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The Cooke Report
On the X Zone Radio Show
For
November 19, 2007
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"A popular government without popular
information, or means of acquiring it,
is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy, or perhaps both.
Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own
governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."
President James Madison, 1822
A statement from Danny and "Dave" about the
Breitenwinner Cave:
"We firmly believe that it is
morally wrong to use the grounds around Breitenwinner Cave as a live fire area
in the pursuit of training. We feel that this should not only be a project of a
select team of anthropologists, but should be a working project of all X-Zone
listeners. Please tell your friends that only mass publicity of this mass grave
will push the U.S. Military into an investigation of the matter. Though this
cave was written about almost 500 years ago, it is a possibility that some of
the remains belong to U.S, Canadian, and British military personnel from World
War II. The Stalag 383 Prisoner of War camp of 5000 allied troops was less than
one mile away. If it is of an ancient civilization, science should do its job,
but if it is of World War II era prisoners, the families of the deceased should
be notified."
Outrageous!!!
Pentagon Demands Wounded Soldier Return Re-enlistment Bonus
Just in time for the holidays,
there's a special place in Hell just waiting to be filled by some as-yet-unknown
Pentagon bureaucrat. Apparently, thousands of wounded soldiers who served in
Iraq are being asked to return part of their enlistment bonuses -- because their
injuries prevented them from completing their tours
Depleted
Uranium
Radioactive Ammunition Fired in Middle East May Claim More Lives than Hiroshima
and Nagasaki
By firing radioactive ammunition, the U.S., U.K., and Israel may
have triggered a nuclear holocaust in the Middle East that, over time, will
prove deadlier than the U.S. atomic bombing of Japan.
Strange
Expert Trying to Identify Mysterious Bird Flying Around South Texas
More sightings of a huge flying creature, originally reported by
KENS 5 Eyewitness News, have prompted an investigation to determine if it is a
monster or myth.
Airline Navigation Threatened by Plasma Plumes
Mysterious plumes of plasma at the
edge of the Earth's atmosphere are threatening airline navigation by throwing
off GPS positioning information by up to the length of a football field. But a
poor understanding of how the plumes form means that accurate forecasts of the
phenomena which would allow GPS users to plan around them are years away.
Electric Space Weather Baffles Scientists
"...we've seen the smoke, but where's the smoke stack"?
The above statement from an atmospheric scientist emphasizes
researchers' puzzlement over a "newly discovered form of space weather" observed
over the African continent. This "strange" and "new" phenomenon is the "ion
plume" -- a form of electrified "gas" (plasma) in Earth's atmosphere that is so
high above ground it makes contact with space itself. (See NASA
Robotic Bugs Mingle With Cockroaches
Tiny robots programmed to act like roaches were able to blend into
cockroach society, according to researchers studying the collective behavior of
insects. Cockroaches tend to self-organize into leaderless groups, seeming to
reach consensus on where to rest together.
Environment
UN Panel Gives Dire Warming Forecast
The Earth is hurtling toward a
warmer climate at a quickening pace, a Nobel-winning U.N. scientific panel said
in a landmark report released Saturday, warning of inevitable human suffering
and the threat of extinction for some species.
Whale Found Deep in Brazil Rain Forest
An 18-foot minke whale ran aground on a sandbar in the Amazon jungle
some 1,000 miles from the ocean, Brazilian media reported Friday. Globo
television broadcast images of dozens of people gathered along the Tapajos River
splashing water on the animal, whose back and dorsal fin were exposed to the hot
Amazon sun. Sea creatures rarely venture so far into fresh water.
China's E-Waste Nightmare Worsening
The air smells acrid from the squat gas burners that sit outside
homes, melting wires to recover copper and cooking computer motherboards to
release gold. Migrant workers in filthy clothes smash picture tubes by hand to
recover glass and electronic parts, releasing as much as 6.5 pounds of lead
dust.
Nanosolar: Power to the People
Nanosolar coatings are as thin as a
layer of paint and can transfer sunlight into power quite efficiently. Imagine
the possibilities, from solar coated shingles to solar lined windows to solar
powered cell phones and ipods. Solar powered buildings and homes might just
become standard in the future thanks to this innovative technology
The Vertical Farm Project
By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth's population will reside
in urban centers. Applying the most conservative estimates to current
demographic trends, the human population will increase by about 3 billion people
during the interim. An estimated 109 hectares of new land (about 20% more land
than is represented by the country of Brazil) will be needed to grow enough food
to feed them, if traditional farming practices continue as they are practiced
today.
Bangladesh Cyclone Said to Kill 1,100
Hundreds of thousands of survivors were stuck Saturday behind roads
blocked by fallen trees, iron roofs and thick sludge as rescue workers fought to
reach towns along Bangladesh's coast that were ravaged by a powerful cyclone
that killed at least 1,723 people.
Atlanta May Have to Drink the Dregs
With drought
tightening its grip on the Southeast, the Atlanta area's reservoirs are almost
down to the dregs the dirtier, more bacteria-laden water close to the bottom
and it's going to require more aggressive and more expensive purification.
A follow-up
on the California fire:
California Fire Documents Conflict with Reports
Several aircraft were able to fly in strong winds on the first full
day of last month's Southern California firestorms, contradicting officials'
earlier claims that the weather had grounded virtually all aircraft, according
to documents released Saturday.
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