[Cindy]

Thanks to JustPiper for pointing to the top link:

WorldNetDaily.com: Washington - "U.S. FINANCES CHINA NUKES'' (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "U.S. taxpayers are lending Westinghouse Electric Co. almost $5 billion to build nuclear power plants in China -- even though the company, based in Pennsylvania, is about to be sold to Japan's Toshiba Corp., and even though the company is currently owned by British Nuclear Fuels Ltd.") (March 19, 2006)

NEWSMAX.com - Hot Topics: "CHINA-TAIWAN"

[Cindy]

A more thorough compilation and UPDATE...

WorldNetDaily.com: Washington -  "U.S. FINANCES CHINA NUKES'' (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "U.S. taxpayers are lending Westinghouse Electric Co. almost $5 billion to build nuclear power plants in China -- even though the company, based in Pennsylvania, is about to be sold to Japan's Toshiba Corp., and even though the company is currently owned by British Nuclear Fuels Ltd.") (March 19, 2006) (Read More...)

NEWSMAX.com - Hot Topics: "CHINA-TAIWAN" (Read More...)

JAMESTOWN.org - China Brief: "THEATER BALLISTIC MISSILES AND CHINA'S DOCTRINE OF 'ACTIVE DEFENSE'" by Martin Andrew (March 15, 2006) (Read More...)

JAMESTOWN.org - China Brief: "PRAGMATISM OVER IDEOLOGY: CHINA'S RELATIONS WITH VENEZUELA" by William Ratliff (March 15, 2006) (Read More...)

TOWNHALL.com: "DOWNPLAYING THE DANGER OF HUGO CHAVEZ" -Column by Dan Gainor (March 8, 2008) (Read More...)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "HUGO CHAVEZ, IMPERIALIST" by Stephen Johnson (March 6, 2006) (Read More...)

[JustPiper]

Wonder if it was a 'true' shaker?

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake IN PAKISTAN has occurred at:
34.87N 73.79E Depth 10km Mon Mar 20 17:40:45 2006 UTC

Time: Time Near Epicenter Mon Mar 20 22:40:45 2006
Eastern Standard Time (EST) Mon Mar 20 12:40:45 2006
Central Standard Time (CST) Mon Mar 20 11:40:45 2006
Mountain Standard Time (MST) Mon Mar 20 10:40:45 2006
Pacific Standard Time (PST) Mon Mar 20 09:40:45 2006

145 km (90 miles) NNE of ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (pop 524,000)