“Israeli warplanes violated our airspace at dawn, bombing directly one of the research scientific centers in the Jimraya district in rural Damascus…”-Syrian statement
30 January 2013, pro-U.S./Israeli media sources say an unnamed U.S. official confirmed an Israeli airstrike against Syria.
The U.S. official says they believe anti-aircraft weapons were being sent to Lebanon, and the Israelis […] Continue Reading…
“There are the underlying emotional arguments for independence, then there are the more rational economic ones. What we are seeing is that they are coming together.”-Alfred Bosch, Spanish politician
On 29 January 2013, First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, and Quebec’s Premier, Pauline Marios, issued a joint statement after holding what some sources have called a […] Continue Reading…
30 January 2013, several hours ago it was reported that Israeli planes hit a Syrian army convoy near the border with Lebanon. Then, just recently, another report that says Israeli planes hit a Syrian military compound!
Reports say the convoy was targeted because Israel believed it was delivering weapons to Lebanon. The source of the […] Continue Reading…
29 January 2013, the Obama administration announced they will send military personnel into Niger. On the surface they will be operating drones in support of the western/christian invasion of Mali. Pentagon officials said the actual role U.S. forces will play has yet to be determined.
In the United Kingdom, British Defense Secretary, Philip Hammond, announced […] Continue Reading…
I got a shock when I shipped off some packages to Europe, USPS international First Class rate went up 61%!!!
Some media mainstreamers had been reporting a 5-10% increase, but that’s for domestic postage. Even the Postal clerks at the Clark Street office, in Pocatello, Idaho, told me they were surprised by how high the […] Continue Reading…
International Veneer Company announced layoffs for 100 employees! The company is ending production in South Hill, Virginia. The company has been involved with criminal activity and the end of operations could be linked to the federal fines they’ve had to pay. Back in February 2012 the veneer maker was charged with smuggling illegal wood […] Continue Reading…
23 January 2013
In Paktika province a U.S./NATO drone crashed. International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is investigating the cause. Mujahideen say they shot down the expensive remote piloted aircraft in the Surki Ghara area of Jani Khel district.
In Nangarhar Province, reports that a U.S./NATO airstrike targeted a house, killing three people and wounding two.
A Polish/NATO […] Continue Reading…
The largest polysilicon supplier in the United States will lay off 400 people in Tennessee and Michigan. Polysilicon is used in solar power projects. Hemlock Semiconductor blamed too much polysilicon on the market and that “The unresolved trade disputes among the U.S., China and Europe are a major factor.”
United Airlines announced layoffs for 472 employees […] Continue Reading…
28 January 2013, 96% of families are about to experience drastic cuts in the taxpayer funded social programs.
The new Japanese government has cut funding for social programs by 10%. The Welfare Ministry says that equates to a reduction of about $736 million USD, over the next three years.
Cuts to families will be staggered according […] Continue Reading…
The closing of the Seattle, Washington, Kmart (on Aurora Avenue) is being blamed on the greedy property owner. A report out of Seattle said that customers flocking to the liquidation sale have been told by employees that the landlord had doubled the rent, and that was why Sears Holdings decided not to renew the […] Continue Reading…