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Free Libya plans Tripoli Uprising as Doha Conference Urges More Help to Civilians
Al-Sharq al-Awsat reports in Arabic that the Transitional National Council in Benghazi says that it has a network of cells in Tripoli and plans to […]
Mubaraks Arrested
Al-Ahram is reporting in Arabic that Gamal and Ala Mubarak, the sons of deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak, have been arrested and will be moved from […]
Misrata’s People under Siege
Misrata, a city of several hundred thousand people about 150 mi. east of the capital of Tripoli, is under, and for weeks has been under […]
Sea Water for Honolulu Air Conditioning
Here’s a neat, practical idea: Honolulu is going to draw in sea water for air conditioning. The system “will reduce Hawaii’s consumption of oil by […]
Benghazi Rejects AU Plan to Leave Qaddafi in Power
Reuters reports that, as expected, the Transitional National Council in Benghazi has rejected the African Union proposal for a cease fire. Since Muammar Qaddafi’s forces […]
Fukushima Core Failure a Level 7 (the Worst)
It’s official. The Fukushima nuclear core failure is now more like what happened in Chernobyl than what happened a Three Mile Island, and is being […]
Romney Haunted by Ghosts of Romney Past
Mitt Romney Has announced another run for the White House. Here is his 1994 debate with Senator Teddy Kennedy, in which he talked about his […]
Wisconsin is not Broke, “Budget Crisis” a Fraud
Wisconsin was not and is not “broke.” Its pension system gets a “gold star” for soundness, and it has no enduring structural shortfall in revenues. […]
AU proposes Ceasefire, NATO protects Misrata, Ajdabiya
NATO finally seemed to get its act together on Sunday, striking multiple Qaddafi tanks at Misrata and Ajdabiya and allowing the rebels to hang on […]
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