“It was sheer terror. They’d strap gasoline cans to IEDs. Our soldiers burned alive. You’d hear them screaming, and you couldn’t do anything.”-Mack McDowell, retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant
May 13, 2012, ISAF reports two U.S./NATO troops killed in eastern Afghanistan by an explosion.
Also today, officials from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed […] Continue Reading…
“I took this action because I want to make it perfectly clear: I was born in America and I am a proud American citizen. I am, and always have been, 100% committed to our United States Constitution and the United States of America.”-Michele Bachmann, Republican politician
Supposed U.S. patriot Michele Bachmann issued that statement after […] Continue Reading…
On May 6, 2012, Japan’s Kanto region was hit by tornadoes. Now May 12, the Japan Meteorological Agency says the events were bigger than first thought.
One tornado hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, leaving damage zone 31 kilometers (19 miles) long and 650 meters (403.8 miles) wide! It is the second largest recorded path of […] Continue Reading…
May 12, 2012, ISAF revised the previous days report concerning a huge drug bust.
ISAF revealed that it was a series of drug busts taking place between May 8 and 10. The upwardly revised numbers are; “…6,600 pounds (3,000 kilograms) of hashish, 407 pounds (185 kilograms) of opium, 1,320 pounds (600 kilograms) of poppy seeds […] Continue Reading…
May 11, 2012, explosion reported near the airport in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province.
A fueler exploded before entering the airport compound. Local police say the truck was rigged with explosives, and meant to be detonated once it got onto the airport grounds.
Jalalabad Airport is currently being used for occupying forces’ military purposes only. The driver of […] Continue Reading…
“The Mayan calendar is going to keep going for billions, trillions, octillions of years into the future…Numbers we can’t even wrap our heads around.”-David Stuart, University of Texas
Researchers from several universities have studied the most recent find of an ancient Mayan calendar, and concluded there is no “end of days” for 2012.
The calender was […] Continue Reading…
On May 10, 2012, the Greek Statistical Authority revealed that unemployment continued upward to record levels.
For February 2012, unemployment was at an official record high of 21.7%!
But wait, there’s more! The reason for the record breaking unemployment was that 60,000 Greek companies went out of business in 2011! 60,000!
Greek business associations say another 60,000 […] Continue Reading…
May 11, 2012, the Japanese government reporting that pre-tax profits of Japanese businesses dropped for the first time in the past three years.
For the Japanese fiscal year (which ends in March) 2011 there was a drop of in overall business profits by 13.3%. This only concerns the 701 companies listed on the Tokyo Stock […] Continue Reading…
May 11, 2012, Panasonic reporting a record loss for the year ending in March.
Panasonic ended the Japanese year with a net balance of minus $9.8 billion USD, it’s the fourth straight year of loses for the electronics company!
Panasonic officials blame it on a huge drop in TV set sales. In April, Sony and Sharp […] Continue Reading…
May 10, 2012, Iran announced the discovery of a huge oil field in the Caspian Sea. The discovery was made while exploring a huge new gas field.
The gas field was discovered in December, and named the Sardar-e Jangal field. It’s estimated to contain 50 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
May 9, 2012, Iran’s Oil […] Continue Reading…