carcass rotting for three weeks in the July sun!]

Blast kills at least 27 in Diwaniya, Iraq 22 Jun 2011 At least 27 people, many of them police, were killed and more than 30 wounded when a bomb exploded Tuesday near the home of the provincial governor in the southern Iraq city of Diwaniya, according to police and medical sources. Gov. Salam Hussein Alwan and his family were uninjured, according to police. The blast ripped through the area around his compound in the capital of the normally quiet Qadisiyah province. The bombing was followed by a secondary blast when the fuel tank of a police car blew up.

Military Campaign In Libya 'Costs UK £250m' 22 Jun 2011 The Government will reveal on Thursday that the cost of UK military operations in Libya is £250m so far, according to sources in Whitehall. Earlier this week, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, said the cost of the campaign was "hundreds of millions". Speaking to Sky News, Mr Alexander admitted the bill for the operations was mounting.

Split over Libya war widens in NATO 22 Jun 2011 Split over Libya war has widened among the NATO member states, with Italy calling for a ceasefire and a humanitarian pause in the ongoing strikes on the North African country. "The need to look for a ceasefire has become more pressing," Reuters quoted Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini as saying on Wednesday while speaking to the lower house of the Italian parliament. "As well as the ceasefire, which is the first stage toward a political negotiation, a humanitarian stop to military action is fundamental to allow immediate humanitarian aid," Frattini added.

Mayors approve end-the-wars resolution 20 Jun 2011 U.S. mayors voted Monday in favor of a resolution urging speedy ends to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, redirecting war funding to needs at home. The resolution was adopted after it was amended to stipulate that "the drawdown of troops should be done in a measured way that does not destabilize the region," The New York Times reported. Another amendment called for revenues saved by ending the wars to be used "to reduce the federal debt," as well as to "meet vital human needs," the newspaper said.

Sirens go off around Israel as security drill goes national --The exercise, dubbed Turning Point 5, involves the Home Front Command, the National Emergency Authority, national and local government and emergency services. 22 Jun 2011 Sirens went off on Wednesday throughout the country, at 11 a.m. as part of a national emergency drill that began Sunday and is to last through Thursday. The authorities asked people to enter protected spaces when they heard the siren. In southern Israel, two sirens went off by mistake, instead of one as in the rest of the country.
NORAD will conduct exercise flights to test its response capability 21 Jun 2011 The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will conduct exercise flights this morning as they practice intercept and identification procedures. Exercise flights will take place over northern Ohio. Those living in the area between Mansfield and Sandusky as well as Toledo may hear and/or see NORAD-controlled fighter jets in close proximity to a military or military contracted aircraft, which will be taking on the role of a Track of Interest (TOI).
Al-Qaida operative invested in Chicago brokerage house in 2005 --U.S. government moves to seize $6 million from investment fund 21 Jun 2011 A key al-Qaida [al-CIAduh] member who had access to Osama bin Laden and allegedly financed terrorism invested millions of dollars with a Chicago futures brokerage firm -- and now the U.S. government wants to take control of the remaining cash. Abu al Tayyeb, who had allegedly considered a biological attack and other terror plots against U.S. citizens, wired $35 million to an associate, of which $26.7 million was deposited into an account in 2005, according to the federal lawsuit by the U.S. Justice Department.
Pentagon bomb scare has shooting link 22 Jun 2011 Officials say they have evidence linking a Marine reservist who was detained near the Pentagon last week to the 2010 shootings at several D.C.-area military buildings. The officials said Wednesday authorities are investigating Yonathan Melaku in the shootings. Melaku was detained Friday after he was spotted carrying a suspicious backpack near the Pentagon containing what initially was feared to be bomb-making material.
Marine Reservist Detained Near Pentagon Linked to D.C. Military Building Shootings, Sources Say 22 Jun 2011 ..Federal authorities have zeroed in on a suspect in last year's shootings at several military sites around the nation's capital. Their suspect: the 22-year-old Marine reservist arrested Friday after causing a terror scare near the Pentagon. Ballistics obtained at the suspect's home have been linked to evidence found at the scenes of the 2010 shootings, including the Marine Corps Museum in Triangle, Va., a vacant Marine recruiting station in Chantilly, Va., and the Pentagon itself, Fox News has learned.
FBI seizes DigitalOne servers in Virginia raid --Sergej Ostroumow, Chief executive of DigitalOne, called the agency's work 'unprofessional'. 22 Jun 2011 Agents raided a data center in Virginia early Tuesday and confiscated several web servers. In the wake of the raid several websites remain offline, and people are left ruffled by the FBI’s heavy handedness. According to the New York Times , the raid happened at a data center in Reston, Virginia, which was attached to the Swiss based DigitalOne. The FBI took three enclosures with equipment plugged into them, taking out the sites of Curbed Network which included blogs on real estate, restaurants and shopping. Instapaper, a service that saves articles, and the bookmarking site Pinboard suffered as well.
F.B.I. Seizes Web Servers, Knocking Sites Offline --'After F.B.I.'s unprofessional 'work' we can not restart our own servers, that's why our Web site is offline and support doesn't work.' 21 Jun 2011 The F.B.I. seized Web servers in a raid on a data center early Tuesday, causing several Web sites, including those run by the New York publisher Curbed Network , to go offline. The raid happened at 1:15 a.m. at a hosting facility in Reston, Va., used by DigitalOne, which is based in Switzerland, the company said. A government official who declined to be named said earlier in the day that the F.B.I. was actively investigating the Lulz Security group and any affiliated hackers. The official said the F.B.I. had teamed up with other agencies in this effort, including the Central Intelligence Agency and cybercrime bureaus in Europe.
'Cyber terrorist targeted CIA from Essex bungalow' --19-year-old man is suspected of leading the notorious Lulz Security hacking group --A Scotland Yard spokesman said it was liaising closely with the FBI. 22 Jun 2011 A British teenager is suspected of masterminding computer hacking attacks on the CIA, the U.S. Senate and Sony from his bedroom. Ryan Cleary, 19, was arrested at his family's home in Essex in a dramatic swoop following a joint inquiry by Scotland Yard and the FBI. He was held hours after the UK’s serious crime unit came under online siege from the hacking group known as LulzSec. Last night Ryan, who uses the online name ViraL, was being questioned in a police station in central London under the Computer Misuse Act and Fraud Act.

Hacker groups LulzSec and Anonymous in pact to attack government websites --Two groups are using code name Operation Anti-Security 20 Jun 2011 Two prominent hacker groups say they are combining forces to attack governments in what they say is a war on corruption. LulzSec, the hacker group whose list of victims has included the U.S. Senate, the CIA, Sony and most recently, it says, the FBI and SOCA, a British police agency, says it is at the forefront of the hacking campaign. Joining LulzSec is the group Anonymous, which has gone after governments and large companies, including Visa and MasterCard last year, in what they say was an effort to prevent Internet censorship.

UPS faces ban over security 18 Jun 2011 The UK government has banned a parcel company hit by a bombing plot from screening cargo at a number of British sites for failing to comply with security regulations. The Department for Transport (DfT) said they have decided to impose the ban on the UPS over security fears. "The safety of the travelling public is paramount and our security regime is kept under constant review," it said.

Michigan Citizens Sue State Governor Over Emergency Powers 22 Jun 2011 Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R-Sociopath) was sued today by 28 residents who asked a court to declare unconstitutional a new law granting state-appointed financial managers emergency dictatorial powers over local governments. The law was signed March 16. Michigan has emergency managers running the schools in Detroit, as well as the cities of Pontiac, Ecorse and Benton Harbor. The law allows emergency managers to terminate employee contracts and suspend collective bargaining.

Flu shots required for Good Samaritan Hospital employees 21 Jun 2011 (Mt. Vernon, IL) Effective July 1, employees of St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital will be required to have [mercury-laden, squalene-filled] flu shots. Under terms of the new policy, flu vaccinations will be mandatory for all employees, volunteers and employed physicians across the entire SSM Health Care system, with the exception of those individuals who have medical or religious reasons for not taking the vaccination, according to information from the hospital.

In Essay, Al Gore Criticizes Obama on Climate Change 23 Jun 2011 Former Vice President Al Gore sharply criticized President Obama for lack of leadership on climate change in a magazine essay published online on Wednesday, saying his policies had been little more effective than those of President [sic] George W. Bush. In the 7,000-word article in Rolling Stone, Mr. Gore said that Mr. Obama clearly understood the threat to the planet posed by global warming and that he had appointed a number of committed environmental advocates to key positions. But Mr. Gore charged that in the face of well-financed attacks from fossil fuel industries and denial and delay from Republicans in Congress, Mr. Obama had failed to act decisively to alter the nation’s policies on climate change global warming and energy.

World's oceans in 'shocking' decline 20 Jun 2011 The oceans are in a worse state than previously suspected, according to an expert panel of scientists. In a new report, they warn that ocean life is "at high risk of entering a phase of extinction of marine species unprecedented in human history". They conclude that issues such as over-fishing, pollution and climate change are acting together in ways that have not previously been recognised.

Sirens sound as river tops levees in Minot; evacuation ordered 22 Jun 2011 Sirens wailed across Minot Wednesday as the swollen Souris River overtopped levees five hours ahead of a looming evacuation deadline, setting in motion what is expected to be the worst flooding to hit the North Dakota city in four decades. The warning was followed by an announcement saying, "All residents must evacuate, Zones 1 through 9," prompting the last of nearly 11,000 Minot residents to leave their homes for a second time in a month.

10,000 urged to evacuate Minot ahead of flood waters 21 Jun 2011 It is a desperate situation in Minot, North Dakota. 10,000 people are being told they need to evacuate by Wednesday night. The Souris River, which flows through the city, is set to overtop its flood levee system for the second time this year. The Army Corps of Engineers is in the midst of trying to build temporary, targeted flood levees for the city.
Jon Huntsman announces candidacy for president 21 Jun 2011 Jon Huntsman declared himself a candidate for president Tuesday, offering himself as a strong leader capable of restoring the nation to greatness. The former Utah governor used a scenic backdrop that included the Statue of Liberty to begin a campaign against a president he served under just months earlier as ambassador to China. His speech included its share of swipes at President Obama, as he said the nation was in need of new leadership "that knows we need more than hope. Leadership that knows that we need answers." [Not to mention, speechwriters.]

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