Several Iraqi women say Christopher J. Kirchmeier, an official with L-3 Communications, seized their security badges and sabotaged their U.S. visa applications, because they refused to have sex with him.
The women also say Kirchmeier’s bosses, and U.S. State Department officials, know about it, because they filed complaints. But nothing has been done about it. A U.S. Army officer has backed up their claims.
Time and time again, Iraqi officials have told the leadership of the United States to get its troops out of Iraq, yet, U.S. leadership acts as if the Iraqis want the U.S. to stay.
“If Iraq wants to keep some American troops in the country to offset its military vulnerabilities, I’m sure the U.S. government would welcome the discussions, but it needs to start very soon.”-U.S. Admiral Michael Mullen
About a week before Admiral Mullen made that statement, Defense Secretary Gates said the same thing.
“If folks here (Iraqis) are going to want us to have a presence, we’re going to need to get on with it pretty quickly in terms of our planning.”-Robert Gates, U.S. Secretary of Defense
Gates made that public statement after Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki told him no: “The Iraqi government is against of any presence of U.S. troops or other foreign troops on the Iraqi territory since they cause internal problems and problems in the region for Iraq.”-Nuri al-Maliki, Iraqi Prime Minister
Obviously the leadership of the United States doesn’t understand what ‘NO’ means. That wasn’t the only time (so far since January 2011) the United States was told by Iraqi leaders to get out.
“All Iraqi officials want a U.S. pullout from their country, and based on the Baghdad Security Pact signed by the two sides, all U.S. forces should withdraw from Iraq by the end of 2011.”-Bahr al-Uloum, former Iraqi Oil Minister
“Mr. Maliki rejected Gates’ demand, saying that Iraq will deal with the issue based on the security pact (signed between Washington and Baghdad).”-Ali al-Dabbaq, Iraqi Government Spokesman
“I don’t believe there is any need for them to stay after 2011. Because we are ready right now, we are fully qualified, competent. And we don’t have any will or wish for them to stay here, and there won’t be any American forces after 2011.”-Mohammad al-Askari, Iraqi Ministry of Defense spokesman
“They are not going to leave Iraq, and if they don’t leave Iraq by the end of 2011, then there will be no peaceful demonstrations, there will be something else.”-Iraqi protester
“We want them to get out of the country. It’s the last year for them.”-Sheik Ahmed al-Hasnawi
Get the point? Then what’s the motivation behind Robert Gates and Michael Mullen acting like the Iraqis are asking the U.S. to stay? So far, the only political group asking the U.S. to stay is the semi-autonomous Kudrish parliament. But their region, the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, is not covered under the current agreement for U.S. troop withdrawal. And Kurdish officials point out they have no say in it: “It is not related to Iraq’s Kurdish officials and they have no role in the U.S. forces’ stay or exit. It is up to the central government to decide on the issue.”-Sabah Barzandi, member of the parliament of Iraq’s Kurdistan region
For some reason the United States leadership is trying to use the Kurdish card as the reason for NOT leaving Iraq. Is it because of the strong ties, that Kurds have, to Iran? Is it because the U.S. is very close to invading Syria (just to the west of Iraqi Kurdistan), and then invading Iran (just to the east of Iraq)?
Terry Jones spent time in a Michigan jail after refusing to pay a ridiculous $1 bond (yes, one dollar).
A jury ruled that Jones’ protest was intended to incite violence. Jones refused to pay the symbolic bond, and said his church would hold the protest anyway.
Jones, and a supporter, finally paid the bond, and were released from jail. They still plan to protest in front of the largest Mosque in the U.S.: “We will be in contact with legal representation and plan to protest next week in front of the Islamic Center.”
In January, 2011, President Obama signed into law a bill passed by Congress, supposedly to give 9/11/2001 emergency first responders, survivors and other people involved with the recovery and clean up efforts, health care for problems connected to the toxic debris of the the collapsed World Trade Center. Those people are now considered terrorists.
The law is called the “James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010” (aka HR 847).
Any first responder interested in receiving medical care under the new law must be investigated by the Department of Homeland Security for links to known terrorists: “No individual who is on the terrorist watch list maintained by the Department of Homeland Security shall qualify as an eligible WTC responder. Before enrolling any individual as a WTC responder in the WTC Program under paragraph (3), the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall determine whether the individual is on such list.”-H.R. 847, SEC. 3311 paragraph 5
In regards to ‘survivors’: “No individual who is on the terrorist watch list
maintained by the Department of Homeland Security shall qualify as a screening-eligible WTC survivor or a certifiedeligible WTC survivor. Before determining any individual to be a screening-eligible WTC survivor under paragraph (1) or certifying any individual as a certified eligible WTC survivor
under paragraph (2), the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall determine whether the individual is on such list.”- H.R. 847, SEC. 3321 paragraph 4
Even if you think forcing applicants to go through a terrorist background check is OK, when you read the complicated law it becomes clear that what the Federal government is doing is trying to make it as difficult as possibly for any 9/11 first responder, or survivor, to qualify for medical help. In other words, yet another lie from our government to our citizens.
A tornado hit St. Louis airport. It damaged a terminal and parts of the airport’s Concourse C, which is used by American Airlines, AirTran and Cape Air.
The tornado was last seen heading towards Ferguson, Missouri.
Earlier this week a tornado hit a Virginia nuclear power plant. It’s shut down while they repair a switchyard.
A senior Pakistani intelligence official says U.S. personnel operating drones from a Pakistan base, have quietly left the country.
Officially the U.S. is not operating drones out of Pakistani bases, but Pakistani intelligence has been saying, for a while now, they the U.S. is indeed using Pakistani bases for drone attacks.
Supposedly U.S. drones use Pakistan’s Shamsi Air Base.
Carl Forsberg, research analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, says it’s possible the Pakistanis are using pressure on the United States.
Drone attacks kill more civilians than terrorists. The latest attack, last Friday, killed 25 people, including five women and three children: “Drone attacks have become a core irritant in the counter terror campaign. We have repeatedly said that such attacks are counterproductive and only contribute to strengthen the hands of the terrorists.”-Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Perhaps the U.S. drone operators left, because they are now needed in Libya?
“So, you are coming to protest against an imaginary threat that doesn’t exist in our community. Not in our courts, not at our City Hall, not on our streets and not in any of our places of worship. Our commitment to the Constitution is unwavering, not merely convenient, which makes your hyperbole about Sharia Law being practiced in the courts or civil law of Dearborn nonsensical.”–Jack O’Reilly Jr., Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan
While being interviewed by a local newspaper, motorist drove by calling so called christian Terry Jones a terrorist: “Get out of Dearborn, you terrorist!”
Also, after an interview at a local TV station, Jones ‘accidentally’ fired his gun while leaving the station.
Jones has appeared in court, defending ‘his’ church’s decision to protest in front of the largest mosque in the U.S.: “We’ll do it today at 5 or we’ll come back next week.”
The judge told Jones he needed to pay a bond to cover police protection costs, for his demonstration. Jones refused to pay.
Dearborn Muslims, along with Christians, and Jews, are celebrating Good Friday at the mosque.
The U.S. International Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce are investigating claims by U.S. companies, that China is dumping steel wheels on the U.S. market.
The claim was filed by the U.S. wheel makers, Accuride Corp and Hayes Lemmerz International Inc.
16 Chinese companies are being investigated for selling their wheels in the United States, for far less than what it cost to make them. Dumping is a way a company can gain a foot hold in a specific market, by selling their products at huge loses, to push out their competitors. Once that is done the dumping company will increase their prices to make up the difference.
Terry Jones now has a $1 million bounty for his arrest. He’s one of the ‘christians’ that burned the Quran in March. He, and his followers (doesn’t that make it a cult?) are in Dearborn, Michigan, to launch a Good Friday protest in front of the largest mosque in the U.S.
The problem is that Terry Jones has stated, recently, that he and his followers will use guns at the protest. In a morning interview (April 22) with a Michigan TV station, Jones said they will protest, even though a judge denied their permit to do so. The judge did suggest other sites for holding the protest, but Jones refused.
At least two nuclear plants in the United States have been automatically shut down this week. A nuclear plant in Virgina, and a nuclear plant in Georgia.
In Surry, Virginia, a nuke plant was hit by tornadoes. It shut down automatically, and is now undergoing repairs to its electrical switchyard.
A nuke plant in Georgia automatically shut down, for no reason. The plant remains off line while an investigation continues to find out why the automatic systems shut it down. The plant is near Waynesboro, Georgia.