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Fukushima – a Hushed Up Catastrophe
by ROBERT HUNZIKER
In stark contrast to the German chancellor’s take on nuclear power, the pro-nuke crowd claims highly radioactive water, which has been flowing out
of the Fukushima complex like crazy for four years straight, becomes so diluted within the vastness of the Pacific Ocean that there is nothing to
worry about. But, their cleverness merely prompts a raised eyebrow amongst people who closely follow the Fukushima scenario.
As it happens, buried within Fukushima’s complexities the pubic encounters an enigma, as expressed by Dr. Baverstock, “I’m really appalled at
the way the international system has failed… Quite frankly, we don’t get anything through the media… There is no general understanding of the
situation here in Europe, because the media are not putting this view forward. In fact, I think many people would be very surprised that it was still
a matter for discussion. They would be even more surprised to learn that it’s still an ongoing accident, and that it hasn’t terminated yet… and
they would be more surprised to learn that nobody knows how to stop it.”
“Nobody knows how to stop it,” is the storyline in the aftermath of Fukushima.
In point of fact, who can know, who can even follow Fukushima? After all, it’s well known that the Abe administration established a very tight news
blackout and instituted severe secrecy laws to prevent a flow of truthfulness. Not only that, but by all appearances, there is a hushed, secretive
international protocol amongst the world’s brotherhood of nations to downplay and ignore one of the biggest catastrophic events in recent history,
see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, or in short, turn a blind eye to a very, very ugly situation. Nevertheless, it will not go away! As far as
that goes, it may never go away!
The drama behind Japan enacting a state secrecy law in the immediate wake of nuclear meltdown only serves to highlight suspicions about how bad the
situation really is. If not for Japan passing an unconstitutional secrecy law (the new secrecy law clearly violates Japan’s constitution), allowing
politicians carte blanche authority to determine what’s a state secret and determine which perceived violators should go to prison for up to 10
years, then outsiders would not have such strong inclinations leading to suspicion, distrust, as well as profound disbelief in the Abe administration,
which essentially and obscenely flips the bird to any and all.
In fact, information about the meltdown is controlled via biased sources. According to Dr. Baverstock: It is imperative for “the IAEA (International
Atomic Energy Agency) to have its role clarified. It cannot continue to be the promoter of nuclear power and the organization that is involved for
safety. So, the failure of the IAEA to respond in this particular instance is very good ammunition to move towards getting that view heard at the UN
General Assembly, and that will be something which politicians have to do… There are some politicians who are sympathetic to the view expressed
here.”
According to Dr. Baverstock, there is an urgent need for a proper risk assessment of Fukushima, and he believes there should be pressure to get that
achieved by an independent organization. All of which must be taken up at a worldwide forum like the UN. After all, by default, the international
community is involved whenever and wherever the world at large is exposed to dangerous radiation. How could it be any other way?
Well, reprehensibly it can be another way, as for example Fukushima.
After all, a mysterious apathy surrounds the events at Fukushima. Eerily, the ongoing nuclear meltdown, which is as hot as a pistol, has been
relegated to second fiddle status in the public eye. In turn, the vacuum of transparency leads to all sorts of conspiratorial theories, inundating the
Internet and serving to radicalize opinion. Thereby, Abe’s administration comes across as scheming schlemiels.