“Each of these ships has the capacity of up to 92 million gallons of oil,” Ferguson and Sixkiller’s joint statement read. “That’s 260% more oil than the largest tanker currently in these waters, and the capacity of each of those vessels is eight times the volume of oil spilled during the Exxon Valdez spill.”
Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegstaff proudly announced that Nidal Hasan will be publicly executed by a firing squad. If this happens, the United States will join the few countries in the world that conduct public executions: Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Yemen.
When touring the Basque region, avoid the tourist traps of Bilbao and San Sebastián. Visit small villages such as Ainhoa and Sare where the natives love to talk about politics.
In case you haven’t heard, Seattle joined New York, London and Paris, judged the top four cities in the world. That’s right, Seattle placed among the top four -- ahead of San Francisco, Tokyo, Boston and Zurich.
The only thing we can do at the moment is vote in massive numbers, and prepare to use our voices and participation should some idiocy such as declaring a national emergency on elections occur.
