Category Archives: U.S.

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

What Economic Recovery? Despite Mexican Civil War, Mexico is the number one destination of U.S. citizens escaping the United States

“We’ve seen an increase of almost 40% in the number of American citizens making inquiries about the requirements for moving to Mexico. There are definitely more Americans emigrating to Mexico…”-Mexican Consulate in New York

In 2009, Mexico became the number one country of choice for U.S. citizens trying to escape the economic and political madness of the United States.

In the Fall of 2008 the one millionth U.S. citizen established residency in Mexico.  There are more U.S. citizens living in Mexico, than in Canada or the United Kingdom.

Foremost are the retirees, who can have a higher standard of living in Mexico than they could in the U.S.

Then there were the professionals who were sent here by their companies or were here on business.

Now there are people looking to live the ‘American Dream’ in Mexico: “My wife and I are both self-employed, so while we don’t make as much money as some of our peers, one of our currencies is freedom and the ability to work anywhere. We keep the focus on results with our clients, not where or how the work gets done. Two recurring themes from all the expatriates we meet here are opportunity and reinvention.”-John and Nicole Larson from Minnesota

A New York couple moved to Mexico just to have a baby, because of Mexico’s socialized health care system: “Top of the list is that the economic benefits of being here allow us both to spend far more time with our son Johnny than we would be allowed if we lived the same style of life back in New York.  We would both have to work full time and our child would be raised with home help and daycare. To be able to personally care for him and watch his daily development is a luxury that we fully appreciate, and it seems a more natural and beneficial way to live.”-John Rogers, moved to Merida, Mexico

It’s not just U.S. citizens, but Canadians and English speaking Europeans who are moving to Mexico, so much so that the Merida Literary Salon has been established, as well as the Merida English Language Library.

International, U.S.

World War 3: Egyptian military rejects interim government’s resignation, thousands of Egyptians wounded, Israel says it will honor peace treaty

Egypt’s Supreme Council of Armed Forces has rejected the resignations of the interim government officials.  The officials offered their resignations after Egyptians took over the Israeli embassy.

At least 1,000 Egyptians were wounded in clashes with Egyptian security forces after the embassy takeover.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will adhere to its peace treaty with Egypt.  This is because the pro-U.S. military government of Egypt managed to take back the Israeli embassy from the people of Egypt.

International, Opinion, U.S.

Is the price of human suffering really worth the War on Terror vengance for 9/11? Especially when the U.S. is killing the wrong people!!!

Fact: Not one Afghan or Iraqi was involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, yet the people of Afghanistan and Iraq have been the bloody whipping boys/girls for the blood lust vengeance seeking people of the U.S.

Fact: The accused 9/11 attackers came from Saudi Arabia (15), United Arab Emirates (2), Egypt (1) and Lebanon (1).

How many people died on 9/11? 2,977, not counting the alleged attackers.  2,669 were U.S. citizens, 372 were foreigners.

How many U.S./coalition forces have died in the vengeance seeking War on Terror in Afghanistan? 4,390 total.  1,762 U.S. deaths in combat.  948 Coalition deaths.  1,680 U.S. deaths relating to Afghan operations, or died after being wounded.  No numbers for allied Afghan government forces.  (note that the Department of Defense recently revised upward the number of U.S. combat deaths in August 2011)

How many Afghans have died? There is little or no record keeping of civilian deaths by the Afghan government, but human rights groups, and some media organizations say at least 23,000 Afghan civilians have been killed, so far.

The United Nations says for the first six months of 2011, 1,464 civilians were killed.

Don’t forget, not a single Afghan was involved with the 9/11 attacks (some Pakistan media sources say Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan the whole time)!

How many U.S./coalition forces/civilians have died in the vengeance seeking War on Terror in Iraq? 6,627 total.  3,529 U.S. combat deaths.  318 Coalition deaths.  945 U.S. deaths relating to Iraqi operations.  1,487 U.S. contractors.  348 Journalists.

How many Iraqis have died? The number of Iraqis killed varies from several hundreds of thousands to more than one million four hundred thousand!!!

Don’t forget Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 (as claimed by the war criminal Bush jr administration)!!!  Nor did Iraq have any weapons of mass destruction (as claimed by the war criminal Bush jr administration)!!!  Nor did Iraqi officials have any connection to al Qaeda (as claimed by the war criminal Bush jr administration)!!!

So lets compare the number of people killed on 9/11, versus the number of people killed in the vengeance War on Terror. 

September 11, 2001: 2,977.

Ongoing War on Terror: 1,489,607!!!

I’m just talking about the number of people killed.  The number of people wounded, and permanently disabled is far, far higher!   Just from the operations in Iraq the number of U.S. wounded is more than 100,000!!!

The numbers suggest that the War on Terror is anything but that.  It shows that it is actually a War of Terror.  The numbers suggests that the United States is pure evil! 

 

U.S.

9/11 victims missing from Social Security’s Death Master File

A new report from a New York City TV station shows that many people supposedly killed on September 11, 2001, are not listed on the Social Security Death Master File.

Also, a YouTube video shows that only 405 people, associated with 9/11, are listed on the File.

There are many reasons for the Death File not showing all those killed on 9/11: “For example, by law, we cannot make public the death reports we get from certain states. Another possibility is that the death was not reported to us because the person was not receiving benefits or there were no survivors’ benefits to be paid on the deceased’s Social Security record.”-Mark Hinkle, Social Security

Also, it’s been revealed that Social Security makes lots of mistakes.  One study showed that depending on where you lived, and then died, in the United States, could effect your listing.  Northeastern states have higher rates of errors with Death File listings, while western states have the lowest rate of errors.

Also, the Social Security tends to list many deaths as happening on the 15th of every month. Officials say it’s simply a default day, because many deaths reported to them do not indicate a day of death.

Don’t forget that the Death File still lists thousands of people in the United States, who are very much alive, as being dead.  Basically the Social Security Death Master File is not a good source of information if you’re doing any kind of research or study.  You might want to try the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) mortality registry.

International, U.S.

World War 3: Egyptian interim government may resign, Egyptians want end to U.S. peace deal with Israel

There are reports that the interim Egyptian government, backed by the pro-U.S. Egyptian military, might resign.  The Egyptian Foreign Minister cut his European trip short and is returning to Egypt.

Egyptians are demanding an end to the U.S. Camp David peace deal with Israel.  There are still sporadic clashes between protestors and security forces.

U.S.

Finally, Texans are wondering where their Christian governor Rick Perry has gone to, while they burn in hell

September 9, some Texans yelled at Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst when he visited hard hit Bastrop County, asking where Perry is and why they haven’t had any help!

Why ‘christian’ Rick Perry is out campaigning for President of the United States, don’t they know?

Nearly 1,400 homes have been destroyed by fire in Bastrop County alone.

Perry did issue a response through his office: “…everything that needs to be done to respond to these fires is being done.”

Do we really want Rick Perry as President of the United States?

Idaho, U.S.

Idahoans don’t trust vaccines, number of kids not getting vaccinated up 62%

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare report that the number of parents refusing to get their kids the required vaccinations for school is skyrocketing.

Idaho allows vaccinations to be skipped for medical, religious or personal reasons.  State officials say personal reasons are the leading exemption.

Since 2005 the percent of children not being vaccinated is up 62%  Health officials are fearing an increased chance of the spread of diseases, as a result.

U.S.

Government Incompetence: 14,000 rounds of Ammo missing from U.S. military base!

The U.S. Army is trying to find 14,000 rounds of ammunition missing from Fort Bragg, North Carolina.  It was under the control of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.

The ammo is .223 caliber (5.56mm), used in the M16 and M4 weapons.

3,500 people were placed on lockdown after a tip to Fort Bragg leadership.  The 1st Brigade Combat Team is also known as “Devils in Baggy Pants”.

 

Idaho, U.S.

Idaho could make online classes mandatory for High School

The Idaho State Board of Education unanimously decided to pursue the possibility of making online classes mandatory for graduation from High School.

The board is considering requiring two credits to be taking online.  If it becomes reality, it would make Idaho the first state to require two online credits.

The Idaho State Board of Education is planning a 21 day comment period before making a final decision.  State officials say despite the 21 day comment period, they will probably approve the plan anyway.

Business/Economics, U.S.

What Economic Recovery? USDA says 17 million Americans going hungry

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 14.5% of U.S. households don’t have enough food (food insecure).  That’s based on data for 2010, the number is little changed from 2009.

Of the 17.2 million households without enough food, about half (59%) get help from government programs.

There are 6.4 million households experiencing ‘very low food security’.  Very low food security means: “…food intake of some household members was reduced and normal eating patterns were disrupted due to limited resources.”-USDA, report summary