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World War 3, East Asian Front: North Korea is worth $9.7 trillion USD!!! Now you know why The U.S. is war mongering over the DPRK!

23 April 2013 (21:14 UTC-07 Tango 22 April 2013)/12 Jumada t-Tania 1434/03 Ordibehest 1391/14 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

“In my analysis North Korea could survive for the next hundred years just by exporting their underground resources….”-Yang Moo-jin, University for North Korean Studies

In August 2012, the South Korean based think tank,  North Korea Resource Institute, estimated that the DPRK is worth almost as much as $10 trillion USD, because of what lies underground.  This estimate is $4 trillion higher than the estimate given by Korea Resources Corporation back in 2010.

The estimate has gone way up because prices for mineral resources (like gold) have gone up.  Put in another way, North Korea is worth 21 times what South Korea is worth, mineral resource wise.

According to a 2011 article by EastAsiaForum, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has some of the World’s largest deposits of coal, iron ore, magnesite, gold ore, zinc ore, copper ore, limestone, molybdenite, and graphite.

Recently I heard that North Korea is third in the world for rare earth minerals (China is first and South Korea is second), you know, that stuff in the dirt that’s become worth a lot of money because it’s used in all you all’s cell phones.

China has invested big time in helping North Korea develop its mining industry, which would seem to dictate that China continue backing up North Korea against the United States.

The reason why North Korea is so poor is because of decades of U.S. led economic sanctions.  Those sanctions are part of the reasons why the DPRK’s mining industry operates at only 30% capacity.

So all that rhetoric from the U.S., Republic of Korea and Japan about not allowing North Korea be a nuclear power is just False Flag bullshit!  As usual it’s about controlling natural resources.

 

 

 

 

International

H7N9 update: 105 cases, 21 deaths!

22 April 2013 (09:45 UTC-07 Tango)/11 Jumada t-Tania 1434/02 Ordibehest 1391/13 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

Three more cases of human H7N9 reported in Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Shandong provinces, China. Another person has been released from hospital, making it 13 who’re considered recovered.  However, they are still being monitored.

In Zhejiang a 54 years old woman who works in an office, apparently no contact with birds, has been hospitalized.  In Jiangxi a 32 years old farmer is also hospitalized.

The first possible case is being reported in Shandong Province, they’re waiting for test results.  It is a 36 years old man.   If the test result is positive he’ll be the 105th human case.

After all the tens of thousands of poultry culling (killing) and testing of birds, the Ministry of Agriculture has managed to find one more bird with the new form of H7N9.  One pigeon at a pigeon farm in Jiangsu Province tested positive.  Researchers are becoming skeptical about the bird connection with this new ‘bird flu’, because of how relatively few birds are being found infected with it.

International, U.S.

Earthquake update: Chinese casualties skyrocketing, more 6+ quakes!

21 April 2013 (16:14 UTC-07 Tango)/10 Jumada t-Tania 1434/01 Ordibehest 1391/12 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

36 hours after a USGS magnitude 6.6 earthquake, and several 5+ quakes, China’s Sichuan Province has been hit with two more magnitude 5+ quakes.  Rescue efforts have revealed more than 186 people killed,  3000 injured and 40000 homeless!

Chinese media reporting more than 1700 aftershocks!

Yesterday I reported seven magnitude 6+ earthquakes for April 2013.  Today a 6.1 quake hit the Izu Islands, near Japan. That makes eight big quakes for the month so far.  During April 2012 there were ten big quakes, we still have a little more than a week and a half left for this April.

Also today, islands along the Aleutian Chain off Alaska got hit with a 5.7 quake.

International, U.S.

Dogs dying of H7N9 in Denver? Mystery deaths being investigated!

21 April 2013 (13:59 UTC-07 Tango)/10 Jumada t-Tania 1434/01 Ordibehest 1391/12 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

“There are many diseases or viruses or bacteria that might be involved, so we’re trying to pinpoint what exactly is causing the disease.”-Cathlin Craber, veterinarian

When H7N9 was first reported out of China, the only known symptom was unexplained pneumonia.  Now in Denver, Colorado U.S.A., veterinarians are racing to find out why dozens of dogs have developed unexplained pneumonia, five have died!

Just a couple of days ago Time published an article talking about the possibility of other animals carrying the new deadly ‘bird flu’.  This was being driven by the fact that at least 40% of infected humans had no contact with birds.

The Denver dog pneumonia outbreak is happening in a Humane Society Animal Shelter, which has been closed for the next 30 days.  Vets are concerned it was brought in from the surrounding community: “We’re still gathering information trying to figure that out. There’s a chance that it’s in our community somewhere and when an animal comes into our shelter it can get into our population.”-Cathlin Craber, veterinarian

There are 260 dogs in the shelter, which has been in operation since 1910.  It’s estimated that at least 25% of the dogs are sick.

International, U.S.

H7N9 update: More than 100 cases, 20 deaths! Minnesota on alert!

21 April 2013 (13:07 UTC-07 Tango)/10 Jumada t-Tania 1434/01 Ordibehest 1391/12 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

15 hours since my last update, now China reporting up to 102 cases and 20 deaths!

The majority of cases are in Shanghai City and Zhejiang Province, and involve elderly people.  Two people died in the Province, and five more people became sick (four in critical condition).

Jiangsu Province reporting a new case. 

Good news, health officials say a total of 12 people have recovered, so far.   However, doctors have been ordered to continue monitoring the health of those people considered recovered.

The U.S. state of Minnesota had placed their medical industry on alert, back on 05 April.  The StarTribune reports that already a “couple” of people have had blood work done because of symptoms matching H7N9.  So far no positive results.

International, U.S.

World War 3: China officially condemns the United States!

21 April 2013 (01:40 UTC-07 Tango)/10 Jumada t-Tania 1434/01 Ordibehest 1391/12 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

The following is just a sample of what’s in the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2012, just published by the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China.

In the U.S., citizens’ civil and political rights were further restricted by the government. The government expanded the scope of eavesdropping and censoring on personal telecommunications. The police often abused their power, resulting in increasing complaints and charges for infringement upon civil rights. The proportion of women in the U.S. who fell victims of domestic violence and sexual assault kept increasing.

The U.S. has become one of the developed countries with the greatest income gap. In 2011, the Gini index was 0.477 in the U.S. and about 9 million people were registered as unemployed; About 16.4 million children lived in poverty and, for the first time in history, public schools reported more than one million homeless children and youth.

There was serious sex, racial and religious discrimination in the U.S.    Indigenous people suffered serious racial discrimination and their poverty rate doubled the national average. A movie produced by a U.S. director and aired online was deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammed, sparking protests by the Muslims worldwide.

The U.S. seriously infringed upon human rights of other nations. In 2012, U.S. military operations in Yemen, Afghanistan and Pakistan caused massive civilian casualties. U.S. soldiers had also severely blasphemed against local residents’ religion by burning copies of the Muslim holy book, the Koran, and insulting bodies of the dead. There was a huge rise in birth defects in Iraq since the war against Iraq with military actions in which American forces used metal contaminant-releasing white phosphorus shells and depleted uranium bombs.

The U.S. was not able to effectively participate in international cooperation on human rights. To date, the U.S. remains a country which has not participated in or ratified a series of core UN conventions on human rights, such as the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

International

H7N9 update: 96 cases, 18 dead! UN now says it’s possible for human to human cases!

21 April 2013 (21:38 UTC-07 Tango 20 April 2013)/10 Jumada t-Tania 1434/01 Ordibehest 1391/12 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

The UN’s World Heath Organization admitted that several people who got sick were in close contact with other people who were sick, and not in contact with birds.  The UN official was careful with his words: “We’ve not seen easy and sustained person-to-person transmission so far.”-Michael O’Leary, UNWHO

There are now 96 human case of H7N9 in China, at least half have never been in contact with birds.  A 69 years old man died Friday night after emergency treatment failed in Zhejiang Province.

So far no pigs have become sick from H7N9, and of the tens of thousands of birds killed and tested, only about a couple of dozen were positive.

 

 

International, U.S.

Magnitude 5+ earthquakes increasing? Several 7+ quakes so far for April 2013!

20 April 2013 (02:02 UTC-07 Tango)/09 Jumada t-Tania 1434/31 Farvardin 1391/11 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

There has been several magnitude 7 earthquakes around the world in just the past three weeks.

The USGS uses a modified type of richter scale magnitude system.  They tried to clear up confusion a few years ago with a press release, but I think it just made things more confusing.

Most western media are using USGS magnitude readings when they report earthquakes, but, several countries have created their own magnitudes that do not match USGS magnitude reports.  I am presenting USGS magnitudes.

The following are the 6 to 7+ magnitude quakes for April, so far:

On 20 April 2013 Sichuan, China, was hit by a 6.6 quake, followed by four 5 quakes.  Reports say at least 152 killed, more than 3000 injured!  The Chinese are calling the initial quake a 7+ magnitude.

Russian Kuril Islands (on the Pacific Ring of Fire) were hit with a 6.1 magnitude quake, followed by a 5.3 quake.

On 19 April 2013, again the Russian Kuril Islands, hit with a 7.2, then a 5.7.  The Kuril Islands have been experiencing many magnitude 5 and 6+ quakes since the beginning of this Gregorian year.

For more example of how different quake reports are used by different countries, on 18 April 2013, Japanese officials reported a 7 magnitude quake off the coast of northern Japan. However, the USGS did not report such a quake.  It is possible that the Kuril Islands 7.2 quake reported on early 19 April by USGS is the same quake that Japan claimed on the 18th.  Japan and Russia both have claims to some of the Kuril Islands.

On 16 April 2013, a 7.8 quake hit along the Iran-Pakistan border.  At least 40 people killed, mainly on the Pakistani side.

Papua New Guinea (on the Pacific Ring of Fire) 6.6 quake.

On 14 April 2013, again Papua New Guinea hit with 6.6 quake.  The island country has also been experiencing many magnitude 5+ quakes.

06 April 2013, Indonesia (Pacific Ring of Fire) a 7 quake.

From 01 April to 20 April 2013 there have been at least seven magnitude 6+ quakes.  For all of April 2012 there were ten magnitude 6+ quakes (which included two 8+ quakes near Sumatra on the Pacific Ring of Fire).  We have a little under a week and a half left for April 2013, will mother Earth break last years April numbers?

By the way, officials in San Francisco, California, just passed new earthquake safety rules.  The new law forces owners of wooden framed multi-story buildings to reinforce the lower walls and to help distribute the weight of the building more evenly on the frame.  It’s estimated it will cost property owners $60000 to $130000 USD per building.  The law comes after years of study by seismologists.

Business/Economics, International

H7N9 update: 87 cases, all wild poultry businesses shut down!

18 April 2013 (17:50 UTC-07 Tango)/07 Jumada t-Tania 1434/29 Farvardin 1391/09 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

Since my last update, five more case reported; one in Jiangsu Province and one in Henan Province, two in Zhejiang Province and one more in Shanghai.

The Chinese government has banned all live wild poultry markets throughout China.

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front: U.S. occupation of Afghanistan; 15 – 18 April 2013. Violence increases, Mujahideen vows vengance for Gitmo!

18 April 2013/07 Jumada t-Tania 1434/29 Farvardin 1391/09 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

Mujahideen groups have vowed vengeance for the latest U.S. shootings (guards shooting rubber bullets at prisoners has happened several times over the years) of several illegally detained people at the Guantanamo prison: “The American cowardly troops, who have lost all will to fight Mujahideen head on in the battlefields, now want to avenge their losses and defeat by picking on defenseless tied up prisoners to show their bravery!!!? We once again condemn this American savagery with the strongest of words. This barbaric act of American troops clearly demonstrates their ongoing criminal behavior which they launched simultaneously alongside their eleven year old invasion…….The Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate also vow to avenge these wronged prisoners by targeting the American invaders in Afghanistan with all might at their disposal….”

The International Committee of the Red Cross is warning that violence in Afghanistan is on the increase.

The official number of U.S. military personnel to have died in Afghanistan has hit 2200.

Canada announced they are reducing ‘danger pay’ for Canucks serving in Afghanistan.  It reduces their pay by $500 CAD per month.

Germany announced they will keep 800 Bundeswehr troops in Afghanistan after the 2014 pullout.

India and China have held their first meetings concerning plans to take over from the U.S. in Afghanistan after the 2014 NATO pullout: “India and China share common concerns on ensuring stability in the country, particularly in light of their sizeable investments….”-The Hindu, independent newspaper from India

Christian Science Monitor reporting that the oil/mineral resources in Afghanistan are worth an estimated $1 trillion USD!

The U.S. Marine Corps announced they will give away expensive MRAP armored vehicles to other countries.  The USMC says it’ll be cheaper then trying to ‘retrograde’ them back to the States from Afghanistan.

17 April 2013/06 Jumada t-Tania 1434/28 Farvardin 1391/08 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

In Jawzjan/Jowzjan Province, Mujahideen beheaded four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers.

Paktiya Province, hundreds of unarmed Afghans protested a U.S./NATO/ISAF/ANA home invasion, that killed a local village elder, and kidnapped four other people.

In Herat Province, seven people killed, five wounded after they drove over a landmine.

In Kabul City, a bomb inside a garbage dumpster near a hospital exploded.  Local cops say nobody hurt.

North Carolina Army National Guard’s 210th Military Police Company held deployment ceremonies, they’re going to Afghanistan.

Germany sent at least four new NH90 helicopters to Afghanistan.  They will be used for armed escort and medivac (FAM Forward Area Medivac).

It’s been revealed that the United States and United Kingdom have been training troops from the tiny south Pacific island of Tonga.  According to U.S. military media sources, the Tongan troops will join other countries in ISAF operations.  A Tongan soldier was excited because U.S./U.K. taxpayers are paying for the whole thing, he pointed out that his government can’t afford even one .50 caliber round.

A USAF reservists from California died in Afghanistan, but he was not there with the military.  Reports say he was working a private security contract (mercenary) when he was killed by a suicide bomber.

16 April 2013/05 Jumada t-Tania 1434/27 Farvardin 1391/07 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

In Maiden Wardak Province, Sayed Abad District, Mujahideen attacked a Afghan National Police (ANP) convoy, killing five cops.

In Kunduz Province, witnesses say the Afghan National Directorate of Security broke into a home in Kunduz City. Two people kidnapped.

In Uruzgan Province, Peroz area of Khas Uruzgan District, two local cops joined the Mujahideen.

In Farah Province, Pusht Rod district, a local cop joined the Mujahideen.

15 April 2013/04 Jumada t-Tania 1434/26 Farvardin 1391/06 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

In Nangarhar Province, Bati Kot District, the ANA claims they killed 22 Mujahideen in several battles.  The first battle came after Mujahideen ambushed the ANA, then the second battle happened after the ANA tried to raid a village. The villagers fought back, so the ANA labeled them Mujahideen.

In Zabul Province, at least seven people killed, four wounded, after they drove over a landmine.

President Hamid Karzai ordered the Afghan Defense Ministry to forcefully remove any checkpoints established by Pakistan along the British empire created Durand Line.

In Jawzjan/Jowzjan Province, all Swedish troops have been pulled out.