News:
- Nuclear crisis spreads to 4th plant in Japan.
- Assistant Secretary of State PJ Crowley is forced to resign after speaking out against the continuing torture of Private Bradley Manning. From Crowley's resignation letter: "The exercise of power must be prudent and consistent with our laws and values."
- Anonymous to start "Operation: Empire State Rebellion" tomorrow. Will reportedly release incriminating documents from Bank of America. Also will start "a relentless campaign of non-violent, peaceful, civil disobedience" that will not stop until: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke steps down, the "Primary Dealers within the Federal Reserve banking system be broken up and held accountable for rigging markets and destroying the global economy," and "the rule of law" is restored in the country.
- Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday told international troops to "stop their operations in our land." Karzai continued: "I would like to ask NATO and the US with honour and humbleness and not with arrogance to stop their operations in our land. We are very tolerant people but now our tolerance has run out."
- Republicans in Michigan were successful in passing "financial martial law" bill. Protests expected in Lansing this week.
- Florida Republicans are on the verge on passing a bill which would force a woman who wants to terminate her pregnancy to submit to having a vaginal ultrasound, an intrusive and unnecessary medical procedure.
- Boycott of businesses that support Scott Walker starts.
- Police fire on protesters in Yemen, as the country sees its largest protests to date.
- France recognizes rebels as legitimate government of Libya.
- Cote d'Ivoire experience more deadly clashes, Civil War looms.
- Protests are growing in Bahrain, if the revolution is successful there, it would be a big boost for the Revolution movement in Saudi Arabia:
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