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70+ USS Ronald Reagan Crew Members, Half Suffering From Cancer, to Sue TEPCO

For Fukushima Radiation Poisoning After U.S. Navy sailors on the USS Ronald Reagan responded to the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan for four days, many returned to the U.S. with thyroid cancer, Leukemia, brain tumors and more. At least 71 sailors—many in their 20s—reported radiation sickness and will file a lawsuit against Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), which operates […] Continue reading →

Former MSNBC Host Told Not to Warn Public About Fukushima

“Because the official government position is that it’s safe” Former MSNBC host Cenk Uygur was told not to warn the public about the danger posed by the meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant during his time as a host on the cable network. “I was on MSNBC at the time when this happened, I said, […] Continue reading →

51 Sailors from USS Ronald Reagan Suffering Thyroid Cancer, Leukemia, Brain Tumors - From Fukushima

Crew members in their mid-20′s from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan are coming down with all sorts of radiation-related illnesses after being deployed less than 3 years ago to assist with earthquake rescue operations off the coast of Japan in 2011. It looks as though the onboard desalinization systems that take salt out of […] Continue reading →

Hagel reassures Gulf allies U.S. committed to regional security

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel toured an anti-mine warfare ship in the U.S. Fifth Fleet on Friday to underscore U.S. commitment to Middle East security despite policy differences over Iran and Syria that have angered Washington’s longtime Gulf allies. His visit to Bahrain, in which he will also speak at the Manama Dialogue security conference, came […] Continue reading →

The Naval Versions of Reagan, Clinton, and Obama

Daniel J. Mitchell, Time for some weekend humor. A friend sent me an example of three naval ships. The first is an aircraft carrier named after Ronald Reagan. Regular readers know I’m a big fan of the Gipper, and I’ve shared several inspirational Reagan videos (see here, here, and here). So […] Continue reading →

Obama tries persuading the skeptical on Syria

President Barack Obama worked on Monday to persuade skeptical lawmakers to endorse a U.S. military intervention in civil war-wracked Syria, winning conditional support from two leading Senate foreign policy hawks even as he encountered resistance from members of his own party after two days of a determined push to sell the plan. Sens. John McCain […] Continue reading →

Breaking: USS Nimitz carrier group rerouted for possible help with Syria

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and other ships in its strike group are heading west toward the Red Sea to help support a limited U.S. strike on Syria, if needed, defense officials said on Sunday. The Nimitz carrier strike group, which includes four destroyers and a cruiser, has no specific orders to move to […] Continue reading →