08 September 2013 (19:35 UTC-07 Tango 07 September 2013)/03 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/17 Shahrivar 1391/04 Xin-You (8th month) 4711
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all but essential travel to Iraq. Travel within Iraq remains dangerous given the security situation. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated February 25, 2013, to update information […] Continue Reading…
08 September 2013 (19:27 UTC-07 Tango 07 September 2013)/03 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/17 Shahrivar 1391/04 Xin-You (8th month) 4711
The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Turkey that the U.S. Consulate General in Adana has been authorized to draw down its non-emergency staff and family members because of threats against […] Continue Reading…
08 September 2013 (19:20 UTC-07 Tango 07 September 2013)/03 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/17 Shahrivar 1391/04 Xin-You (8th month) 4711
On September 6, the Department of State drew down non-emergency personnel and family members from Embassy Beirut due to potential threats to U.S. Mission facilities and personnel. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to avoid all […] Continue Reading…
08 September 2013 (19:12 UTC-07 Tango 07 September 2013)/03 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/17 Shahrivar 1391/04 Xin-You (8th month) 4711
Italy’s new destroyer, Andrea Doria, along with the frigate Maestrale, has been deployed to Lebanon to evacuate Italian citizens.
The crews of the Andrea Doria and Maestrale will also conduct coastal recon of Syria. There are already 11-hundred […] Continue Reading…
08 September 2013 (18:56 UTC-07 Tango 07 September 2013)/03 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/17 Shahrivar 1391/04 Xin-You (8th month) 4711
Unconfirmed reports that Jordan’s Hashemite King, Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein, ordered the arrest of several mid-level army officers, for refusing to co-operate with U.S. CIA!
At least six colonels, and four other officers, were arrested after giving CIA spys […] Continue Reading…
ISAF reported “An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an improvised explosive device attack in Southern Afghanistan today.”
Ghazni Province, Mujahideen report that after 13 days of battles they’ve taken control of Zana Khan District. In Gilan District, Mujahideen report that U.S. led forces tried to retake the district. One civilian and one […] Continue Reading…
07 September 2013 (04:35 UTC-07 Tango)/02 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/16 Shahrivar 1391/03 Xin-You (8th month) 4711
“Four months ago, Turkish security forces found a two kilogram cylinder with sarin gas after searching the homes of Syrian militants from the al-Qaeda and al-Nusra. They are using our borders to take the gas into Syria.”-Mohamad Gunes, former city […] Continue Reading…
06 September 2013 (15:14 UTC-07 Tango)/01 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/15 Shahrivar 1391/02 Xin-You (8th month) 4711
“We’re in an income depression. Incomes have been flatlined for a very long time.”-John Coder, Sentier Research
Recently Gallup conducted a survey to see how much money most people in the U.S. think they make. 58% said they are making more money […] Continue Reading…
06 September 2013 (14:45 UTC-07 Tango)/01 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/15 Shahrivar 1391/02 Xin-You (8th month) 4711
A Cornell University economist, Richard Burkhauser, and economist Jeff Larrimore, of the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, say the average paychecks are going to remain low for at least the next 30 years!
The Russel Sage Foundation will publish the complete study […] Continue Reading…
06 September 2013 (13:12 UTC-07 Tango)/01 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/15 Shahrivar 1391/02 Xin-You (8th month) 4711
“Global growth prospects for 2013 have been marked down repeatedly over the last year, global rebalancing is incomplete, regional growth disparities remain wide, and unemployment, particularly among youth, remains unacceptably high. Despite our actions, the recovery is too weak, and risks […] Continue Reading…