Take the "Missing Nukes" and I Show You How Deep the Rabbit-Hole Goes

The media wants us to forget, but the Internet permits us to remember. On August 29-30, 2007, six armed W80-1 nuclear AGM-129 Advanced Cruise missiles were lost on a cross-country trip from USAF Base Minot North Dakota and USAF Base Barksdale in New Orleans. The timing of the event coincided with Bush voicing a threat against Iran.

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911 Calls in North Dakota Town Reveal Dangers of Media Consolidation

Five years ago this week a train derailed in Minot, North Dakota leaking thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals into the air. One person died and hundreds were hospitalized. The city’s six non-religious commercial radio stations – all owned by Clear Channel – never aired warnings for local residents.

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