Newsclip from MSN.com:

"The blackouts were at their worst on Wednesday, when 10 of the 22 feeder cables that supply the area with power were down simultaneously. The temperature had hit 100 degrees in the neighborhood the last few days.

Consolidated Edison spokesman Chris Olert said the power company didn't know why things went wrong.

"Chances are fair, but not firm, that it was heat related, but right now that is just a hypothesis," he said.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg demanded that the utility investigate and deliver a report on the cause within two weeks.

That is little consolation for residents who have lost all their food, must continue to sleep in hot apartments, and still have no guarantees as to when power will be back."

This video clip features what's going on, the cover-up and the comments of one of my neighbors (baby in arms) who lives down the street from me commenting on the situation.

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Summary: Perhaps Samir Geagea, Chairman of the executive branch of the Lebanese Forces, said it best in Al-Mustaqbal (Lebanon's leading newspaper): "What is currently happening in Lebanon goes far beyond the issue of the [Lebanese] prisoners [held in Israel] and other marginal issues... [It is] part of the large conflict in the region between the Western-American axis on the one side and the Syrian-Iranian axis on the other."

The expanded entry will have details as to whom, said what, when, and where, so that you can be factually informed as to where they believe this new war is headed. I'm sure some of the statements will be eye opening to some of you. You will definitely not see any of these statements in the MSM.
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