All posts by Hutchins AAron

Born in Deutschland 1965, hometown was Bütthart, parents were not U.S. government employees. However, when father was tricked into joining the U.S. Air Force Civil Service, in 1969, with the promise that we could remain in Germany, we were promptly shipped off to Iran. Due to one of my Iranian educators being disappeared, along with her husband, by the U.S. ally Shah of Iran's Israeli & U.S. created Savak (for the then official terrorist act of promoting the idea that women can vote), and due to my U.S. citizen mother being placed on Savak's Terrorist Arrest List (for supporting the idea that women should vote, at that time the U.S. ally Shah of Iran did not allow women to vote, now they can) we left Iran for the United States in 1973, literally in the middle of the night. At the U.S. Embassy airbase the CIA operated Gooney Bird (C-47) was so packed with other U.S. citizens fleeing our ally Iran (because the Shah gave the OK to arrest any U.S. citizen for such terrorist acts as promoting the concept of voting) that we were turned away by the Loadmaster and had to take a chance on a civilian flight out of Tehran's airport. My father told me he and my mother had three culture shocks; first when they arrived in Germany as civilians, then after being shipped off to Iran as U.S. government employees, then again returning to the United States as unemployed civilians (because so much had changed in the U.S. while they were gone, their only news source was the U.S. Armed Forces Radio & Television Service which heavily censored information about the home front). Since I graduated high school in 1982 I've worked for U.S. government contractors and state & local government agencies (in California), convenience store manager in California, retail/property management in Georgia, California and Idaho. Spent the 1990s in the TV news business producing number one rated local news programs in California, Arizona and Idaho. 14+ years with California and Idaho Army National Guard and the U.S. Air Force. Obtained a BA degree in International Studies from Idaho State University at the age of 42. Unemployed since 2015, so don't tell me the economy has recovered.
Business/Economics

World War 3, Economic Front: U.S. job losses & store closings 02-03 March 2013. More proof God can’t stop the economic crash!

Snuffer’s Restaurant bankrupt in Texas.  Company officials blame mounting debt financing due to the bad economy.  The company was founded in 1978.

California’s Vallejo School Board considering laying off 46 employees.  They already laid off 115 employees last year!  They blame funding cuts.  Also, Corinthian Colleges shutting down its WyoTech, West Sacramento campus.  The automotive tech education center is being sold.

In Illinois, after 51 years of education Chicago Height’s Saint Kieran Christian school shutting down. It’s one of five schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago closing due to millions of dollars in budget cuts, and a drastic decline in enrollment.  Many families reporting that they can’t afford the $4000 to $5000 tuition (gee, god can’t help out?). The other schools being closed are Saint Gregory the Great High School, Saint Bernardine Elementary School, Saint Helena of the Cross Elementary School and Saint Paul-Our Lady of Vilna Elementary School.

New Jersey’s Newark Public Schools laid off 129 employees!  School officials said they were way overstaffed, unions are crying foul.

In Virginia, Alleghany County School Board closing two elementary schools. Officials blamed a 25% drop in enrollment and a $1.5 million USD shortfall.

In Minnesota, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis laid off eight people.  The layoffs are blamed on a half million dollars budget shortfall.

In Pennsylvania, in Wayne the Cream & Sugar coffee shop closed down.  Death in the family being blamed.  In Lancaster, the Weis Markets grocery store shut down. 45 employees affected.  Officials said the store was no longer “economically feasible.”

In Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the Margaux restaurant shut down without explanation.

Wicked Gelato in Farmington, Maine, closed.  The owner no longer has the time, now that she’s going to school to become a nurse.

After 40 years, the Ali Baba Time Out Deli closed in Knoxville, Tennessee.   The 69 years old owner said businesses is good, but he wants to retire.  Apparently nobody wants to take over the successful eatery.

In Moultrie, Georgia, Dalton’s Chicken closed down.  The Dalton family has been running successful restaurants for more than 50 years, and they say it’s time to retire.  Just like above, nobody wanted to take over?

 

 

 

 

 

International

World War 3, Asian Front: More U.S. deaths! Proof opium production is supporting organizations outside Afghanistan!

30 April 2013/19 Jumada t-Tania 1434/10 Ordibehest 1391/21 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

In Helmand Province, Nahr-e-Saraj District, nine Afghan National Army (ANA) troops killed along with three United Kingdom (Scottish)/NATO Red Coats after a home made bomb exploded.  Six Red Coats were also wounded.  ISAF said: “Three International Security Assistance Force service members died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan.”  (notice ISAF doesn’t mention the ANA deaths)

In relation to the Red Coat deaths, apparently they were in an armored vehicle called a Mastiff.  Prime Minister David Cameron claims he will investigate why the Mujahideen have been successful in killing Red Coats riding in a Mastiff AFV.  Here’s a clue, the thing rolled over on them when the bomb went off!

In Kapisa Province, Mujahideen say they’ve shot down a NATO/ISAF attack helicopter in Alasay District.  A medivac ‘copter was later seen at the site of the crash.

In Herat Province, a NATO/ISAF recon drone (UAV) crashed in Shindand District.  Mujahideen say they’ve recovered the wreckage.

In Farah Province, Bakwa District, a NATO/ISAF supply convoy was ambushed.  Reports say ten security guards were killed, 12 wounded.  Three patrol vehicles and three fuelers were destroyed.

In Faryab Province, Khwaja Musa District, Mujahideen ambushed ANA vehicle patrol.  Nine ANA troops joined the Mujahideen.

This year’s opium eradication campaign is going badly for the Afghan National Army and Police (ANP).  The operation began 40 days ago and already 141  government personnel have been killed, 86 wounded.   According to Afghanistan’s deputy counter-narcotics minister, Ibrahim Azhar, the Afghan opium poppy industry is generating $70 billion USD per year, yet only 5% of that ends up in Afghanistan.  So who’s getting the lions share?

In Kunar Province, more claims that Pakistan fired artillery rockets into Afghanistan.  Local government officials say 37 rockets hit Dangdam District, no casualties reported.

In Badakhshan Province, provincial officials say they’ve won the release of ten ANA personnel.  They had been captured by Mujahideen in Wardoj District, back in March.  The capture of the ANA troops resulted in a major offensive launched by Afghan and U.S./NATO units, which failed to free the government soldiers.

29 April 2013/18 Jumada t-Tania 1434/09 Ordibehest 1391/20 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

In Parwan Province, a dramatic crash of a Boeing 747 cargo plane was captured on video.  The U.S. contractor operated plane had just taken off from Bagram airbase, and appears to stall out over a well traveled road.  The stall could be a sign the plane was overloaded, or the pilot had the plane at too steep of an angle starving the engines of air.  Everyone onboard was killed.  The plane was on its way to Dubai.

Also in Parwan Province, Afghan NDS officials claim they arrested two fueler drivers who place explosives on their fueler trucks, bound for Bagram airbase.

In Farah Province, in Petawak area between Bakwa and Gulistan districts, a NATO/ISAF supply convoy was ambushed.  Mujahideen claim they killed 25 security guards and wounded 10 others. The vehicles in the convoy were destroyed.

In Pakistan, a suicide bomber used a motorcycle bomb to kill at least eight people and wound 45 others.  Several diplomats from Afghanistan were among those killed, however, Pakistan police say the target of the attack was a Pakistani police official.

The New York Times reports that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has paid President Hamid Karzai tens of millions of U.S. tax dollars.  Karzai admitted to reporters that the Afghan National Security Council has been paid off with U.S. tax dollars for the past ten years. An unnamed U.S. government official said what I’ve been saying: “The biggest source of corruption in Afghanistan, was the United States.”

28 April 2013/17 Jumada t-Tania 1434/08 Ordibehest 1391/19 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

U.S. military officials admitted that an USAF Beechcraft MC-12 spy aircraft went down in Zabul Province the day before. Four U.S. aircrew were killed.

In Parwan Province, Siyagard District, Mujahideen attacked a checkpoint, which resulted in a three hours long battle.  Mujahideen captured the checkpoint, along with large amounts of weapons, ammo and radio equipment.

In Ghazni Province, Zana Khan District, the deputy police chief, and his two bodyguards were assassinated by explosion. Local Mujahideen announced “Today was our first day of the new operation….”

In Herat Province, Rabat-e-Sangi District, at midnight Mujahideen launched a two hours long battle against the Tor Ghondi logistics base.  Several people killed and wounded, eight fuelers destroyed and 10 other fuel trucks damaged.

In Daikondi Province, Mujahideen claim to have taken control of the Bandar District after a brief battle with Afghan government forces.

In Zabul Province, Mujahideen ended their four day battle for Nawbahar District.  Dozens killed and wounded.  Mujahideen say they broke off the engagement when U.S./NATO/ISAF attack helicopters showed up.

In Nangarhar Province, Chaparhar District, director of provincial development council, Malak Mohkam Khan, said a U.S. patrol open fired on a family working in a farm field.  Two adults and two children were killed.  Khan said the U.S. personnel claimed they were being shot at from the farm field.

International

H7N9 update: 128 cases, 27 deaths!

02 May 2013 (01:47 UTC-07 Tango)/21 Jumada t-Tania 1434/12 Ordibehest 1391/23 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

The Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission reported that as of 01 May 2013, there were 127 human infections of H7N9.

On 02 May 2013, a 55 years old man died from the ‘bird’ flu in Hunan Province.  Apparently he got sick in Jiangxi Province and was transferred to Hunan on 26 April.

Also on 02 May, Hunan Province reported a new human case in the city of Shaoyang.

International

World War 3, False Flag Front: USAID a covert terrorist organization?

02 May 2013 (23:49 UTC-07 Tango 01 May 2013)/21 Jumada t-Tania 1434/12 Ordibehest 1391/23 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

“We will never again allow Bolivia or Latin America to be your backyard!”-Juan Evo Morales Ayma, President of Bolivia

On the 01 May 2013 the president of Bolivia, Juan Evo Morales Ayma, expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development for “…alleged political interference in peasant unions and other social organizations.”

Morales was also pissed by the arrogant statements of the U.S. Secretary of State: “The Western Hemisphere is our backyard, it is of vital importance to us.”-John Kerry, 17 April 2013

Prior to this incident it was revealed that the uncle of the alleged Boston Bombings suspects, Ruslan Tsarni, is an oil executive who used to work for Halliburton and USAID!

It’s also been revealed, and ignored by the main streamer U.S. media, that the elder (and dead) Boston Bombing suspect attended meetings of the Caucasus Fund of Georgia (CFG) in 2012.  CFG is directly supported by the U.S. christian republican Jamestown Foundation, which in turn is receiving U.S. taxpayer funding from USAID!

At the end of April 2013 it was revealed at the Darfur Donors Conference that USAID is giving Sudan $600 million USD per year in taxpayer funded “development” aid.  But wait, it was also revealed that more than half of that money, at least $400 million, goes to UNAMID (United Nations Mission in Darfur), which is not concerned with “development” but is a UN created paramilitary organization!

In 2012, Russian officials banned USAID from operating in their country, because they discovered that most of USAID’s efforts are involved with political activities, not helping people better their economic lives.  The Russians also banned many non-governmental agencies for being connected to USAID.

In Paraguay, in 2012 a covert pro-U.S. president was thrown out of office (where was the U.S. main streamer media on this one?) after several riots over land confiscation left at least 17 people dead.  The pro-U.S. president, Fernando Lugo, was being heavily funded with U.S. tax dollars from USAID.  Lugo had presented himself as a socialist leaning politician, it turned out he was a crony capitalist.  On the day of the overthrow of Lugo USAID officials were trying to figure out a way to bring the new Federico Franco government to the dark side of the force: “…how we can best approach new leadership to ensure not only stability in programming, but ability to march forward.”-Michael Eschleman, director of the Democracy and Threshold Programs at USAID

Well USAID must’ve found a way to buy off the new president of Paraguay, Federico Franco, because the Obama administration approves: “The most important thing at this point is to look for constructive ways…to engage with the Paraguayans, including with the Franco government.”-Roberta Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs

Jacobson was asked by a reporter if what happened in Paraguay last year was a U.S. supported coup, her response was “I’m not going to answer that question.”

USAID has been giving Paraguay millions in U.S. tax dollars, including millions for building up Paraguay’s national police force.  It’s part of a program called Threshold, which is meant to “strengthen the rule of law”.

Also in 2012, USAID was accused of helping Israel to pay for the construction of its apartheid wall, and the building of roads that actually cut off Palestinians from jobs.

It’s also interesting that USAID supports issues in other countries that are divisive within the United States, such as homosexuality: “Yes, we have projects around the world in the LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] area. In Southeast Asia, they are designed to support organizations that are stepping forward to demand their rights.”-Donald Steinberg, USAID deputy administrator

Regardless of what you think about homosexuality, how can your government be spending your tax money supporting issues in other countries, that do not have the overwhelming majority of support within the U.S.?

In 2011, Cuba convicted U.S. citizen Alan Phillip Gross on espionage charges.  Who did Gross work for?  Why USAID of course.  Gross was working through members of the Jewish community in Cuba.

In 2010 USAID admitted they don’t know what happens to the tens of millions of U.S. tax dollars sent to Ethiopia:  “….it is not possible to determine the extent of that contribution because of weakness in the mission’s performance management and reporting system…..the audit was unable to determine whether the results reported in USAID/Ethiopia’s Performance Plan and Report were valid because mission staff could neither explain how the results were derived nor provide support for those reported results. In fact, when the audit team attempted to validate the reported results, it was unable to do so….”-USAID AUDIT REPORT NO. 4-663-10-003-P

Wikileaks released documents showing that USAID was involved with attempts to get rid of Hugo Chavez of Venezuela: “The USAID/OTI program objectives in Venezuela focus on strengthening democratic institutions and spaces through non-partisan cooperation with many sectors of Venezuelan society.”-U.S. State Department cable 09 November 2006

What does OTI stand for? Office of Transition Initiatives, in other words, regime change.  The OTI is part of USAID.  Remember what the Russians said about NGOs and USAID?  The 2006 State Department cable proves the Russians correct: “OTI partners are training NGOs to be activists…”-U.S. State Department cable 09 November 2006

This list could go on and on.  One thing is for sure, USAID is not what it officially claims to be.

“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.”-slogans from the book 1984

“America is watching.”-John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State

“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.”-Albert Einstein

 

 

U.S.

World War 3, North American Front: Flase Flag State of Emergency declared in Seattle, Washington?

02 May 2013 (21:56 UTC-07 Tango 01 May 2013)/21 Jumada t-Tania 1434/12 Ordibehest 1391/23 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

“Using the emergency powers of the mayor’s office, I’m issuing an order for the limited purpose of giving police the authority to confiscate items that can be used as weapons.”-Mike MGinn, mayor

You rarely hear about May Day labor demonstrations in the crony capitalist country of United States, but the 1st of May became a riot in Seattle, Washington!

The mayor of Seattle, Mike McGinn, issued an order that gave cops “emergency powers”.  McGinn was Seattle’s police chief during the massive 1999 WTO riots,  which were ignored by the main streamer TV media.

Apparently the May Day riot was started by a group called Black Bloc when they held an unannounced protest. They were using flares, metal bars and even a flag pole as weapons of mass destruction against businesses (including some Too Big to Jail banks), vehicles, news reporters and eventually the cops!   Some cops said the Black Bloc members even made incendiary bombs out of toilet paper rolls!

A tourist from Canada said rioters attacked his car, and told him to go back to Canada.

Of course the Black Bloc May Day riot was only a fraction of the size of the 1999 WTO riots (again a massive riot that the main streamer TV media ignored), but it was enough to scare the crap out of the former police chief turned mayor, and basically he declared a state of emergency over it.

By the way there were peaceful May Day demonstrations in Seattle, but the crony capitalist main streamer U.S media never covers such commie activities.

 

International

World War 3, North American Front: Mexico kicks out U.S. ‘law enforcement’ agencies, blames them for drug war!

01 May 2013 (10:51 UTC-07 Tango)/20 Jumada t-Tania 1434/11 Ordibehest 1391/22 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

“Before, you had Agency A from the U.S. government that would deal with agency X, Y and Z from Mexico and then Agency B from the U.S. that would also deal with agency X, Y and Z from Mexico. Nobody knew what was going on!”-Sergio Alcocer, Mexico’s deputy foreign secretary for North American affairs

The new President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, is saying no to free access to Mexico by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its minions (FBI, CIA, DEA, ATF and border patrol).

What most people in the rule of law United States don’t know is that the Bush Jr lover, former Mexican President Felipe Calderon, gave free access to U.S. Homeland Security Department.  Most gringos don’t know that even their CIA had free range in Mexico, supposedly to fight drug lords.

The violence dramatically increased after the U.S. got directly involved in supposedly fighting the drug lords in Mexico.

Some sources say the Drug War started in 2000, when President Vicente Fox brought in military units to fight a drug lord in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.

The war escalated when President Felipe Calderon took over, and that’s when Homeland Security got directly involved.  And lets not forget the billions of dollars all you happy U.S. taxpayers gave to the Calderon regime, in the name of fighting the Drug War (money authorized by both the Bush Jr and Obama administrations).

Now after 13 years of the Drug War, in which at least six of those years overtly involved the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, more than 73000 people have been killed, 100000+ arrested/detained/captured and more than 27000 disappeared!!! (don’t forget the U.S. Operation Fast and Furious, that was one operation that became public, in which U.S. citizens were killed)

Keep in mind the majority of people killed were not drug dealers, but innocent civilians, including migrants from Central America, and dozens of U.S. citizens on vacation!

At one point Homeland Security, and the states of Arizona and Texas were scare mongering for National Guard troops to be sent into action.

And here’s an interesting stat; from 2008 to 2011 the number of ‘murders’ attributed to the Drug War skyrocketed by five times what they were in 2006 and 2007.  That happens to correspond to the increase in U.S. tax dollars the Obama administration gave to Calderon.

Remember gringos, this is what happens when your Big Bro/Sis Homeland Security ‘takes care of you’!

There have been numerous cases where local Mexican police were arrested for killing migrants, and some of those bad cops say they had direction from U.S. sources!

Now the new democratically elected government of Mexico demands that all U.S. Homeland Security minions pass through the Mexican Secretary of the Interior.

There is also a meeting planned between Nieto and Obama.  Nieto is sounding the same action plan that Fox sounded before losing favor with Bush Jr.  It just happens to be the same action plan Bill Clinton once called for: ‘It’s the economy, stupid!’

So after a decade of throwing billions of U.S. taxpayer money into a Drug War (that’s probably nothing but a big False Flag event), Mexican and U.S. officials are now thinking, mmmm, ‘maybe if people had lots of good paying jobs they wouldn’t need to turn to dealing drugs, or more importantly, they wouldn’t be angry with their Big Bro/Sis government?’

But don’t forget the warning that former U.S. Secretary of State Caspar Weinberger co-wrote with Peter Schweizer (called The Next War); if the Mexican government fails to toe the line with U.S. policies then War were Declared!  (several wars warned about in The Next War have come to pass)

 

Business/Economics

World War 3, Economic Front: Demand for fuel way down in Japan! Yet prices going up?

01 May 2013 (09:17 UTC-07 Tango)/20 Jumada t-Tania 1434/11 Ordibehest 1391/22 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

Japan’s Natural Resources and Energy Agency reporting a big decrease in the number of gas stations.  Almost 20 years ago there were more than 60000 gas stations in Japan, now there are 35000.

Gas station operators blame falling demand and increased operating costs, making the business of selling fuel unprofitable. Yet fuel prices go up for Japanese drivers.

Japan buys its crude oil based on the more expensive Brent Crude price, which has been way higher than U.S. (WTI) Crude.  Some reports say that Japan pays as much as three times what other countries pay, because Japan makes a lot of ‘spot’ purchases.

Another problem is the 11 March 2011 nuclear disaster.  Japan has been forced to switch to other forms of generating electricity, mainly petroleum based.  So while demand for fuel for vehicles might be down, demand for fuel for power stations is up.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency, Japan is now the number one importer of liquified natural gas, number two importer of coal and third biggest importer of crude oil.

The result is that the Japanese are paying a lot more for utilities.   Yet Japanese utility companies are losing money!

The major power companies of Japan reported they lost $20 billion USD from 2011 to 2012, and they’ve lost another $16 billion from 2012 to 2013!  So they’ve jacked up their rates, some by as much as 8.5%.

Looks like the only money makers here are the oil companies.

Business/Economics

World War 3, Economic Front: U.S. job losses & store closings 01 March 2013. More signs the economy sucks!

In New York the power supply company, Eaton Corporation, announced 33 layoffs.  Company officials blame the bad economy.

After 33 years of doing business in Hamburg, New York,  Romanello’s South Restaurant closed down. The owner is pissed off: “I ran out of money. I’m sick about it!”-John Romanello

The coffee shop, Noella Brew Bar, closed down in Brooklyn, New York.  The owner said it wasn’t worth it to keep fighting the bad economy and that “…my health, my kids and life outside of work is more important.”  

In Bronx, New York, the Jonathan Levin High School for Media and Communications will be closed.  School officials blame declining enrollment and a dismal graduation rate of only 31%!

In Ohio, the Neil House Brewery closed.  The Indian Creek School District to close the Wayne Elementary School due to funding problems.

In California, the Saint Rita Christian school in Fairfax is closing: “The problem we have is the same across the United States: dwindling numbers of students and higher personnel costs.”-Reverend Ken Weare

Compuware laying off 160 employees! Most of the layoffs will affect administrative and operating positions. Company officials say they need to save $23 million USD in the next 18 months.

In Massachusetts, Hoosac Bank laying off 20 employees due to a merger.

In North Carolina, Bank of America closing a branch office in New Bern by the end of May.  Too Big to Jail bank officials blamed internet competition: “This decision is driven primarily by a decline in transactions, as customers increasingly rely on other channels including mobile and online banking.”

Toy and game maker, Hasbro, laid off three people from their TV game show division.

In South Carolina, Boeing said it will end hundreds of contracted positions at its Dreamliner factory!  One unnamed source said it could be 20% of the nearly 6000 workers at the factory.  Company officials said it has nothing to do with recent problems with the 787 airliner, but that they simply want to stop relying on contractors.  (mmm, wasn’t it a contractor that made those flaming batteries?)

Social networking site, Memory Lane, laid off an undisclosed amount of employees at its Seattle, Washington, offices.   Company officials would not comment, but it’s known they’ve been losing revenue.

Online video game source, GameFly, laid off as many as 35 people.

Washington DC law firm, Patton Boggs, laid off an undisclosed amount of attorneys.

In Arkansas, Tyson poultry processor to close its Springdale operation. 60 employees out-o-work. Company officials blame a change in consumer demand.

The New Milford Hospital is closing its Family Birthing Center in Connecticut. Hospital officials said it was because adults are having less babies.

In Oregon, the Easter Seals closing their Children’s Therapy Center in Salem.  The international charity blames it on skyrocketing health care costs and crashing donations from individuals and corporations.

After 46 years in operation, the A&P grocery store in Bedminster, New Jersey, shut down.  The lease was not renewed.

In Minnesota, the Rainbow Foods grocery store shut down in Robbinsdale: “The store is underperforming and closing because of increased competition. Their lease is up and because of the decreased profitability they will not renew…..”-Regan Murphy, mayor

In Chelsea, Michigan, the L&W Engineering steel and aluminum fabrication factory is being closed, supposedly for the next two years.  Company officials say they are converting the factory into MIG welding facility, however, unnamed employees told local media the company is dumping the factory.

After 30 years in business, Bacon’s Furniture shutting down in Florida.  They lost their lease.

In an ironic move, the Illinois Department of of Employment Security closed seven offices, in effect laying off 192 employees!  The Prairie State has already closed eight employment offices since last year, this latest round makes 15 in toto.  Now if that’s not a sign the economy is crashing and burning than I don’t know what is!

 

 

Business/Economics

World War 3, Economic Front: U.S. layoffs announced in February 2013 higher than last year!

According to Rueters, the number of announced planned layoffs by U.S. employers was up for the second month in a row at the end of February.

There was a 7% increase from February 2012 to February 2013, and a 37% increase from January 2013 to February 2013.

In February 2013 it was announced that 55356 people would be out on the street sometime this year. That’s on top of the 40430 layoffs announced in January.