STOP RELYING ON THE "EXPERTS"

• The news from Japan seems worse each day. Problems are spreading at the Fukushima nuclear plant as fires have broke out in reactor #4. The Japanese government appears to be down playing the danger to the public about spreading radiation contamination. Protests in Germany and France are building against their nuclear power industry. In the U.S. Obama continues to promote nuclear power in spite of events in Japan. Investors in the nuclear industry are getting a bit skittish though as they fear they'll lose money if the world's public turns against nuclear power. It's crazy that governments are putting the people at such risk....we have to stop relying on the so-called "experts" who keep telling us that nuclear power is safe and clean.
• Nearly two-thirds of Americans now say the war in Afghanistan is no longer worth fighting, the highest proportion yet opposed to the conflict, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The number of respondents to the Post-ABC News poll who say the war is not worth fighting has risen from 44 percent in late 2009 to 64 percent in the survey conducted last week. It is obvious that the public is increasingly understanding that the nation can't afford to keep paying for war. While the country might be divided on many issues it is clear that when it comes to endless war the people are largely united in opposition. These numbers should reveal to even the most timid that calling on Obama and Congress to Bring Our War $$ Home resonates with the public.
• The whole Bradly Manning story gets crazier by the day. Now they've got him stripped down to nothing because the military fears he will kill himself with his underwear. Then the State Department spokesman P. J. Crowley gets sacked for saying that he thought Manning's treatment was “ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid.” Crowley defended Manning's jailing but just thought they were losing the public relations tussle and he was right about that. The Pentagon fears more soldiers going "native" and they are using Manning as a public whipping boy to discourage others. A protest will be held on March 20 at the Quantico, VA. base where Manning is being held. Get details here