Wednesday February 15, 2012

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    weedkila

    BOJ warns of eurozone risks

    Then why waste taxpayers' money on buying risky euro bonds as you have been and talk about doing so again?

    Many economists expect the BOJ to mull further easing steps by expanding its asset-buying programme in coming months if the yen surges to a fresh record high against the dollar and Europe’s debt crisis deepens.

    Translation: Many economists expect the BOJ to mull further printing of digital yen by expanding it's euro bond-buying programme in coming months if the yen does not weaken as much as the dollar and Europe’s debt crisis deepens.

    Posted in: BOJ warns of eurozone risks

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    weedkila

    Police said there had been a pattern of domestic abuse in the household leading up to the attack […] but (neighbors revealed they) could often be heard fighting.

    So who was abusing who? Don't know how much physical violence if any was used before the actual incident but they were often heard fighting so it seems that the verbal abuse at least was mutual. Since it sounds like there were no children involved either of them could have walked away. I disagree with Jannetto's comment. The media tends to focus blame on the man in such cases and women are generally portrayed as the victims. Yes, often it is the man who resorts to physical violence, but it cuts both ways and there is more than one way to abuse a partner.

    I wonder what will happen in this case? The neighbours heard fighting so will the woman use DV as a mitigating factor? And if her DV defence is found to be valid would a male defendant receive the same treatment that she might in a similar situation? It seems that it's much more difficult for men to prove they are subject to DV.

    It's not unusual for women to fraudulently accused their partners of DV, particularly in child custody cases, or even just as a form of revenge but I think it would be rare for men to use DV in a fraudulent way (maybe I'm wrong). The courts encourage lying in a way because in civil cases perjury is really a non-issue. And in civil cases (especially) the man really has no defence against a false DV accusation since you can't really prove a negative.

    Anyway my point is that it takes two to tango and that the media and courts are not impartial. There needs to be less hyping of the "violent" husband in the media, more attention paid to false accusations and less bias in the courts.

    Posted in: Woman arrested over death of partner in Mie

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    weedkila

    @Nicky Washida,

    Re. the Nosebleeds. I'm sorry to hear about that. A couple of links that might help.

    Christopher Busby recommends large amounts of calcium and magnesium supplements. He says they bind to the DNA and therefore keep the radioactive particles off the DNA. See notes under youtube video. He has set up a Foundation in Japan to "… provide regular independent scientific expertise, to advise parents, to independently assess contamination and to give children access to radionuclide blocking supplements. His expert advice is firstly to evacuate the children to uncontaminated areas."

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iutbbfduAQ

    From around the 7 min. mark for info on the calcium.

    His web site is: http://www.cbfcf.org/ (Japanese)

    I've also heard that Zeolite powder (or liquid) also works as metals including mercury and radioactive particles bind to it. The Zeolite passes safely through the body and does not enter the blood stream.

    http://www.NRGZeolite.com/

    Posted in: Contaminated soil found outside Fukushima no-go zone

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    weedkila

    Perhaps I'm a bit too conspiratorially minded but I am deeply suspicious of the IAEA. It seems to be yet another elitist institution used as a tool to further the globalist's agenda. It seems that in some situations it plays one side of the dialectic (Iraq, Syria etc) while in other cases it is there to smooth things over, as in Fukushima's case. I did a search and came up with the following site.

    http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/about/board.aspx

    I'm sure that most people on this forum are aware that one of the ex-Director Generals of the IAEA is Mohamed El Baradei. Looking at the list of members in George Soros's International Crisis Group you can see his name amongst a list of very prominent and influential people (ex Prime-, Foreign Ministers, bankers, CEOs, NATO Sec.Gen etc). It was also well publicised that Baradei was to be the globalist's point man in Egypt after the fall of Mubarak, but that was before the plan fell apart. (Incidentally it's interesting to note that a former Editor in Chief of the Asahi Shimbun, Yoichi Funabashi, is also on the ICG list.)

    Anyway, going by some of the current Director General's rhetoric it would seem that it's business as usual for the IAEA -- "The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations […] made the remarks in response to IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano’s statement on Monday, in which he said that Iran seems to have carried out nuclear-related activities with possible military links until recently."

    Don't like to be negative but given the above information after just a quick search, as well as the nothing-to-report June report why should things necessarily improve for Fukushima during and after the IAEA visits? So it would seem that the IAEA is not what it appears and I think people should be aware of this.

    @Darren Brannan - 10:35AM JST

    The IAEA have about as much clout as they did when Saddam played his merry games with Hans Blix.

    Your post was spot on except for the point that they don't have clout. It's just that they are evidently and obviously on the same side as the globalists so nothing gets done, at least from the public's point of view. In other words the result was always a foregone conclusion and the point you mentioned is just a play-act for the public in the hegelian scam.

    @Munya Times,

    I wish I could hear a l bit more detail about it. […] And why now suddenly, what were they waiting for? Cleaning up and removing certain things and evidences before letting them in. More detail to hear would be nice.

    AP, Reuters, AFP -- If you're not sure try a search and find out who owns these organisations. You'll find, for example, that only 5 or 6 corporations own the vast majority of corporate media. Sorry, I don't mean to be pedantic. But it should give you an answer to your question.

    Btw, you're right about my "truth always comes out in the end" comment. I sometimes wish JT had an edit button.

    Posted in: IAEA to send 12 experts to help with Fukushima decontamination

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    weedkila

    I agree with Nicky Washida's comment. It's getting very tiring and factual information needs to be getting out, not the dangerous propaganda the public constantly hears. The spin and attempts at covering up the problems at Fukushima seems to be even worse than that of the Soviet Union, if that's possible.

    The following TV reports by 3 Japanese scientists insisting that plutonium is not so dangerous is a good example. What they say is criminal IMO. The first guy compares it with table salt and says that the bacteria which causes food poisoning is "much more dangerous."

    He says "Half of adult males will die if they ingest 200 grams of salt" but an "oral lethal dose of plutonium-239 is 32 grams." He admits that if you inhale it into your lungs (which may be more likely in the current situation) then the fatal dose would be lower at 10mg.

    But adds: "So unless you turn plutonium into powder and swallow it into your lungs…"

    Then the host interrupts: "No one would do that"

    The other 2 guys are just as bad. The second expert, a radiology professor at Tokyo Uni Hospital says that when he was born the amount of plutonium was 1000 times higher than now because of the fallout from the atomic bomb testing. He says, confusingly, even if it has increased somewhat it's still much less than before … so people don't have to worry. But he then contradicts himself by agreeing that the half life of plutonium is 24,000 years. But says there will be no affect on the public.

    To see real propaganda in action that would make the Soviets blush in timidity… (click on cc button for subtitles) ...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RTNKFHQexSI

    On a more positive note I see that the people who fled Fukushima after the accident will now be compensated. The government says that "to flee in a panic is rational" and so it's right that they should be compensated. (Mainichi Shinbun.) The irony of this decision is that it was the same government and 'experts' who downplayed the problem directly after the accident which led to many people deciding not to leave, or not evacuating far enough, many of whom will now suffer health consequences judging by the high levels of contaminated soil now being found.

    @m6bob

    You're right. But then again there's a lot of dumbing down and brainwashing going on.

    Posted in: Contaminated soil found outside Fukushima no-go zone

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    weedkila

    zichi,

    I thought the atomic agency was the IAEA. 'Who' is the atomic agency you refer to?

    You say it's very technical and very detailed and I'm sure you're right, but I think it's a different report to the one I noted in my last post. And that's the issue since these guys are visiting again. Ex-SKF's blog post and parts of the IAEA report (bullet points) says:

    So the IAEA's team of nuclear experts arrived on May 23 on a 10-day mission to figure out what happened at Fukushima I Nuke Plant, and they're now done and ready to report.

    As reported in Mainichi Shinbun Japanese, the IAEA report will state the obvious, nothing new, nothing to contradict what TEPCO and the Japanese government have been insisting. And a generous praise for the Japanese government.

    The IAEA findings to be included in their report, from Mainichi Shinbun Japanese (2:50AM JST 6/1/2011):

    - Danger of tsunami was underestimated. People who build nuclear power plants and people who operate the plants should factor in the impact of "natural disasters" more;

    - Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (regulatory agency for the nuclear industry) should be more independent;

    - Initial response should (have been) better thought out;

    - Hydrogen is dangerous;

    - Dedicated and determined skilled workers at the plant;

    - TEPCO's "roadmap" needs to be revised as the situation develops, and some form of international cooperation may be possible;

    - The international community should learn from the Fukushima I accident as a lesson on nuclear safety.

    AND

    - The Japanese government's response to the accident has been "wonderful and well-organized".

    It seems the Mainichi article has already gone down the memory hole so I can't check it but with the exception of the "dedicated and determined workers" that report reads like a whitewash to me, particularly the points about the tsunami and government's response. Cynical I know but I don't really expect much from the IAEA's latest "cleanup" visit other than more of the same. I hope I'm wrong.

    --As an afterthought, perhaps the Atomic Agency you referred to is the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency noted in the second bullet point?

    Posted in: IAEA to send 12 experts to help with Fukushima decontamination

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    weedkila

    Yep, it'll more likely be a whitewash than a cleanup if the following comment at Ex-SKF's blog is anything to go by.

    "The last time the IAEA experts visited Japan was to "investigate" the Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident back in May. They duly issued the report, finding the Japanese government's response to the disaster "well-organized"

    http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2011/10/iaea-team-of-decontamination-experts-to.html

    Posted in: IAEA to send 12 experts to help with Fukushima decontamination

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    weedkila

    I'm with Sammartha in that this is a fraud and has been organised by far left organisations. I'm sure many of the protesters are well meaning but are being misled.

    This movement has been set up to deflect attention away from the real money power, that is the central banks and owners. It's not the first time this has happened. Back in the 30s during the Depression people's anger was channeled towards the Wall St banks. There were bankruptcies and prosecutions (read sacrifices) of Wall St corporations but the fractional reserve system that the central banks employ was kept out of the fray and flourished to where we are today.

    As it says in one of the articles below, the Wall St banks "provide a transactional functional and wouldn't exist without the larger economic system of the Western world driven by central banking."

    Links to support this.

    http://www.thedailybell.com/3015/Anthony-Wile-Blaming-Wall-Street-Is-Wrong

    http://www.thedailybell.com/3022/Breathing-Life-Into-Phony-Wall-Street-Meme

    http://www.thedailybell.com/3029/Wall-Street-Off-With-Their-Heads

    http://america20xy.com/blog6/?p=28744

    ~~~

    Not everyone is off-track though. This guys got it right.

    ‪Occupy Wall Street Protester End the Fed - Best Rant!‬

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQow0Fhua1A

    ~~~

    Misguided ‪Obama Supporters "Occupy" DC

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFVR9Nv43J4

    Posted in: Protests against Wall Street spread across U.S.

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    weedkila

    WilliB

    (The banks) irresponsibly bought ever more of the high-risk, high interest PIIG bonds, which the PIIG governments can not possibly pay back

    Ps: I agree with you on this but logically speaking why would they do this if they knew the PIIGS couldn't pay them back? If you have a reason other than what I posited above I'd be interested to hear. Surely it can't have been just greed.

    Posted in: Japan calls on eurozone to swiftly implement Greece aid plan

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    weedkila

    @WilliB

    In his post Antonios_M @ 7:19am says; *"if the Greek government had made a referendum back in the late '90s about the adoption or not of the Euro currency i am sure that at least the 90% of the population would have been AGAINST the adoption of Euro. It was something that we Greeks were never asked if we want or not; and now the Greeks and the Euro zone pay the consequences."*

    So evidently the Greek government joined the euro without getting approval from the Greek people on such an important issue, even though it is now obvious they should not have joined. On top of that the government had assistance, as I said, from the bankers to cheat their way into the euro by "massaging" the books.

    It was the same in other European countries too. I don't recall clearly but the majority of Dutch and French voters were against joining the euro and had no opportunity to hold a referendum. The Irish were deceived into joining through a second referendum. The politicians only got the second one through because it was amended from the rejected earlier one to include "generous" conditions, but ultimately they were conned as we can now see.

    You're right that the German government stupidly bought the Greek bonds. However the German people were initially reluctant to join the euro and did so only after they were given assurances that they would not have to bail out the weaker countries if they got into trouble. The politicians lied and the German people were double crossed. Like the Greek government, the German government is also acting independently of the German people's wishes when it comes to these bailouts and I'm sure you know there has been a lot of resistance.

    Then there was Vaclav Klaus who held out until the last minute. He did not want to take his country into the euro but had to finally concede, perhaps through coercion. So to say that the bankers/globalists did not defraud (and deceive) Greece or any of the other countries is incorrect.

    @Johannes Weber

    It was the government that resorted to cheating, but this was tolerated by the populace.

    Did you ask them? How do you know that the populace knew and tolertated everything that was going on?

    For sure, the Greek population is responsible for the horrendous failure of the Greek economy. Greece is only level 78 in worldwide corruption rankings.

    Sure the Greeks have some responsibility but you can say that about almost any country. Their government should not have joined the euro but the people really had no choice with regard to what their traitorous government was up to. With crushing compound interest and their debt spiralling out of control how and why would they possibly want to pay it all back under such conditions? Yet the parasitical and corrupt creditor banks demand it. It's just too easy to blame it on the Greeks - yeah they're lazy and spent too much. Do you say the same about the Irish who rejected their first referendum on the euro, since they're in a similar situation.

    If the US and the UK would support Europe, however, the international banking system could be reformed and speculation cut down to a level, where it is still acceptable without doing too much harm.

    What, support the EU using billions, if not trillions more of the US and UK people's tax money? This is more proof that you have no understanding of the situation, or if you do then you're a part of the problem.

    What do you mean when you say "the international banking system could be reformed …"?

    If you mean the Wall Street banks, the French or British investment banks etc then that's only part of the problem. If only banks like these are targeted then the system will not be reformed, not really, and will eventually bounce back. These banks are really only transactional and focussing on them is actually a meme to distract from the real issue. The crux of the problem and the real culprits of the disaster we now have are the shadowy owners of the central banks and their fractional reserve system. The fact that they can print as much money as they like from thin air means they have almost complete control. ie Money Power.

    During the depression of the 30s the same thing happened. People were misled into protesting against the Wall Street banks. There were lawsuits and bankruptcies but the central banking system remained untouched and bounced back to what we have today. Under a central banking system currencies are delinked to assets and the price of money is fixed so that you have boom, bust, boom, bust.

    To really reform the system means getting rid of central banks and removing the power from the multi-generational, Anglo-American elitist families who own and control them. A good start would be getting rid of one of their pet projects, the euro, which is central to their eventual goal of global control.

    Posted in: Japan calls on eurozone to swiftly implement Greece aid plan

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    weedkila

    @tugamen

    1st - It would cost more to disband then to not, mainly because some currencies would be so low that the debt would rise up to 5 times or more, therefore impossible to ever get paid.

    Not if those countries default! Why should the people of the PIIGS have to pay back the banks who got themselves into trouble in the first place by attempting to defraud those countries and drive them into poverty? The elitist bankers are many things but they are not stupid (well, at least intellectually). The bankers gambled and lost and now they're getting desperate.

    2nd - The business now made between countries in Eurozone would be dramatically afected, again because of prices, some countries would then really be bankrupt.

    Again, let them go bankrupt. If the Greeks, for example, default and return to a lower valued Drachma they can again start to rebuild their economy without worrying about a massive debt over their heads or their assets being stolen by the bankers for pennies on the dollar (as payment for the debt). As it currently stands the Greek government, as much as it would like, has no chance of repaying the debt to its banker friends. (The Greek government does not work on behalf of its people.) It's slavery without the physical shackles.

    3rd - the countries who have invested in some of those countries funds would be, in trouble?

    Why the big rush for governments to throw money at an obviously dysfunctional system? You really believe we'll get our money back when the bonds come due?

    If you understand how money is created then you'll know that these debts are really an illusion created through the banksters' sleight of hand. The financial system died in 2008 and is being propped up like a tin shed in a typhoon.

    @Johannes Weber

    What is true is that some countries cheated to get into the eurozone (like Greece did).

    You mean the Greek government or the Greek people? There's a difference! As I understand it, it was Goldman Sachs who cooked the books along with the corrupt Greek government to help get Greece into the Euro zone. Who do you think really benefited?

    Posted in: Japan calls on eurozone to swiftly implement Greece aid plan

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    weedkila

    zichi

    Considering all the secrecy and obfuscation going on by tepco and the government it's a reasonable question. The truth always comes out in the end - especially these days - so we'll see.

    Posted in: TEPCO report faults operating manual; disputes hydrogen explosion

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    weedkila

    Zichi, Munya Times, SquidBert,

    Good points and thanks for your comments. I had my doubts but obviously there is a lot of mis- and disinfo about and it can be difficult to separate truth from fiction at times, especially when it seems credible. The good thing about the net is that it can be shot down in minutes :)

    I saw the video of the explosion, there was no mushroom cloud and the explosion was moderate though the dust/smoke and debris released to the air seemed to be coming from from a deeper section of the complex.

    Perhaps my definition of mushroom cloud was slightly exaggerated but the explosion at number 3 was much bigger than the others and the plume pretty much shot straight up (from the 1:46 mark) rather than blown in a "leisurely" and outward direction like it was at reactor 1 (1:25 mark). Nothing to do with a weapons program of course but Gundersen explains that there are indications the nuclear fuel was volatilised at reactor 3.

    http://vimeo.com/22865967

    That being said I would not hold it for 100% impossible that japan has at times experimented with clandestine enrichment.

    Yes, it shouldn't be ruled out.

    Posted in: TEPCO report faults operating manual; disputes hydrogen explosion

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    weedkila

    @Johannes Weber

    I don't disagree with you but adding that link meant lumping all the quotes together. Here is more info re the comment on the Deutsche mark and to also to support what you said.

    This random speculation—coupled with last year’s random speculation from Hartgeld.com, a German fringe site that claimed with absolute certainty that on May 12, 2010, the Germans would for sure go back to the Deutsche mark, having already printed and minted the new bills and coins—gave the Malmgren nonsense some legs. . . .

    Can they leave the eurozone?

    Sure they can—anything is possible. But is it likely that the Germans will leave the eurozone?

    In a word, no—because they are a creditor nation.

    According to Bundesbank figures, Germany’s current account surplus for 2010 was €141 billion, with net capital exports of about €131; 2011 figures seem on track to match those amounts.

    Suppose the Germans decided to exit the euro and go into the new Deutsche mark: What would happen to the euro?

    Answer: The euro would drop like a rock—against anything and everything. Gold, silver, the dollar, the yen—since Germany is such a key component of the EMU’s overall balance of trade and balance of payments, Germany exiting would be catastrophic.

    It would also be catastrophic for the Germans.

    If Germany exited the euro and went into the new Deutsche mark, then the new-DM would rise against the euro—so therefore, German euro-denominated assets would take a massive hit.

    http://gonzalolira.blogspot.com/2011/10/germany-will-never-leave.html

    Posted in: Bank of France gov tells Tokyo he's open to to improving Europe bailout fund

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    weedkila

    @Heda_Madness

    Have you been there with a geiger counter? So you know for a fact what the readings are. You know it's really dangerous in Minami Soma? You know specifically that this school is in an unsafe spot?

    Just my opinion but I'd feel less anxious about my kid having a beer in a pub than playing russian roulette at a school in Minamisoma. For one thing Minamisoma was and continues to be downwind from Fukushima Daiichi - not every day of course but probably often enough. Another point is that children are more prone to radiation poisoning than adults since their cells develop at a much faster pace. They are also there permanently whereas you were there temporarily. There's a difference.

    Posted in: Evacuee volunteers join teachers in school cleanup in Minami-Soma

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    weedkila

    Re the hydrogen explosions, I have no idea whether the following information about a weapons program at Daiichi is true (see links below) but I have heard at least one nuclear expert (Arnie Gunderson) say that the hydrogen explosion at reactor number 3 was in fact a small nuke explosion. If you recall it did go up in a kind of mushroom shaped cloud. Even if the following info is not true it makes for a good story.

    Secret Weapons Program Inside Fukushima Nuclear Plant?

    http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=24275

    Secret US-Israeli Nuke Transfers Led To Fukushima Blasts

    http://www.rense.com/general94/secbb.htm

    The author mentions the Stuxnet Virus interfering with the control system at Daiichi on the day of the accident. On a related note there was a story in the Yomiuri last year which mentioned that this virus was in already in Japan. I have also read an online Israeli newspaper report saying that it was one of their firms which installed the alarm system at Fukushima Daiichi. Not implying anything, just saying since it seems a bit unusual for a foreign company to be doing that kind of work at a secure facility.

    Admittedly the above does seem a bit "out there" but it's good to hear all sides of a story so make of it what you will.

    The bio of the free lance journalist who wrote these articles, Yoichi Shimatsu, says he is a former editor of the Japan Times Weekly, a former Uni lecturer, is frequently on CCTV news and writes for several media outlets in the US and China.

    http://en.m4.cn/category/yoichi-shimatsu/

    Posted in: TEPCO report faults operating manual; disputes hydrogen explosion

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    weedkila

    @tokyokawasaki

    Thumbs up, especially your 10;37 post re the central banks.

    ~~~

    "Despite the euro's sharp falls in recent months, Noyer expressed confidence in the currency." -- AFP

    It's not what other insiders are saying

    http://www.blacklistednews.com/Prophets_Of_Doom%3A_12_Shocking_Quotes_From_Insiders_About_The_Horrific_Economic_Crisis_That_Is_Almost_Here_/15950/0/38/38/Y/M.html

    Posted in: Bank of France gov tells Tokyo he's open to to improving Europe bailout fund

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    weedkila

    @gaijintraveller

    In my opinion come of the biggest counterfeiters are the companies that the regulations are trying to protect.

    Good to see some others agree. Not only is the treaty about protecting the corporations, it's also about the oppression of people's rights. In a way, it's Orwellian.

    One similar example to this anti-counterfeiting treaty might be seen with "Climate Change." You only have to look at the way the carbon tax (theft) has been forcefully imposed in some countries to see we're not in a democracy. Or those petty laws to protect us from global warming but which are really designed to oppress everyone through the use of smart meters or by making mercury lamps mandatory etc.

    Meanwhile the corporations/banks set up business to profit from the government's treaties and regulations through their carbon trading schemes (failed, fortunately), wind farms, hybrid vehicles and so on. And it's all based on a spurious claim that the world is going to hell through "climate change."

    So why shouldn't this extend to something like the anti-counterfeiting treaty where once again the corporations/globalists control the market and rip off the public? This new treaty gives them yet another reason to crack down and criminalise anyone who goes astray in the smallest of ways.

    With the globalists chomping at the bit to get their dysfunctional NWO up and running, like the global warming scam, this treaty is yet another step in their goal of total control. Not that it'll work.

    Posted in: 8 nations sign anti-counterfeiting treaty in Tokyo

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    weedkila

    Yes, it is utter insanity and a sign of the times. Sadly it's becoming the new normal. A couple of similar stories which make the mind boggle.

    In addition to the resumption of school, Fukushima City is also holding a Ekiden long-distance relay race on Nov 13 because, well, they hold it every year so why not this year too. The blogger in the article linked below writes:

    "It is reaching the point of criminality, of knowingly exposing young women, majority of them in mid to late teens in junior high schools and high schools, to radiation higher than that of the radiation control zone in a nuclear power plant. They will run in their shorts and sleeveless tops, without the masks of course. Last year, the youngest runner was 13 years old."

    http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/evacuee-volunteers-join-teachers-in-school-cleanup-in-minami-soma

    Then there are the dumbass teachers who are forcing children to eat mushrooms, bamboo shoots and drink the milk when their parents have specifically warned them against these foods. If the kids refuse the teachers' orders they are humiliated and ostracised. In the youtube link below which comes from the Diet, the politician says that the students who refused to drink the milk were told to put it in a bucket and explain why they wouldn't drink it. The teachers told the students "Those who refuse to drink this are not Fukushima people and not qualified to live here either." The politician's report came from the Bar assn from a mother (a lawyer) whose children have already tested positive for cesium. It's worth watching the video to see the reaction of the Chief Cabinet Secretary's response to this story.

    Fukushima children forced to drink radioactive milk at school

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq4JG9ULVNE

    The story about the mushrooms is from a journalist, Takashi Hirose, who is suing Tepco and the govt. He says the parents tell their children not to eat shiitake mushrooms or bamboo shoots during school lunch. So the kids put them to the side. But then the teacher comes and orders them to "Eat!"

    http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2011/07/takashi-hirose-who-has-pressed-criminal.html

    Perhaps it's already been pointed out but don't think it's unreasonable to say that what is going on is a slow progressing genocide-suicide. It's partly intentional, partly ignorance and partly through personal circumstances which prevents many from leaving. With the ordinary folk (as opposed to politicians, bureaucrats and Tepco etc) it seems they know they're done for and want to get back to as normal life as possible for as long as possible. Obviously they can't depend on the gov or tepco to help them.

    Posted in: Evacuee volunteers join teachers in school cleanup in Minami-Soma

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    weedkila

    Elbuda,

    I don't necessarily support the Chinese (or anyone else) counterfeiting goods. My intention was to place the spotlight were it belongs -- on the double standards and manipulation at play. The powers-that-be, via the politicians, have enacted this treaty to control counterfeiting, but like I said in my first post, it is they who are the biggest counterfeiters through the issuance of fiat money.

    This Tokyo treaty to prosecute these relatively small-time counterfeiting operations, while seemingly noble and good, is really the big guy protecting his turf.

    I agree with Arthur Dumbolov's comment and Smithinjapan's post also alluded to it. It's the usual business of reigning in people's rights in an attempt to criminalise the public for the smallest things. For what it's worth this new law won't work and is just a sign of desperation.

    Furthermore, if the big counterfeiting operation didn't exist (ie: bankers issuing fiat money) then it's likely that the small time counterfeiting operations would be much less of a problem since the dog-eat-dog world we have now (or manufactured scarcity) wouldn't really exist and people wouldn't have to resort to counterfeiting as a means to get by. Just my 2 cents worth.

    Posted in: 8 nations sign anti-counterfeiting treaty in Tokyo

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