Radio Pangaea: Show #70

U.S. geologists have discovered vast mineral wealth in Afghanistan, possibly amounting to $1 trillion. – Jimmy Dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, "Big Bad John," and an entrepreneur known for his sausage brand has passed away. - Iran's president has made a rare public call for producing the "special weapons" that are a monopoly of a few nations — a veiled reference to nuclear arms. – A team of scientists flew to the Australian Outback on Monday and recovered a Japanese space capsule that they hope contains asteroid samples providing clues into the evolution of the solar system. - Colombian soldiers have rescued four policemen held hostage in the jungle by leftist rebels for nearly 12 years.