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Esse Quam Videri

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7. I'm actually somewhat relieved -

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat May 5, 2012, 10:51 AM

May 2012

Relieved, in that, for the last couple of weeks there has been at least one thread a day on DU about this catastrophe. For those of us who have been following this from the start it is a relief that others are finally starting to take notice of the dire situation at Fuku. Now, if only the MSM will start reporting on it.

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The Worst Yet to Come? Why Nuclear Experts Are Calling Fukushima a Ticking Time-Bomb [View all] marmar May 2012 OP

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Bravo to you for posting all this!! dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #13

Exactly so suffragette May 2012 #15

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I'm actually somewhat relieved - Esse Quam Videri May 2012 #7

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