On June 20, and for the third time, a mass grave was found which held the bodies of Syrian soldiers. This does not sound like something “peaceful protestors” would do.
This latest mass grave had 29 Syrian soldiers, who had been decapitated, and showed signs of torture.
Earlier this month two mass graves were found, containing […] Continue Reading…
According to the Iraqi Ministry of Women’s Affairs, by 2008 there were one million Iraqi widows, no thanks to the United States.
Their report also blames the more than two million Iraqi deaths on the United States. On top of that, as of 2008 there were four million children orphaned by the U.S. occupation.
The Associated Press spent a year going over government documents concerning the safety of U.S. nuke plants; the conclusion is that a disaster of epic proportions is very likely.
The reason is that U.S. officials, like the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, have been relaxing safety standards just so the aging nuclear reactors could be re-licensed. In […] Continue Reading…
The United States Supreme Court stopped a class action lawsuit against Walmart. A sexual discrimination claim could have affected 1.5 million employees.
In a 5 to 4 ruling the Supreme Court ruled there was not enough evidence to proceed with a lawsuit. Originally Walmart was faced with thousands of smaller lawsuits, but lower courts agreed […] Continue Reading…
The Idaho Department of Labor reported a slight drop in Idaho’s unemployment, now at 9.4%, but they also reported a drop in job creation.
The Department of Labor says seasonal hiring for May was below normal levels, and that job creation was weak. So why the drop in the unemployment rate? Officials say it’s due […] Continue Reading…
June 20, Idaho announced that they can’t make Medicaid payments, yet last week they announced bonuses for 102 government workers!
Example: Legislative Services Director Jeff Youtz, paid himself, and his staff, bonuses equal to $94,633. The total amount of bonuses paid to agencies of the State of Idaho came to $227,003.
June 20, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says they’re out of money for Medicaid.
As a result, Medicaid payments to Idaho hospitals will be suspended for at least one week. Those payments would have come to $13 million. Officials will announce, by the end of the week, if payments will be delayed for another […] Continue Reading…
“If Greece was to be the first country to default, eyes would turn to other countries such as Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, maybe Belgium but also France, given its deficit and debt levels. We don’t know where the contagion would stop.”-Didier Reynders, Belgian Finance Minister