Yesterday the Japanese Government cemented into law the "State Secrets Act". (See previous posts for information about this act.) It is not completely clear what the specific intent of this bill is but the flow of information regarding Fukushima will at best be impeded and, at worst, will completely dry up. Tokyo wants the 2020 Olympics and it has become clearly evident they will manufacture falsehoods ("Fukushima is under control") or simply cover up the truth of this clear and present danger to keep them.
About the same time this act was finally passed the world lost a great man, Nelson Mandela. It si far beyond me, or the scope of this blog, to mention his accomplishments but I would like to quote him.
"A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy. The press must be free from state interference. It must have the economic strength to stand up to the blandishments of government officials. It must have sufficient independence from vested interests to be bold and inquiring without fear or favor. It must enjoy the protection of the constitution, so that it can protect our rights as citizens.
Japan, I fear, is no longer a democracy and the world must take notice.
Modern industrial society is a fanatical religion. We are demolishing, poisoning, destroying all life-systems on the planet. We are signing IOUs our children will not be able to pay...We are acting as if we were the last generation on the planet. Without a radical change in heart, in mind, in vision, the earth will end up like Venus, charred and dead. – Jose Antonio Lutzenberger, Brazilian Minister for the Environment
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