Walker Manufacturing, in Virginia, laid off 30 employees. The factory makes exhaust system parts for the auto industry. Company officials blame the layoffs on reduced orders.
Northrup Grumman just keeps letting people go. This time the defense contractor is laying of about 60 employees in Maryland and Virginia.
In Maryland, Freshii restaurant closed down. The owners […] Continue Reading…
22 March 2013/10 Jumada l-Ula 1434/02 Farvardin 1391/11 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
The Shippensburg Kmart in Pennsylvania closing down by June. Sears holdings says the lease was not renewed. The new owners of the shopping center say they have plans to turn the Kmart space into three smaller stores.
Sears Holdings is keeping Eddie Lampert as […] Continue Reading…
22 March 2013/10 Jumada l-Ula 1434/02 Farvardin 1391/11 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted almost unanimously against Israel. Five new resolutions were passed, with the United States being the only country voting against the resolutions. Israel refused to take part in the voting.
The UN is demanding Israel stop stealing […] Continue Reading…
21 March 2013/09 Jumada l-Ula 1434/01 Farvardin 1391/10 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
In Ghazni Province, contracted security/mercenaries (Arbakis) tortured and killed two people. The bodies were found three days after they were kidnapped in Muqur district. Their eyes were gouged out, several bones broken. A third person was released after a ransom was paid, but […] Continue Reading…
22 March 2013/10 Jumada l-Ula 1434/02 Farvardin 1391/11 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
King of Jordan, Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein, in welcoming U.S. President Barack Obama, said Israel must accept the State of Palestine. He says the Arab Spring demands it, and he is anticipating an Arab Summer. He indicated that his government must follow the […] Continue Reading…
22 March 2013/10 Jumada l-Ula 1434/02 Farvardin 1391/11 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
Remember when Barack Obama said he was going to close Guantanamo Bay torture facility? Not only did he fail to come through on that promise, but now he’s expanding it!
This comes as remaining prisoners have been on a hunger strike (not reported by […] Continue Reading…
22 March 2013/10 Jumada l-Ula 1434/02 Farvardin 1391/11 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
According to the 2012 Democracy Index, published on Thursday by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the U.S. supported regime of Republic of Korea (ROK aka South Korea) ranks higher in Democratic values than the United States!
South Korea ranked 31st out of 167 countries/territories. Both […] Continue Reading…
22 March 2013/10 Jumada l-Ula 1434/02 Farvardin 1391/11 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
“Time is up, we want our cash! Our friends in Europe brought us to this point. We expected more.”-Maria Melitou, Cypriot accountant
The latest reports are that hundreds of people, if not thousands, are clashing with police in the capital city of Cyprus. All […] Continue Reading…
22 March 2013/10 Jumada l-Ula 1434/02 Farvardin 1391/11 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
The United States is setting up a base in Niger, for unmanned attack aircraft (drones). The official reason is to help France in its ongoing war in Mali, and to attack anyone in the region the U.S. labels as al-Qaeda. So far only […] Continue Reading…
22 March 2013/10 Jumada l-Ula 1434/02 Farvardin 1391/11 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
During his trip to Israel, U.S. President Barack Obama urged Israelis and Palestinians to put aside differences and reconcile.
How can Palestinians put aside differences and reconcile when it is the United States that continues to support Israeli crimes against Palestinians?!? Day after day, […] Continue Reading…