“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”
— The Continental Congress, July 4, 1776
“The task of statesmanship has always been the re-definition of these rights in terms of a changing and growing social order.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt (Commonwealth Club Address, 1932)
“Roosevelt was wrong! The principles laid down in the Declaration of Independence are the principles of individual liberty. Our unalienable rights, given to us by God are given to us as individuals. Our rights do not come from society or the government, and they cannot be redefined by politicians. The nature of these rights carries with it the implication of individual responsibility, without which we surrender them.”
— Perri Nelson, November 6, 2008
Radiation found on London-Moscow route planes
Published Wed, Nov 29 2006 2:50 PM
Technorati Tags: News and Politics
The Associated Press reports that British authorities found traces of radiation on two planes that flew the London-Moscow route.
(CBS/AP) Authorities found traces of radiation on two British Airways jetliners, and the airline appealed Wednesday to tens of thousands of passengers who flew the aircraft to or from Moscow to come forward as investigators widened the search for clues into the poisoning death of a former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.
Meanwhile, an Italian security expert who was one of the last people to meet with the former KGB agent who fell fatally ill said Wednesday that tests cleared him of radioactive contamination.
The airline said the "risk to public health is low," adding that it was in the process of contacting tens of thousands of passengers who flew on the jets.
Two planes at London's Heathrow Airport tested positive for traces of radiation and a third plane has been taken out of service in Moscow awaiting examination, British Airways said in a statement.
The airline said it was contacted by the British government Tuesday night and told to ground the planes and allow investigators looking into Litvinenko's death to test them for radiation.
All three planes had been on the London-Moscow route, British Airways said. In the last three weeks, the planes had also traveled to routes across Europe including Barcelona, Frankfurt and Athens. Around 30,000 passengers had traveled on 220 flights on those planes, said Kate Gay, an airline spokeswoman.
It seems more and more likely that the source of the Polonium 210 that poisoned Litvinenko came from Russia. The trace radiation detected could be the result of an individual carrying the Polonium into London, poisoning Litvinenko and then returning to Moscow.
Russian politics sounds even worse than the infighting between Democrats and Republicans here in the United States. At least here we don't try to silence our critics by giving them a lethal dose of radiation.
Linked at The Bullwinkle Blog.
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