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DEATH BY GOVERNMENT: GENOCIDE AND MASS MURDER

DEATH BY GOVERNMENT: GENOCIDE AND MASS MURDER
All told, governments killed more than 262 million people in the 20th century outside of wars, according to University of Hawaii political science professor R.J. Rummel. Just to give perspective on this incredible murder by government, if all these bodies were laid head to toe, with the average height being 5', then they would circle the earth ten times. Also, this democide murdered 6 times more people than died in combat in all the foreign and internal wars of the century. Finally, given popular estimates of the dead in a major nuclear war, this total democide is as though such a war did occur, but with its dead spread over a century

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Monday, May 23, 2011

Three-Quarters of Joplin, MO Destroyed...

Joplin Devastated By Tornado; More Severe Weather Today

By Eric Reese, Meteorologist
May 23, 2011; 2:27 AM ET
A destroyed helicopter lies on its side in the parking lot of the Joplin Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., Sunday, May 22, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city, damaging the hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

"Scenes from the city look much like those of the tornadoes that claimed more than 300 lives in the Southeast last month..."



Dozens are dead and even more injured after nearly 50 tornadoes tore though parts of the Midwest on Sunday.
At least 89 people were killed in Joplin, Mo., which received the worst of the severe weather. Damage was widespread across the city as homes, schools and a hospital were hit by a massive tornado.
According to AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Alan Reppert, x-ray films from the hospital were found 70 miles away in a driveway.
Meanwhile, school has already been canceled on Monday with one of the Joplin School District's buildings receiving catastrophic damage.
Many of the dead were residents looking to seek shelter when the buildings they were in collapsed.
The tornado traveled 6 miles from the west side of the city to the southeast portion. The southern edge of the city was the hardest hit. The tornado ranged from half a mile to three-quarters of a mile wide. While the exact strength of the storm is yet to be determined, it could be upwards of an EF4.
According to Kathy Dennis of the American Red Cross, "75% of the town is virtually gone."
Scenes from the city look much like those of the tornadoes that claimed more than 300 lives in the Southeast last month.
Throughout the city, roads are littered with downed trees and buildings, making them nearly impassable. Interstate 44 also had significant damage as 20 cars and tractor-trailers were overturned.
According to the Associated Press, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard, while emergency crews were conducting search and rescue operations.
The number of dead is expected to rise as the crews sort through the rubble.
These storms are part of a larger system that triggered severe weather that killed one person in Kansas on Saturday night and caused damage from Minnesota to Texas on Sunday.
At least one person was killed and 29 injured in storms that hit Minneapolis, Minn. Meanwhile, La Crosse, Wis., was also hit hard as winds tore roofs off homes and trapped residents inside.

More Severe Weather Expected Today
These areas will have little time to clean up as another round of severe weather is expected again today.
Recent radar images show rapid intensification of thunderstorms off to the west of Joplin which are forecasted to move through the city this morning.
Torrential downpours and frequent lightning associated with these thunderstorms will interfere with cleanup efforts. Localized flash flooding is likely as the ground is already saturated due to above normal rainfall the last two months.
High winds could cause additional damage and may topple cranes which are in the city helping with the cleanup.
A 62 mph wind gust was just reported in Coffeyville, Kan. about 65 miles west of Joplin as these thunderstorms rolled through.

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