Category Archives: U.S.

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 10-13 December 2013: Karzai tells Obama F-You! Obama officials slip up admits they’re clueless! Increased attacks by Pakistan! World Bank tricks Afghanistan with offer of free money!

“…they [Obama regime] can’t push us up against the wall! What I’ve been hearing in recent days and heard in the past is classic colonial exploitation…..Afghans will not submit, they have already fought colonial masters!”-Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan during interview with French newspaper Le Monde, concerning the Obama regime’s bilateral security agreement

“We’re nowhere near a decision that would involve our departing Afghanistan altogether.”-James Dobbins, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and Pakistan, testifying to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee

“I’m very troubled with the fact we may have wasted a half-billion dollars on planes that don’t work, will never be flown and will probably be scrapped!”-John F. Sopko, U.S. Special Inspector General, in interview with FoxNews concerning U.S. taxes spent on inoperable aircraft sitting at Kabul International Airport, and Ramstein Air Base in Germany

The Washington Times reports that the Obama regime doesn’t have a clue as to how many U.S. personnel have been killed or how much U.S. taxes have been spent in Afghanistan!  Obama lackies were unable to give Congressmen specific numbers on death toll or expenditures, prompting Representative Dana Rohrabacher to exclaim “Holy cow!”.

Badghis Province: In Bala Murghab District, a house was hit with rockets.  Six family members dead, three wounded. Of course local cops blame Mujahideen, with no proof.

Baghlan Province: In Doshi District, a 15 years old girl was kidnapped and raped. Police say they’ve arrested a suspect, although the victim says there were several attackers.

Helmand Province: A USMC Lance Corporal, from the state of Massachusetts, was killed by explosion.

Kabul Province: In Kabul City there was a car bomb explosion near the U.S. led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) base.  No reports of casualties.

Khost Province: In Gurbaz District, reports say an artillery attack by Pakistan killed one person, and wounded two.

Kunar Province:  In Asmar District, a coed junior high school was burned down.  There is no evidence as to who did it.  In Dandam District, district officials say Pakistan hit their district with six rounds of artillery fire.  No word on damage.

Pakitia Province: In Jani Khel District, reports of government troops shooting up a vehicle, wounding a man and his two children.

Uruzgan Province: In Dehrawod District, reports that five men wearing Afghan National Army uniforms shot up a house, wounding four people.

Zabul Province: In Arghandab District, government forces stole 25 motorcycles, giving no explanation. Eight motorcycles were burned.  The local Imam, a doctor and one other person were kidnapped.  This has happened in other provinces.

The U.S. based World Bank announced more free money for Afghanistan. This time from the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), supposedly to increase dairy production.  But wait, it’s a trick!  The $1.83-million USD isn’t going to Afghanistan, it’s actually going to Bilderberg Dutch company Van den Heuvel Dairy Food Equipment B.V., and two individual “investors”!

India is giving Afghanistan two Cheetah helicopters.  The Cheetah is a license built version of an old French helicopter.  India is considering sending a military team to Afghanistan, to help rebuild an old Soviet military maintenance facility.

Army National Guard’s 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, from the U.S. state of South Dakota, returned from Afghanistan.

Army National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team 4, from the U.S. state of Nebraska, returned home from Afghanistan.  The commander of ADT 4 has been deployed six times.

41 militiamen from South Carolina’s Army National Guard returned home from Afghanistan.

About 11 militiamen, from Illinois’ Army National Guard Bilateral Embedded Staff Team A11, returned home from Afghanistan.

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 25 September 2013. More ObamaCare cuts! Firefighters & prison guards now unemployed! Zoos closing down, what’s in the food?

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

Reports saying the U.S. cinema industry shift to digital projectors could result in many Drive Ins closing down.  Most drive in cinema operations can not afford to switch over to digital.  One drive in operator in Connecticut said he needed at least $100-thousand USD to make the switch.

Florida: In Green Cove Springs, Gustafson’s Dairy shut down after 105 years of operations!  It’s blamed on crashing demand for their products.

Illinois: Metals recycler Keywell now bankrupt.  It sounds like the company is trying to make itself more attractive to potential buyers.

Minnesota: In Sartell, mobile advertiser NativeX laid off 28 employees.  NativeX also laid off another 17 people across the U.S.

New Jersey: Too Big to Jail Capital One eliminated 54 jobs in Secaucus.  Bank officials admit they are switching to relying on technology rather than people.  In Atlantic City, 51 federal taxpayer funded firefighters were laid off.  The federal grant that paid for the jobs ended.  In Howell, Pathmark grocery store closed down. It’s part of company plans to close stores in the region.

New York: In Amherst, Sykes Enterprises laid off 65 call center employees.  In Southampton Village, Barrister’s restaurant closed after 35 years of business. In Babylon, Village Basket shut down.  The owner, Nancy Kupferman, blamed both the bad economy and the high rent saying “…but no sales equals the inability to pay any amount of cost to run this business…”

Nevada: The Las Vegas Zoo shut down after all staff quit in protest and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an investigation into what is being fed to the animals.  Local news reports say the USDA had to provide food because the trapped animals had not been fed since the employees quit!

Oklahoma: In Tulsa, Hillcrest Healthcare System laid off 50 people because of Obama Care (the so called Affordable Care Act).  Oklahoma is one of dozens of states that opted out of expanding Medicaid under Obama Care, which means hospitals will not be reimbursed for many treaments.  In Muskogee, Mitt Romney wunderkind Staples shut down. It’s part of company plans to shut down Staples across the country.

Pennsylvania: Metal container maker Crown Holdings laid off 300 people, mostly in Europe!  Company officials blame crashing economies in Europe and North America.

South Carolina: Tax sucker General Electric (GE) laying off about 100 employees at their Greenville ops. GE officials say they are trying to make their Power & Water Business more competitive.

Tennessee: In West Knoxville, optics maker Luxottica North America shutting down, 310 jobs lost!

Texas: Tax sucker Bell Helicopter laid off 28 people at its Amarillo factory.  They blame government spending cuts.

Washington: 16 prison guards lost their jobs at the Pierce County Jail.  It’s blamed on county budget cuts.  The jail was making money by housing prisoners from several cities, but those cities have had to cut back on outsourcing their prisoners because of a lack of tax revenues. Pierce County Jail lost at least $5-million USD in 2013!

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

International, Technology, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. Department of Defense violates Federal Law and buys parts from China! F-35 = Failed State!

04 January 2014 (11:50 UTC-07 Tango)/02 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/14 Dey 1392/04 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711

“It was a pretty big deal and an unusual situation because there’s a prohibition on doing defense work in China, even if it’s inadvertent. I’d never seen this happen before.”-Frank Kenlon, recently retired senior DoD procurement official

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation revealed that U.S. military contractors have been authorized by the U.S. DoD to buy parts made in China, even parts for the super expensive (and total waste of tax dollars) F-35 Lightning II.  This violates current federal law!

More than a decade ago the F-35 was envisioned as a mutli-platform aircraft for all the branches of the U.S. military, and promoted as a way of saving the DoD money.  Ironically, it became so expensive that it became a multi-national project, in order to keep the already outrageous costs to taxpayers from going too much higher (and even that attempt was a fail).   Now it’s been shown that the DoD took it upon themselves to allow contractors to violate federal law and buy parts for the F-35 from China, in another move to keep costs from going higher.

The GAO will make the conclusions of their investigation public on 01 March 2014.  Reuters has already got hold of enough info to publish an article.

The GAO investigation was ordered by Congress, after U.S. metal suppliers complained they were being shut off from doing business with the DoD!

The F-35 is a prime metaphor for the exceptionally failing United States of America: It’s been dragging on for more than a decade, and more and more tax dollars are being spent with absolutely no end in sight, to the extent that public officials are willing to violate their own laws in the name of National Security!

(don’t blame China for the actions of your public officials, after all, the evil British empire is a major player in the F-35 program)

U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. citizens urged to join class action lawsuit against Obama regime!

04 January 2014 (11:32 UTC-07 Tango)/02 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/14 Dey 1392/04 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711

“The question here is whether or not, constitutionally, you can have a single warrant apply to millions of people…….what better way to illustrate the point than having hundreds of thousands of Americans sign up for a class action suit?”-Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky

Sign up here: http://www.randpaul2016.com/

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 06-09 December 2013: Battles increasing! Karzai woes Iran! Iran tells the U.S. to get out! Rescue missions for U.S. troops skyrocket!

Badakhshan Province: In Jurm District, battles between Afghan National Police (ANP) and Mujahideen have left at least six people dead, seven wounded.  Government officials report increased battles with Mujahideen in the past four months.  Mujahideen claim they now control Jurm District.

Badghis Province: In Bala Morghab District, one Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier killed, one wounded, when they drove over a landmine.

Faryab Province: In Chilgazi District, Mujahideen claim they captured 38 government personnel.

Helmand Province: In Musa Qala District, battles between cops and Mujahideen left four cops dead, one wounded and two Mujahideen killed.

Kunduz Province: In Dasht-e-Archi District, a man and woman were convicted of having sex without being married.  They were sentenced to death.  The man escaped and notified police, who then rescued the woman.

Kunar Province: In Asmar District, four people killed by U.S. drone strike.  Government officials called those killed, militants.  In Dankam District, Mujahideen attacked the ANA’s Kandak battalion.  In Manugi District, Mujahideen say they killed two ANA troops, and wounded one.

Logar Province: In Charkh District, reports of at least eight days of fighting between Mujahideen and U.S./Afghan government forces.  At least 15 people killed, including the district’s governor, and several dozens wounded.

Nangarhar Province: In Spinghar District, Mujahideen ambushed a ANA/U.S. special forces convoy.  Government officials claim they killed five Mujahideen and wounded three others.  Mujahideen say they killed four government troops, and wounded 11.

Nimroz Province: In Zaranja City, a senior ranking female cop was assassinated.  Police say they don’t know who did it.

President Hamid Karzai left for Iran, to push for increased economic and security co-operation with the Forgotten Empire.  Afghan news media reported that a long term political, security, economic and cultural deal was agreed to.  The deal might be meant to counter the Obama regime’s security deal, and force U.S. forces to leave: “We believe that all foreign forces should leave the region and that the security of Afghanistan should be handed over to people of the country.”-Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran

U.S. Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel, warned Afghan officials that if they did not sign the Obama regime’s security deal, then it is “a very real possibility” that all U.S.-NATO-ISAF forces would leave Afghanistan in 2014.  I’ve asked this before, isn’t that what everybody wants?

Four members of the Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron, from the U.S. state of Alaska, were awarded Bronze Stars for saving occupation personnel during an attack on Camp Bastion in Helmand.  At that time the militia-airmen were assigned to 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron.

Army National Guard’s Company F, 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviation Battalion, were honored for conducting at least 471 rescue missions.  Officials say the 43 militiamen saved the lives of 527 U.S. & NATO-ISAF personnel and U.S. puppets (Afghan government forces): “….Soldiers from the states of Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Missouri were assigned to the unit to round out the total strength to 101 members. For this reason Company F units went by the radio call sign of ‘Jigsaw’ because National Guard troops from four states came together like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle to form a unified whole….During their 10-month deployment the unit’s soldiers conducted 471 missions during which they transported 527 American, coalition and Afghan soldiers and Afghan civilians…..”–Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS) report

A female Specialist in the Army National Guard, 508 Military Police, from the U.S. state of New Jersey, won First Runner Up in the Miss American Coed contest after returning from Afghanistan.

19 members of the Army National Guard’s 169th Medevac, from the U.S. state of New Hampshire, returned home from Afghanistan.

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: 54% of U.S. citizens say Welcome to American Dream Hell! Crony capitalist economy, and Chritianity, has failed!

04 January 2014 (23:31 UTC-07 Tango 03 January 2013)/02 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/14 Dey 1392/04 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711

“Those old enough to remember the early `70s are especially nostalgic, as are tea party supporters and people who live in the countryside. Those who say U.S. life has declined are more apt to name politics, the economy, moral values or changes in families as the biggest difference.        The 3 in 10 who think life is better are more likely to point to computers and technology as the big change.”-Associated Press

According to the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 54% of U.S. citizens expect life to suck the big green weenie by 2050.  Only 21% think life will improve.

The new survey also shows that the number of U.S. citizens moving away from organized religion has quadrupled since 1972: “Maybe it just means people are thinking for themselves and not following blindly….”-Christine Hicks, Tennessee Methodist

 

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 23-24 September 2013. Texas hit hard! More bank contractions killing more jobs! Hospital official reveals that Obama Care is meant to kill jobs and stop health care!

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

Alabama: In Pelham, after 50 years Fran’s Restaurant shut down.

California: In San Diego, Coca Cola laid off 92 bottling employees.  The soda pop maker says they plan on closing the bottling factory off state Route 94 at 47th Street.  In San Bernardino, Ryder Logistics shut down, 108 jobs lost!  Software maker Intuit, laid off at least 47 people across the Golden State.

Georgia: The non-profit Georgia Heritage Center for the Arts shut down.  In Thomasville, after 156 years Jerger Jewelers shut down!

Hawaii: Toys N’ Joys shut down after 30 years in business.

Illinois: In Woodridge, Sports Authority shut down. Christian Saint James laid off 125 people at its Chicago Heights and Olympia Fields hospital campuses.  Hospital officials directly blame Obama Care: “Under the new law, institutions such as Franciscan St. James are, in fact, encouraged to keep patients out of the hospital, and are penalized for certain hospital re-admissions.”-Franciscan Saint James press release

Kentucky: In Louisville, model train store L&N Trains and Things shut down after 32 years. The owner blames health problems (just in time for Obama Care).

Michigan: Too Big to Jail JP Morgan Chase shutting down their Detroit office.  367 jobs lost!

Nevada: What housing market recovery?  In Las Vegas, Too Big to Jail CitiMortgage killing at least 760 jobs!  At least one thousand people will lose their jobs across the U.S., it’s part of the banking industry’s contracting mortgage ops, due to crashing demand for new home loans.

New York: Christian Saint James Mercy Hospital shut down their psyc unit. Hospital officials said Obama Care will not fund such in-house psychiatric care operations!

North Carolina: Elizabeth City State University laid off 46 employees.  The school’s budget is short $5-million USD, caused by taxpayer funding cuts and declining student enrollment. In Winston, The Screaming Rooster restaurant shut down after only three years in business.  The corporate owner, WSRooster, went bankrupt.

Ohio: What housing market recovery?   JP Morgan Chase killing another 440 jobs in Columbus, Westerville and Gahanna.  The Too Big to Jail bank also closed an office in Cleveland, killing 31 jobs.  It’s part of the banking industry’s contracting mortgage ops, due to crashing demand for new home loans.  What automotive industry recovery?  In Toledo, Chrysler laid off 500 Jeep factory workers!  Chrysler officials say the new car market is so slow that they’ve overproduced the new Jeep Cherokee, and have to halt production!

Oklahoma: The Christian God can’t stop the Christian controlled Chesapeake Energy from laying off another 86 employees. This is apparently in addition to the 2-thousand who will become jobless, and after the gas company fired all their in-house Christian chaplains!

Tennessee: The only medical clinic in the town of Trezevant, shut down.  McKenzie Regional Hospital operated the West Carroll Medical Clinic and decided they could not continue paying the rent under Obama Care!

Texas: Cardell Cabinetry issued a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification), saying 903 people will become jobless!   The company is now under investigation for violating the WARN law, apparently they closed down their factory before issuing the WARN!  Going somewhere? Travcelocity laid off 14 employees in Southlake, and warned more layoffs were coming. The layoffs are connected to Travelocity’s deal with Expedia. What automotive industry recovery?  In Houston, Gulf States Toyota laid off 85 people at its vehicle processing center.  Company officials say the bad U.S. economy has forced them to change their “business objectives”.  In Fort Worth, tax sucker Bell Helicopter laid off more than 300 employees and contractors!  Company officials blame it on their main source of revenue, the unstable U.S. government!  In Austin, Colorado based Arrow Electronics shut down their office, laying off 60 people.

Wisconsin: Milio’s Sandwiches in Wauwatosa and Waukesha shut down.  Local news media says no explanation from company officials.  In 2012 the owners claimed they were going to expand over the next five years.  In Madison, renewable energy company, Virent, laid off 35 employees.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

International, U.S.

Norovirus: Putting the Fast in your Fast Food? Japanese hotels hit hard! No standardized reporting in U.S.! Stay away from hospitals!

02 January 2014 (01:09 UTC-07 Tango)/29 Safar 1435/12 Dey 1392/02 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711

California, U.S.A.: In Walnut Creek, a Rehab center is the center of a tummy bug outbreak. At least 30 staff and patients have been sickened. Public health officials say the rehabilitation center took quick action, including notifying local government officials.

Connecticut, U.S.A.: Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford reporting an uptick in cases.  Doctors indicated the problem is that people are confusing the symptoms with influenza.  Norovirus causes vomiting and diarrhea for several days.  This is not caused by influenza.

Florida, U.S.A.: The Royal Caribbean ship Oasis of the Seas reported an outbreak of gastroenteritis. They did not indicate how many passengers were sick.

Iowa, U.S.A.: Several grade schools have been warning parents of norovirus cases.

Kansas, U.S.A.: The state Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Lodging is investigating Jimmy John’s sandwich delivery/restaurant for spreading norovirus.  At least 110 people are sick.  State officials say employees of Jimmy John’s are helping with state investigators. This case follows an Ecoli case in Colorado, which was traced back to a Denver Jimmy John’s, back in November 2013.

Michigan, U.S.A.:  Doctors in Genesee County are reporting upticks in tummy bug cases.  Doctors pointed out there is no vaccine for norovirus, but they erroneously told infected people to wash their hands without specifying what they should wash their hands with. (it makes a big difference, see below)

Missouri, U.S.A.: Doctors at Barnes-Jewish Hospital warning of increasing stomach bug cases.

Nevada, U.S.A.: Back in December at least five Las Vegas High Schools had to be scrubbed because of suspected norovirus outbreaks: “Your child’s school conducted extra cleaning today following a report that recent visitors to campus contracted the norovirus while visiting Las Vegas. While the source of the norovirus is not known, we wanted to be proactive and take extra efforts to sanitize our facilities.”-automated robo-call sent to parents

North Carolina, U.S.A.: Health and Human Service’s Department warning that the version of norovirus (aka Norwalk virus, Caliciviridae, viral gastroenteritis, stomach flu, tummy bug, vomiting bug) spreading in their state is GII.4 Sydney.  In the past, main streamer TV news have reported that a small fraction of people who get sick will die, but in recent years the number of people who die from norovirus have shot up.

South Carolina, U.S.A.: Despite warnings from North Carolina, South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control doesn’t expect norovirus cases to skyrocket this winter.  That’s because, so far, local health care centers are not reporting any number of cases that are considered above ‘normal’ for winter.

Wisconsin, U.S.A.: Madison and Dane County officials reporting “sporadic” cases. Epidemiologist Amanda Kita-Yarbro explained that there is no U.S. regulation requiring the public tracking or notification of norovirus cases, so the actual number of cases is probably higher than we think!

Ireland: The National Immunisation Advisory Committee is pushing for mandatory oral rotavirus vaccine for infants. Rotavirus also causes gastroenteritis.  Keep in mind this panel of ‘experts’ are also pushing to vaccinate homosexual men against the HPV, which is considered a cause of cervical cancer in women!

Tochigi Prefecture, Japan:  118 people sickened at the Kinugawa Gyoen Hotel in Nikko City.  Health officials say that besides the 118 people sickened, eleven hotel kitchen personnel were found to have norovirus in their bodies.  You can carry norovirus without knowing it.  Apparently the hotel customers got sick directly from the kitchen personnel, because investigations found that it didn’t matter what type of food the customers ate.

England, United Kingdom:  Weston General Hospital reporting a suspected outbreak of vomiting bug.  Visitation is restricted, because of a “high number of cases”.   Several hospitals restricted visitation in Hampshire County, due to outbreaks.  And in Lancaster, ward 34 at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary is closed to visitation.

North Wales, United Kingdom: Reports say Wrexham Maelor Hospital is still in lockdown because of a vomiting bug outbreak.  New patients are being sent to other health centers.

Scotland, United Kingdom: The latest reports say at least seven wards in four hospitals were lockdown due to outbreaks.

If you notice, most norovirus outbreaks in the United Kingdom take place in hospitals.

The U.K. Food Standards Authority want sick people to tell them what color their throw up is.  It’s a new twitter program that officials think will help them track specific tummy bug infections.

Norovirus is a surface contact bug, meaning you pick it up by touching or eating it.  I still see reports from local U.S. news media connecting norovirus prevention to flu vaccines, as I wrote last year, it is not influenza and there is still no vaccine for fast evolving RNA norovirus.  The only ‘treatment’ is to keep the sick person hydrated.

Exotic anti-biotic soaps can’t kill norovirus, or any other virus for that matter, because anti-biotics are only for bacteria.  Despite that, even hand ‘sanitizers’ made with alcohol can’t totally get rid of norovirus.   Guess what apparently works: According to the U.S. CDC old fashioned hand soap is best.  Consumer Reports says to leave the soap on your hands for a minimum of 20 seconds.  Also, in public restrooms use a paper towel to turn off the faucet and to open the door, do not touch surfaces with your bare hands after washing them (time to wear those Michael Jackson gloves you’ve been hiding).

Wash household surfaces with bleach.

The worse thing is that you can be infected and not have any symptoms.  An infected person can spread norovirus, yet not feel sick themselves. If you think you might be infected do not cook food for other people. People recovering from traditional symptoms of norovirus can continue spreading the bug for days after feeling better (some reports say weeks).

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 02-05 December 2013: More proof Obama wants to stay in Afghanistan! U.S. Militiamen get awards for valor, and prison time? Security deal part of Title 10!

Badghis Province: In Bala Morghab District, a major battle between Afghan National Army (ANA) and Mujahideen lasted three days, and killed at least 100 people.

Ghazni Province: In Deh Yak District, a tribal elder was assassinated as he left a Mosque.  The cops have no idea who did it.

Helmand Province: In Marjah District, two people killed, 10 wounded after a bomb exploded.  Nobody is taking credit for the bombing.  Then a second explosion in the same district killed one cop and wounded one cop.  Also in the same district, villagers report that U.S. led forces kidnapped two people during an Israeli style home invasion.

Kandahar Province: In Panjwai District, four people killed after a motorcycle ran over a landmine.  In Maiwand District, a massive suicide attack on a U.S.-NATO-ISAF convoy.  Local cops report as many as 30 people killed.  The convoy was stopped at a busy market place when the attack took place. No comment from NATO-ISAF.

Kunar Province: In Manogi District, a U.S.-NATO-ISAF drone strike killed at least five people. Of course U.S.-NATO-ISAF officials say those killed were “militants”.

Maidan Wardak Province: In Nerkh District, four cops killed, 19 wounded by suicide bomber.  The bomber targeted the district’s police HQ.

Nangarhar Province: A motorcycle bomb exploded near a local university, wounding seven people.  Police arrested the owner of the motorcycle, who is also a student at the university.  In Ghani Khail District, Mujahideen claim they killed two U.S.-NATO-ISAF personnel in an ambush on a military convoy.  In Bati Kot District, villagers say an Israeli style home invasion resulted in three brothers being shot and killed.

Zabul Province: In Arghandab District, the district police chief and six cops were wounded by an explosion.  Three cops were killed.

Transparency International (TI) list Afghanistan as being tied for first place for corruption.  North Korea and Somalia are also tied for top places for corruption.  Officials with TI point out that Afghanistan is a major failure as the U.S. led West has poured trillions in taxpayer money, and military domination into a country with a thousand year history of anarchy (localized self rule, no centralized government system).

The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) blames the U.S. Department of Defense for failing to provide oversight for the billions in lost taxpayer dollars sent to Afghanistan!

NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said NATO would withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan if President Hamid Karzai does not sign the Obama regime’s bilateral security agreement.  But wait, isn’t that what most people in Afghanistan want?  Isn’t that what most people in the United States and Europe want?   Why is Obama pushing to stay when he promised to leave?

The U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, said the Obama regime will except the signature of the Afghan Defense Minister on the Obama regime’s so called security deal.  This is because President Karzai continues to complain about the details of the deal, and he has repeatedly stated he would rather the U.S. forces would leave Afghanistan!  However, Kerry’s ploy backfired when Karzai banned any minister from signing the deal: “President Karzai wants an absolute end to the military operations on Afghan homes and a meaningful start to the peace process, and we are certain that the Americans can practically do that within days or weeks. As long as these demands are not accepted, President Karzai will not authorize any minister to sign it!”-Aimal Faizi, spokesman for President Hamid Karzai

The Obama regime’s security deal with Afghanistan is actually part of the new Title 10.  This involves the role of the U.S. military with NATO members, and affiliated non-members. The New Jersey National Guard has already gone through Title 10 training in Germany.  This training is planned for every month through to the end of 2014 (when U.S.-NATO is supposedly going to leave Afghanistan).  Title 10 is all part of creating a greater NATO: “They are mainly concerned with Title 10 training……to make sure U.S. Army units are well integrated with our NATO and multinational partners….The training is exactly in harmony with what we want to attain in the whole of NATO.”-Colonel Thomas S. Matsel, Joint Multinational Training Command

Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, from the U.S. territory of Guam, were told they will be going home one month early.  At least three Guam militiamen were killed in Afghanistan.

Army National Guard’s 141st Military History Detachment, from the U.S. state of Washington, are in Afghanistan to compile an official history for the Center for Military History in Washington DC.

In the U.S. state of North Dakota, four militiamen from the 1919th Contingency Contracting Team returned from Afghanistan and Qatar.  Also, 40 militiamen with the 814th Medical Company deployed to Afghanistan.

A member of the Oklahoma Army National Guard, now serving in Afghanistan, is asking the Tulsa courts to hold off on a grand jury trial until he gets back from combat!  The militiaman used to be a Owasso City councilman, but along with other city officials is being accused of malfeasance.  The former councilman says he is involved with top secret heliborne ops and there is no way he can end his tour early.  Attempts to use the internet or social media to get his testimony in court have failed.

A member of the Maryland Army National Guard is wanted by the FBI.  The militiaman is in Afghanistan, but his civilian job is being a Baltimore City police officer.  The FBI says the cop by day, and militiaman on weekend drills, is connected to the Black Guerrilla Family gang.  It’s all part of the FBI’s investigation of mass cop corruption at the Baltimore Jail!  The FBI is working to have the militiaman extradited back to Baltimore.

The National Guard from the U.S. states of Mississippi and Montana, are taking part in so called anti-drug ops with the government of Kyrgyzstan.  They claim they are stopping the drugs coming out of U.S. controlled Afghanistan.  It’s part of the 2011 DOD Counternarcotics and Global Terrorism Strategy.

Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing, 103rd Rescue Squadron, from the U.S. state of New York, presented six militia-airmen with medals of valor: “On Dec. 10, 2012 the six 103rd Rescue Squadron Airmen were the Guardian Angel team assigned to man two HH-60 Pavehawk rescue helicopters….A friendly platoon (about 25 Soldiers) had been ambushed and the four Soldiers….were very badly injured.The friendly unit was still under Taliban fire…..the Air Guardsmen…..treated three patients with gunshot and shrapnel wounds and also stabilized a gravely wounded American Soldier who was missing his legs and an arm….called in support from the HH-60 Pavehawk helicopters and a pair of Army Kiowa Warrior OH-58 helicopter gunships….evacuated back to the combat surgical hospital at Kandahar Airfield. Unfortunately the triple amputee….died…”

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 20-22 September 2013. Papa John’s going down? Obama Care killing home health care services! Yet again, thousands of people losing their jobs!

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

Blackberry now says at least 45-hundred jobs will be killed!  Blackberry is being forced to restructure due to crashing sales.

Alabama: More coal mine shut downs.  Rocky Mountain Mining and Twin Pines laid off a combined 113 people!

California: Tax sucker Boeing laid off 51 people across the not so Golden State. In San Francisco, John Muir Health begging 212 employees to voluntarily quit! This is on top of the 540 employees that are being laid off!!!  CEO, Cal Knight, referred to Obama Care when he said “In this new health care environment, our current costs are not sustainable in the long run.”  In San Jose, Tico’s Tacos shut down after 56 years in business.  In Sacramento, eight Papa John’s take-n-bake pizza places shut down without notice!  50+ employees will not get their final paychecks (I’ve experienced that). Company officials said only that it was due to “…circumstances beyond our control…”  (In my case the circumstances beyond my employer’s control was the state of Idaho seizing all her assets, for failure to pay taxes/fines, then telling we employees there was nothing left over to pay us with. In other words the state killed our jobs and took our money! And conveniently none of us qualified for unemployment under the state’s draconian Right to Work you over unemployment compensation program) In El Centro, International Paper shut down.  110 jobs lost!  

Florida: In Jacksonville, cigar maker Swisher International laid off 250 people!  Company officials blamed government regulations for their decision to move ops to Dominican Republic.  In Orlando, Darden Restaurants laid off 85 people at the HQ.  Company officials said they need to save $50-million USD per year!

Illinois: In Kewanee, Charitable Resource Foundation shut down. 60 jobs lost.

Indiana: In Carmel, Frontier Communications laid off 54 employees.

Massachusetts: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care laid off 65 employees. CEO Eric Schultz blamed Obama Care for “….the changing health care environment.”  Say, isn’t Obama Care based on Romney Care, and Romney Care was created for Massachusetts?

Michigan: In Berkley, Hiller’s grocery store shut down. Company officials blamed “…many factors…” including the cost of renovation and lack of parking. Basically, the bad economy doesn’t make it worth putting more money into the store.

Minnesota: Crystal Care Home Health Services now bankrupt.  Local news reports said employees are working without pay! The health care provider is accused of ripping off Medicaid.  800 employees affected!

Missouri: Bankrupt furniture maker, Furniture Brands/Thomasville, announced they will shut down all corporate owned stores!

New Jersey: The South Brunswick YMCA shut down.

New York: In Wappingers Falls, Southeastern Container shut down. 31 jobs lost.

North Carolina: In Smithfield, electronics maker AB Interconnect shutting down a factory.  70 jobs lost.

Oklahoma: In Tulsa, Steve’s Sundry Books & Magazines shutting down on 31 December 2013.  The owner said the timing of the lease expiring and declining book sales seems to indicate she needs “…to begin the next chapter in my life.”

Rhode Island: The Providence Journal laid off about 30 employees. Revenues continue to drop.

South Carolina: In York, Stacy’s Garden Center shut down after 39 years of business.  It’s blamed on ‘big box’ competition.

South Dakota: In Huron, tax sucker Raven Aerostar shutting down.  75 jobs lost.  Their contracts to supply U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan ended.

Texas: In Edinburg, International Paper-Edinburg East Container Plant shut down.  105 jobs lost!

Utah: In Ogden, after 40 years Gardiner’s Sew & Quilt shut down. “We just gotta retire. The years have caught up with us.”-Kurt Gardiner, 80 something years old owner

Washington: Sprint laying off 161 people! Company officials blame it on their takeover of Clearwire.  Saint John Medical Center has reduced the hours of its nursing staff.  No, it’s not to make the working conditions better, it’s blamed on declining customers and reduced reimbursements from Obama Care.  Saint John is owned by PeaceHealth Columbia Network, which recently eliminated 500 jobs at its various hospitals!

West Virginia: In Moundsville, TeleTech shut down.  258 jobs lost!

Wisconsin: In Waunakee, Owens & Minor Distribution shut down. 70 jobs lost.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013