Tag Archives: eu

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: EU to sanction U.S. companies! End sanctions against Iran! France & Germany to make joint anti-U.S. statement! EU makes historic deal with Canada!

25 October 2013 (23:01 UTC-07 Tango 24 October 2013)/20 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/03 Aban 1391/21 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

“We are allies facing challenges together. But such an alliance can only be built on the basis of trust. I repeat that spying among friends is not at all acceptable against anyone and that goes for every citizen in Germany.”-Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, Merkel used to live in the Stasi police state of East Germany so she knows the U.S. NSA spying ops are evil

“It is inconceivable and unacceptable that there should be acts of espionage of this type.”-Enrico Letta, Premier of Italy

“I cannot imagine to sign an EU-U.S. free trade agreement given that basic privacy rights have been breached.”-Sigmar Gabriel, German Social-Democratic Party

For those who don’t think the U.S. spying on its allies is a big deal, guess what? The U.S. has lost Europe as it’s only major ally!

At least 28 European Union leaders are being spied on by the NSA.   The NSA spied on at least 35 leaders around the World.

At least 70 million French phone calls have been monitored by the NSA.

Germany summons U.S. ambassador, John B Emerson, over NSA spying.

The former head of the DGSE (French intelligence), Alain Juillet, is surprised at the scale of “pillage” conducted by the U.S. NSA.  The rogue actions of the U.S. against its own allies now jeopardizes the U.S. led War on Terror.

French President Francois Hollande, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, are working together writing up a joint anti-U.S. statement. It’s reported they will make demands on the U.S. government concerning what it can and cannot do in Europe!

The European Union (EU) has sanctioned the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) agreement with the United  States.  That’s because the U.S. NSA used it to spy on Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).   SWIFT supplies secure messaging services to legitimate financial companies.

The EU now says the World’s biggest free trade deal is now in jeopardy because of the United States!  It’s known as TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership).  At the current EU summit members of parliament will debate imposing sanctions against the U.S. IT companies involved with helping the NSA.  The TTIP deal could have benefited the U.S. economy by $150-billion USD.

On top of that, the EU delegate to Iran, Hannes Swoboda, stated that EU sanctions against Iran should be ended “…in a step by step manner…”

Canada and the EU have agreed, in principle, to the historic CETA (Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement).  Under the deal the EU will end 100% of its tariffs on Canadian industrial products within seven years!  The EU would also accept certification of Canadian products by Canadian inspectors.  For the Canadian auto industry it could result in a 12 times increase in exports to Europe (the Canadian auto industry is not happy with the U.S. imposed NAFTA).  Canada is supposed to apply the same trade policy to European products.  CETA also affects trade of food and intellectual property.

 

Idaho, International, U.S.

Martial Law U.S.A.: TSA security is not targeting terrorists! Fake exemptions expanded for frequent flyers!

17 October 2013 (13:42 UTC-07 Tango)/12 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/25 Mehr 1391/13 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

“If another 9/11 happens, you will not recognize this country.”-Andrew Jurchenko, retired U.S. Army Colonel, commenting on expanding TSA powers

Out of Arizona: “America’s Friendliest Airport” is now America’s Martial Law Airport.

The Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has registered numerous complaints against gestapo Transportation Security Administration agents, complaints coming from people as old as 92 years who said they were humiliated and terrorized.  Apparently most of those targeted are disabled people with fake body parts.

TSA announced an expansion of their privileged Trusted Traveler Program, which supposedly allows club members to skip martial law searches!  The TTP is being expanded to 350 airports in 2014.

A civil rights activist warned that just because your a TTP member doesn’t mean Big Brother/Sister isn’t watching you: “If you sign up, you’ll want to keep your nose clean for the rest of your life. Because that’s how long the FBI will keep your fingerprints.”-Gregory Nojeim, Center for Democracy and Technology

Infowars/Prison Planet has discovered that Public Access to Court Electronic Records, PACER.gov, has federal court documents that reveale that the country has been and still is under martial law: “…as a result of an ‘order’ of the TSA and that Congress had stripped the district courts of jurisdiction…” 

The court documents show that the TSA has been taking baby steps to increased use of martial law prison tactics: “….in 2002, a limited pat-down procedure was in place for secondary screening. This procedure…..did not include any touching of the ‘sensitive areas’ of travelers……..In September 2004….the TSA modified the pat-down procedure to include touching the breasts of female travelers……in 2010, the TSA discontinued all use of hand-held metal detectors, for reasons that have never been explained.”

TSA uses full body pat downs as well as electromagnetic nude body scanners.  Documents show TSA employees continually violate their own rules of how full body pat downs are conducted. It is also pointed out that Germany refused to adopt the U.S. TSA nude body scanner system, due to 35% failure rate.  France refused due to high failure rate of system.

TSA had access to three other search systems, but capriciously choose the nude body scanners.  The TSA rejected the use of 95% effective, and far cheaper, bomb sniffing dogs!  The TSA is actually receiving taxpayer funding for bomb sniffing dogs!

The second rejected search device was the ETP machines, which detected chemicals that could be used for explosives, although the same chemicals can be found in sausages.   TSA discontinued the EPT use because of operational costs, not lack of effectiveness.  I can attest to the EPT effectiveness because sausages bought in Idaho and heading to California via the Pocatello Airport, popped up as bombs on the EPT.  Sausages contain nitrates, they were allowed to fly on to California.

TSA also has another chemical detector, ETD.  But court documents show they are considered secondary, backup systems, and are rarely used, even though they are effective and cheaper than both EPT and nude body scanners.

The documents point out that not once has the TSA caught a true terrorist.

Even TSA’s own documentation showed there is no justification to their martial law tactics: “….explosives brought on board airplanes…..happened outside of the United States…..even on the global scale, including Middle Eastern countries with extreme civil unrest and a high prevalence of improvised explosive devices….explosives on airplanes are extremely rare……the TSA analyzed hijackings in 2007, and found 7 hijacking incidents across the globe, but none of them involved actual explosive devices.”

The court documents then point out “The hijackers on 9/11 had no explosives; only knives………This begs the question, then, of what evidence the government possesses to rationalize that we should be so afraid of non-metallic explosives being brought aboard flights departing from the U.S. that we must sacrifice our civil liberties. The answer: there is none.”

The only conclusion we can come to is that the dictatorial elites of the United States used the threat of terrorism as a False Flag to impose martial law and turn you into slaves!

You need to read the entire court document, because there is way more than what I’ve posted.

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

Germany pulls self out of Depression by defaulting on unfairly imposed debt!

16 October 2013 (15:01 UTC-07 Tango)/11 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/24 Mehr 1391/12 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

Germany suffered more than a decade of massive economic depression, but suddenly became an economic powerhouse almost overnight.  How?  They defaulted on the unfairly imposed debts!

Defaulting means you tell those you owe money to, sorry we no got it.  So why does the government of the United States want to take on more debt by raising the debt limit (by the way Obama recently lied and told the citizens that raising the debt limit does not increase U.S. government debt!!!)?

After the First World War, France, Italy and United Kingdom imposed unfair reparations on Germany.  They blamed Germany for the war even though it was actually started by the Austro-Hungarian empire.  Germany was targeted because the war actually destroyed the Austro-Hungarian empire, and the winners wanted someone to pay for it.

This hog tied the new Weimar government of Germany, as they tried to make the outrageous payments.   It was turned into a devastating economic depression by the irrational decision by France and United Kingdom to shut down Germany’s money making industries!!!  That action resulted in massive unemployment and basically stopped tax revenues that the Weimar government relied on to make the reparations payments!  I’ve read historical books that say this was intentional on the part of France and United Kingdom, because the real goal of reparations was to destroy the new country of Germany (the political entity known as Germany did not come into existence until 1871).

The reparations also resulted in a debt financed economic explosion in the United States known as The Roaring 20s.  France and United Kingdom were borrowing money from U.S. against the promised reparations money from Germany.

But Germany was also borrowing money from the United States to be able to make their reparations payments!  So like the U.S. government today, the German Weimar government was digging itself deeper by essentially raising its debt limit by borrowing money from the U.S. to pay France and United Kingdom.

The loans and other financial help from the U.S. made things look, on paper, better than they actually were in Germany.  That’s the mirage of debt financing.

So from 1920 to 1932 Germany was economically devastated, thousands of people starved to death, how did Germany get out of it?  They went bankrupt and defaulted!

In retaliation the United States began economic sanctions against Germany in 1933 (apparently they didn’t apply to Ford, GM and IBM), the same year that German dictator Hindenburg made Adolph Hitler the new Chancellor.  Despite the U.S. sanctions Germany became an economic powerhouse virtually overnight.

To be sure Germany got itself into new debts, but new debts weren’t being used to make unfair reparations payments, they were used to create new jobs by re-starting major industries the French and British shut down.  You understand?  They brought the jobs home.

In 1933, the year after default, Gross National Income jumped from negative percentage to plus 6% of Gross National Product, and remained above 7% until the Second World War.  Germany was still in debt but the jobs were now there to create the tax revenues to pay those government debt, instead of continually borrowing from Peter to pay Paul. In other words, the debts were being paid with real money, not fake debt money.

It was the Second World War that destroyed Germany’s booming economy, which is more proof that war destroys your economy.

The lesson?  The war weary United States will not save its long term economy by raising its debt limit and continuing its War on Terror!

 

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: Too Big to Jail Chase bank imposes martial law on your bank account! Other World banks prepping for financial collapse!

16 October 2013 (12:57 UTC-07 Tango)/11 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/24 Mehr 1391/12 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

“Starting November 17, 2013:- You will no longer be able to send international wire transfers……- Your cash activity limit for these accounts(s) will be $50,000 per statement cycle, per account…….These changes will help us more effectively manage the risks….”-official letter sent to Chase customers

“US banks have been stocking cash machines with extra funds to satisfy any consumer panic in the days before a possible default.  Three of the country’s top-10 banks said they were putting into place a ‘playbook’ last used in August 2011 when the government last came close to breaching the debt ceiling.”-The Financial Times  (note that U.S. is not punctuated as should be under American grammar rules, that’s because Financial Times is a British empire company using Queen’s English grammar rules, this is also how you can tell that your U.S. news sources are controlled by the British empire)

“I would expect the Bank of England to be planning for it.  I’d expect private-sector actors to be doing that, and in other countries as well….”-Jon Cunliffe, Bank of England, in statement regarding U.S. financial collapse to U.K. parliament

“Today we agreed the next big step in making London, already the global center for finance, a major global center for trading and now investing the Chinese currency….”-George Osborne, U.K. Exchequer, revealing that the British empire is prepping to abandon the U.S. dollar and switch to the Chinese yuan as the new World default currency

“We have to find a solution now! The next financial crisis is not going to wait for us.”-Michel Barnier, European Union

“The effectiveness of this exercise [to identify cash starved banks] will depend on the availability of necessary arrangements for recapitalizing banks….including through the provision of a public backstop [taxpayer bailouts]. These arrangements must be in place before we conclude our assessment.”-Mario Draghi, Germany based European Central Bank, concerning at least 130 vulnerable European banks

Note that preventing citizens from sending money out of the country (see above, Chase bank) is proof that the country is a Failed State.  Is this what Obama means by “exceptionalism”?

 

International

What’s in a Prophecy? ISON on track. The People’s Pope Francis makes more elitist enemies!

16 October 2013 (01:20 UTC-07 Tango)/11 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/24 Mehr 1391/12 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

“If the present pope continues in the way he started, he is going to divide the Church. He’s exploding everything. So people will say: ‘It is impossible that’s he’s the Pope, we refuse him.’ Others will say: ‘Wait, consider him as Pope, but don’t follow him.'”-Bishop Bernard Fellay, Traditionalist Catholic Society of Saint Pius X

“I think his entire focus is outside the church. That’s huge.”-Phil Lawler, Catholic World News

“…..the statements he has been making are intensely problematic. Are they explicitly heretical? No. Are they dangerously close? Absolutely. What kind of a Christian tells an atheist he has no intention to convert him? That alone should disturb Catholics everywhere.”–Steve Skojec, anti-pope Catholic blogger from United States

“Is Pope Francis a wishy-washy spineless pope?  Perhaps a pawn, to be used by the liberals inside and outside the Church?…….I have more issues now with him than I did months ago!…..I will continue to pray for him, my Church and myself to come to some sort of peace….”-Julie @ Connecticut Catholic Corner

Controversial, and supposedly ineffective, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the now former Secretary of State for the Catholic church, retired.  Some news reports said this was Francis’s first “shake up” of the corrupt leaders of Vatican.  However, other reports pointed out that Bertone had simply reached the age limit for holding the office, and had to retire anyway. Pope Francis is replacing him with controversial, but very effective, Archbishop Pietro Parolin.  Parolin is said to have implied to a Venezuelan news source that the order that priests cannot get married is not dogma, and therefore can be debated.  Parolin also said the Church had to “return to Primitive Christianity.”

Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, of Germany, is being accused of spending church money on a private mansion.  Germans are calling him Bishop DeLux.  Reports say his mansion has a bath tub that cost $20-thousand USD!  He also insulted poor people by flying first class to India, to inspect programs for the poor.  He’s meeting the Pope this week.

The huge comet ISON is on track to make astronomical viewing history (from our point view on Earth).  A recent report from the American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences confirms the comet is massive.  This after there were reports that it might be breaking up.

Turns out this is ISON’s first trip around the Sun, coupled with its large size, it means it has a lot of material to be burned up which could help it survive.  Some astronomers have predicted that if it survives its turn around the Sun it will emerge on the other side looking like a second Sun, visible during the daytime here on Earth. This seems to correspond to prophecies about the last pope.

Some amateur astronomers have reported seeing ISON.  Check out SkyandTelescope.com and Astronomy.com for advice on viewing ISON.

Business/Economics, International

Corporate Evil: Danone bribed hospitals to use its infant formula, court testimonies imply addictive ingredient being used!

14 October 2013 (03:05 UTC-07 Tango)/09 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/22 Mehr 1391/10 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

So far 13 hospital employees have been convicted of taking bribes from food maker Danone.  As many as 116 people in 85 hospitals are being investigated!

Court testimonies imply that Danone is using an addictive ingredient in its products.

The case involves hospitals in China’s Tianjin Municipality.  Those convicted so far have testified that the France based food maker, Danone, bribed them to feed Danone products to infants in the hopes the infants would become addicted!

Danone officials are also accused of paying hospital employees to convince parents to buy Danone products only.   The sinister plot was revealed by China Central Television on 17 September.

Influenza

Pale Horse: Measles scare used as False Flag to justify Bilderberg vaccination program? War on Terror is to blame! Money to be made!

06 October 2013 (18:14 UTC-07 Tango 05 October 2013)/01 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/14 Mehr 1391/02 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

Australia: Health officials are freaking out because they’ve confirmed an 18th case of measles in Ipswich.  Adults are being pushed to get vaccinated.  In Toowoomba health officials are telling people to go ahead and get more vaccines, if they’re not sure they’ve already had the shots. Health officials say they’ve found that many people who thought they’ve been vaccinated, were not.  Members of parliament are now debating whether children who are not vaccinated should be banned from schools and childcare centers!  Hey, if the other kids are vaccinated then what’s the problem, or is there some doubt as to the effectiveness of the vaccine?

Canada: Government health officials are having a tizzy because people in Alberta are refusing to get vaccinated.  There are outbreaks of measles in British Columbia and Ontario.  I’d like to know the vaccination rates where the outbreaks are, versus in Alberta (so far there are no measles cases in Alberta).  Alberta Health Services says the outbreaks in BC and Ontario are directly related to people who traveled to Netherlands, where they got infected.

China: Pharmaceutical companies are making big money peddling their vaccines to the Asian giant.  According to Research Report on China Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine Market, 2013-2017, in 2012 20-million MMR vaccines were issued.  However, the marketing report said the numbers were a decrease from previous years, but there’s still hope for increased sales, because the report said China has 16 million newborns every year.  The report pointed out that the numbers quoted were those vaccines issued by the government.  Most Chinese, who can afford the out of pocket expense, elected to pay for more expensive “imported” vaccines.

Democratic Republic of Congo:  Government officials are forcing six million children to get vaccinated.  The program is being run through the United Nations and the GAVI Alliance (aka Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation).  Health officials claim 1120 children have died, so far this year, from measles.

Ghana: Over a nine day period 52-thousand children were vaccinated in Sunyani Municipality.  Health officials were upset because they fell short of their goal.

Japan: Rubella (German Measles) cases hit a record 13700+ cases, so far this year, despite the fact that the Japanese government has been pushing for citizens to get vaccinated (Japanese health officials have discovered that the measles vaccine is temporary, so even if you had it as a kid you probably need to get it again as an adult).  The U.S. CDC has issued a travel advisory for people going to Japan (never mind the radiation).

Nigeria: National Primary Health Care Development Agency pushing a vaccination program for 35 million children!  They used a 2011 outbreak as justification, saying more than 8-thousand people got sick.  Mmmm, 35 million versus 8-thousand.  However, Nigerian health officials claim that from January this year to the end of September 330 people have died from measles.  That’s 126 more than the same time last year.  Is there something more deadly about this new strain of measles?

Philippines: War in the southern islands is being blamed for an outbreak of measles.  Refugees are always caught in the middle, and several cases of measles now has government health officials demanding the sick refugees be isolated.  They have also begun forced vaccinations.

South Sudan: At least 44 children confirmed with measles in the past week.  All are six years of age, or younger.  United Nations wants to vaccinate 31-thousand children in the country.

Turkey: For the NATO member who is supporting the U.S. backed war in Syria, there is a 20 fold increase in measles cases!  In the first six months of 2012 Turkey had 349 cases, in the first six months of this year they had 6-thousand cases!  Interestingly many cases are showing up in refugees from Syria.  Turkish health officials say the war in Syria is resulting in an epidemic in that country: “There are 50,000 Aleppo boil cases in Syria according to official data, but 200,000 according to non-official figures.”-Mehmet Ali Torunoğlu, Public Health Institution

United Kingdom: Health officials pushing for vaccinations of children in Wales.  The Welsh land is reported to have just gotten over its biggest measles outbreak ever.  1200 people were infected, one child died.  In Greater Manchester, England, measles cases have skyrocketed.  In 2012 there were 15 cases from January to June.  This year there were 242 cases in the same time span.

United States: Measles was considered officially eradicated in 2000, but now state health departments around the country are pushing to get children vaccinated.  This is based on their fears that several U.S. residents had visited other countries experiencing measles outbreaks, and returned infected.  U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that the United States is heading for a record year in measles cases (since the eradication). To put things in perspective, there are at least 360-million people in the U.S., the CDC is getting hissy because they think more than 2-hundred people might get measles. The Gates Foundation has been pushing the Global Measles Initiative.  Bill Gates has attended several Bilderberg meetings (his name has been published on the guest list on the Bilderberg website).  Non-profit Global Virus Network (co-founded by Bliderberg supporter G. Steven Burrill) has also been sounding the vaccination call in the U.S.

In the U.S. state of Texas a recent measles outbreak was linked to the Eagle Mountain megachurch.  At least 21 people were infected. Texas health officials say prior to that August outbreak five people were sick with a strain of measles that was “imported” into the country.  Texas has not reported any new cases since August.  Going by local news reports at least 18 U.S. states reported measles cases, mainly among people who traveled out of the country or from tourists coming into the country: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

There are reports of U.S. families who are pro-vaccination are discriminating against children of families who are anti-vaccination.  Hey, if your kid is vaccinated then what’s the freakin’ problem?  They should be protected from measles then, right?  Or maybe the pro-vacciners really don’t trust the vaccines after all?

United Nations World Health Organization reports that more than 70-thousand children died in South East Asia from measles, in 2011.  That made up almost half of the entire World’s measles deaths for that year.

The GAVI Alliance is not only directly connected to the Bilderberger Bill Gates, but is funded with tax dollars from Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Korea, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States.

Ever hear of Infectious Disease Testing Market 2014 Opportunities?  It involves U.S., U.K., Italy and Japan.  It analyzes potential diseases and possible sales volume of vaccines over the next five years: “These comprehensive reports will assist diagnostics industry executives, as well as companies planning to diversify into the dynamic and rapidly expanding microbiology testing market, in evaluating emerging opportunities and developing effective business strategies.”–PRWeb

It’s all about the money, man!

PALE GREEN HORSE & MEDICAL INCOMPETENCE: MYSTERY ILLNESS IN CAMBODIA & VIETNAM SOLVED?

International, U.S.

World War 3, False Flag West Asian Front: U.S. backed insurgents bomb Russian Embassy in Syria! Refugees returning to Syria in large numbers!

23 September 2013 (23:24 UTC-07 Tango 22 September 2013)/18 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/01 Mehr 1391/19 Xin-You (8th month) 4711

The government of Jordan is reporting that more than 91-thousand refugees from Syria have returned to Syria.   Jordanian officials say the refugees simply returned to Syria of their own accord, but there are still more than 500-thousand refugees in Jordan.

In Damascus, Syria, three Russian diplomats were wounded when U.S.-Saudi-Israeli backed insurgents launched an artillery attack on the Russian Embassy.

At least one artillery round exploded in the embassy compound.  Officials say the embassy has been targeted by insurgents before.  Russia says they will now help the Syrian government increase their military power to stop such attacks.

The attack came one hour after Russia announced they are sending military observers to safeguard the destruction of the Syrian government’s chemical weapon stockpiles.

 

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 06-08 September 2013: Pashtuns warn of major war after 2014 U.S.-NATO pullout! Germany preps for future wars!

Kunar Province, Watapur District, a U.S. drone strike on a bus kills 15 people.  U.S. officials claim all were militants, however, the local government says at least nine of those killed were innocent civilians.  Officials also say most of the ‘militants’ killed were not Afghans, but ethnic Arabs.  However, local Mujahideen say all those on the bus were civilians and not militants.

Maidan Wardak Province, Maidan Shar city, four National Security Directorate (Afghan version of Homeland Security Department) agents were killed by suicide bomber.  Local police reported that Mujahideen are getting better at targeting government employees.  Mujahideen claim they were targeting the Wardak Provincial Reconstruction Team.  The Wardak PRT is operated by Turkish NATO forces.  In Chaghto District, reports that a U.S. led government forces Israeli style home invasion resulted in six people being kidnapped.  In Nirkh District, Mujahideen report routing a U.S.-Afghan government offensive.

Zabul Province, Shahjoi District, U.S. led government forces conducted another Israeli style home invasion in the middle of the night.  Two civilians killed.

Badakhshan Province, Wardoj District, Afghan National Army claims its Operation Hindukush has killed 24 Mujahideen.  Mujahideen say it’s the U.S. backed government that lost 25 troops, only five Mujahideen killed, eight wounded by U.S. airstrikes called in by government puppets.  In Jaram District, Mujahideen attacked a government FOB, claiming to have killed four U.S.-Afghan puppet soldiers, and wounding seven others.

Helmand Province, Marjah District, Mujahideen report they’ve launched operations to take control of the district.  So far they report capturing two government checkpoints/FOBs.  In Babaji District, three people were kidnapped during U.S.-Afghan government Israeli style home invasion.

Ghazni Province, Andar District, local cops report an attack by Mujahideen on one of their checkpoints.  They claim to have killed ten Mujahideen, and wounded four.   Also, Mujahideen freed a female parliament member in exchange for seven prisoners (three men and four women) held by the government.  What’s unusual about this case is that the female politician’s own family denied she had been kidnapped!  In Khogiyani District, locals say U.S. forces kidnapped four people in a night time Israeli style home invasion.

Herat Province, people began attacking the Iranian consulate, saying their visa applications are not being handled properly.  Local police responded by shooting into the crowd.  One civilian killed, two wounded.  Two cops wounded.  In Shindand District, Mujahideen say they shot down a training aircraft, killing the instructor pilot and student pilot.

Kandahar Province, Maiwand District, reports that U.S.-Afghan government artillery rounds hit a village.  Five people killed, four wounded, all children.

Administrative Director of the FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas, in Pakistan) Research Center, Mansur Khan Mahsud, says Pashtun Mujahideen are preparing for a major civil war in Afghanistan after the supposed U.S.-NATO 2014 pullout.  The civil war could reunite Pashtuns in Afghanistan and western Pakistan.  Prior to the interference of the British empire western Pakistan was part of the majority Pashtun area of Afghanistan.  Typical of  British meddling they split the Pashtuns when they created Pakistan. Mehsud warned a major war to return the Pashtuns to their former power and status is on its way: “Everyone knows that when NATO and the American troops leave Afghanistan there will be fighting between Pashtuns and non-Pashtuns.”

Germany’s involvement in Afghanistan is preparing it for future wars: “In future, we need a clear strategy on what we want to achieve with a mission.  And we then need sufficient means to make it happen.  For years, the Bundeswehr wasn’t equipped to deal with combat situations.  It wasn’t until many lives were lost [in Afghanistan] that we started to change our focus.”-Roderich Kiesewetter, Christian Democrat member of parliament

Influenza

H7N9 update: Emergencies declared, evolved to human to human flu!

19 September 2013 (21:13 UTC-07 Tango 18 September 2013)/14 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/28 Shahrivar 1392/15 Xin-You (8th month) 4711

“…..prepare for a possible resurgence of H7N9…identify synergies of the human health, animal health and other sectors…”-Konuma Hiroyuki, UNFAO Assistant Director-General

Scientists with the Erasmus University Medical Center, in Netherlands, say the H7N9 virus has evolved to be passed from human to human.

The virus now clings to human mucous membranes in the nose and throat.  A few days before the announcement that H7N9 is now a human virus, the director of the U.S. CDC, Thomas Frieden, uttered these famous last words: “The only thing protecting us from a global pandemic right now is the fact that it doesn’t yet spread from person to person.”

The Netherlands study also showed that H7N9 replicates easily in pigs.

This news comes as the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced two emergency projects in South East Asia, to stop the spread of H7N9 in farm animals.

Another study, published in the 21 August issue of Nature, confirmed that H7N9 originated in ducks and chickens.