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CLANDESTINE NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN BURMA


NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM IS “DEEPLY
CONCERNING” SAYS UNITED NATIONS IAEA
Burma’s clandestine nuclear weap- has all the knowledge, the materials, worked in the special machine tool
ons are poorly managed but it could and the keys that would unlock what factories making prototype compo-
become a real threat if another rogue is plaguing them, including bad man- nents for missile and nuclear pro-
nation such as North Korea steps in agement, this program could really grams, which gave him a lot of credi-
to offer assistance, says a former speed up,” said the former senior bility,” said Kelley.
director of the United Nation’s Inter- U.N. nuclear inspector. The 34-year-old defector’s infor-
national Atomic Energy Agency. “[Then] everything I’ve said about it mation, he added, included details
In a technical briefing held at the being a bad program goes out the about the nuclear battalion at
Foreign Correspondents’ Club Thai- door. [Assistance] from North Korea Thabeikkyin, which has orders to
land in Bangkok last week, American certainly comes to mind,” he said. build a nuclear reactor and to enrich
nuclear scientist Robert Kelley said Kelley wrote a report for the Demo- uranium for a nuclear bomb.
he believes the secret nuclear weap- cratic Voice of Burma that was re- Violation. Kelley said that the
ons program run by the Burmese leased in June, which is predominant- Burmese nuclear program is a viola-
military is not well developed and is ly based on the information and evi- tion of agreements the junta has
being badly managed. dence such as documents, drawings, signed both with the IAEA and the
“It is a poor program [from what we and photographs, provided by a Association of Southeast Asian Na-
have seen]. … There’s poor work- defecting Burmese army major, Sai tions, and that the junta should not be
manship, [and] it’s a top down man- Thein Win. allowed to get away with it.
agement system saying you will do “[Mr. Sai] was briefed on the nucle- “It’s a violation, it’s against the law.
this, not how you will do this,” said ar program, not because he was a … I’ve been doing this for a long time
Kelley. major, but because he was an aide to because I’d like to catch someone
“I think it is safe to say the people some senior officers,” said Kelley. early and make them stop,” said
of Thailand are safe for the next few In his role as aide, the defector, who Kelley who participated in IAEA mis-
years because these guys don’t know is also a Russian-trained mechanical sions to South Africa and Libya.
what they are doing, but I wouldn’t engineer, attended briefings that “This program as we see it today is
want to give them more than a few included Burma’s top general, Than not a threat in terms of a nuclear
years.” Shwe. mushroom cloud, but it is a threat to
However, Kelley said that he is “In those briefs the word to the the whole system. I don’t think ignor-
also concerned about underplaying general officers [from Than Shwe] ing it should be an option,” he said.
the Burmese generals' nuclear weap- was, ‘We want a nuclear bomb, and
ons program saying that it could we want to build a reactor so we can
develop into a genuine threat. do it,’” said Kelley. By Edgar Tenenbaum | Staff Writer
“If another country steps in and “That’s what he heard—he also edgar@laprofessionalexpress.com Burmese troops have been victimizing civilians as part of the campaign against ethnic minorities.

IN FAVOR OF MINIMUM WAGE LAWS


In theory, the purpose of minimum
wage is to provide workers with
ty of your services received to shoul-
dering the employer’s responsibility of
opposite should be done. Not only
should the minimum wage be in-
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with a minimum standard of living. Simple math, for one working adult, provided to allow those working to What do you do if your boyfriend ourshelves and our soles. Can you ALL CAPS. Capitals aboliSHED,
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standard of living is heavily out of $290. In one month, this individual support are always welcome, but the -Two girls one chump shelf? through the puniverse forevermore
date, and does not include many will make: $1,160. In one year, this true goal in an American economy - is Detectives send chills down my and less is more and there is no
relevant expenses for the contempo- individual will make $13,920. Current- self-sufficiency. Dear Two Squirrels one Nut, spyin and yang. (re)morse code to no one…
rary American. Increases in the prices ly, in 48 states the poverty threshold The purpose of the minimum wage Your boyfriend wants to have a And the placid ice caps breathe.
of utilities, transportation, insurance measures at $18,310 for a family unit is to protect our labor and allow them ThREEsome, why don’t you branch You’re hanging out with the prose bOrDORlessly,
and taxes leave the average worker of 3 individuals. Thus, a single mother a decent standard of living. The con- out a little? Maybe there’s some- and I’m down here with the poets.
wanting – this, coupled with the fact for instance, working full time at mini- cept is fair, however, it is incomplete. one you know who could help you. Spitting rhymes and wasting time Vitus S. Hearn.
that minimum wage jobs neither have mum wage will still come nowhere Considering those in the minimum Or you could join a selfpub group. being merry spreading diss-ease
benefits nor pension schemes leaves near to reaching the poverty thresh- wage bracket often are less educat- Nothing melts quickly and quietly, it round all the h8red won’t escape Next week:
the individual in an even more vulner- old. ed, have little awareness with regard only burns. But only in a way that the the landscape… never ends Introducting the muSLIM down
able position. Let us not even talk of Increasing the minimum wage to their opportunities, and suffer from you can feel. In your genitals after ‘round the bend will it DIEt!! Burk off those extra pounds.
the luxury of saving a little something holds the argument of promoting job insecurity, the least that can be having too many sexcepades as stoppppppppp vitus@laprofessionalexpress.com
at the end of the month. illegal workers who are willing to regulated by the government with charades for whatever you’re going
An average person works a minimum accept lower wages, thereby not regard to protection, is the paycheck through at the time to justify but
of 8 hours a day. The average Ameri- paying taxes and resulting in a loss of they receive at the end of the month. they’re always there, the POWER
can family size according to the latest revenue for the government. Illegal In the long term however, the mini- KAURDS
US Census is 3.2. Furthermore, an activities also perpetuate the poverty mum wage should be nothing more This halloween the burger king
average of 2.06 children are born per trap as social protection will be non- than a stepping stone for teenagers rolled me a joint atop his thron(ald
woman. existent, resulting in the the exploita- and those entering the job market. mcdonald)…a farmed forcesame
The current federal minimum wage tion of workers under every spectrum. You’ve done the math – could you street gangstirs paradiasacaliforni-
is $7.25 per hour; the federal tipped The argument of scrapping the survive? alove paraiders of the lost archan-
wage is $2.13 (changing the definition minimum wage on the other hand, gelicalorical intake monitori amos
of a tip from complimenting the quali- still holds no justification. In fact, the By Anya Raza | Opiner cookeys to the gates of heavenn
diagram of ketamine and yours,
heroin and hers. Frozen paradICi-
EDITORIAL: KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE DOLLAR
There has been so much discus- the Fed has enabled the US govern- excuse to pick up the slack. By an-
cle of death. Absorb all knowledge
in one breath. Clear as crystal call
me meth. Queenly like Elizard-
bethlehem lines of defense.
sion recently about "QE 2" that you ment to grow significantly larger than it nouncing QE 2, it can monetize gov- He was a good luck charm, a geni-
would think the entire financial sector otherwise could had its borrowing ernment debt without the markets talisman. She scrutinized the tiny
were about to embark on a transatlan- been restrained by higher rates. Ab- perceiving a funding problem. If the screw with a (micro)horrorscope
tic cruise. Unfortunately, they, and we, sent these low rates, Washington truth were known, a real panic would Your tears alone move the wheels
are not so lucky. In the year 2010, likely wouldn't have passed expensive ensue. So, the Fed pretends buying of history over the bloody bodies of
"QE 2" doesn’t refer to a sumptuous new healthcare and financial regula- treasuries is simply part of its master our fallen brothels.
ocean liner, but a second, more ex- tion reforms; they would be too busy plan to boost the economy, even Was everbody prePAIRED? Are
travagant round of "quantitative eas- trying to keep the lights on in the though, in reality, it is simply acting as we prepared to face our fate?
ing" – stimulus. In the past, this tech- Capitol. For this and other reasons, the buyer of last resort. Maybe you just want to dance . Is
nique was simply called "printing the bogeyman of deflation is really not If the Fed really wanted to help the dance a distraction. What is the
money." As if the nation has not al- a concern at all. It's not a threat be- economy, it would raise rates quite paranoia about. Sure we can save
ready suffered enough from the first cause falling consumer prices could dramatically. Instead of preparing for the world but we should first s(h)
round, Captain Ben Bernanke and the serve as a relief for many suffering QE 2, it should be unloading the debt
Fed are determined to compound the from layoffs and pay cuts in the reces- it purchased during QE 1. Of course,
damage by hitting us with another
monetary juggernaut. Their stated
goal is to boost the economy and
sion. Even if it were a threat, it's not
even likely because so much liquidity
has already been created and an
that is not so easy to do – which is
precisely why I was against QE 1 from
the beginning. However, even though
REBUTTAL: IN OPPOSITION TO MINIMUM WAGE LAWS
Consider the following thought they get paid their discounted mar- This is most harmful to the least
create jobs. However, since economic infinite amount could still be created at the exit will be painful, going down experiment: suppose that the mini- ginal revenue product.) skilled of workers, the ones we
growth cannot be achieved by printing will by the Fed. Consumer prices are with the ship will be even more un- mum wage is raised to $1000/hour. Now let’s trace out the effects of want to help most. They will be the
money, their QE 2 will sink just as already rising across the board, de- pleasant. What are the implications? Evident- an increase in the minimum wage first to be fired, and will be cut off
surely as the Titanic. spite a contracting economy, so Higher interest rates and a commit- ly, most employers can’t pay that on the employers affected (e.g., from the chance to gain the work
The intent of QE 2 is to lower inter- what's all this talk about deflation? ment from the Fed to refrain from much and they’ll go out of business. those hiring unskilled labor). First, experience and job skills needed to
est rates to promote job growth and The Fed is quick to point to falling purchasing Treasury debt would force If that weren’t so, we could all be- the increased labor costs lead earn a legal wage. Allowing such
avoid the apparently growing threat of real estate prices. But a drop in real the government to dramatically reduce come fantastically wealthy just by some firms to lay off workers and people to work for lower than mini-
deflation. But the very idea that the estate will no more cause consumer spending. If we combine less govern- decreeing a ridiculously high mini- others to shut down, since demand mum wages gives them a chance to
economy is weak because interest prices to fall than the real estate boom ment spending with fewer regulations, mum wage. Now suppose that the for their goods and hence their work their way to a better life. To
rates are too high is laughable. Defla- caused them to rise. Real estate pric- reform our tax code in a way that minimum wage is lowered to $0.01/ prices have not changed. But the deny them the freedom to negotiate
tion is the market's cure for the asset es are too high, and the economy will stops punishing savings and invest- hour. Again, employers won’t pay downsizing and shutdowns reduce their own wages and to leave them
bubbles that have recently burst, so never truly recover unless they are ment, stop all government subsidies that wage (even though they’d like the supply of the goods, increasing legally prohibited from working is a
any attempt to avert it will only weak- allowed to fall. It is interesting that for real estate so that prices can fall to to) because other firms are bidding their price. This new, higher price moral outrage.
en the economy further. when real estate prices were rising, affordable levels, and allow all insol- for the same workers, and this justifies the higher wage for those Some clever economists might
In fact, one of the reasons the US the Fed did not raise rates to bring vent entities to fail, then a real recov- drives wages up. The reason em- who kept their jobs, since they are argue that the minimum wage can
economy is in such bad shape is that them down, but now that they are ery will take hold. ployers don’t pay the decreed wag- now producing a more valuable increase the total wages paid to all
interest rates are already too low. Low falling, the central bank feels com- If the Fed refuses to set sail on QE es is that wages are determined by product. The end result is that some workers. This could happen if the
rates have encouraged excess bor- pelled to lower rates to prop them up. 2, then her loyal passengers might supply and demand, not govern- workers lose their jobs, while the amount of workers unemployed
rowing, by both individuals and gov- If falling real estate prices threaten complain, but at least the US will be ment edict. Firms hire workers with rest enjoy the higher wage. Con- was more than offset by the in-
ernments, and discouraged saving, deflation, why did the Fed not per- on solid monetary ground as it tried to the goal of earning profits, while sumers lose because prices are creased wage. But what is this
fueling new asset bubbles at the ex- ceive an inflation threat when real rebuild a viable economy. If instead wages are costs. They competitive- now higher. except human sacrifice? They
pense of legitimate investment. As a estate prices were rising? we board QE 2 (and QE 3 and QE 4 ly bid wages up to the point where Since workers are paid according would knowingly unemploy the
result, the dead weight of debt has My thinking is that, at the end of the thereafter), then we are headed to a the wage (cost) equals the benefit to their productivity (like all factors most needy in order to increase the
simply overloaded our economy, and day, all this deflation talk is a red sea full of icebergs called interest rate or extra profit gained from hiring of production), all the minimum aggregate income of workers. This
our creditors are getting nervous. herring. The true purpose of QE 2 is to spikes, and all on board will surely that worker. So competition for wage does is to make it illegal to position is morally bankrupt and an
What we need now is to make hard disguise the decreasing ability of the drown in a sea of worthless Federal profits practically ensures that work- buy or sell labor beneath the price insult to those who genuinely want
choices, not engage in more easing – Treasury to finance its debts. As glob- Reserve Notes. ers get paid according to their floor. The government is essentially to help the less fortunate.
to deleverage, not borrow more. al demand for dollar-denominated By Peter Schiff | President and Chief
Worse still, by keeping rates too low, debt falls, the Fed is looking for an Global Strategist, Euro Pacific Capital productivity, according to the value saying: “You must be this produc-
of their labor. (In economics jargon, tive to legally work in our country.” By Yuri Isacov | Contributor
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WORLD-CLASS MUSIC HITS L.A. FOR 7 DAYS


By Brandon Dorsky, Esq.  Entertainment Columnist
Brought to you by: By Chris Rosa  Columnist  See full analysis at
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TONIGHT “How You Like Me Now?” chine pull double duty on their final night of perfor- After picking three upsets last week and Washington at #1 Oregon: The Huskies are
If you’re looking to get an early start to your For acts currently harnessing that songs’ mances in L.A., gracing The Wiltern’s stage for a watching all three of them turn into blowouts giving up 212 yards per game on the ground,
weekend, Downtown (and close to it) is where it’s attitude, check out KROQ Locals Only at The third time before rocking an after party DJ set at we're playing this week conservatively. Before expect the Ducks to triple it if they want to embar-
at on Thursday night. Exciting and laser-loving Roxy with Young The Giant (you may have heard Bardot for school night, which is FREE but re- we get to the picks it's time to update our fans rass their uncompetitive rival. Ducks 63-Huskies 6
Ghostland Observatory hit Club Nokia on their their song “My Body”) and Vanaprasta, or if you quires RSVP. If you can’t get on that list, Kosha on the state of the Pac-12 Union. Oregon State at UCLA: The Beavers have hit
tour with DJ Jack pre-set while chart-topping can get tickets to the sold out event, Florence & Dillz at Libertine for the Hunnypot Radio Show, In case you haven't heard about the Oregon their midseason stride and will continue to run
tender rapper Drake lights up Gibson Amphithea- The Machine, Hanni El Khatib and Grouplove at Black Apples and Tijuana Panthers at Echo or Ducks, there's a pandemic amongst their fans right over the helpless Bruins. Beaves 30-Baby
tre. The Wiltern. Chasing Kings and friends at Silverlake Lounge this season. Apparently all of the high-fiving in Bears 20
For lesser known talents likely to deliver note- Another hard to access show, Mike Gordon at all provide high quality free entertainment. Euguene after touchdowns has led to a substan- Arizona State at USC: Let's see if the salesman
worthy performances check out multi- The Troubadour, should be any bass fan’s fantasy TUESDAY tial increase in carpel tunnel in Lane Kiffin can get the troops to buy into another
instrumentalist Emily Wells performs beautiful show. Vegan’s have a fantasy offering of their Tuesday night, marijuana enthusiasts sad- the camouflage clad fans. "this is our bowl game" motivational speech. The
compositions and occasional Cello inspired inter- own just a little bit North of The Troubadour, when dened by the failure of Prop 19 congregate at Key Some insider information out of Los Angeles stands should have some amazing talent on
pretation of Notorious B.I.G. classics at Largo or The Roxy hosts LA Vegan Beer Festival at 1 Club to indulge in some Collie Buddz, danceable is saying that the NCAA is looking into imposing display from the coeds. Trojans 28 -Sun Devils 23.
the rising MC, Freddie Gibbs chops it up at Key p.m., accompanied by performances from a indie-rock enthusiasts two-step with Delorean and more sanctions on USC for treating their match Colorado at Kanas: Now that basketball season
Club with a cast of local L.A. rappers as support. handful of artists including Paul Chesne Band. I local band Superhumanoids at The Troubadour up with the Ducks as a fictitious bowl game. has started the Kansas fans will start disappearing
FRIDAY advise attendees to stick around until nightfall and and supergroup A Perfect Circle rock out Avalon. The reasoning being that the Trojans are from the football stadium. Cody Hawkins should
Friday Los Angeles hosts a bunch of party then walk a little west to Key Club where they can WEDNESDAY banned from bowl games until 2012. have more success than his 17 of 44 performance
starters – Boy 8 Bit at Avalon, Matthew Dear at shout expletives with Too $hort and crew. A Perfect Circle returns to Avalon to deliver I spoke with Jeff Tedford's psychiatrist this last week. Buffs 27 - Jayhawks 21.
Vanguard and Yelle at Echoplex top my list unless SUNDAY another dosage of intense super-rock on Wednes- week and he's recently been diagnosed as #15 Arizona at #13 Stanford: In the California
you like your sounds really hard, in which case If you find yourself awaking from a vegan beer day night, although they’ll be competing with agoraphobic. This explains the awful road game of the week, the winner will move to number
Helmet at Key Club should do the trick. induced hangover on Sunday morning, LA Week- Brandon Flowers (The Killers) and Fran Healy performances and their third blowout this year. two in the conference power rankings. The Wild-
For guitar enthusiasts, indie darlings Dr. Dog ly’s event at Gibson Amphitheatre with Massive (Travis) at The Wiltern for a handful of guitar Texas continues to prove that they were not a cats should be able make plays by spreading
perform at The Wiltern and rockers Gov’t Mule Attack, Thievery Corporation, Saint Motel, aficionados. Other notable events on Wednesday good fit for the Pac-12. UCLA served them up a Stanford's secondary out in space, but they've
jam out The Music Box. Indie heads might also Voxhaul Broadcast, Red Cortez and lots of KCRW include Big Muff Night at Spaceland and a show can of whoop ass in non-conference play, but struggled in the red zone. Stanford will try to run
like Peter Moren of Peter, Bjorn & John at Skybar personalities could be your panacea. If not, for hip-hop heads - Swollen Members and the more recently and of greater embarrassment is the ball early and wear down the two defensive
at the Mondrian. maybe a miracle ticket to the second sold out former Entourage character, Saigon, at Key Club. their back-to-back losses at home to Iowa State ends Brooks Reed and Ricky Elmore.
SATURDAY night of Florence & The Machine with Hanni El As always, you can find a more complete list of and Baylor. Oregon State's orange and black #3 TCU at #5 Utah: The game of the week nation-
Saturday the calendar gets even heavier, Khatib and Grouplove at The Wiltern would do the concert listings, as well ticket giveaways and uniforms were the perfect Halloween costume... ally and the spot for ESPN's College Gameday
literally as The Heavy plays at El Rey Theatre trick. articles on rising talent in the music scene, in Now, to the games— heads to watch two unbeatens square off. The
with Wallpaper set to open. If you don’t recognize MONDAY SUPERGOODMUSIC.com’s Concert Blast which California at Washington State: The bipolar Utes have played great defense this year and I'm
them by the weight behind their cool name, you’ll Unlike most weeks, the calendar doesn’t die is published every Friday and available thru Bears will try to give this one away, but Wash- expecting them to contain Andy Dalton and the
surely recognize them when they perform their hit off very much on Monday. Florence & The Ma- www.supergoodmusic.com. ington State is playing to keep their conference option offense. Utes 27 - Horny Frogs 24

THE FOLEY REPORT


By Shane Foley  Columnist  Read the full report on Facebook
OREGON RECAP
The Coliseum was rocking last Satur-
day evening with the #1 AP ranked Ore-
gon Ducks in town. The stage was set
with a national audience, College Game
Day, Homecoming, and Halloween eve. It
was just one year ago that the Trojans
attack evenrd going up 32-29 with 11:19
left in the 3 quarter.
With the Coliseum pumped and the
Trojan faithful starting to believe, the
relentless Oregon offense responded
with four consecutive scoring drives while
shutting down the Trojan attack that put
Coliseum. Oregon won the turnover bat-
tle 3-2 and they had 599 total yards
against the beleaguered Trojan defense.
USC knew going in that they would have
to win the turnover margin, control the
football, convert 3rd downs, and score in
the red zone. Coach Kelly said “he was
ACROSS THE NATION State’s Cinderella season came to an went up to Eugene and were throttled for the game out of reach. The Duckthdefense not into statements, just winning
abrupt halt with a 37-6 beat down by 613 total yards and a 47-20 demolition continued its dominance in the 4 quarter games.” He certainly has made his mark
that signaled the changing of the guard in having only given up seven points all in his second season as head coach with
It was dubbed “Roadblock Saturday” Iowa. Florida State was stunned by North the PAC-10 conference. This was an season and they forced two punts, one a Duck offense on its way to scoring
last weekend and the undefeated teams Carolina State 28-24 and Virginia opportunity to come out and get a signa- interception, and loss of downs after the more than 600 points this year. They
in Division I now stand at five. 9-0 Auburn knocked out Miami quarterback Jacory ture win with all eyes on the land of Troy. Trojans took the lead. Oregon’s trade- average close to four plays a minute
continued their dominance with a 51-31 Harris on their way to a surprise 24-19 It was the first time that USC had been mark has been to get stronger as the when they are going full tilt and they have
blowout at Mississippi. Boise State beat win. Notre Dame’s troubles continue after an underdog at home in 51 games so game goes on and this game was a text- the depth to run a platoon system in the
Louisiana Tech 49-20 and TCU and Utah the tragic death of 20-year old team vide- there was a lot to prove and a lot at book example of how they have handled trenches which Kelly acknowledges is his
both won to set up their unbeaten show- ographer Declan Sullivan who toppled stake. By the end of the game, there all of their opponents to this point. competitive advantage.
down this Saturday. Nebraska ended over in a blustery wind storm in South was no question that Chip Kelly and the Sophomore Heisman candidate LaMi- TROJAN OFFENSE
Missouri’s quest for a perfect season with Bend last week; the Irish went out and Oregon Ducks were a superior team with chael James was held to 65 yards in the As I said in the last REPORT, the
better depth, better execution, and better first half but pounded the Trojan D with Trojans needed to come out and play a
a 31-17 win and a school record 307 lost to Tulsa 29-28 losing starting quar- schemes on Saturday. The Trojans trad- 174 yards in the 2nd half to finish with physical brand of smash mouth football.
yards rushing by Roy Helu Jr. Michigan terback Dayne Crist in the process. ed punches with the relentless Duck 239; the most ever against USC at the It was crucial for …. (continued online)

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