Just another day in religion

"Tensions between Muslims and Coptic Christians, who make up about 10 percent of the population here, have risen steadily since the sweeping vows of unity (by Muslims) during the revolution that toppled President Hosni Mubarak three months ago. Copts say they have felt increasingly embattled since clashes just south of Cairo left a church burning last month."


I don't defend any religion (I think they all suck) but it always seems that the 'beat upon' turn into the beaters.   The list of beat upon turning into beaters will go on and on until the last bit of air leaves this planet.

Nuclear, Pukelear

"Although the agency says plants are operating more safely today than they were at the dawn of the nuclear industry, when shutdowns were common, safety experts, Congressional critics and even the agency’s own internal monitors say the N.R.C. is prone to dither when companies complain that its proposed actions would cost time or money. The promise of lucrative industry work after officials leave the commission probably doesn’t help, critics say, pointing to dozens over the years who have taken jobs with nuclear power companies and lobbying firms.


Situated on the banks of the Connecticut River, the 39-year-old Vermont Yankee, whose reactor is similar in design to the stricken plant in Japan, suffered the partial collapse of a cooling tower in 2007. In January 2010, the plant’s operator, Entergy, discovered that nearby soil and groundwater had been contaminated by radioactive tritium, which had apparently leaked from underground piping. Just months before, the company assured state lawmakers that no such piping existed at the plant."


That's nice.  So glad the NRC renewed their license.  I would say how quickly we have forgotten about the Hanford Nuclear Plant and the leakage into the soil there but I can't because it's hard to forget about something you are STILL cleaning up 30 years later!!!!!  

Population Explosion!!

"For instance, Yemen, a country whose population has quintupled since 1950, to 25 million, would see its numbers quadruple again, to 100 million, by century’s end, if the projections prove accurate. Yemen already depends on food imports and faces critical water shortages."


Isn't this where many of the terrorists are coming from?  Bill Gates concentrate on population control not just vaccinations...or is that your big secret?  Man, you are good.  


Read more:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/04/world/04population.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2

5/2/11 The Consequence of Bin Laden

Ponder this readers:

What if we had NEVER gone into Afghanistan to "find" Bin Laden and start the 
"war on terror"?  What if we had NEVER gone into Iraq to "not-find" WMD's and 
start another "war on terror"?  Do you think that Bin Laden would have been able 
to kill over 5,000 more Americans (the number of military personnel who have 
lost their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq).  Do you think he would have been able 
to seriously wound over 45,000 Americans (the number of military personnel 
injured in the two wars).  Would over 100,000 civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq 
been killed by Bin Laden (a conservative quantity of civilians killed during the 
operations).  Do you think he would have been able to get his hands on over a 
trillion dollars of our tax dollars (the amount of money we've spent on these 
wars in the last 10 years?).  What about all the animosity the US generated 
around the world from our actions?  Does the killing of Bin Laden, really make 
New Yorkers/Americans feel safer?  Based on the above, the finding/killing of 
Bin Laden (which took 10 long and embarrassing years), and the unfortunate 
display of celebrating that occurred outside the White House and Ground 
Zero.....based on all of this, how can the killing of Bin Laden yesterday be 
called a victory?  =