05 May 2013 (03:00 UTC-07 Tango)/24 Jumada t-Tania 1434/15 Ordibehest 1391/26 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
Home videos shot from different angles in Damascus, Syria, show that there had already been an airstrike by Israelis, before the massive bunker buster type explosion takes place.
You can see the Mushroom cloud video here. And a much closer view here.
05 May 2013 (02:31 UTC-07 Tango)/24 Jumada t-Tania 1434/15 Ordibehest 1391/26 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
“The Zionist regime and its allies seek to create ethnic and religious discord among Muslim countries.”-Ramin Mehmanparast, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman
“This action which has been done in line with the Zionists’ criminal plots seeks to increase religious intolerances.”-Seyed Abdelmalik Al-Houthi, Yemen’s Houthi Movement
Syrian military sources say they’ve shot down an IDF aircraft flying over Damascus.
Western media say Israel is trying to stop the latest Iranian made ballistic missiles from getting to Lebanon.
Iran calling for a united front against Israel, and Iranian and Yemeni officials are calling for vengeance against the U.S. backed al Qaeda insurgents who’ve destroyed centuries old Shia shrines throughout West Asia.
05 May 2013 (02:16 UTC-07 Tango)/24 Jumada t-Tania 1434/15 Ordibehest 1391/26 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
Iran has condemned Sunday’s airstrike against Syria, launched by Israel. Iran is calling for a united front against Israel.
A massive explosion rocked the Syrian capital of Damascus. Syrian media says an Israeli missile hit the Jamraya research center. So far no comment from Israeli sources. This would be the second airstrike by Israel in the past three days.
People living in Damascus describe what sounds like a bunker buster bomb exploding.
04 May 2013 (16:06 UTC-07 Tango)/23 Jumada t-Tania 1434/14 Ordibehest 1391/25 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
There are now 166 detainees at Gitmo, and according to the U.S. Department of Defense U.S. taxpayers are shelling out $900000 per detainee per year, just to maintain the Joint Detention Group at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay!
The Department of Defense says it costs $150 million per year to operate the illegal torture camp. If the detainees had been placed in federal stateside prisons it would have cost a fraction of what Gitmo costs.
04 May 2013/23 Jumada t-Tania 1434/14 Ordibehest 1391/25 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
In Kandahar Province, five U.S. personnel were killed by an explosion. A U.S. captain confirmed the reports. ISAF said only: “Five International Security Assistance Force service members died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan.”
In another report, two U.S. personnel were shot dead by an Afghan National Army soldier. It was confirmed by an unnamed U.S. official.
In Herat Province, a teenaged girl has been shot an killed by U.S./NATO personnel. Local government officials said the U.S. led troops open fired on civilians in the street.
President Hamid Karzai made it clear that no Afghan government will accept the British empire created Durand Line, which separates Afghanistan and Pakistan. The problem is that most of western Pakistan actually belongs to Afghanistan. The evil Red Coats arbitrarily drew the line while creating the new country of Pakistan.
03 May 2013/22 Jumada t-Tania 1434/13 Ordibehest 1391/24 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
90 Army National Guardsmen, from Maine U.S.A., were told their deployment to Afghanistan has been “off ramped”. Local media speculated it was part of President Obama’s plan to reduce troop levels in Afghanistan.
Afghan interpreters working for British Red Coats, begging to be taken back to Merry Ol’ England because they now fear for their lives. U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron had already stated that no interpreters will be allowed to move to the British Isles. The puppet Afghan interpreters said Cameron signed their death warrant: “When they leave us, we are the first target for these people. So I don’t know why they will not recognize our service or the sacrifices we have made.”-‘Abdul’ translator working for Red Coats in Afghanistan
After the U.S. Congress spent at least $93 billion U.S. tax dollars (not counting fiscal year 2013) on building up the puppet government of Afghanistan, the Special Investigator for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), says the U.S. Department of Defense has not met its goals for pulling out in 2014. SIGARs found numerous problems such as inadequate system for providing fuel to Afghan government forces, more than $230 million worth of aircraft repair parts that went missing on their way to Afghan government forces, continued high rate of illiteracy among Afghan government forces despite $200 million being spent on literacy programs.
“Afghanistan will not be able to achieve security and stability if its people
generally distrust and dismiss the government as ineffectual and corrupt.
SIGAR has published 13 audits that looked at critical U.S. programs related
to rule of law, civil service development, provincial capacity, election support,
and corruption. This work revealed serious problems, including the
lack of an integrated U.S. anticorruption strategy. It has led SIGAR to conduct
a new audit of the State Department’s primary program to train justice
sector personnel and build the overall capacity of the Afghan judicial system.
SIGAR’s Office of Special Projects is also now reviewing the current
U.S. anticorruption strategy.” -SIGAR Quarterly Report to United States Congress, 30 April 2013
02 May 2013/21 Jumada t-Tania 1434/12 Ordibehest 1391/23 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
In Logar Province, Pul-e-Alam District, eight local cops were killed when they drove over a landmine.
In Farah Province, provincial government officials say one Afghan and two Iranians were killed by U.S./NATO airstrike in Deh-Ishq village of Pushtrod District.
In Nuristan Province, provincial government officials say a feared Mujahideen sniper was killed by U.S./NATO drone strike in Amshoz village at Waigal District. The sniper was known as The Knife. Afghan police also claimed they shot and killed another Mujahideen sniper in Barg-e-Matal District.
President Karzai demands President Obama deliver on his promise to close Gitmo (Guantanamo Bay prison).
Danish taxpayers have already given Afghanistan $630 million, now the government leaders of Afghanistan and Denmark have signed a long term military pact: “Denmark has been deeply engaged in Afghanistan for more than 11 years. So it is only natural that we now sign a strategic partnership agreement and thus seal a mutual desire on a long term cooperation. Denmark will remain engaged in Afghanistan even after 2014.”-Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Prime Minister of Denmark
01 May 2013/20 Jumada t-Tania 1434/11 Ordibehest 1391/22 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
In Nangarhar Province, a two hour battle raged along the Durand Line border with Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pakistani media reports one Afghan border cop killed, two Pakistani soldiers wounded. However, Afghan media say nine Pakistanis were killed, one Afghan border cop killed and three wounded. It happened at the Gursal border gate. Afghan government officials said the Pakistanis were caught trying to capture the newly built Afghan side of the gate. Other reports say the Afghan National Army is building up forces in that area.
In Farah Province, provincial government officials say a U.S./NATO airstrike killed eight Mujahideen.
In Nuristan Province, provincial government officials say a member of al Qaeda, from Yemen, was killed by U.S./NATO drone strike.
In Faryab Province, Ghormach District, Mujahideen captured at least 28 policemen, according to local government officials. However, villagers say 46 local government cops were captured.
In Kandahar Province, Shahwali Kot District, an explosion on a road from Uruzgan Province killed three civilians, and wounded four civilians and four cops from Uruzgan.
In Helmand Province, the convoy of the deputy provincial governor was ambushed. Conflicting reports about who was killed and who wasn’t, but several people were killed or wounded.
In Kabul City, at least 20 girls from Sultan Razia high school went to the hospital. A teacher says one of the rooms was sprayed with unknown chemicals, making the girls sick.
150 Army National Guardsmen, from Alabama U.S.A., were just told their December deployment to Afghanistan has been “off ramped”.
Once again, and thanks to the generous donation of tax money from taxpayers in Europe, North America and even East Asia, the Afghan economy is booming! That’s according to the latest report from the World Bank. According to the World Bank, Afghanistan’s 2012 GDP hit an incredible 11.8%! Doesn’t that make all you happy taxpayers feel good?
04 May 2013 (13:13 UTC-07 Tango)/23 Jumada t-Tania 1434/14 Ordibehest 1392/25 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
Medical researchers say the rate of people dying from H7N9 has reached 20%, or one in every five human infections.
Other researchers put together possible H7N9 spread maps, using wild bird flight patterns, and poultry distribution.
When looking at only wild bird migration patterns the spread of H7N9 seems to correlate. However, problems pop up when looking at domesticated poultry. Government testing of poultry has already shown that only poultry in the live markets show signs of infection, not one chicken or duck on a farm has tested positive. Much more research needs to be done to find out why poultry are becoming infected after being brought to live markets.
In Taiwan, government health officials are in trouble after video was released showing the culling of poultry being done by people who are not protected.
The video also shows dead chickens piled in parking lots: “We can see vendors, workers and regular people moving around the market without gloves or masks, and no protection measures at all have been implemented. The market should be a model for the city’s bird flu prevention campaign, but has become a big loophole…”-Tung Chung-yen, Taipei City Council
04 May 2013 (02:36 UTC-07 Tango)/23 Jumada t-Tania 1434/14 Ordibehest 1391/25 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
According to Associated Press an Israeli official has just confirmed an Israeli airstrike against Syria on Firday.
The IDF was targeting a shipment of “advanced” missiles they suspected were being delivered to Lebanon. They stated the missiles were not WMDs, but were “game changers”.
04 May 2013 (02:16 UTC-07 Tango)/23 Jumada t-Tania 1434/14 Ordibehest 1391/25 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
“We question the UN Security Council, the UN and the powerful nations over Israel’s activities. We call on the international community to pressure Israel to stop its attacks and violations and to commit to abiding by Resolution 1701!”-Michel Suleiman, President of Lebanon
According to a Reuters report, an unnamed U.S. official said that some time between Thursday and Friday the Israelis attacked a warehouse in Syria, possibly from Lebanese airspace.
Lebanese media now saying that the Israeli attack could have used glide bombs, or missiles that could have been launched from Lebanon. It would explain the massive increase in IDF aircraft violating Lebanon’s airspace.
04 May 2013 (02:06 UTC-07 Tango)/23 Jumada t-Tania 1434/14 Ordibehest 1391/25 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
“What we can say is that Israel is determined to prevent the transfer of chemical weapons or other game-changing weaponry by the Syrian regime to terrorists, specially to Hezbollah in Lebanon.”-Aaron Sagui, Israeli U.S. embassy spokesman
There has been no official confirmation by Israeli officials, about the U.S. report of IDF airstrikes on Syria. Strangely there is no news about any airstrikes coming out of Syria, either. Also, this IDF airstrike apparently took place more than 24 hours ago.
One Israeli independent military intelligence source said Israel conducted several airstrikes on Syria, from Thursday night to Friday morning. Some of the IDF aircraft circled President Assad’s residence before bombing a nearby weapons depot. The source did not specify if the weapons depot had WMDs or not.
Apparently the Syrian military fired back, but none of the aircraft were shot down.
Israeli sources are also claiming that large numbers of Lebanese and Iranian troops have arrived in Syria, to help the government fight the U.S./European backed insurgents.
For the past week Israeli aircraft have been violating Lebanese airspace. Sources in Lebanon say the IDF aircraft that attacked Syria flew through Lebanese airspace. They also say the IDF planes circled over Beirut and possible targets in Lebanon.
Official Lebanese military sources said they counted between eight and 16 IDF aircraft that illegally loitered in Lebanese airspace for 14 hours, between Thursday evening and Friday morning. One Lebanese media outlet said “…the air traffic in the last 24 hours has been unusually high.”
04 May 2013 (01:24 UTC-07 Tango)/23 Jumada t-Tania 1434/14 Ordibehest 1391/25 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711
The main streamer U.S. media was all over the claims by Israel that the Syrian government used chemical weapons, but what they didn’t tell you is that Israel activated 2000 IDF reserve soldiers at the same time.
Officially the call up is being called, essentially, an impromptu war game. But one zionist Israeli media source said their sources in the IDF called the Northern Command reservist activation “revolutionary and important”, because apparently the Israeli Defense Minister, Moshe Ya’alon, wasn’t told about it!
2000 IDF reserve soldiers were activated. The ‘war games’ near the border with Lebanon, involve live ammo. Rumors are spreading throughout Israel that this is actually preps for an invasion of Syria: “The scenario involves Lebanon, but it could also be Syria.”-unnamed IDF source
Ya’alon has been avoiding the Israeli media, but new reports say he’s starting to officially question why he wasn’t told about these impromptu war games.
Israeli analysts have said the size of the war games are not unusual. What is unusual is that they seemed to be ordered on the spur of the moment, and why wasn’t the Defense Minister told?