US orders news blackout over crippled Nebraska Nuclear Plant: report

The Nation (Pakistan) | Jun. 19, 2011 (News)

A shocking report prepared by Russia’s Federal Atomic Energy Agency (FAAE) on information provided to them by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) states that the Obama regime has ordered a “total and complete” news blackout relating to any information regarding the near catastrophic meltdown of the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant located in Nebraska. Full Story »

Posted by Patricia Blochowiak - via Dave Winer, barbara trummpinski-roberts (t), Jon Mitchell (t), Malorie Jae Lucich (t), Kaizar Campwala (t)

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Sci/Tech, Media
Topics: Environment, Obama Administration, Energy, Mainstream Media, Nuclear Power
Member Tags: freedom of the press, censorship, Media and Democracy
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Posted by: Posted by Patricia Blochowiak - Jun 19, 2011 - 6:32 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Patricia Blochowiak (review), Randy Morrow (review), Dwight Rousu (review), Harry Lisabeth (review), Jon Mitchell (review), Ron. Adams (review)
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Edited by: Jon Mitchell - Jun 20, 2011 - 9:24 AM PDT
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 by Jon Mitchell - Jun. 20, 2011

It's a very simple matter, really. If these allegations are based in fact, show us the evidence. Otherwise, this article is just innuendo.

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Jul. 9, 2011

A rather strange collection of allegations are jumbled into this story about the Nebraska nuke plant problems, including an anti-coal conspiracy. This is the Pakistani web site called The Nation, not to be confused with the US magazine, The Nation. Worth reading with a grain of salt, but not to be swallowed whole.

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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - Jun. 20, 2011

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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Jun. 19, 2011
Patricia posted this story.
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Ron. Adams
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 by Ron. Adams - Jun. 20, 2011
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Harry Lisabeth
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 by Harry Lisabeth - Jun. 20, 2011
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