Japan: Nuclear Update, 20 Japan Political Cartoons

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From Denny:  While "experts" chime in that the radiation contaminated food in Japan is fine to eat, the radiation levels within "acceptable parameters," the death tolls mount as more dead are found during the recovery effort. If the food is so safe to eat why don't those experts dine on it? Radiation has been found in food as far away as 90 miles out from the nuclear site in trouble.

Now, most Japanese are on edge about their radiation contaminated food and water supply. The drinking water is contaminated. The spinach and other green leafy vegetable crops are contaminated. The milk is contaminated. What's left to eat that isn't contaminated? People are bathing in radiated water because there is nothing else available and now that is a worry from repeated exposure.

The information is sketchy and conflicting about the status of the nuclear reactors and the spent fuel rod pools. Over the weekend, officials kept claiming they were making headway with enough sea water to cover the pools, cooling them. Then late in the day there was an explosion that wasn't supposed to happen.

The Japanese claim reactors five and six are under control and that reactor three, the plutonium one, is doing well. They claim it couldn't be the fuel rod pool that experienced an explosion because there was no radiation levels found but they do admit the radiation levels spiked. Come on, people. Just how stupid do you think the public really is to accept this garbage story?

Japan: Nuclear Update, Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear Political Cartoons

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What is the truth about radiation levels?

From Denny:  The Japanese keep changing and downplaying the radiation level numbers. At one point last night one Japanese official said the radiation levels at the troubled nuclear plant had reached 1,000 times the healthy levels. He was later forced to back off on that number, claiming it was a mistake in translation. No, it wasn't. Read that as a diplomatic way for a bureaucrat to get out the truth, knowing he would have to walk it back but at least the information would get out to the public.

Prez Obama sends in nuke specialist team 

Finally, America got smart and sent in their own teams to monitor and assess the threat level. The American military was to try and douse the troubled reactors with water from a helicopter dump today but had to sideline that idea as the radiation levels were far too high for safety of the crews.  The Navy is also keeping their ships out of harm's way of the radioactive plumes from the plant explosions.

This is one of those times I'm pleased this White House, the Pentagon and the world intelligence community read this blog.  Yes, I yell at them: a lot.  They often need it as they can be such brick thinkers and too slow to react in a crisis situation.  Thank God, they decided to hear me now and act for the sake of everyone concerned: the entire world.  To their credit they are constantly monitoring the health of the military stationed in Japan as well as the crews helping with the rescue and relief efforts.  That sure takes a load off of my mind. Good going, guys.