The dumb Obama administration has threatened to do what President Hamid Karzai has been asking for; pull out all U.S. personnel. Obama was trying to play tough with Karzai, who recently refused to continue with post 2014 troop level negotiations after it was revealed that Obama was negotiating directly with Mujahideen for peace, without […] Continue Reading…
Greeting card company, American Greetings, revealed in its annual report that it laid off 2100 people in the past 12 months! The report subtly mentions “headcount reductions”. The company also credited the layoffs for its $47 million USD 4th quarter profits.
What housing market recovery? In Alabama, real estate company J&E Land now bankrupt. One […] Continue Reading…
23 July 2013 (00:02 UTC-07 Tango)/15 Ramadan 1434/01 Mordad 1391/16 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711
“We would like to offer our deep apology for causing grave worries for many people, especially for people in Fukushima.”-Ono Masayuki, current general manager of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant
Back in May 2013, Tokyo Electric Power Company revealed that test wells dug […] Continue Reading…
Major battles in Maidan Wardak, Kabul, Kunar, Jawzjan, Nangarhar, Baghlan, Kunduz, Faryab, Uruzgan, Logar, Ghazni, Farah, Helmand and Paktia provinces. Mujahideen claim they killed 30 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers. Afghan government officials claim they killed 100 Mujahideen. Afghan government officials added that U.S./NATO air strikes were called in.
In Parwan Province, Bagram airbase, reports that […] Continue Reading…
22 July 2013 (12:26 UTC-07 Tango)/14 Ramadan 1434/31 Tir 1391/15 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711
Japan’s computer giant, NEC, announced a data storage deal with Hewlett Packard (HP). Initial reports say they will develop small servers that can analyze and store large amounts of data.
Officials with NEC admit they and HP are trying to jump on […] Continue Reading…
In New York, CA Technologies laying off 1200 employees! Company officials said the layoffs were needed “…to rebalance its resources to better align with its business priorities.”
Another company involved with domestic spying, VMware, laying off 800 employees! The company is connected to EMC.
In Pennsylvania, Honeywell Processes Solutions shutting down its York factory. 160 people […] Continue Reading…
22 July 2013 (23:07 UTC-07 Tango 21 July 2013)/14 Ramadan 1434/31 Tir 1391/15 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711
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Back before gas prices went over three bucks per gallon, the main drag through Pocatello and Chubbuck, Idaho, Yellowstone Avenue (aka State Highway 91) was a busy place even on Sundays. But in […] Continue Reading…
22 July 2013 (22:25 UTC-07 Tango 21 July 2013)/14 Ramadan 1434/31 Tir 1391/15 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711
The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) will begin war games with South Africa later this week. At least 5000 personnel will be involved.
South African Navy (SAN) Captain, Jaco Theunissen, explained the purpose: “We are exercising to do a human […] Continue Reading…
21 July 2013 (11:40 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Ramadan 1434/30 Tir 1391/14 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711
“War isn’t about making peace, war is terror.”-Robin Taubenfeld, protestor
The biannual Talisman Sabre war games are underway, and there’ve been problems. Last week two bombed up USMC Harriers were unable to drop their load on the intended target, due to uncleared […] Continue Reading…
20 July 2013 (17:48 UTC-07 Tango)/12 Ramadan 1434/29 Tir 1391/13 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711
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