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Defense Secretary Robert Gates has
ordered a comprehensive review of US
nuclear weapons protocols, including a
physical inventory of the nation’s nuclear
arsenal, following revelations that highly
restricted ballistic missile fuses were
mistakenly shipped to Taiwan. The
error, which wasn’t discovered by top
Pentagon officials for 18 months, has
resulted in a diplomatic rift with China
over potential violations of international
arms control treaties. It is the second
major blunder involving US nuclear
forces in less than a year; in August the
Air Force unwittingly allowed nuclear
warheads to be transported within US
airspace in an incident involving
ordered a comprehensive review of US
nuclear weapons protocols, including a
physical inventory of the nation’s nuclear
arsenal, following revelations that highly
restricted ballistic missile fuses were
mistakenly shipped to Taiwan. The
error, which wasn’t discovered by top
Pentagon officials for 18 months, has
resulted in a diplomatic rift with China
over potential violations of international
arms control treaties. It is the second
major blunder involving US nuclear
forces in less than a year; in August the
Air Force unwittingly allowed nuclear
warheads to be transported within US
airspace in an incident involving
numerous procedural violations and
security lapses.
Taiwan reportedly contacted the US
military in 2006 about the mistaken
shipment, and was surprised by the lack
of urgency in the Pentagon’s response.
According to a report in the
Washington Post, the Taiwanese Vice
Minister of Defense told parliament,
“We informed the US of the erroneous
shipment…Afterward, they didn’t do
much about it.” At one point, unnamed
US personnel instructed Taiwanese
officials to dispose of the missile fuses
themselves. The top-secret electronic
nose cone assemblies had apparently
security lapses.
Taiwan reportedly contacted the US
military in 2006 about the mistaken
shipment, and was surprised by the lack
of urgency in the Pentagon’s response.
According to a report in the
Washington Post, the Taiwanese Vice
Minister of Defense told parliament,
“We informed the US of the erroneous
shipment…Afterward, they didn’t do
much about it.” At one point, unnamed
US personnel instructed Taiwanese
officials to dispose of the missile fuses
themselves. The top-secret electronic
nose cone assemblies had apparently
been mislabeled as helicopter
batteries.
The August episode, in which the Air
Force essentially lost track of six live
nuclear warheads while they were
flown from North Dakota to
Louisiana, had more dangerous
implications. According to an official
report on the incident, multiple
oversight failures occurred
simultaneously, allowing the live
warheads to be loaded onto a B52
bomber and flown over US airspace.
Military analysts remain skeptical that
the full details of the event have
been made public. it's all true
batteries.
The August episode, in which the Air
Force essentially lost track of six live
nuclear warheads while they were
flown from North Dakota to
Louisiana, had more dangerous
implications. According to an official
report on the incident, multiple
oversight failures occurred
simultaneously, allowing the live
warheads to be loaded onto a B52
bomber and flown over US airspace.
Military analysts remain skeptical that
the full details of the event have
been made public. it's all true
In a new book published this week to
coincide with the start of the Major
League Baseball season, former star
outfielder Jose Canseco makes new
allegations of widespread use of
steroids and other performance
enhancing drugs among the top
players in the game. New names
appearing in Vindicated, Canseco’s
second book on the subject, include
Detroit Tigers outfielder Magglio
Ordonez and New York Yankees
infielder Alex Rodriguez, the reigning
AL MVP and the sport’s highest paid
player. The book also goes to great
lengths to defend disgraced pitcher
Roger Clemens.
Rodriguez, who denied steroid use in
an interview in December, had no
comment on Canseco’s assertion
that he had introduced A-Rod to a
“known supplier of steroids.” The
Yankee star also refused to comment
on claims in the book that he had
pursued a sexual relationship with
Canseco’s wife. In an interview with
Sports Illustrated, Canseco said of
A-Rod’s response, “His lawyers want
him off the subject. The less he says
the better for him.” it's all true
coincide with the start of the Major
League Baseball season, former star
outfielder Jose Canseco makes new
allegations of widespread use of
steroids and other performance
enhancing drugs among the top
players in the game. New names
appearing in Vindicated, Canseco’s
second book on the subject, include
Detroit Tigers outfielder Magglio
Ordonez and New York Yankees
infielder Alex Rodriguez, the reigning
AL MVP and the sport’s highest paid
player. The book also goes to great
lengths to defend disgraced pitcher
Roger Clemens.
Rodriguez, who denied steroid use in
an interview in December, had no
comment on Canseco’s assertion
that he had introduced A-Rod to a
“known supplier of steroids.” The
Yankee star also refused to comment
on claims in the book that he had
pursued a sexual relationship with
Canseco’s wife. In an interview with
Sports Illustrated, Canseco said of
A-Rod’s response, “His lawyers want
him off the subject. The less he says
the better for him.” it's all true
The first week of the second quarter
began with Treasury Secretary Henry
Paulson unveiling his department’s
proposed regulatory overhaul for the
financial markets, which met with
general approval on Wall Street, as
analysts quickly pronounced the package
“toothless”. This was followed by two
days of uncharacteristically gloomy
testimony by Federal Reserve Board
Chairman Ben Bernanke on Capitol Hill,
including discussion of a recession,
further disruptions in the housing and
banking sectors, and a warning that
“risks remain to the downside”. Stocks
continued to rally fitfully in spite of a
steady stream of data that portend
further economic upheavals like the
institutional bank run that wiped out
investment bank Bear Stearns in a few
days, prompting an unprecedented
intervention by the Fed.
The situation that compelled the Fed’s
bailout of Bear Stearns by means of an
underwritten sale at a fraction of the
firm’s book value to banking group
JPMorgan Chase is at the heart of the
timid blueprint for regulatory reform
presented by Paulson, a former head of
Goldman Sachs. The continuing
implosion of what economist Nouriel
Roubini calls a “shadow” financial system
began with Treasury Secretary Henry
Paulson unveiling his department’s
proposed regulatory overhaul for the
financial markets, which met with
general approval on Wall Street, as
analysts quickly pronounced the package
“toothless”. This was followed by two
days of uncharacteristically gloomy
testimony by Federal Reserve Board
Chairman Ben Bernanke on Capitol Hill,
including discussion of a recession,
further disruptions in the housing and
banking sectors, and a warning that
“risks remain to the downside”. Stocks
continued to rally fitfully in spite of a
steady stream of data that portend
further economic upheavals like the
institutional bank run that wiped out
investment bank Bear Stearns in a few
days, prompting an unprecedented
intervention by the Fed.
The situation that compelled the Fed’s
bailout of Bear Stearns by means of an
underwritten sale at a fraction of the
firm’s book value to banking group
JPMorgan Chase is at the heart of the
timid blueprint for regulatory reform
presented by Paulson, a former head of
Goldman Sachs. The continuing
implosion of what economist Nouriel
Roubini calls a “shadow” financial system
involving global markets leveraging
massive amounts of securitized debt has
made even members of the business-
friendly Bush Treasury Department
realize the need to be seen to be doing
something. The administration also sees
a chance to act preemptively against
legislative initiatives expected to emerge
from Congress before the elections.
Lawmakers have privately said that most
of the Treasury measures will be "dead
on arrival" in committee.
If Paulson’s proposals are destined for
legislative oblivion, Bernanke probably
won’t be too disappointed, judging from
the tepid endorsement he gave the
package when asked about it during his
appearance before the Joint Economic
Committee on Wednesday. The Fed
chief called his colleague’s plan “a very
interesting and useful first step”. Many
analysts believe that the Fed will attempt
to consolidate as much authority as it
possibly can at this critical time, so that
Bernanke will have broad powers to
manage crises and avoid “disorderly”
disruptions, such as market crashes and
bank runs.
Pessimistic forecasters fear that multiple
bank failures would overwhelm the Fed's
capacity to respond. it's all true
massive amounts of securitized debt has
made even members of the business-
friendly Bush Treasury Department
realize the need to be seen to be doing
something. The administration also sees
a chance to act preemptively against
legislative initiatives expected to emerge
from Congress before the elections.
Lawmakers have privately said that most
of the Treasury measures will be "dead
on arrival" in committee.
If Paulson’s proposals are destined for
legislative oblivion, Bernanke probably
won’t be too disappointed, judging from
the tepid endorsement he gave the
package when asked about it during his
appearance before the Joint Economic
Committee on Wednesday. The Fed
chief called his colleague’s plan “a very
interesting and useful first step”. Many
analysts believe that the Fed will attempt
to consolidate as much authority as it
possibly can at this critical time, so that
Bernanke will have broad powers to
manage crises and avoid “disorderly”
disruptions, such as market crashes and
bank runs.
Pessimistic forecasters fear that multiple
bank failures would overwhelm the Fed's
capacity to respond. it's all true
Gates Goes Ballistic Over Recent Spate of Nuclear Mishaps
Fed Up : Paulson Plans, Bernanke Schemes
A-Roid Puts Up
Offensive Numbers
Offensive Numbers
A telecommunications research
firm estimates that computer
technology is responsible for 2
percent of the world’s carbon
dioxide emissions. Der Speigel
reported that the firm Gartner,
Inc. said that computer
technology creates carbon
dioxide emissions that are roughly
equivalent to the carbon
emissions created by the world’s
aviation traffic.
Gartner’s estimate took into
consideration “the in-use phase of
PCs, servers, cooling, fixed and
mobile telephony, local area
network (LAN), office
telecommunications and printers
(and) it also included all
commercial and governmental IT
and telecommunications
infrastructure worldwide.”
Der Speigel reported that over
the years that personal computing
has become integrated into the
fabric of everyday life, the
infrastructure that serves
computer users has increased.
Computer servers use a
tremendous amount of electricity
and also have to be cooled
constantly requiring the use of
even more energy. The paper
reported that Google has begun
construction of a computer
server center near a hydroelectric
dam in Oregon. Google will be
able to buy electricity directly
from the powerplant and use the
use water from the river to
operate cooling towers at the
complex. Der Speigel said that
a single Google search “consumes
enough electricity to run an 11-
watt, energy saving light bulb for
15 minutes.” it's all true
firm estimates that computer
technology is responsible for 2
percent of the world’s carbon
dioxide emissions. Der Speigel
reported that the firm Gartner,
Inc. said that computer
technology creates carbon
dioxide emissions that are roughly
equivalent to the carbon
emissions created by the world’s
aviation traffic.
Gartner’s estimate took into
consideration “the in-use phase of
PCs, servers, cooling, fixed and
mobile telephony, local area
network (LAN), office
telecommunications and printers
(and) it also included all
commercial and governmental IT
and telecommunications
infrastructure worldwide.”
Der Speigel reported that over
the years that personal computing
has become integrated into the
fabric of everyday life, the
infrastructure that serves
computer users has increased.
Computer servers use a
tremendous amount of electricity
and also have to be cooled
constantly requiring the use of
even more energy. The paper
reported that Google has begun
construction of a computer
server center near a hydroelectric
dam in Oregon. Google will be
able to buy electricity directly
from the powerplant and use the
use water from the river to
operate cooling towers at the
complex. Der Speigel said that
a single Google search “consumes
enough electricity to run an 11-
watt, energy saving light bulb for
15 minutes.” it's all true
Two foreign press reports in the wake
of Vice President Dick Cheney’s visit to
the Middle East have raised new
concerns that the US is preparing for a
military action of some kind in Iran. The
Saudi newspaper Okaz and the Russian
News and Information Agency report
on separate recent incidents that suggest
that the Bush administration has at least
not entirely abandoned the idea that the
US preemptively attack Iran to eliminate
its nuclear facilities.
The day after Cheney departed Saudi
Arabia having attended high-level
meetings with Saudi officials, Okaz
reported that the Saudi Shura Council is
preparing “national plans to deal with any
sudden nuclear and radioactive hazards
that may affect the kingdom following
experts’ warnings of possible attacks on
Iran’s Bushehr nuclear reactors.”
of Vice President Dick Cheney’s visit to
the Middle East have raised new
concerns that the US is preparing for a
military action of some kind in Iran. The
Saudi newspaper Okaz and the Russian
News and Information Agency report
on separate recent incidents that suggest
that the Bush administration has at least
not entirely abandoned the idea that the
US preemptively attack Iran to eliminate
its nuclear facilities.
The day after Cheney departed Saudi
Arabia having attended high-level
meetings with Saudi officials, Okaz
reported that the Saudi Shura Council is
preparing “national plans to deal with any
sudden nuclear and radioactive hazards
that may affect the kingdom following
experts’ warnings of possible attacks on
Iran’s Bushehr nuclear reactors.”
The Russian News and Information
Service said last week that Russian
military intelligence services are
“reporting a flurry of activity by US
Armed Forces near Iran’s borders.” The
service quoted a high-ranking security
source who said, “The latest military
intelligence data point to heightened US
military preparations for both an air and
ground operation against Iran.” The
source said that the US wants to “bring
the country to its knees at minimal cost.”
The reports come at the same time that
the US Navy has recently deployed a
second carrier battle group, the USS
John C. Stennis, to the Persian Gulf.
The US already has a battle group
stationed in the Persian Gulf and the
addition of the second group of war
ships increases the US naval presence in
the Gulf to its largest level since the
Service said last week that Russian
military intelligence services are
“reporting a flurry of activity by US
Armed Forces near Iran’s borders.” The
service quoted a high-ranking security
source who said, “The latest military
intelligence data point to heightened US
military preparations for both an air and
ground operation against Iran.” The
source said that the US wants to “bring
the country to its knees at minimal cost.”
The reports come at the same time that
the US Navy has recently deployed a
second carrier battle group, the USS
John C. Stennis, to the Persian Gulf.
The US already has a battle group
stationed in the Persian Gulf and the
addition of the second group of war
ships increases the US naval presence in
the Gulf to its largest level since the
invasion of Iraq in 2003.
As the military build up in the Gulf
region continues, administration
spokespersons have escalated their
rhetoric against Iran suggesting that
the country is seeking to arm itself
with nuclear weapons. Although the
CIA and the US intelligence
community reported in December
that Iran abandoned its nuclear
weapons program in 2003, Vice
President Cheney recently told ABC
News that he believes that Iran is
“heavily involved in trying to develop
nuclear weapons enrichment," and in
Congressional hearings last week, the
head of the CIA, Michael Hayden said
that he has a “personal belief” that
he conceded is “hard to explain” that
the Iranian leadership is seeking
nuclear weapons. it's all true
As the military build up in the Gulf
region continues, administration
spokespersons have escalated their
rhetoric against Iran suggesting that
the country is seeking to arm itself
with nuclear weapons. Although the
CIA and the US intelligence
community reported in December
that Iran abandoned its nuclear
weapons program in 2003, Vice
President Cheney recently told ABC
News that he believes that Iran is
“heavily involved in trying to develop
nuclear weapons enrichment," and in
Congressional hearings last week, the
head of the CIA, Michael Hayden said
that he has a “personal belief” that
he conceded is “hard to explain” that
the Iranian leadership is seeking
nuclear weapons. it's all true
The New York Times recently
reported on an American arms dealer
whose company has handled over a
quarter of a billion dollars worth of
contracts to provide weaponry for the
Iraqi military and the Afghan government
that routinely delivered substandard
equipment, some over 40 years old, that
was purchased from known traffickers
of illegal arms and through arrangements
with countries that violate US law.
Since 2003, the Pentagon has hastily
arranged to arm the NATO supported
Afghan army and the national military in
occupied Iraq. The arms dealer, 22-year-
old Efraim Diveroli, got into the multi-
million dollar arms trading business by
bidding for contracts from the Pentagon
to supply rifles, pistols, hand grenades,
rockets and ammunition in 2004. Since
that time, Diveroli’s company, AYE, Inc.,
reported on an American arms dealer
whose company has handled over a
quarter of a billion dollars worth of
contracts to provide weaponry for the
Iraqi military and the Afghan government
that routinely delivered substandard
equipment, some over 40 years old, that
was purchased from known traffickers
of illegal arms and through arrangements
with countries that violate US law.
Since 2003, the Pentagon has hastily
arranged to arm the NATO supported
Afghan army and the national military in
occupied Iraq. The arms dealer, 22-year-
old Efraim Diveroli, got into the multi-
million dollar arms trading business by
bidding for contracts from the Pentagon
to supply rifles, pistols, hand grenades,
rockets and ammunition in 2004. Since
that time, Diveroli’s company, AYE, Inc.,
has received many government arms
contracts, including a $5.2 million
contract to arm the Iraqi military and a
contract worth nearly $300 million to
provide 52 different types of munitions
to Afghani forces.
Diveroli took advantage of the Pentagon’
s lax vetting standards and sketchy
contracts with limited quality assurance
restrictions to furnish antiquated arms
and ammunition purchased from former
East bloc countries stock plies and China
to the Pentagon. AYE’s purchase of
Chinese ammunition may have violated
US law. The Pentagon accepted the bid
of Diveroli’s company to fulfill the
Afghan military contract in 2007 because
the company’s proposal “represented
the best value to the government.”
AYE was one of only ten firms to bid on
the contract. it's all true
contracts, including a $5.2 million
contract to arm the Iraqi military and a
contract worth nearly $300 million to
provide 52 different types of munitions
to Afghani forces.
Diveroli took advantage of the Pentagon’
s lax vetting standards and sketchy
contracts with limited quality assurance
restrictions to furnish antiquated arms
and ammunition purchased from former
East bloc countries stock plies and China
to the Pentagon. AYE’s purchase of
Chinese ammunition may have violated
US law. The Pentagon accepted the bid
of Diveroli’s company to fulfill the
Afghan military contract in 2007 because
the company’s proposal “represented
the best value to the government.”
AYE was one of only ten firms to bid on
the contract. it's all true
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