03 January 2013, U.S. Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, will step down at the end of the month.
This is not the first time rumors have spread of Geithner wanting to quit his job, but some analysts think it’s for real this time.
Also, in an interview last year, Geithner said he would not stay on if Obama was re-elected.
03 January 2013, it’s not just Sears and Kmart, many other retail stores are closing down in 2013.
Macy’s just reported they will close at least six stores. Macy’s will close stores in California (116 jobs lost), Hawaii (91 jobs lost), Massachusetts (101 jobs lost), Minnesota (153 jobs lost), Nevada (a Bloomingdale’s, 35 jobs lost) and Texas (138 jobs lost).
In the case of the Saint Paul, Minnesota Macy’s, taxpayers will lose $6.3 million USD. That’s how much of a tax subsidy city leaders gave the store back in 2001. Under the deal Macy’s did not have to pay it back as long as the store stayed open through 2012. Well, it’s 2013, and they’re shutting it down.
Macy’s is the last major department store in the downtown Saint Paul area, meaning for the first time in 130 years there will be no major department stores in the downtown area.
Other store closings announced for 2013:
f.y.e. music store in Beverly, Massachusetts.
f.y.e. music store in Montgomery, Alabama.
Mother Nuture parenting store in Lexington, Kentucky.
Coldwater Creek women’s clothing store in Glendale, Wisconsin.
Christopher & Banks women’s clothing store in Glendale, Wisconsin. (actually closed at the end of December 2012)
Whole Foods Market organic food store in Tucson, Arizona. But good news, it’s only for remodeling, they hope to be re-opened by the end of 2013.
Barnes & Noble book stores, two in Texas.
A&W All American Food restaurant in Boise, Idaho.
Bakers shoe store in Boise, Idaho.
Blockbuster video store in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Savvy Spaces furniture store in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Eddie Bauer clothing store in Yakima, Washington.
Eddie Bauer clothing store in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Eddie Bauer clothing store in Rockford, Illinois.
Pearle Vision Center in Mall at Steamtown, Pennsylvania.
Shambala clothing store in Mall at Steamtown, Pennsylvania.
Verizon cell phone store in Mall at Steamtown, Pennsylvania.
Gap clothing store in Shoppes at Montage, Pennsylvania.
C.J. Banks women’s clothing store in Wyoming Valley Mall, Pennsylvania.
H&M women’s clothing stores in Eastview Mall and Mall at Greece Ridge, New York.
Soccer Plus stores in Palatine and Libertyville, Illinois.
Easy Street Records in Seattle, Washington.
Justice IGA grocery store in Grayson, Kentucky.
Sheetz convenience store in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
The last of the Cub Foods grocery stores in Trotwood, Ohio.
Vons grocery store in Hesperia, California.
Amy’s Hallmark greeting card store in Albany, Georgia.
Restoration Hardware store in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
American Eagle Outfitters clothing store in Birmingham, Alabama. (closed at the end of December 2012)
Piggly Wiggly grocery store in Florence, South Carolina.
Disney Store in Reno, Nevada. (closed at the end of December 2012, recent reports say Disney will not renew its store leases)
Klingenberg’s Hardware and Paint store in Newport, Kentucky. (closed on 29 December 2012, after 90 years in business)
The Papery paper product store in Clarendon, Virginia.
Larmon Camera Shop in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
Tasti D-Lite frozen dessert West End store in Nashville, Tennessee.
Vision Video store in Athens, Georgia.
Austerity acts; tax increases/cuts to social programs. Tax revolts. Mobilization of Revolutionaries. Ineffectual government reforms/accommodations. Government repression.
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28 December 2012
Mujahideen claim wave of attacks in Kandahar Province. In Shahwalikot district, battles raged since the day before. Mujahideen are not sure of how much damage they inflicted on enemy troops, but they think they blew up a U.S./NATO armored vehicle. Also, in the same district a local cop joined the Mujahideen. In Panjwaee district, a cop was sniped. In Kandahar city, a police vehicle was blown up with a bicycle bomb, killing four and wounding one. In Ghorak district, a police vehicle was blown up with a landmine. In Hisark district, 15 U.S./NATO personnel were killed in a firefight.
Pakistan closed the Torkham gate on the border with Afghanistan, claiming two Pakistani truck drivers had been tortured by Afghan border police. This was apparently in retaliation for Pakistani police harassing 29 Afghan truck drivers. And that was in retaliation for Afghan harassment of Pakistani workers the week prior!
In another example of wasted U.S. taxpayer money; two Afghan women returned from the United States after receiving helicopter pilot training. The problem is that the Afghan air force refuses to let the women do their jobs as pilots. The two 2nd Lieutenants are the first female pilots for Afghanistan since the Soviet occupation in the 1980s.
Afghans are suing Germany over an airstrike that killed almost one hundred civilians, and wounded at least 142. It happened in 2009, when German ground troops called in an airstrike on two fuelers that had been captured by Mujahideen. USAF F-15 Eagles blew up the fuel trucks in a crowded part of Kunduz city.
Australia began officially withdrawing from Afghanistan. They claim they will be out by the end of 2013.
27 December 2012
In Logar Province, Mujahideen claim heavy fighting. Two U.S. led troops on foot patrol killed, and two wounded, using a remote detonated bomb. They also claim to have killed two Afghan government troops when they blew up their vehicle. A policeman was sniped by Mujahideen as well.
In Uruzgan Province, Mujahideen attacked a police checkpoint. Government reports say four cops killed, four wounded. Mujahideen claim six cops killed. Reports say the attack was led by a local cop.
In Kunar Province, Mujahideen are calling it the Battle of Kunar. In Chapa Darah district, they claim to have killed seven enemy troops and blew up three vehicles. In Manugi district, they claim to have killed three enemy troops, wounded dozens, and destroyed three vehicles.
26 December 2012
In Nangarhar Province, in Khogiyani district, U.S./NATO forces used helicopters to bomb Afghan government militia troops and local police, killing 15. It happened during an intense battle with Mujahideen. Apparently the U.S. led forces mistook the local government militia/cops as Mujahideen. No comment from ISAF, so far. Mujahideen say, “na, na, you missed me, you didn’t even touch me!”
In Faryab Province, in Dawlatabad district, Mujahideen attacked a police checkpoint chasing off the cops and taking two motorcycles and a supply truck. In Chilgazi district, Mujahideen killed 10 Afghan National Army (ANA) troops, and captured one.
In Khost Province, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Chapman was hit by a car bomb: “Three Afghan nationals are killed and seven Afghan nationals are wounded. We have no report of coalition casualties right now.”-International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
Afghan media reports say President Hamid Karzai has met with Mujahideen leaders. He promised them he would take their complaints directly to U.S. President Barack Obama.
Afghan investigators say the police woman who killed a U.S. police contractor, is from Iran. They say she came to Afghanistan ten years ago with her husband. Although investigators are trying to blame the shooting on the fact that she’s originally from Iran, they have not found any links to Mujahideen. The female cop said she did it to get vengeance for being sexually harassed.
France will offer asylum to Afghans that have worked for the French military. French officials admit those Afghans who worked for the French military will not be safe once French troops leave Afghanistan.
Today was the 33rd anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The Soviets had advanced weapons, highly trained troops, much more firepower including air power, yet still lost. They occupied Afghanistan (on their own, not with allies like the United states) for ten years.
25 December 2012
In Kandahar Province, Panjwaee district, Mujahideen say they attacked a enemy foot patrol by ambush and landmines. Two killed, one wounded. In Karez bazaar of Kandahar city, Mujahideen attacked a police check point with grenades. As government reinforcements arrived, Mujahideen attacked them with bombs. Six killed. In Boldak district, three border police were killed, one wounded, when they drove over a landmine.
In Farah Province, three people were killed when they drove over a landmine.
In Helmand Province, in Bari Gul bazaar area of Nad Ali district, U.S./NATO forces raided a village. Three people were beat up then kidnapped.
In Paktika Province, an ANA soldier joined the Mujahideen.
In a Call to Decision 02 January 2013 interview with North Carolina State cop, Lieutenant McCoy, he stated that Martial Law training began in May 2012, is nothing new, except the training has since been “stepped up”.
McCoy relaid how over the past decade the Federal government pumped millions of dollars into local law enforcement agencies, to the point they now “own them”. I can attest to that regarding state National Guard (militia). During the 1990s the Federal government offered billions in extra funding to state National Guard, with the catch that the governors had to essentially turn over their right to authorize activation of their respective Guard units to the Federal government.
Listen to interview here (02 January 2013 interview).
In a Call to Decision 02 January 2013 interview with North Carolina State cop, Lieutenant McCoy, he stated he had first hand knowledge of FEMA concentration camps, but did not elaborate.
“For God’s sake, people’ve got to wake up!”-Lieutenant McCoy, North Carolina State cop
In a Call to Decision 02 January 2013 interview with North Carolina State cop, Lieutenant McCoy, he stated his experience with computer training for Martial Law, it appears that Federal officials are concerned things will deteriorate to the point of Martial Law in the next three to six months.
McCoy says Christians who stand up to Martial Law will be considered by Federal government to be their main targets.
In a Call to Decision 02 January 2013 interview with North Carolina State cop, Lieutenant McCoy, he stated he talked to at least one elected official who said they know what’s coming, regarding Martial Law.
Planning for Martial Law began in the 1980s. At least 45% of county Sheriffs will not support Martial Law.
Federal officials already established potential target list of U.S. citizens they expect to resist. List includes farms, and any operation that could allow individual citizens to operate independent of government or unAmerican Corporate America.
In a Call to Decision 02 January 2013 interview with North Carolina State cop, Lieutenant McCoy, he stated that he believed three quarters of local law enforcement officials will fight any Federal Martial Law.
McCoy also implies that U.S. media reports focusing on shootings, and anti-gun propaganda is part of elitists’ plan to get the general public riled up, rioting in the streets, so Federal government can justify Martial Law.
“We Republicans need to be willing to tolerate a temporary, partial government shutdown, which is what that could mean.”-Pat Toomey, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
“Go fuck yourself!”-John Boehner, Speaker of the House, reply to Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader
“More remains to be done to put U.S. public finances back on a sustainable path without harming the still fragile recovery.”-Gerry Rice, International Monetary Fund (IMF), commenting on the so called fiscal cliff deal in the United States
“As the IMF have said, anything short of a deep and wide reaching resolution will not be good enough this time around.”–Wayne Swan, Treasurer of Australia, commenting on the so called fiscal cliff deal in the United States
The so called budget agreement to avoid a fiscal cliff (austerity measures) is a total sham. As I posted before, this fiscal cliff is a done deal.
Proof is the fact that there will be across the board 2% income/payroll tax increases for everyone, not just the wealthy! So much for some of those states that recently raised their mandatory minimum wage levels (or maybe that’s why they raised it, they knew what was coming).
One small business owner said he can not afford to try and help his employees deal with the increased income tax by giving them a raise: “Any business that survived the recession did so by digging a big hole. We can’t dig any deeper.”-Mike Brey, Hobby Works
The 2% payroll tax increase comes as a temporary decrease on Social Security taxes ended with the first round of fiscal cliff BS. That’s right, this is just first round. Despite what the incompetent main stream U.S. TV media is reporting, there are more fiscal cliff hangers coming.
According to many economists, this latest deal does not cut spending enough, or at all, and the amount of increase in taxes is piddly, so the end result is deeper government debt.
Over the next two months there will be more fiscal cliff hangers, over the national debt ceiling, more taxes and government spending cuts. Isn’t this what we’ve been seeing in several European countries in the past couple of years?