Odds ‘n Sods:

Nuclear alert by ex-head of MI5: The article begins: “More than 100 suspects are awaiting trial in British courts for terrorist offences – a figure unprecedented in modern criminal history – Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former spy chief, has revealed. Dame Eliza: ‘They may attempt a chemical, biological, radiological or even nuclear attack’ Britain is a centre of intense plotting and faces a terrorist threat of ‘unprecedented scale, ambition and ruthlessness’. In a stark warning for the future, Dame Eliza added: ‘It remains a very real possibility that they may, sometime, somewhere attempt a chemical biological, radiological or even nuclear attack’.”

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From Moneyweb (by way of SHTF Daily): Can the South African Rand and Save Zimbabwe? Also, from the AP wire: Zimbabwe’s inflation hits 4,500 percent

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StealthNeighbor came across The Institute for Business and Home Safety web site. His comment: “[This site] has some interesting info / data / floor plans / et cetera. on natural (versus manmade) disasters and lots of good info on reinforcing your home against hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, ice storms, wind damage, etc. Much of the info is directly applicable to a TEOTWAWKI situation — at any level — and it might be of interest (and aid) to your blog readers for retreat-building or reinforcing the “bug-in location…”