19 March 2013/07 Jumada l-Ula 1434/29 Esfand 1391/08 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
Russian officials say they have documented that the chemical weapons attack in Aleppo province was launched by U.S., European and Israeli backed insurgents. Russian intelligence believe the insurgents captured the chemical armed rockets from the Syrian military.
The Syrian government says the insurgents got the WMDs from outside the country.
“I saw mostly women and children. Witnesses said that people were suffocating in the streets and the air smelt strongly of chlorine. People were dying in the streets and in their houses.”-Reuters photographer
19 March 2013/07 Jumada l-Ula 1434/29 Esfand 1391/08 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
U.S., European and Israeli backed insurgents in Syria attacked the province of Aleppo with chemical weapons! The attack comes as the Western powers recognized a interim government composed of insurgents, including one who is a U.S. citizen!
U.S. supported insurgents launched rockets into a city in Aleppo province. The rockets contained chemical weapons. So far reports say 25 civilians killed, 85 wounded.
The government of Syria has repeatedly said they would use chemical weapons only in retaliation for a first strike by insurgents. The insurgents have made the first strike!
Western puppet media claims the attack came from the Syrian government. Who you gonna believe? After all the Western media has a proven track record of reporting lie after lie by their respective governments.
18 March 2013/06 Jumada l-Ula 1434/28 Esfand 1391/07 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
Indonesia’s Lion Air has always been a big customer of the U.S. company Boeing, but not anymore.
With the ongoing problems with Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, Lion Air has just signed a huge contract with Europe’s Airbus. Lion Air just bought 234 A320 airliners, they could have been Boeing 787s!
The deal with Airbus is the largest ever for Lion Air. It’s estimated to be worth 18.4 billion euros ($23.8 billion USD)! It’s good news for France as 5,000 jobs will be created.
18 March 2013/06 Jumada l-Ula 1434/28 Esfand 1391/07 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
The Japanese government is filing a complaint with the UN Security Council, alleging violations of UN sanctions by DPRK.
Japanese Customs inspectors say they found aluminum rods on a cargo ship that had left North Korea, bound for China. The rods could be used for nuclear centrifuges, and are covered in the latest UN sanctions.
This is the first time Japan has found such contraband items from North Korea. The inspection of the ship was done under a 2010 UN sanctions rule.
18 March 2013/06 Jumada l-Ula 1434/28 Esfand 1391/07 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
Art Supply of Pocatello, Idaho, closing by the end of March. A comic and record store shares the same space, no word on the future of that operation.
Another art supply store closing down in Pocatello, Idaho. Art Supply of Pocatello is closing their West Center Street store. Malynda Cooper, one of the owners, will now be focusing on work at Brigham Young University-Idaho. She also sat on the Pocatello Arts Council. For the past few years arts and crafts stores have been going out-o-business in the city also known as The Gate City. Apparently ‘The Arts’ isn’t a big thing in Pocatello.
17 March 2013/05 Jumada l-Ula 1434/27 Esfand 1391/06 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
A DPRK media source published an editorial calling for a Second Korean War:
“The Second Korean War has become an unavoidable thing, now that the U.S. and the south Korean puppet regime, barbarous provocateurs, push the situation to the extremity by resorting to the unprecedented ‘sanctions’ against the DPRK and the war drills to invade the north, condemning the DPRK’s legitimate satellite launch.
At last, time has come to put an end to the long cycle of the provocations and tensions which has lasted for a long time century after century.”-Rodong Sinmun
17 March 2013/05 Jumada l-Ula 1434/27 Esfand 1391/06 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
One of DPRK’s media outlets, Rodong Sinmun, published statements making threats of war with Japan.
Japan has been calling for more sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Japanese media say their military officials estimate that North Korea has 200 missiles aimed at Japan.
The commentary from Rodong Sinmun says that if North Korea is pushed to launch a nuclear strike, Japan will not be spared.
Iran’s commander of the Kermanshah Cavalry Division, General Ali Hajilou, claims that in the past three months his forces have captured U.S. supported al-Qaeda militants trying to cross into Iran from Iraq.
He says his troops’ actions prove the borders of Iran are secure.
Elton John canceled a Friday night U.S. concert at the last minute, because he’s sick with stomach bug!
In Warwickshire, England U.K., the Red Cross was called out to deal with two bus loads of 90 French exchange students sick, possibly with norovirus. The buses were at the Warwick Hospital. After admitting four of the students, the hospital staff realized there would be no room at the inn because so many were sick, so they called in the Red Cross to set up tents and provide camp-beds, blankets, inflatable pillows and hygiene packs.
Speaking of England, the Queen is out of the hospital but that doesn’t mean she’s out-a-the woods: “The queen continues to make a good recovery following her recent illness, and today she presented the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry and held a series of audiences. However, regrettably, she will no longer attend the Tech City engagement planned for tomorrow, or the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Scriptures Association Service at the Guards Chapel on Thursday…..The queen hopes to resume her program of official engagements next week.”
Also, a British boxer almost canceled a fight, but like many ‘mericans he went to work sick: “It was horrendous. I was not well in the build-up, I picked up a stomach bug the day before the fight and I spent most of the day of the fight on the toilet……I had sold a lot of tickets and had a lot of people to please and didn’t want to let them down.”-Dan Woodgate, he won the fight
On 12 March in the United States, Texas Ranger outfielder, Craig Gentry, was taken off the lineup because of stomach bug.
Around the World, many Football clubs (that’s soccer in the U.S.) are dealing with sick players.
In Netherlands, a new study says norovirus can survive pesticides, and is probably even spread by the bug poison! The study was inspired by other studies that showed a strong connection between norovirus and vegetables (one U.S. study says 50% of produce have norovirus!). The Dutch researchers diluted norovirus in eight different types of pesticides, the virus survived in all eight. The study, published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology, concludes that the possible source of norovirus on vegetables is coming from the pesticides that are routinely sprayed on industrial scale crops!
In Oregon U.S.A., an upscale restaurant (most dinners starting out at $18 per person) has been hit with norovirus, for the second time in 11 months. Amazingly the owners of Adina Restaurant did not know about the April 2012 outbreak linked to their eatery! County health officials say this latest outbreak began the 1st of March, and so far involves 27 people reporting illness. On Monday, 11 March, the owners were ordered by the county to get an additional refrigerator, because it turns out the employees were storing cooked meats with raw meats due to a lack of refrigerators! Last year the upscale restaurant was warned about their refrigerator being too warm to prevent bacterial growth.
In an update on another upscale restaurant, Noma in Denmark, it turns out that restaurant staff and owners possibly ignored emailed warnings from the local health inspectors. Health officials are blaming the outbreak, in the restaurant with the longest reservation waiting list in the world, on an employee. Between 63 and 67 people reported getting sick back in February. The employee is considered a carrier of norovirus, which means they show no symptoms of the disease.
In Indiana U.S.A., parents are being warned after an increase in sick children at the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital, mainly with dehydration: “We’re seeing a fair amount of kids over the past month or so.”-David Zipes
More than 25% of the residents at Carillon at Boulder Creek retirement community, in Colorado U.S.A., are sick. 14 employees are sick as well: “Since Friday, they’ve been implementing control measures to stop the spread of the illness. The facility has been handling it appropriately….”-Carol Helwig, Boulder County health official
In Danville, Virginia U.S.A., medical personnel report a 10% increase in reported cases in the past week.
More cruise ships getting hit with stomach bug. Princess Cruises’ Ruby Princess in the Caribbean, and Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth in the Pacific are the latest to report sick passengers.
In Scotland U.K., yet another hospital closing its doors to visitors. The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh has closed six wards. At least 100 patients sick, along with an undisclosed number of employees.
In Canada, provincial health officials have confirmed vomiting bug outbreak across Prince Edward Island (PEI), possibly linked to the Rodd Mill River Resort. Health officials don’t blame the resort, they suspect that the first people to get sick were actually sick before they arrived, and spread it to others.
I have some advise for anyone sick with the vomiting bug: Unless you’re at deaths door don’t go to your local hospital ER. One of my daughters was recently sick with stomach bug, and she went to a hospital in Boise, Idaho U.S.A. She wasn’t sick enough to be admitted, but sat in the ER for six hours. She just received the bill; $3000 USD!!! (yes, despite Obama/Romney Care we in the U.S. must still fork out big bucks for even the piddliest health care)
I’ll say again what I’ve posted in earlier reports, and what I tried to explain to my daughter: There is no treatment for norovirus, there is no cure for norovirus, there is no vaccination for norovirus! Most people who go to hospital with norovirus are treated for dehydration. Why spend thousands of dollars for that?
16 March 2013/04 Jumada l-Ula 1434/26 Esfand 1391/05 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
DPRK media sources have indicated that the disputed island of Yeonpyeong might be the first target of their war for reunification. They specifically name the ROK Marine Corps commander in charge of the island defenses, and say he’s ignorant of what’s coming his way; “showers of fire”.
North Korea’s media also said they are waiting for any mistake made by U.S. led forces during their Key Resolve war games. It appears DPRK leaders will use any mistake, like live fire crossing into North Korea, as an excuse to launch their reunification offensive.
China has increased border business trade with Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. A new bridge will be built across the Apnok (Yalu) River. Also, a Chinese company has secured the use of a dock which will allow for greater coal shipments from North Korea.
There are reports that truck transports have increased along the Hunchun-Rajin-Sonbong route.
DPRK has created a special economic zone in Rajin-Sonbong. Chinese reports say the economic zone is powered by wind mills, and lights can be seen at night where there were none before. Also, all visible DPRK military units have moved out of that area. Koreans are being encouraged to move into the area with low commercial property rents. China has been invited to help develop the economic zone.
Other Chinese reports say that the increased trade is partly the result of North Korea easing up on their cash only policy.
On 13 March 2013, China and the DPRK began joint construction of an industrial park on Hwanggumpyong Island, in the lower reaches of the Duman (Tumen) River. China is also in the process of laying a bullet train railway to the border with North Korea. They hope to have it finished by 2015.
China voted for the latest UN sanctions against the DPRK, but the increased business activities suggest they have no intention of enforcing those sanctions.
And yesterday, officials from Cuba began meetings with North Korea’s Committee for Solidarity with Cuba. The officials are planning their actions for the next year.