Sunday, November 26, 2006

POISONING And while the media are so 'concerned' about the death of one ex-KGB 'killer', the poisoning of workers goes without much notice. DearKitty: "FTSE 100 giant BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company, has become embroiled in a row over compensation for workers suffering from manganese poisoning, a crippling condition similar to Parkinson's disease. Manganese poisoning is incurable and leaves victims, who also suffer seizures, unable to work." And radioactive material is now getting into private hands. PeacockReport: "Over 17 metric tons of highly enriched uranium (HEU) are slated for transfer into the hands of private contractors, whom under the auspices of the U.S. Dept. of Energy program will 'down-blend' the weapons-grade material into nuclear reactor-friendly low-enriched uranium (LEU) - which would then be shipped to foreign nations. The purported goal of the project is to dissuade other countries from pursuing uranium enrichment weapons-development programs, a measure which the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) hopes to accomplish by providing those nations with the products necessary to move forward with nuclear energy initiatives." Nuclear material is safe in private hands? 12:01:59 PM

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