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World War 3: South West Pacific Australia now “enhanced” partner of North Atlantic! All you happy taxpayers are the real targets!

05 September 2014 (17:24 UTC-07 Tango)/10 Dhu l-Qa’da 1435/14 Shahrivar 1393/12 Gui-You 4712

“NATO need to step up and start to communicate that this is a dangerous world. There is a purpose to this alliance. It is not just a hangover from the Cold War, just a club. This alliance has a purpose for a more dangerous world.”-Robin Niblett, British empire’s Royal Institute of International Affairs

There was a time when we were all told that NATO was for countries that bordered the northern area of the Atlantic Ocean, hence North Atlantic Treaty Organization.  But now there are many countries on the other side of the World who are special members.  Today the South West Pacific country of Australia just had its special membership upgraded to “enhanced”.

This is because United States led NATO officials are pissing themselves over their loss of control of their covert insurgant group now known as Islamic State,  and the never ending Tar Baby known as Afghanistan, as well as realizing they’ve pissed-off Mother Russia by trying to abscond with Ukraine!

Australia is not the only NATO wannabe having its pseudo-membership (officially called “NATO partners”) upgraded; Finland, Georgia, Jordan and Sweden are getting upgraded as well.

Australia’s first job as an “enhanced” partner is leading a NATO conference on what to do with Afghanistan (at the current NATO summit in police state Wales, British empire).

What it sounds like to me is that NATO has got so big it is going to split into at least three regions; one to handle Europe/Russia, one to handle Afghanistan/Asia and one to handle their renegade insurgent groups in the Middle East/North Africa.

Of course, the real issue being discussed at the current NATO summit in Wales, is how to get all you happy taxpayers to pay for this new ‘enhanced’ NATO?

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World War 3 Afghanistan, 21 – 25 August 2014: U.S. taxpayers spend $92-million on Afghan schools! Obama gives 200+ MRAPs away! Obama offers $30-million U.S. tax-dollars reward! Yet another taxpayer funded study says war is bad for you!

Helmand Province: In Greshk District, five cops were killed by a fellow cop turned Mujahideen.  The shooter got away with all their weapons and ammo.  Near Lashkargah City, a Kamikaze bomber blew up his car after police started shooting at him.  16 people wounded.

Kabul Province: In Kabul City, two explosions rock the 12th District. The first wounding three cops and one civilian, the second explosion wounded 11 Afghan National Army (ANA) troops and three civilians.  So much for all that high tech spy equipment U.S. taxpayers have been forced to pay for; the Obama regime is so frustrated that they’re now offering Afghans a $30-million USD reward for info that helps the U.S. capture Pakistani Mujahideen leaders (specifically Haqqani Network).  It’s being handled through John Kerry’s Department of failed State’s Rewards for Justice program.  The Obama regime also announced it is giving the ANA 212 MRAPs (Mine Resistant Ambushed Protected) vehicles, at U.S. taxpayer expense.  On top of all those U.S. taxpayer funded giveaways, the terrorist group known as USAID has given $92-million to the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education for the University Support and Workforce Development Program (USWDP).  A program to help stop opium growing (funded by taxpayers in other countries) has resulted in a huge jump in saffron production in Afghanistan.  The Export Promotion Agency reports that Afghanistan exported $1-million worth of saffron just in the first three months of 2014!  Here’s an update on that supposed “successful” election that won’t die; votes from 72 polling stations have been thrown out!  How’s that for your precious ‘democracy’?

Kandahar Province: In Maruf District, local officials say Pakistani government forces tried crossing into Afghan territory.  Afghan forces and local villagers stopped the incursion, killing one Pakistani soldier and wounding five others.  Prior to that Pakistan lobbed artillery rounds into the district for three hours, killing at least one person and wounding several others.  In Behsud District, a Kamikaze bomber rammed his bomb-car into a NATO convoy.  Five NATO personnel wounded.

Kunar Province: Local officials claiming 114 artillery rounds from Pakistan impacted in Dangam and Sarkano districts, at least seven people wounded.  In Dangam District, a U.S. airstrike killed at least six people.  Afghan officials claim the victims were from Pakistan.

Kunduz Province: In Khanabad District, Afghan government forces bribed locals to attack Mujahideen.  It was part of a large scale military operation.  The result was at least 25 people killed, and hundreds of people now homeless.

Paktia Province: In Gardez City, a U.S. Army Sergeant from California was killed.  U.S. officials called it “non-hostile”, but there is an investigation.

Pakistan is accusing the U.S. created Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) of being behind the terrorist attacks inside Pakistan.

The Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase, in the European country of Romania, is now the new Transit  Center for U.S. personnel and logistics heading to and from Afghanistan.  This comes after the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan was finally able to convince U.S. forces to leave their Manas airbase (aka Ganci airbase).  U.S. Air Force officials claim the new Romanian base will cost U.S. taxpayers a hard to believe 77% less than the one in Kyrgyzstan (or it could cost 100% less if we just get out of Afghanistan!).

The U.S. Veterans Affairs paid for yet another study which concluded that war is bad for you!  Time and time again, war after war after conflict after police action etc, these studies are done and they always end with the same conclusion: War is bad for you!  This time the study looked at 814 Minnesota National Guard personnel and veterans who served in the War on Terror.  The study concluded that the reason why most veterans are suffering psychological problems is because the acts of war directly oppose their moralistic upbringing as Christians, or as citizens of a country that espouses Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness!  This is what I call a No Shit Sherlock moment, however, it seems we have to constantly have senseless wars to remind us why we have such idealistic beliefs.  (Maybe humans are really inherently evil, and like the Man said in the movie A Few Good Men, “You can’t handle the truth!”)

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Martial Law EU 2014: First they ban guns, then incandescent light bulbs! Now vacuums! And soon lawn mowers, hair dryers, electric kettles & smart phones?

02 September 2014 (00:41 UTC-07 Tango)/07 Dhu l-Qa’da 1435/11 Shahrivar 1393/09 Gui-You 4712

The European Union (EU) recently ‘banned’ vacuum cleaners that use more than 1600 watts or fail to pick up a specified amount of dirt or emit too much dust, all in the name of saving the Earth and reducing the EU’s reliance on electricity.

The EU is also considering bans on electric lawn mowers, high wattage hair dryers, electric tea kettles and even your favorite smart phones!  These ‘bans’ could be approved in 2015.

These actions are being pushed by the EU’s Energy Commission, which is currently led by Germany (France takes the led in November): “All EU countries agree that energy efficiency is the most effective method to reduce energy consumption and dependence on imports and to improve the climate. Therefore there needs to be mandatory consumption limits for small electrical appliances.”-Günther Oettinger, EU energy commissioner

British news media reported that most ‘best’ rated vacuums use more than 1600 watts, and the new ban has resulted in people buying up what is left in the stores before the ban goes into effect.  Sales at the British Tesco chain store skyrocketed 94%!

Here’s something interesting: While the EU claims they are only trying to help the environment and the people of the EU with their vacuum cleaner ban, a British consumer group called Which? says it will have little effect on individual’s electricity bills.  Which? tested the cost of using a 2200 watt vacuum against a 1600 watt vacuum, the difference in the yearly electricity cost was only about $16 USD.

But how do you enforce a ‘ban’ on vacuums?   Turn’s out this could be a paper tiger, because the ‘ban’ relies totally on the honesty of vacuum cleaner makers!  You see, it’s a “self regulating” ban.    In other words it’s on the honor of the manufacturer to ‘label’ their vacuums as being in compliance with the new EU “ecodesign and labelling regulations”.

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World War 3: Statements from Iran reveal they’re at war with both the West & East

27 August 2014 (15:37 UTC-07 Tango)/01 Dhu l-Qa’da 1435/05 Shahrivar 1393/03 Ren-Shen (8th month) 4712

“Our response to this aggression will not be diplomatic. We will retaliate in the battlefield, but will not necessarily announce it. The enemy will see and understand it.”-Brigadier General Hossein Salami, Islamic Revolution Guards Corps

“The message of the Palestinian nation’s great victory in the Gaza war is a call on all Islamic governments and nations to practice full-scale resistance against the hegemonic and arrogant powers….the forefront is now arming the West Bank in the campaign against the usurper Zionist regime.”-statement from The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran

“We believe the West Bank, too, should be armed just like Gaza and those who are interested in the fate of the Palestinians must work in this respect so that the pains and miseries of the Palestinian people will be decreased due to their mighty hands and the weakness of the Zionist enemy.”-Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei

“Reinforcement of counter-terrorism teams and bomb defusing experts in Sistan and Balouchestan province is on our agenda……We will witness major changes and developments in these provinces by sealing the borders….A new [U.S. backed] terrorist group has started operation….and it has committed murders in the Southern parts of the country and they attack people under the cover of defending the Sunnis….”-Brigadier General Esmayeel Ahmadi Moqaddam, national police chief

“…different European and western countries and famous world industries….have collaborated with the Zionist regime and the U.S. efforts to sabotage Iran’s nuclear industry…..The Islamic Republic of Iran inevitably purchases certain parts from certain developing countries in the ‘East’, but unfortunately they are also sabotaging Iran’s nuclear industry.  We might not be surprised by the ‘West’s’ sabotage operations against Iran…..but we are certainly stunned when such moves are made by the eastern countries…”-Ali Akbar Salehi, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran

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World War 3: Iraq shoots down Israeli drone? U.S. admits to massive use of Israeli drones!

27 August 2014 (14:49 UTC-07 Tango)/01 Dhu l-Qa’da 1435/05 Shahrivar 1393/03 Ren-Shen (8th month) 4712

“…..all Hermes missions will be halted in skies over Iran, Iraq, Syria, Palestinian territories and Lebanon.”-unnamed former U.S. military official in statement to Fars News Agency

Breaking news reports out of Iraq say Iraqi forces might have shot down an IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) drone over Baghdad.  At the moment, Iraqi military officials are refusing to comment.

What seems to be sure is that an IDF drone has crashed near the Baghdad Airport.  Reports say U.S. embassy security personnel are on scene, to prevent the drone from falling into ‘enemy’ hands.

News reports say it is the same type shot down by Iran on the 24th, which might also be the same type shot down by Palestinian Mujahideen in Gaza City.

 

 

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World War 3: Iran shoots down Israeli drone, claims it will now attack IDF troops occupying Palestine! Mujahideen shoot down Israeli drone! U.S. shoots up Iranian boat!

27 August 2014 (14:33 UTC-07 Tango)/01 Dhu l-Qa’da 1435/05 Shahrivar 1393/03 Ren-Shen (8th month) 4712

“Arming the West Bank has started and weapons will be supplied to the people…The Zionists should know that the next war won’t be confined to the present borders and the Mujahedeen will push them back.”-Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi, Iranian Sazmane Basij-e Mostaz’afin (volunteer militia) commander

“We will accelerate the arming of the West Bank and we reserve the right to give any response.”-General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, IRCG

Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced they shot down an Israeli drone on 24 August 2014.  They say the drone was heading for the Iranian Natanz uranium enrichment site.

Also, Israeli news sources reported that Palestinian Mujahideen shot down an Israeli drone (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV) over Gaza City.  Palestinian Mujahideen posted video to the internet showing what they say are remains of the drone.

Today Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri, of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, stated that Iran will now strike at Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) occupying Palestine.

Iranian intelligence also says the IDF drone was actually launched from a Central Asian country friendly to Israel.  There is an implication that Iran will retaliate against that country as well.

A South East Asian news source is reporting that Iran will now “accelerate” efforts to arm Palestinian Mujahideen.

Also today, the U.S. Coast Guard reports they shot at an Iranian boat in the Persian Gulf.  The wimpy Coast Guard claims they were being attacked, but here’s what really happened: For some reason the Coast Guard ship dispatched a small armed boat towards an armed Iranian merchant ship.  As the U.S. boat approached the merchant ship the Iranian crew naturally trained their machine guns on the U.S. boat.  That’s when the U.S. crew fired.

The U.S. Coast Guard claims they were in radio contact with the merchant ship when it suddenly stopped communicating.  That’s why they dispatched a boat, to investigate why the radio communication was cutoff.  (sure)

 

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World War 3 Afghanistan, 16 – 20 August 2014: NATO targets cops! Afghan government places U.S. citizen under house arrest! Sexual abuse is the plaything of the elites! Obama regime does not want “successful” election outcome!

Badakhshan Province: In Keshm District, a political candidate was arrested for smuggling opium.  Local cops claim the politician was driving a Ford Ranger that was packed with 294 kg (648 pounds) of opium.  Supporters of the politician say he was framed.

Helmand Province: In Greshk District three people killed, four wounded after the vehicle they were in ran over a landmine.  In Kajaki District, conflicting reports say Mujahideen executed five of their own.  Some reports say they were executed for being Obama regime spies, while other reports say they were executed for dereliction of duty during recent battles in Sangin district.

Kabul Province: An off duty U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class from Florida was stabbed to death by three Mujahideen.  News reports out of Kabul City initially called the U.S. Army sergeant a “foreign citizen” and said he was stabbed to death after an argument with an Afghan man.  Kabul police claim they’ve arrested a Mujahid involved in the killing.  Mujahideen admit they did not know their target was a U.S. soldier, only that he was a NATO-ISAF employee.  They also admit they waited until the soldier was off duty and “out shopping” before they assassinated him.   Mujahideen say they also assassinated an Afghan contractor who was working for occupying forces.  They say he was acting as a spy for the United States.   The Independent Human Rights Commission of Afghanistan investigated the increasing sexual abuse of teenaged boys and found that the perpetrators are the elites of Afghanistan; the ultra rich, warlords and politicians.  Speaking of politicians, the two presidential candidates (who’re both Obama regime puppets) continue to play games with the unsuccessful “successful” elections.  The United Nations condemns the fact that ‘observers’ from the presidential candidates continue to interfere with the vote recounts. In the latest incident the Obama regime backed ‘observers’ attacked election workers, stabbing four of them.   And the shit just gets deeper; a U.S. reporter for The New York Times spent days under house arrest, and suffered interrogation because of what he reported regarding the unsuccessful “successful” elections.  He was barred from leaving Afghanistan, but now he’s being kicked out.  Apparently there has been no comment from the Obama regime regarding this action against a U.S. reporter, which implies the Obama regime supports it.  The reporter found out that there are plans to throwout the election results altogether and create a new pro-U.S. Afghan government (in other words a U.S. backed coup. The Obama regime and their puppets in Afghanistan want to know where the reporter got his info).  So far only Afghan news media organizations are supporting The New York Times reporter.

Kandahar Province: In Kandahar City, a former Mujahid was assassinated, nobody claims credit.

Kunar Province: In Dangam District, officials claim 156 artillery rounds from Pakistan impacted over the past few days.  Tribal elders in 14 districts are warning that if the Obama regime supported government does not take action against Pakistan (as promised), they will.  In Sarkano District, a U.S.-NATO airstrike killed at least two people and wounded one.

Kunduz Province: Mujahideen say they’ve liberated the villages of Sojiani, Boz, Sang Gosh, Dawlatyar, Jan Qataghan, Tejri and Darwaza Kun.

Logar Province: In Azra District, local officials report that 750 Mujahideen attacked several police FOBs (Forward Operating Base).  At least five people killed, battles are ongoing.

Nuristan Province: In Du-Aab District, Mujahideen attacked Afghan Police FOBs.   At least ten people killed, three wounded.

Parwan Province: In Ghorband District, a U.S.-NATO airstrike targeted a police FOB.  Three cops killed, one wounded.  Provincial officials stated that U.S.-NATO forces were already in the area providing medical services to nearby villagers.  Apparently the medical teams thought the local police were Mujahideen and called in the airstrike.  NATO-ISAF officials claim they are investigating.  This is not the first time U.S. led NATO killed Afghan police.

“We plan to continue our strong support for the ANSF [Afghan National Security Forces], including through the train, advise, and assist mission that will follow the conclusion of the ISAF mission.”-John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of failed State

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World War 3 Afghanistan, 11 – 15 August 2014: More mystery deaths of U.S. vets! Ground battles and U.S. airstrikes increasing! Australia secretly supports Mujahideen? Iran becomes biggest trade partner! Mujahideen play Robin Hood! Obama ‘flips the bird’ at killed U.S. Army General!

Badakhshan Province:  In Jurm District, Mujahideen ambushed the provincial governor, provincial security chief and the local National Directorate of Security (NDS) official.  After several hours of fighting the officials escaped, at least three NDS agents wounded.  Mujahideen claim 11 people were killed, ten wounded.

Faryab Province: In Almar District, contractor/mercenaries (Arbaki) raid a village and ‘confiscated’ valuable personal possessions.  Villagers appealed to Mujahideen, who then kicked the asses of the U.S. funded Arbakis.  Mujahideen claim all possessions were retrieved, as well as capturing a motorcycle.

Ghazni Province: In Ghazni City, a U.S. Army Airborne Sergeant 1st Class (from Texas) was killed when Mujahideen preempted an attempted raid by the U.S. forces.   Mujahideen claim they killed three U.S. personnel, and that U.S. airstrikes killed several Mujahideen as well as civilians.  In Shalgar District, Mujahideen attacked a FOB (Forward Operating Base).  Three Arbaki killed, one Mujahid killed.  In Geru District, a NATO airstrike killed at least seven people.  Afghan government officials claim that two of those killed are from Pakistan.

Helmand Province: In Marjah District, U.S.-NATO airstrike killed 21 people.  Afghan government officials claim all 21 victims were Mujahideen, yet provided no proof.  In Khanshin District, four civilians killed when they drove over a landmine.  In Nad Ali District, Mujahideen attacked NATO personnel standing next to their APC.  A 30 minute firefight resulted.  Mujahideen reported seeing medevac ‘copters flying in after the battle.  In Lashkargah City, a former political campaign manager was assassinated by men on motorcycles.

Kabul Province: In Kabul City, it was revealed that back in January a British empire Labour Party political candidate was assassinated by Mujahideen.  Supposedly he was in Afghanistan observing the distribution of ‘aid’ from the United Kingdom.  Ministry of the Interior reporting (yet again) that hundreds of people have been killed, and hundreds wounded across Afghanistan in the past five days of battles.   The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries confirms that Afghan exports are crashing.  The latest three month survey reported “At least 9.9 percent of the employees of the surveyed companies had lost their jobs in a most favorable season of the year, which is unprecedented in our surveys.”  Economic officials blame it on the unsuccessful “successful” elections.  The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission is now asking Ministry of Interior, Afghan Intelligence and Afghan Attorney General to investigate the ongoing, and Obama regime instigated, election fraud.  Outgoing president Hamid Karzai continues to insist that Afghanistan will have a new president by the end of August.   A female Afghan member of parliament has endorsed the Mujahideen and the creation of an Islamic State in Afghanistan.  Audio tapes reveal that she has been holding discussions with Mujahideen supporters in the British empire country of Australia!  Reports say the audio taped discussions with supporters in Australia show they also support such groups as ISIS-ISIL in Syria and Iraq!

Kandahar Province: A teenager arrested on suspicion of being a kamikaze bomber reports that he was given a drug to make him more aggressive.  Sounds like ‘good’ ol’ Meth.  Reports that the police chief who ordered the summary execution of prisoners has resigned, due to overwhelming protests by local people.  His basic rationalization for killing prisoners is that once they’re released they’re so pissed at having been in prison that they become Mujahideen.   In Spin Boldak District, local police turned their weapons on each other.  Eight cops killed, including the police chief.

Kunar Province: In Ghaziabad District, about 400 Mujahideen went on the offensive against the Afghan National Army and local police, dozens of people killed.  In Watapur District, six U.S.-NATO airstrikes killed at least 15 people.  In Dangam, Shegal, Marwara , Sarkano and Kadish districts, reports that 81 artillery rounds from Pakistan impacted within a 36 hours period.  A 15 years old boy was killed.

Kunduz Province: Near Kunduz City, government officials report a week long battle with Mujahideen.   At least 20 civilians killed, ten wounded.  Mujahideen claim they killed dozens of “oppressive” police.

Logar Province: In Pul-e-Alam City, Mujahideen claim they wounded   at least one U.S. personnel during a firefight.

Nangarhar Province: In Chaprihar District, villagers report that U.S.-NATO personnel raided their village and kidnapped two people.

Paktia Province: In Zurmat District, villagers report a U.S.-NATO/Afghan government raid killed two women and one man.  In the same district, Mujahideen claim they sniped to death two people who were dressed like U.S.-NATO military personnel.

Paktika Province: In Orgun District, a U.S.-NATO airstrike killed at least five people.

“The value of trade between Iran and Afghanistan, including transit of goods and fuel products, has hit $5-billion per year.”-Nasir Ahmad Noor, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Iran

The Obama regime claims at least 25% of Afghan government forces are actually Mujahideen.  The Afghan Ministry of Defense vehemently denies this, however, Mujahideen reported that in the past five days several dozens of Afghan government personnel switched sides and became Mujahideen.

The U.S. Army General killed in Afghanistan was buried in Virginia U.S.A.  Strangely his boss, Commander in Chief President Barack Obama, refused to attend the funeral.  U.S. news reports said Obama was out golfing!

One of the U.S. Marines who urinated on dead Afghans is now dead himself!  The retired Jar Head was found dead by his wife, but get this, the local police say it was not “foul play” and it was not suicide either!  An attorney for the family is blaming it on prescription medications.

95 militiamen of the Army National Guard’s 950th Engineer Company (Wisconsin U.S.A.) deploying to Afghanistan.

100 militiamen of the Army National Guard’s 927th Engineer Company (Louisiana U.S.A.) returned from Afghanistan.

International, U.S.

More proof God is evil: United States & most of Christian ‘West’ fail to come through on funding the fight against Ebola! Only China pays up! U.S. even ignores its 2-million residents infected with NTD!

21 August 2014 (05:43 UTC-07 Tango)/24 Shawwal 1435/30 Mordad 1393/26 Ren-Shen 4712

“Our medical people don’t know about this virus…”-Neh Dukuly Tolbert, Liberian ambassador to China, revealing how they’ve been kept in the dark and abandoned by ‘Christian West’, and now appealing to China for help

Recent statements by officials at the United Nations have revealed that the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in western Africa could have been stopped in its tracks if the ‘western’ Christian countries of Europe and North America had paid the promised funding for international health care.  So far the only country that has kept its promises to fight EVD in Africa is China!

In Liberia, Chinese ‘peacekeeping’ troops have been leading UN supply efforts, since the Chinese have the only logistics unit in-country.  There are more than 690 Chinese troops in the former colony of the United States.

There are also 1500 Chinese civilians working in Liberia.  Chinese corporate officials have reported that many international health groups have actually begun fleeing Liberia, leaving Liberian health officials overwhelmed.  Chinese officials also report that Liberians are panicking and breaking into residences and drug stores in search of medication, any kind of medication.

Only three international airlines are willing to fly in and out of Liberia, and the UN is now calling for “exit screenings” for all people wanting to leave the affected countries.

As of 21 August more than 460 Liberians have died from EVD.   39 were medical staff.   China has promised to send medical teams to help the Liberian Health Ministry.  China already has medical teams in Sierra Leone dealing with other Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD).  Those teams have been rotated every two years and are now focusing on fighting EVD, in fact, one week ago China delivered $4.2-million in medical equipment and cash to help Sierra Leone fight EVD.

The affected countries have been trying to raise their own money by selling government bonds, but it’s not enough (who want’s to buy bonds from countries with poor economies and long track records of internal war?).

At the beginning of August the U.S. based World Bank promised $200-million USD in “emergency funding”, but that is not free, it is in the form of loans (“financing”): “Governments are almost totally reliant on international aid and healthcare expertise to co-ordinate and fund the containment strategy. The selling of debt remains a poor option for impoverished west African countries seeking to fund the fight.”-Charles Laurie,  Maplecroft consultancy

At the end of July the European Union promised $5.2-million, but added that they would send medical teams to “assess the situation”.

The United Kingdom promised $5-million to fight ebola in Africa, and the U.S. promised unspecified funding, but so far nothing is materializing, mainly because the funding is still being debated by lawmakers (this is why Prime Ministers and Presidents should not go around promising money when they have to rely on Congress or Parliament to approve it).

Newsweek recently reported that the United States was “sitting” on promised ebola vaccines, and they blame U.S. corporations: “The lack of funding is largely due to a lack of interest shown by pharmaceutical companies, for whom a rural, relatively low-kill African disease presents no lucrative market.”

A U.S. doctor in Texas is not surprised that the U.S. is failing to fund international healthcare efforts, because the U.S. fails at home as well: “It’s almost as though we do not want to admit that we have poverty in this country.  But the truth is that we have 20-million Americans who live in extreme poverty and almost 2-million Americans living on less than $2 a day, and they’re all infected with NTDs!”-Peter Hotez, National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine

GMO Food Aid = Ebola Outbreak

more proof God is evil: Red Cross & former Army officers say Christian United States loves to torture!

Business/Economics, Idaho, International, U.S.

Global Food Crisis: Late blight kills Idaho’s 2014 potato crops? Confirmed in Bannock County! Blame Mexico or Global Cooling?

19 August 2014 (01:53 UTC-07 Tango)/22 Shawwal 1435/28 Mordad 1393/24 Ren-Shen 4712

“…..just the beginning. The opportunity for this thing to be explosive in its spread is definitely there.”-Phil Nolte, University of Idaho

A few days ago it was reported by local news media that potato late blight was devastating crops in Bingham County, I can tell you it’s here in Bannock County, and it started back in July.

Farm field on the west side of Chubbuck. About 4 weeks ago these spuds were full and green.

Farm field on the west side of Chubbuck. About 4 weeks ago this spud field was full and green.

Don’t blame the drought, since the end of July eastern Idaho has been hit with abnormal rain, so much that University of Idaho pathologists warned the unseasonable heavy rain is causing late blight (Phytophthora infestans).  Late blight was confirmed in Blackfoot farm fields on 11-12 August 2014, in Bingham County.

I can tell you that the farm field on the west side of Chubbuck (Bannock County) was showing signs of disease before the heavy rains started, back at the beginning of July.   It’s an irrigated farm, and several types of crops are rotated every year.   The farmer stopped irrigating by the time the rains hit.

Check out the devastation. Back in July the potato plants were more than 2 feet tall, now they're dead! Late blight killed off the large fields in only a few weeks time.

Check out the devastation. Back in July the potato plants were more than 2 feet tall, now they’re dead! The only plants growing now are the tumble weeds! Late blight killed off the large fields in only a few weeks time.

Apparently it only takes the late blight fungus about five days to begin spreading spores (the spores travel by air).

A late blight is blamed for the infamous Irish Potato Famine, and it made its way to North America in the late 1800s.  But ever since the 1990s new strains of late blight evolved in Mexico, and are making their way north.  The new strains are considered more lethal than the old Irish Potato Famine version.   It attacks tomatoes as well.

University of Idaho ag officials stated that spraying fungicides should kill the blight, however they admitted many farmers are short on cash and can’t afford the chemicals.  A farmer from Aberdeen (Bingham County) stated that he hoped his anti-early blight spray would suffice for preventing late blight, due to cost concerns.   After all, potatoes haven’t really been a money making crop for Idaho farmers (despite the propaganda spouted in the metropolitan areas of the United States).

It’s not just potatoes, Idaho hay/alfalfa growers are facing fungus problems due to the unseasonal heavy rains.  By the end of the first week of August, Jefferson and Bingham counties reported record rain fall totals.

Hay farmers had already shipped off their first cuts, but University of Idaho officials reported that the second cut (now stacked in bales) is in jeopardy of mold contamination due to being soaked: “…..there was enough rain on uncovered stacks that it probably went through the first bale. We could have more hay fires and a bunch of ruined hay. Monitor your stacks.”-Glenn Shewmaker

A Blackfoot hay farmer reported that his hay stacks had already turned black with mold: “It’s the ugliest hay I’ve ever been a part of!”-Dewey Stander, lost 404 hectares (1-thousand acres) of cut hay

Up ’till now the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) had been making optimistic reports regarding agricultural crop production in Idaho.

But there’s more climate change threats coming for Idaho farmers.  Climatologist Cliff Harris says he and his colleges agree that Idaho could see a colder than normal Autumn (our temps have actually been unusually cool for August).  He even warns that there could be hard freezes in September, meaning less food for you city folks to eat.