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World War 3 Afghanistan, 22 – 25 June 2014: Cops shooting at U.S. personnel! Another U.S. Marine killed! More warmongering against Pakistan! More election fraud, using Facebook & your cell phone! Afghanistan admits it can’t fight “proxy” terrorism!

Bamyan Province: Near Pai Mori village, local government officials report that an armed UAV (drone) crashed.  District police have cordoned off the area, but so far nobody has shown up to claim it.

Faryab Province: Reports that a bomb exploded, killing four people and wounding 13.

Helmand Province: In Sangin District, five days of battles between government forces and Mujahideen left 50 Mujahideen, 35 civilians, 13 Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel and nine cops dead.  At least 80 people wounded.  Provincial officials report that battles are still raging all across the province, saying at least 800 Mujahideen are on the offensive.    The U.S. Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms California, reported that a highly decorated USMC Sergeant, from Texas, was killed during the Mujahideen offensive.  It was the Marine Sergeant’s second deployment to Afghanistan.   Mujahideen claim they are on the verge of capturing Helmand Province.  They also say they’ve caused dozens of casualties for U.S. personnel.

Herat Province: In Oba District, police say Mujahideen dressed in burqas attacked their outpost with hand thrown grenades.  Two cops and two civilians killed, five civilians wounded.  The female(?) Mujahideen got away.

Kabul Province:  Several artillery rockets were fired at Kabul airbase. They missed, but one landed on a house wounding four people.

Afghan news media reporting that Afghan officials have made a plea to India to increase military aid, saying Afghanistan cannot fight “proxy terror groups” with their current amount of military equipment.

More proof the Obama regime is behind election fraud.  The United Nations, and the Obama regime puppet candidate Abdullah Abdullah, demanded the boss of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) resign, or they wouldn’t recognize the election results.  Well, Obama got what he wanted, Ziaulhaq Amarkhil resigned as IEC boss, which guarantees the results will be rigged.  And here’s the really worrisome thing, even Hamid Karzai wanted to see the IEC boss leave!  It looks like Amarkhil is being used as a scapegoat, as all election fraud is now being blamed on him.  An Independent Electoral Complaints Commission investigation just cleared Amarkhil of all election fraud charges.

The Afghan parliament is considering blocking Facebook, saying election violence is being spurred by comments posted on Facebook.   The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan slipped up and revealed that social media can be used to commit election fraud, by inciting mob violence: “There has been a disturbing tone in some social media platforms, and we urge supporters of the candidates in the Afghan Presidential elections to refrain from inflammatory statements, hate speech or statements which promote divisive ethnic mobilization. This includes rhetoric that brings back memories of tragic, fratricidal, factional conflicts in the 1990s that cost the lives of tens of thousands of civilians.”-Ján Kubiš, UNAMA

Kandahar Province: Tribal elders from Kandahar and Ghazni succeeded in convincing the kidnappers of 33 university students and professors to let them go.  However, Mujahideen revealed they had detained, not kidnapped, the group of students and professors on suspicion of being government soldiers.  The students and professors were traveling together on a field trip when Mujahideen captured them.  Mujahideen say they let them go after their investigation confirmed they were not government soldiers.

Kunar Province: The Afghan Minister of Defense is accusing Pakistan of sending military personnel in civilian clothing.  Bismillah Mohammadi claims plain clothed Pakistani troops have been attacking Kunar.   The most recent incident happened in Dangam District.  The ANA claims plain clothed Pakistani military personnel crossed into the district and killed three ANA troops.  Eight civilians were killed trying to help the ANA defend their territory.   Pakistani officials deny the accusations, saying it was Afghan forces that crossed into Pakistan.

Kunduz Province: The IEC shutdown their local office for two days, claiming security threats.  However provincial police officials say they’ve not received any threats against the election commission.  The police chief even implied the closure of the election office is connected to election fraud.  In Dasht-e-Archi District, reports that several people were killed or wounded in battles between government forces and Mujahideen.

Logar Province: In Baraki Barak District, reports that a recon UAV (drone) crashed.

Nangarhar Province: In Khogiyani District, 43 ANA personnel joined the Mujahideen.  In Jalalabad City, reports say seven explosions rocked Jalalabad airbase.  Mujahideen claim they planted the bombs during the night.  They say once the explosions started the U.S. and Afghan government forces thought they were being attacked by suicide bombers.  Dozens of casualties.

Paktia Province: In Gardez City, five explosions rocked the city, yet police claim only nine people were wounded.  One explosion targeted police vehicles, another targeted an Afghan National Army unit, two explosions happened near the hospital.  Also in Gardez City, a local cop started shooting at U.S. military personnel.  Two U.S. personnel wounded, the cop was killed.  However, the local police boss is now swearing the shooting was an accident, even though Mujahideen say the cop was one of them and the attack was planned.  Mujahideen also say the U.S. military personnel were killed.

Zabul Province: In Shahjoi District, seven ANA troops killed, five wounded, when they drove over a landmine along the Kabul-Kandahar highway.

A U.S. Army Special Forces Major has been kicked out of the U.S. military.   He had made Afghanistan his home and even a female U.S. journalist had joined him.  Officially he was discharged for engaging in sex, and abuse of prescription drugs, while deployed to Afghanistan.   He is accused of running his own war in Afghanistan.  He admits to having an affair with the female journalist, even though he is married.

Only four months after getting back from Afghanistan, the Army National Guard’s 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (Virginia) was ordered to deploy to Kuwait.

100 air-militiamen of the Air National Guard’s 145th Airlift Wing (North Carolina) deploying to Afghanistan.

More than 100 militiamen of the Army National Guard’s 111th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (Maryland) deploying to Afghanistan.

The Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion (Maine) returned from Afghanistan.  This is the unit that had their Maine armory shutdown while they were deployed.  Supposedly the engineer unit is being turned into an infantry unit, and the Obama regime claims that will somehow save tax dollars.

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Martial Law U.S.A.: OSC reveals more proof that Obama’s VA is culling veterans in “ghost clinics”, using “blind schedules” & “bad boy lists”!

June 23, 2014

Continued Deficiencies at Department of Veterans Affairs’ Facilities

Dear Mr. President: I am providing you with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel’s (OSC) findings on whistleblower disclosures from employees at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi (Jackson VAMC). The Jackson VAMC cases are part of a troubling pattern of responses by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to similar disclosures from whistleblowers at VA medical centers across the country. The recent revelations from Phoenix are the latest and most serious in the years-long pattern of disclosures from VA whistleblowers and their struggle to overcome a culture of non-responsiveness. Too frequently, the VA has failed to use information from whistleblowers to identify and address systemic concerns that impact patient care.

As the VA re-evaluates patient care practices, I recommend that the Department’s new leadership also review its process for responding to OSC whistleblower cases. In that regard, I am encouraged by the recent statements from Acting Secretary Sloan Gibson, who recognized the significant contributions whistleblowers make to improving quality of care for veterans. My specific concerns and recommendations are detailed below.

Jackson VAMC

In a letter dated September 17, 2013, I informed you about numerous disclosures regarding patient care at the Jackson VAMC made by Dr. Phyllis Hollenbeck, Dr. Charles Sherwood, and five other whistleblowers at that facility. The VA substantiated these disclosures, which included improper credentialing of providers, inadequate review of radiology images, unlawful prescriptions for narcotics, noncompliant pharmacy equipment used to compound chemotherapy drugs, and unsterile medical equipment. In addition, a persistent patient-care concern involved chronic staffing shortages in the Primary Care Unit. In an attempt to work around this issue, the facility developed “ghost clinics.” In these clinics, veterans were scheduled for appointments in clinics with no assigned provider, resulting in excessive wait times and veterans leaving the facility without receiving treatment.

Despite confirming the problems in each of these (and other) patient-care areas, the VA refused to acknowledge any impact on the health and safety of veterans seeking care at the Jackson VAMC. In my September 17, 2013 letter, I concluded:

“[T]he Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has consistently failed to take responsibility for identified problems. Even in cases of substantiated misconduct, including acknowledged violations of state and federal law, the VA routinely suggests that the problems do not affect patient care.”

A detailed analysis of Dr. Hollenbeck’s and Dr. Sherwood’s disclosures regarding patient care at the Jackson VAMC is enclosed with this letter. I have also enclosed a copy of the agency reports and the whistleblowers’ comments.

Ongoing Deficiencies in VA Responses to Whistleblower Disclosures

OSC continues to receive a significant number of whistleblower disclosures from employees at VA facilities throughout the country. We currently have over 50 pending cases, all of which allege threats to patient health or safety. I have referred 29 of these cases to the VA for investigation. This represents over a quarter of all cases referred by OSC for investigation government-wide.

I remain concerned about the Department’s willingness to acknowledge and address the impact these problems may have on the health and safety of veterans. The VA, and particularly the VA’s Office of the Medical Inspector (OMI), has consistently used a “harmless error” defense, where the Department acknowledges problems but claims patient care is unaffected. This approach has prevented the VA from acknowledging the severity of systemic problems and from taking the necessary steps to provide quality care to veterans. As a result, veterans’ health and safety has been unnecessarily put at risk. Two recent cases illustrate the negative consequences of this approach.

First, in response to a disclosure from a VA employee in Fort Collins, CO, OSC received an OMI report confirming severe scheduling and wait time problems at that facility. The report confirmed multiple violations of VA policies, including the following:

A shortage of providers caused the facility to frequently cancel appointments for veterans. After cancellations, providers did not conduct required follow-up, resulting in situations where “routine primary care needs were not addressed.”

The facility “blind scheduled” veterans whose appointments were canceled, meaning veterans were not consulted when rescheduling the appointment. If a veteran subsequently called to change the blind-scheduled appointment date, schedulers were instructed to record the appointment as canceled at the patient’s request. This had the effect of deleting the initial “desired date” for the appointment, so records would no longer indicate that the initial appointment was actually canceled by the facility.

At the time of the OMI report, nearly 3,000 veterans were unable to reschedule canceled appointments, and one nurse practitioner alone had a total of 975 patients who were unable to reschedule appointments.

Staff were instructed to alter wait times to make the waiting periods look shorter.

Schedulers were placed on a “bad boy” list if their scheduled appointments were greater than 14 days from the recorded “desired dates” for veterans.

In addition, OSC is currently investigating reprisal allegations by two schedulers who were reportedly removed from their positions at Fort Collins and reassigned to Cheyenne, WY, for not complying with the instructions to “zero out” wait times. After these employees were replaced, the officially recorded wait times for appointments drastically “improved,” even though the wait times were actually much longer than the officially recorded data.

Despite these detailed findings, the OMI report concluded, “Due to the lack of specific cases for evaluation, OMI could not substantiate that the failure to properly train staff resulted in a danger to public health and safety.” This conclusion is not only unsupportable on its own, but is also inconsistent with reports by other VA components examining similar patient-care issues. For example, the VA Office of Inspector General recently confirmed that delays in access to patient care for 1,700 veterans at the Phoenix Medical Center “negatively impacted the quality of care at the facility.”

In a second case, a VA psychiatrist disclosed serious concerns about patient neglect in a long-term mental health care facility in Brockton, MA. The OMI report substantiated allegations about severe threats to the health and safety of veterans, including the following:

A veteran with a 100 percent service-connected psychiatric condition was a resident of the facility from 2005 to 2013. In that time, he had only one psychiatric note written in his medical chart, in 2012, when he was first examined by the whistleblower, more than seven years after he was admitted. The note addressed treatment recommendations.

A second veteran was admitted to the facility in 2003, with significant and chronic mental health issues. Yet, his first comprehensive psychiatric evaluation did not occur until 2011, more than eight years after he was admitted, when he was assessed by the whistleblower. No medication assessments or modifications occurred until the 2011 consultation.

Despite these findings, OMI failed to acknowledge that the confirmed neglect of residents at the facility had any impact on patient care. Given the lack of accountability demonstrated in the first OMI report, OSC requested a follow-up report. The second report did not depart from the VA’s typical “harmless error” approach, concluding: “OMI feels that in some areas [the veterans’] care could have been better but OMI does not feel that their patient’s rights were violated.” Such statements are a serious disservice to the veterans who received inadequate patient care for years after being admitted to VA facilities.

Unfortunately, these are not isolated examples. Rather, these cases are part of a troubling pattern of deficient patient care at VA facilities nationwide, and the continued resistance by the VA, and OMI in most cases, to recognize and address the impact on the health and safety of veterans. The following additional examples illustrate this trend:

In Montgomery, AL, OMI confirmed a whistleblower’s allegations that a pulmonologist copied prior provider notes to represent current readings in over 1,200 patient records, likely resulting in inaccurate patient health information being recorded. OMI stated that it could not substantiate whether this activity endangered patient health.

In Grand Junction, CO, OMI substantiated a whistleblower’s concerns that the facility’s drinking water had elevated levels of Legionella bacteria, and standard maintenance and cleaning procedures required to prevent bacterial growth were not performed. After identifying no “clinical consequences” resulting from the unsafe conditions for veterans, OMI determined there was no substantial and specific danger to public health and safety.

In Ann Arbor, MI, a whistleblower alleged that employees were practicing unsafe and unsanitary work practices and that untrained employees were improperly handling surgical instruments and supplies. As a result, OMI partially substantiated the allegations and made 12 recommendations. Yet, the whistleblower informed OSC that it was not clear whether the implementation of the corrective actions resulted in better or safer practices in the sterilization and processing division. OMI failed to address the whistleblower’s specific continuing concerns in a supplemental report.

In Buffalo, NY, OMI substantiated a whistleblower’s allegation that health care professionals do not always comply with VA sterilization standards for wearing personal protective equipment, and that these workers occasionally failed to place indicator strips in surgical trays and mislabeled sterile instruments. OMI did not believe that the confirmed allegations affected patient safety.

In Little Rock, AR, OMI substantiated a whistleblower’s allegations regarding patient care, including one incident when suction equipment was unavailable when it was needed to treat a veteran who later died. OMI’s report found that there was not enough evidence to sustain the allegation that the lack of available equipment caused the patient’s death. After reviewing the actions of the medical staff prior to the incident, OMI concluded that the medical care provided to the patient met the standard of care.

In Harlingen, TX, the VA Deputy Under Secretary for Health confirmed a whistleblower’s allegations that the facility did not comply with rules on the credentialing and privileging of surgeons. The VA also found that the facility was not paying fee-basis physicians in a timely manner, resulting in some physicians refusing to care for VA patients. The VA, however, found that there was no substantial and specific danger to public health and safety resulting from these violations.

In San Juan, PR, the VA’s Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care Operations substantiated a whistleblower’s allegations that nursing staff neglected elderly residents by failing to assist with essential daily activities, such as bathing, eating, and drinking. OSC sought clarification after the VA’s initial report denied that the confirmed conduct constituted a substantial and specific danger to public health. In response, the VA relented and revised the report to state that the substantiated allegations posed significant and serious health issues for the residents.

Next Steps

The goal of any effective whistleblower system is to encourage disclosures, identify and examine problem areas, and find effective solutions to correct and prevent identified problems from recurring. Acting Secretary Gibson recognized as much in a June 13, 2014, statement to all VA employees. He specifically noted, “Relatively simple issues that front-line staff may be aware of can grow into significantly larger problems if left unresolved.” I applaud Acting Secretary Gibson for recognizing the importance of whistleblower disclosures to improving the effectiveness and quality of health care for our veterans and for his commitment to identifying problems early in order to find comprehensive solutions.

Moving forward, I recommend that the VA designate a high-level official to assess the conclusions and the proposed corrective actions in OSC reports, including disciplinary actions, and determine if the substantiated concerns indicate broader or systemic problems requiring attention. My staff and I look forward to working closely with VA leadership to ensure that our veterans receive the quality health care services they deserve.

As required by 5 U.S.C. § 1213(e)(3), I have sent copies of the agency reports and whistleblowers’ comments to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs. I have also filed copies of the redacted reports and the whistleblowers’ comments in OSC’s public file, which is available online at www.osc.gov.

Respectfully,

Carolyn N. Lerner

International

World War 3 Afghanistan, 19 – 21 June 2014: Mujahideen kickin’ ass! Massive weapons issue to civilians, hell about to break loose?

Baghlan Province: In Poli Khomri District, villagers reporting a massive Israeli style raid by government/contractor forces resulting in at least ten of their neighbors being kidnapped.

Balkh Province: The Paktia provincial governor’s own security guards got into a firefight with Balkh police! It happened as his convoy was driving through Balkh Province on its way to Kabul Province.  The Balkh police commander says dozens of people were killed or wounded.  Paktia officials confirmed they lost four guards, three were wounded.  Balkh officials swear the men wearing police uniforms (that started the attack) were impersonators.  In Chaci District, an agent of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) was assassinated.  In Sholgar District, a firefight between Mujahdieen and local cops.  Three cops killed, one Mujahid killed.

Helmand Province: In Nad Ali District, Mujahideen report that one of their kamikaze bombers rammed a NATO convoy, causing massive casualties.   Mujahideen also reported detonating a remote controlled landmine as a U.S.-NATO APC drove over it, but they didn’t give the location.  Mujahideen say six NATO personnel killed or wounded.  NATO/ISAF confirmed that three U.S. Marines assigned to ISAF were killed when the vehicle they were in was hit by a bomb. So far ISAF and the U.S. Department of Defense are not giving out anymore details about how or where it happened.  In Sangin District, Mujahideen say they’ve captured four FOBs (Forward Operating Base, aka outposts).  20 government forces killed or wounded.

Kabul Province: There are social media reports that massive numbers of man portable weapons are being issued by unknown groups to civilians around the country.  The reports say it has to do with the so called ‘successful’ elections (as declared by Obama and the UN).  The Afghan NDS says they cannot confirm the reports.   The runoff election results are not being released and the United Nations is now mediating those ‘succesful’ election results!  If there’s anything you can count on from the Obama regime is that anything Obama says the opposite is the truth!  The Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Defense report hundreds of casualties from battles around the country with Mujahideen, in the past couple of days.  In Kabul City, 5th District, a kamikaze bomber exploded killing at least one person beside himself.  Three people wounded.

Kunar Province: In Nari District, Mujahideen captured a FOB and claim 23 government personnel joined with them, after their U.S.-NATO trained commanders were killed.

Maidan Wardak Province: In Syed Abad District, an Israeli style raid by government/contractor forces resulted in the local religious elder and another person being kidnapped, and three motorcycles being burned.

Nangarhar Province: In Torkahm, a NATO parking lot was blown up by three Mujahideen kamikaze bombers.  At least one civilian killed, dozens of NATO logistics vehicles destroyed.  There are reports that several Afghan border cops were killed.   In Jalalabad City, Mujahideen attacked the NATO airbase.  Eight explosions reported.  Some news reports said the attack was done with artillery rockets.

Parwan Province: Bagram airbase, it’s been revealed that the expensive Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene panels of the arrestor hook system on the runway has been failing.  USAF 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and the 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Squadron recently completed repairs.  During testing 502 of the 992 hold down bolts for the panels failed, that’s more than a 50% failure rate!  Until the repairs were recently complete the busiest military airbase in Afghanistan was not fully operational.  As soon as the repairs were complete, Mujahideen launched two artillery rockets at the base.  No word on damage.

Sar-e-Pul Province: In Shiram District, reports that Mujahideen booby-trapped a FOB they had captured from government forces.  They left the FOB, making sure their departure was made public.  As expected government forces returned.  The capture of the FOB, and the booby-trap explosions killed or wounded at least 41 government personnel.  Mujahideen claim they captured a dozen weapons with ammo, and several vehicles including an old fashioned horse.

More than 100 militiamen of the National Guard’s 150th Engineer Company (New Jersey & Delaware) returned form Afghanistan.

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U.S. Civil War: Chicago update 16 – 20 June 2014: Afghan heroin connection? More mystery gunmen & white minivans! Vigilantes attacking the wrong people! Women targeting men? Cop kills neighbor over dirt?

Incomplete list.

10400 block of South Morgan Street: 56 years old man stabbed to death, apparently by his niece.  She’s been charged with murder. The victim was in a car with his neighbor of 30 years, when his niece attacked him.  The neighbor is demanding answers from the ugly bitch: “Someone got murdered in my car and for what?”

Reports say the ugly bitch was bitchy about how her uncle spent his time!!!  This is not the first time a Chicago man was killed by a Chicago woman.

1400 block of South Drake Avenue: 14 years old boy out walking was shot and killed.

2800 block of West 71st Street: 18 years old man shot in the face, chest and legs as he was walking.  He was killed.

400 block of West 15th Place: 38 years old man found shot to death in front of his home.  Apparently nobody witnessed it.

400 block of West 17th Street: 19 years old man shot in the head and killed.

3700 block of South Langley Avenue: 30 years old man, sitting in his car, shot in the head and killed by a man nobody in the area has seen before.  However, NAZI Chicagoland cops claim it was a gang shooting and blew it off!

Three men, and one woman, relaxing in a park were shot and wounded by a man they say they’ve never seen before.   They all took themselves to hospitals.

22 years old man shot multiple times and wounded. He says the shooter was in a white minivan. He is in critical condition.

3300 block of South Leavitt Street: 18 years old man shot in the leg and wounded by a drive by shooter.  A 15 years old boy standing in the same area pulled out a pistol in an attempt to shoot back, but was foiled by the dip shit father of the victim.  The father of the victim came running outside when he heard gunshots, he saw the boy with a gun and thought he was the one who shot his son.  He attacked the 15 years old.  Police confirmed the victim was shot by somebody else because the spent ammo casings did not match the type used by the boy’s gun.

500 block of North Lawler Avenue: 21 years old man shot in the leg and wounded, he drove himself to a hospital.  The shooter was in a white minivan.

5400 block of West Walton Street: 23 years old man standing in an alley grazed in the head.  Police say it was a drive by shooting.

6800 block of South Paulina Street: 17 years old boy shot in the butt and wounded.

9800 block of South Avenue J: 25 years old man shot in the chest, now in critical condition.  Police “suspect” it was a drive by shooting.

800 block of North Leclaire Avenue: 36 years old man was running for his life because somebody with a gun was after him.  He got shot and wounded anyway.

6500 block of North Ashland Avenue: 14 years old boy shot, now in serious condition.  People will only say that bullets started flying.

112th Street and Indiana Avenue: 35 years old man gut shot, he drove himself to a hospital.

7200 block of South Harvard Avenue: 35 years old man driving down the street was stopped by drive by shooter who blasted into his car.  He got shot in the arm and wounded.

500 block of West 81st Street: 16 years old boy shot in the leg and wounded.

118th and La Salle streets: Two men standing on a sidewalk shot and wounded.  They never saw the shooter.

4500 block of North Damen Avenue: 18 years old woman claims to have been raped in a parking garage.  She was treated at a hospital, but police said her claim was “unfounded”.

800 block of Central Avenue: A 22 years old woman claimed she was raped.  A chiropractor turned himself in for the crime, when he learned cops had gotten a warrant for his arrest.

Back in April an off duty cop shot and killed his 86 years old male neighbor, and then shot and wounded the man’s 91 years old wife.  This past week the recording of the cop’s own 911 call was released (thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request by the Chicago Tribune).  After he kills the old man, and shoots the old woman.  After he shoots her you can hear her screaming and he’s telling her to get away from the gun!   The cop claims he came home to find his neighbors attacking his wife with handfuls of dirt and a broom.  But wait there’s more!  Turns out the Chicago police have known for a long time about the cop and his wife conducting their own little war against their aged and fragile neighbors, because chicago police have been recording it on written documents!

But wait there’s more!  There are 911 calls from other people, and they dispute what the evil cop claims.  Relatives of the victims say the whole thing sounds bogus: “I don’t understand how he can be on the phone at the same time as he is shooting my dad. There is no indication of how this all happened. My dad would not just shoot someone over some dirt. He had to have taunted my dad or provoked him.”-victim’s son

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) revealed they recently arrested 59 illegal immigrants (55 men, 4 women) in Chicago, who were wanted for various crimes.  It was part of Operation Cross Check, held throughout the mid-western states.  The illegals are from not just Latin American countries but from European countries as well.

National Public Radio (NPR) revealed that most of the heroin coming from the U.S. controlled Afghanistan runs right through Chicago.  According to their report the Interstate-290 Eisenhower Expressway is also known as the Heroin Highway.  In response there is a new DEA led paramilitary multi-government task force called Chicago Strike Force.  More proof that the illegal drugs industry is nothing more than job security for control freak law enforcers!

Notice that most shooting victims are males.

Once again, most of the shooting victims were not armed. You would think that if this was gang violence there would be gun battles, but there are no gun battles. It’s as if the shooters are deliberately targeting unarmed people.

Police continue to insist most of the gun violence is caused by gang bangers, but have made few arrests. New anti-gun laws would not stop the shootings, because most guns used by gang bangers are already illegal!

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013, calls Chicagoland his homie town

Chicago update 14 – 15 June 2014

International

World War 3 Afghanistan, 16 – 18 June 2014: Australia decides to stay! U.S. Army medical study says Guard units suffer more than Active Duty personnel! Pakistan wants Afghanistan to join in the fight!

Ghazni Province: Afghan government officials now say the dozens of teachers and students kidnapped from the Kandahar University were taken to Pakistan.

Helmand Province: Camp Bastion/Leatherneck, a USMC H-53 Super Stallion helicopter crashed.  An unnamed source with HMH-466 The Wolfpack said the ‘copter ran out of fuel while in high hover.  More than 14 Marines were onboard, officials claim none were hurt.

Kabul Province: Ahmad Zia Massoud has been declared the winner in the second round of the presidential election.  Obama regime puppet Abdullah Abdullah has vowed not to recognize the democratic results!   Government officials continue to report non-stop battles with Mujahideen all across the country, hundreds killed, hundreds wounded, including civilians and government personnel.  Indian news media reporting that ever since Pakistan began its massive offensive against Pakistani Mujahideen, more than 2-thousand people have fled across the border into Afghanistan.   Afghan officials told Indian news sources that at first they thought the refugees were militants: “The government is conducting a survey and our people are helping them with food and shelter.”-Sahira Sharif, female Afghan MP

Kapisa Province: In Tagab District, Mujahideen claim they killed two U.S.-NATO-ISAF personnel in a firefight, and destroyed one armored vehicle.

Kunar Province: In Asadabad District, one child killed, five family members wounded.  A Mujahideen mortar round landed on a residence, it was intended for a police check point.   Pakistan is now asking for Afghanistan to join its own war against Pakistani Mujahideen. Pakistan says most of the cross border attacks in Kunar Province were the result of Pakistani troops chasing Pakistani Mujahideen.

Maiden Wardak Province: In Syed Abad District, Mujahideen ambushed the provincial governor’s convoy. Three armored vehicles destroyed, two Toyota technicals destroyed, four security guards killed.  After some time of fighting U.S.-NATO aircraft were called in, this allowed the governor to escape.

Back in February the British empire member Australia announced they were finished with the “active” part of the Afghanistan occupation.  Now Aussie Defence Force boss, General David Hurley, has confirmed that at least 400 Diggers will stay in Afghanistan until the end of 2016!

A study “…funded and conducted under a protocol (USAISR Protocol no.: H-11-037) that was reviewed and approved by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Institutional Review Board…” concluded that Reserve Component (RC, aka federal Army Reserve and state National Guard) suffer more medical/dental non-battle field problems, in Afghanistan (OEF) and Iraq (OIF), than did Active Duty (AD, aka U.S. Army): “The data from this study suggest that RC Soldiers have higher rates of D-DNBI [dental disease and nonbattle injury] when compared to their AD counterparts. However, given the significant differences found in D-DNBI rates between the ARNG, USAR, and AD in both campaigns, future studies should be conducted to identify potential risk factors to determine if the higher rates are due to an inequality……”-The Incidence of Dental Disease Nonbattle Injuries in Deployed U.S. Army Personnel

International

World War 3 Afghanistan, 11 – 15 June 2014: You paid to create a Navy in landlocked Afghanistan! Obama releases Pakistani prisoners! More Guardsmen deploying, after 2015! Obama sees elections as the new altar of human sacrifice?

Herat Province:  11 voters had the fingers cut off by Mujahideen.

Kabul Province: Election officials revealed that at least 150 acts of violence have marred the runoff elections.  The National Directorate of Security says there were at least 473 attempted attacks on voting day.   The numbers jive with what Mujahideen claim.  At least 39 civilians killed, 88 wounded.  18 Afghan National Army personnel killed, 74 wounded.   176 Mujahideen killed, 95 wounded.  The Independent Election Commission admitted that 121 voting stations were never opened!  Obama presidential candidate puppet Abdullah Abdullah now wants to get rid of the Independent Election Commission, saying he will not recognize the IEC’s vote count if the IEC boss does not resign!  Government officials still call the second round of elections “successful”!  If this is what makes a successful election, then all of the elections in the United States must have been failures!  Obama regime lackey, and U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry said this about the election violence: “I’ve been to Afghanistan twice since becoming Secretary of State and many times before that. Every time I do, I’m impressed by how much Afghans have sacrificed for their future.”

Kandahar Province: In Kandahar City, two days of battles between Mujahideen and police resulted in dozens of people killed or wounded.

Nangarhar Province: In Jalalabad City, Obama regime puppet Abdullah Abdullah apparently ordered his supporters to assassinate supporters of his political rival!  Police report that Abdullah supporters shot and killed two supporters of Ashraf Ghani.  Three people were also wounded.  In Sarqul Yaftal District, a teacher was assassinated after it was revealed they voted for Ghani.  In another report, an adult and a child were killed, and one adult wounded, by supporters of Obama puppet Abdullah Abdullah.  Is this what Obama wants for the United States?

Parwan Province: Reuters revealed that the Obama regime has secretly release 12 prisoners from a secret U.S. prison.  The prisoners are a Frenchman, a Kuwaiti and 10 Pakistanis.

Samangan Province: In Aibak City, 10 election workers were killed when they drove over a landmine.  A child was also killed.  The ballot boxes were destroyed.  Is this what Obama wants for the United States?

The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) discovered that U.S. taxpayers funded the creation of a river navy in landlocked Afghanistan!  It looks like a scam because the eight patrol boats never arrived in-country, even though they were paid for in 2010.  The U.S. Department of Defense decided the boats weren’t necessary, nine months after the money was spent! U.S. taxpayers were ripped off by $3-million USD!

In the U.S. state of fruits & nuts California, in the city of San Francisco ‘gay pride’ organizers banned National Guard and State Military Reserve recruiters from attending the Pride Parade.  This is perplexing because many openly homosexual people serve in the California Guard and Reserve, and Bradley-Chelsea Manning is the official Grand Marshal of the parade.

More than 150 militiamen of the National Guard’s 816th Engineer Company (North Dakota) were notified that they will deploy to Afghanistan in 2015.

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World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 23-26 May 2014: More proof of massive election fraud! China stops use of U.S. dollar in Afghan banks! War mongering against Pakistan continues! National Guard to remain until 2015!

Badakhshan Province: Afghan government officials claim they’ve retaken Yagman District, which fell to the control of Mujahideen a few days ago.  Several dozens of people killed or wounded.  Local government officials say there are more than 300 Mujahideen fighting to control the district.   Some reports that Mujahideen have seized Jurm and Keran Wa Manjan districts.

Faryab Province: Afghan government forces and Mujahideen have been locked in battles.  More than 100 people killed, 100 wounded.  Afghan government officials claim that Pakistanis are among those killed or wounded.

Helmand Province: In Marjah District, a family of six drove over a landmine.  One dead, five wounded.  In Mosa Qala District, a U.S.-NATO drone strike killed 11 people and wounded two.

 Herat Province: Mujahideen attacked the Indian consulate.  Interior Ministry officials claim all attackers were killed.  Two government personnel were wounded.

Kabul Province: A suicide bomber targeted a government vehicle, killing at least two people and wounding nine others.  Chinese banks have notified Afghan banks that they will no longer accept U.S. dollars for their transactions!  China is claiming that the use of U.S. dollars is behind international criminal money laundering!  The Afghan Minister of Communications and Information Technology condemned the U.S. monitoring of Afghan phone calls.   So much for Obama’s “successful” elections: The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan suspended 5,388 election employees for taking part in electoral fraud!

Kandahar Province: A suicide bomber attacked the police chief for Kandahar City’s 8th district.  The police boss was wounded.

Kunar Province: In Dangam District, government officials claim a group of Mujahideen blew themselves up by accident.  Apparently nine Mujahideen were wounded when they were planting landmines. Provincial officials claim Pakistan fired at least 125 artillery rounds into Shigal and Dangam districts.  One person killed, 15 wounded.  Officials claim they are now dealing with refugees fleeing the shelling.

Parwan Province: “I’ve made it clear that we’re prepared to continue cooperating with our Afghan partners on two security missions, training and equipping Afghan forces and targeting…….al Qaeda…………And once Afghanistan has sworn in its new president, I’m hopeful we’ll sign a bilateral security agreement that lets us move forward. And with that bilateral security agreement, assuming it is signed, we can plan for a limited military presence in Afghanistan beyond 2014.“-Barack Obama, Bagram airbase, 26 May 2014

Zabul Province: Near Qalat City, two cops were killed by two suicide bombers.

The Oregonian newspaper, in the U.S. state of Oregon, has revealed that 950 Oregon National Guardsmen (currently preparing for deployment to Afghanistan in Idaho and Texas) will remain in Afghanistan until 2015, as part of Obama’s new plan to keep U.S. troops incountry past 2014.   The governor of Oregon recently visited  his militiamen while they were training at Idaho’s Gowen Field and Orchard Training Area.

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World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 19-22 May 2014: Sweden kicks out Afghan refugees! U.S. cops killing National Guardsmen! More sabre rattling against Pakistan!

Badakhshan Province: Provincial officials report that Mujahideen have taken control of Yamgan District.  Afghan government forces tried to retake the district but got their asses kicked, Mujahideen even captured 27 government personnel.

Faryab Province: In Pashtoon Kot District, one woman killed and as many as 30 people wounded after an explosion inside a store.

Ghazni Province: In Ghazni city, a bicycle bomb exploded wounding three Afghan National Army troops and at least six civilians.

Kunar Province: Provincial officials claim Pakistan fired 45 artillery rounds into Sarkano District, over several days.  No casualties reported, but homes were destroyed.  In  Kamdish District, a U.S.-NATO-ISAF drone strike killed four people.  Afghan National Army said they called in the airstrike.

Nangarhar Province: In Hesarak District, a suicide bomber attacked a police station.  Seven cops killed, including the police chief.

Zabul Province: Provincial officials accuse Mujahideen of killing six cops.  No comment from Mujahideen.

Afghan government officials reporting dozens of battles across the country, hundreds of people killed or wounded.  However, officials would not give details.

Mir Sarfaraz Bugti, Home Minister for Pakistan’s  Balochistan Province, is accusing Afghanistan and India of setting up terrorist camps inside Pakistan, for the purpose of destabilizing Pakistan.

In Sweden, at least 12 Afghan refugees were told they were being deported back to Afghanistan.  Last year more than 1200 Afghans sought asylum in Sweden.  “My life is in danger in Afghanistan. I have problems with the Taliban. Most of the people here have problems with the Taliban. I’d prefer to die here than return to Afghanistan.”-Nafisa from Helmand Province

Despite more than a decade of Bush and Obama regimes swearing that al Qaeda is defeated, or “on the run”, Thomas Joscelyn (Foundation for Defence of Democracies) testified to the U.S. Congress “… that al-Qaeda, despite our tactical counter-terrorism successes, continues to be a major strategic threat to the United States and its allies. Tomorrow, al-Qaeda will be an even greater threat because of its ongoing evolutions.”  How convenient for those who want an excuse to continue the War on Terror.

In Oklahoma, U.S.A., Tulsa City police shot and killed a National Guard veteran of the occupation of Afghanistan.  The veteran was suffering from PTSD.  NAZI cops said they killed him because he was allegedly firing rifle rounds in his apartment.

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Obama promises to keep troops in Afghanistan, reveals top CIA boss!

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“I’ve made it clear that we’re prepared to continue cooperating with our Afghan partners on two security missions, training and equipping Afghan forces and targeting…….al Qaeda…………And once Afghanistan has sworn in its new president, I’m hopeful we’ll sign a bilateral security agreement that lets us move forward. And with that bilateral security agreement, assuming it is signed, we can plan for a limited military presence in Afghanistan beyond 2014.“-Barack Obama, Bagram airbase, 26 May 2014

The incompetent Obama regime also revealed the top Central Interagency Agency (CIA) boss in Afghanistan, according to the Washington Post.  The newspaper has not published the name and says the Obama regime quickly sent off a new email when they were notified of the “mistake”.

Obama regime lackeys blamed DoD officials for approving the initial email list of names.

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World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 15-18 May 2014: Obama regime lying about TBI! Cops & families killing each other! Obama regime releases Pakistani prisoners! More Russian helicopters paid for by U.S. taxpayers! Obama regime to spend $10-billion after 2014 pullout!

Faryab Province: In Khwajah Gawhar District, a Mujahideen leader was executed by Mujahideen.  Afghan National Army officials say they don’t know the specific reason why, but suspect he was accused of working with the government before he was hanged.

Ghazni Province: In Andar district, at least 11 people killed, four wounded, after U.S.-NATO airstrike.

Herat Province: In Islam Qala town, a motorcycle bomb went off by a Mosque, then, as police gathered to investigate a second bomb exploded.  One cop killed, at least four wounded.

Kabul Province: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan released the final vote count from the fraudulent elections.  None of the candidates got the required minimum number of votes to be declared a winner.  A second election is on hold until the IEC can get enough voting materials together.  Apparently all that tax money spent by other countries to prepare for the elections wasn’t enough for a surprise second election.

Kandahar Province: In Maruf District, government officials are reporting battles between Afghan and Pakistani border police.  At least one Afghan border cop killed.  In Arghandab District, a policeman killed four of his family members, then killed his police boss as he arrived to investigate.  The renegade cop was then killed by other cops.  Police also shot and killed a man, then claimed he was a suicide bomber.  In Shahwali Kot District, four cops have been sentenced to death for murdering three civilians.  The cops claim they were hired by the victims’ own families to assassinate them.

Kunduz Province: A diplomat from Tajikistan was wounded after unknown gunmen attacked his vehicle.   In Khas Kunar District, one student killed, two wounded by explosion.

Nangarhar Province: In Ghani Khel District, an explosion killed one person and wounded 27 others.

Parwan Province:  U.S. Obama regime personnel released ten Pakistani prisoners from the U.S. Bagram prison.   According to the Justice Project Pakistan the men were held for several years without trial, and are now in Pakistan.

Takhar Province: In Bahauddin District, a suicide bomber using a motorcycle bomb attacked an Afghan National Police convoy.  One person dead, 12 wounded.

Afghan religious leader Ayatullah Mohaghegh Kabul says Iran is paying Afghan refugees, living in Iran, $500 per month plus legal residency if they fight against  Obama regime backed insurgents in Syria.   He claims the bodies of so called Iranian fighters in Syria are actually Afghans.  The Afghan government is investigating.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Perry Aston.

Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation confirmed they are delivering 30 Mil Mi-17B-5 gunships to Afghanistan by the end of 2014.  It’s part of a new deal signed with the U.S. Department of Defense at the end of 2013.

Russia wants to establish an international anti-drug headquarters in Afghanistan, since Afghanistan is now the number one source of opium ever since the U.S. invaded: “We suggest the creation of an international headquarter or an office for combating the planetary center of drug production in Afghanistan. The goal of the HQ would be to consolidate the currently separate anti-narcotic programs in Afghanistan and to create an effective, internationally-supervised mechanism to eradicated drug production.” Viktor Ivanov,  Russian Federal Drug Control Service

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), John Sopko, said the Obama regime plans on spending $10-billion of your tax dollars every year in Afghanistan, after the supposed 2014 pullout!

A 19 years old U.S. Army Specialist from California serving in Jordan, in support of operations in Afghanistan, has died of “non-hostile” causes.  However, it turns out he was indeed shot.  The U.S. Army says they are investigating.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say the U.S. Department of Defense lies about how many personnel have suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in Iraq and Afghanistan.  The study was published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, and says TBI is actually five times higher than what the DoD reports!  The researchers suggest one reason for the under-reporting is to deny veterans health care through the Veterans Affairs.