Julia Davis

One thing that all governments of the world have in common is their deeply-rooted belief that you (the public) can’t handle the truth. Hand-in-hand with the mainstream media, they’ve perfected the art of obfuscating the facts. In response, inquiring minds have learned to read between the lines. This ability is coming in handy in understanding the outcome of the nuclear crisis in Japan. Here are a few examples of deciphering fact from fiction in what is being reported with respect to the Fukushima nuclear disaster by the mainstream media, government officials and proponents of nuclear power. The timetable of evacuation: Double talk: “ While he didn't set a firm timetable, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said people who'd lived within 20 kilometers (12 miles) of the nuclear facility would not return home permanently in "a matter of days or weeks. It will be longer than that ." Official: Tens of thousands of evacuees can't head home for month

Disturbing sense of Déjà Vu continues to permeate the information coming in about Japan’s Fukushima plant nuclear disaster. In spite of troubling revelations, we’re being told not to worry. Japan's Energy Secretary Steven Chu made the rounds on American talk shows, stating that people in the U.S. are “ in no danger ” and as far as Japan is concerned, “ we'll see what comes .” Being lulled into a false sense of security usually results in a rude awakening. The truth may not be comforting, but is definitely past due. The design of the reactors at the Fukushima power plant has been criticized for almost 40 years. The cascade of events unfolding there had been foretold 20 years ago, in a report by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. It listed earthquake-induced diesel generator failure and power outage leading to failure of cooling systems as one of the “ most likely causes ” of nuclear accidents. One report said that these reactors had a 90 % probability of bur