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39. You know, I think I'll go with Ron Wyden. Airc, before this disaster happened, people, such as

Fri May 18, 2012, 01:27 AM

May 2012

yourself, laughed off anyone who raised questions about Japan's nuclear program. I remember people raising the question about what might happen eg, if there was a tsunami, an earthquake and they were totally mocked and dismissed. Who needed to worry about such things THEN?

Well, the mocked turned out to be right. Were you among those who predicted that this disaster would never happen btw?

If Ron Wyden is worried I am worried. You, I do not know, but he has always done his homework on issues he chooses to speak out about. And he is no alarmist.

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