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International, U.S.

World War 3: U.S. occupation of Afghanistan; 17 Aug – 20 Aug. Green on Blue attacks continue to increase. More Kiwis killed. U.S. incompetence, kills people who caught a murderer with drone strike!

20 August 2012

USA (USA without periods means United States Army) General Martin Dempsey is in Afghanistan to find out why so many Afghan government forces are getting pissed off enough at U.S. forces that they open fire upon them.  Dempsey is meeting with USMC General John Allen.

ISAF stated: “An International Security Assistance Force service member died when an individual wearing an Afghan Uniformed Police uniform turned his weapon against ISAF service members in southern Afghanistan today.”

In Paktiya Province, a convoy belonging to an advisor to President Hamid Karzai, ran over a mine: “Mriza Ali Zadran, brother of Amanullah Khan Zadran, his uncle and his nephew were killed following the blast.”-Rohullah Samoon, governor of Paktiya

19 August 2012

ISAF stated: “Three International Security Assistance Force service members died following an improvised explosive device attack in eastern Afghanistan today.”

ISAF claims they killed a “leader” in Kunar Province, using a NATO airstrike.

In Bamiyan Province, at least four New Zealand Kiwi troops were killed, after crossing a road where Mujahideen planted a mine.

Afghan police officials in Kandahar Province claim a policeman shot and killed a U.S. led occupying soldier. They say the shooting took place inside a police station.

USMC General John Allen met with President Hamid Karzai, to discuss the increasing Green on Blue attacks.  This after numb nuts U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta demanded Karzai do something about such attacks.

In Kunar Province, villagers caught a murderer.  The man was convicted of killing another man from a rival family.  But at the execution, where about 80 people had gathered, the United States launched a drone strike, killing about 60. ISAF said this about the drone strike:   “…there are no civilian casualties…”  ISAF swears all the people present were Mujahideen planning an attack.

18 August 2012

In Kunar Province, local government officials say the United States killed four civilians during an airstrike.

In Helmand Province, U.K. Ministry of Defence says one of their occupying Red Coat soldiers was killed.

17 August 2012

In Kandahar Province, two U.S. occupying personnel were wounded by an Afghan government soldier.

ISAF stated: “Two U.S. Forces-Afghanistan service members died this morning as a result of an insider threat attack in Farah province, Afghanistan today. A member of the Afghan Local Police turned his weapon against two USFOR-A service members. The attacker was shot and killed.”

In Faryab Province, an Afghan politician was assassinated. He was shot while walking out of a Mosque.

 

International, Technology, U.S.

World War 3: South America gettin’ riled ’bout Julian Assange. Bradley Manning international hero!

“Inside this embassy in the dark, I could hear teams of police swarming up into the building through its internal fire escape……. If the U.K. did not throw away the Vienna Conventions the other night, it is because the world was watching.”-Julian Assange, 19 August 2012 statement from Ecuadorian embassy in London

“We are continuing to seek a diplomatic solution. We remain ready to continue the conversations we have had, but that is now a question for the Ecuadorians.”-British government statement

“We warn the government of the United Kingdom that it will face grave consequences around the world if it directly breaches the territorial integrity of the embassy of the Republic of Ecuador in London!”-Bolivian Alliance for the People of Our America

“I ask President Obama to do the right thing. The United States must renounce its witch hunt against WikiLeaks. The United States must dissolve its FBI investigation. The United States must vow that it will not seek to prosecute our staff or our supporters. The United States must pledge, before the world, that it will not pursue journalists for shining a light on the secret crimes of the powerful!”-Julian Assange, 19 August statement from Ecuadorian embassy in London

“We believe this is a bilateral issue between Ecuador and the United Kingdom and that the OAS [U.S. created Organization of American States] has no role to play in this matter.”-U.S. State Department statement

“They’re [United Kingdom] out of touch. Who do they think they’re dealing with? Can’t they see that this is a dignified and sovereign government which will not kneel down before anyone?”-Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador

“And to the [U.S.] Army private who remains in military prison in Ft Leavenworth, Kansas, who was found by the United Nations to have endured months of tortuous detention in Quantico, Virginia, and who has yet, after two years in prison, to see a trial, he must be released.  Bradley Manning must be released!  If Bradley Manning did as he was accused, he is a hero and an example to all of us, and one of the World’s foremost political prisoners.  Bradley Manning must be released! On Wednesday Bradley Manning spent his 815th day on detention without trial. The legal maximum is 120 days!”–-Julian Assange, 19 August statement from Ecuadorian embassy in London

“This is a sort of declaration of war. The U.S. has degenerated into a rogue state. What the U.S. wants, the U.S. gets from its allies, regardless of if it’s legal or if it’s ethical or in breach of human or legal rights. We’re all lackeys.”-Christine Assange, mother of Julian Assange

“This is not a bilateral dispute between two countries, it is about respect for international law, respect for humanitarian law and respect for embassies and diplomatic corps!”-Nicolás Maduro, Chancellor of Venezuela

“This Friday, there will be an emergency meeting of the foreign ministers of Latin America, in Washington DC, to address this very situation.”-Julian Assange, 19 August statement from Ecuadorian embassy in London

“Britain….is wrong. The threat is not only an aggression to Ecuador, it’s against Bolivia, it’s against South America, against the whole of Latin America!”-Evo Morales, President of Bolivia

“To my family, and to my children who have been denied their father: Forgive me, we will be reunited soon.”-Julian Assange, 19 August statement from Ecuadorian embassy in London  (see video of speech here)

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

LIBOR: Japan orders investigation

17 August 2012, the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) ordered an investigation into TIBOR, or Tokyo Inter-Bank Offered Rate.

It’s a system similar to Britain’s LIBOR, and tries to regulate interest and currency rates.

18 financial institutions in Japan have been ordered to reveal their TIBOR operations. Specifically the FSA is looking for evidence that bank employees unfairly manipulated rates.  FSA is concerned about the credibility of the TIBOR system.

The Japanese Bankers Association gave an immediate response to the order, saying their were no TIBOR irregularities, despite the European and U.S. investigations into TIBOR.

Business/Economics, International, Technology

Nuclear Disaster Reactors: Damage to Belgian reactor impossible to repair?

16 August 2012, after an emergency meeting was held, officials decided it was likely that the Doel nuclear plant in Belgium will be shut down permanently.

But this means dozens of other nuclear reactors throughout western Europe could be shut down as well.  The whole thing started in 2004 when France inspected two reactors and found perpendicular micro-cracks in the containment vessels.

The perpendicular cracks were not from age, but had been there from day one. It was a design flaw!

Belgium decided to check their reactors, since they were the same design, and found even more micro-cracks. The boss of Belgium’s Federal Agency of Nuclear Control told the emergency meeting that they found “something else”; thousands of parallel cracks as well as the perpendicular cracks.

The defects are so numerous that Belgium officials say it is unlikely they can be repaired.  Belgium will shut down two reactors, and continue investigations. A final report will be presented in October.

Business/Economics, International, Technology

Nuclear Disaster Reactors: Belgium shuts down nuke plant; cracked containment vessel, emergency international meeting!

14 August 2012, the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control is shutting down Reactor 3 at the Doel nuclear power plant in Belgium.

Workers discovered cracks, and other ‘anomalies’, in the containment vessel.  The reactor was built by a company that went bankrupt 40 years ago. Dozens of nuclear plants across western Europe use the same design.

Belgian officials have called for an emergency meeting, with international experts, to be held on 16 August.  Belgium gets 50% of its electricity from nuclear power.

International, U.S.

World War 3: U.S. occupation of Afghanistan; 04 Aug – 07 Aug. More Afghan government forces attack U.S. led forces! New Zealand expands military mission.Quran burning by Muslim insurgents?

07 August 2012

ISAF says: “An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan today.”

Also: “An International Security Assistance Force service member died when two individuals wearing Afghan National Army uniforms turned their weapons against ISAF service members in eastern Afghanistan.” 

Also: “An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan today.”

As of 07 August 2012 at least 214 U.S. led occupiers have been killed since January 2012.

In Nuristan Province, people protested Quran burning, but this time it’s Muslim insurgents getting the blame.  A school was burned down, and it had as many as 300 Qurans inside.

In Kabul city, eight people were killed, four wounded, when the bus they were in drove over a mine.

In Logar Province, a suicide bomber tried driving a bomb truck onto a U.S. led a ISAF/NATO base: “A truck loaded with explosives detonated at the coalition forces’ camp in Pule Alam city.”-Ghulam Sakhi Rogh Lewanai, Logar police chief At least three people were killed, dozens wounded, in the explosion.

In Nimroz Province, local government officials say U.S. led occupiers killed four civilians, and wounded two children, in a night time raid.

After being questioned about claims that Pakistan was attacking, and even invading Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense Minister, Abdul Rahim Wardak, resigned.  The Afghan House of Representatives had already fired him, but President Hamid Karzai has final say, and stated that the guy could keep his job.

In Kapisa Province, one French occupation soldier was killed, another wounded, in battle with Mujahideen. French officials say they killed ten Mujahideen.

In Helmand Province, Afghan cops were ambushed, three killed, three wounded.

06 August 2012

ISAF claims to have killed yet another “leader” from Pakistan, using a NATO airstrike.

The Afghan Interior Ministry claims: “The national police backed by army and the NATO led coalition force have killed six Taliban militants and arrested eight others during series of operations in Logar, Ghazni, and Herat provinces. Three militants were also injured over the past 24 hours.”

In Helmand Province 11 cops defected to the Mujahideen. They took their weapons and three motorcycles with them.

In Sar-e Pol Province, a local government official, and his brother, were assassinated in their house.

In Ghor Province, the local security chief, as well a local development boss, were assassinated by suicide bombing.

In Bamiyan Province, occupation troops from New Zealand were attacked.  This is the second time Kiwis have been attacked.  The Mujahideen are targeting the Kiwis because New Zealand had recently expanded their military mission in Bamiyan.

Pakistani officials are now accusing the U.S. puppet government of Afghanistan of being the ones who are secretly supporting Mujahideen.

05 August 2012

In Bamiyan Province, two New Zealand occupying troops were killed. One was killed when an RPG hit the armored vehicle he was in.  The other was killed while he patrolled on foot.

Military leaders of the United Kingdom are asking the British government to keep their troops in Afghanistan past the 2014 pull out date.  An unnamed British military source said: “The plan is for British and U.S. troops to take a back seat role next year but that is not going to happen in reality. The ANA [Afghan National Army] has been able to build capacity but it lacks quality and that’s the worry.”

In Herat Province, three children were killed after a bomb went off in the area they were playing in.

ISAF claims an al Qaeda “leader” was killed in Kunar Province.

04 August 2012

Afghan Interior Ministry and Afghan National Police Forces claim they killed 21 Mujahideen in the past 24 hours in battles in the provinces of Kapisa, Kandahar, Herat and Farah.

The Afghan House of Representatives officially fired the defense and interior ministers over what could be artillery attacks by Pakistan upon Afghanistan.

 

 

International, U.S.

World War 3: U.S. occupation of Afghanistan; 01 Aug – 03 Aug. Pakistan blamed for more attacks. More examples that you can’t trust cops; police chief murdered civilians, signs of Civil War!

03 August 2012

At least three Italian occupiers were wounded in Badghis Province: “An armored vehicle of Italian troops were on their way to an American base in Bala Morghab district on Friday night and struck a roadside bomb.”-ISAF statement

In Kunar Province, local government officials say massive attacks by insurgents took place all day Friday.  At least two people killed, the targets were government facilities.  Afghan officials once again blame Pakistan: “All the attacks are carried out with the support of Pakistan’s Inter Service Intelligence. The attacks were carried out following cross border shelling by Pakistani army which paved the way for the coordinated attacks by militants.”-Fazlullah Wahidi, Governor of Kunar

Wahidi is now claiming that Pakistan has launched 30,000 rockets into Afghanistan!!!

ISAF claims to have arrested a Mujahideen financier, in Paktiya Province.

In Uruzgan Province, local government officials arrested a police commander. They say he is responsible for the murders of at least 17 civilians. The police commander was actually from neighboring Ghazni Province. He claims he did it for revenge after two of his police officers were assassinated.  The people he killed included children.

In Nangarhar Province, a Mosque was blown up, wounding 30 people.

02 August 2012

ISAF says two U.S. led occupiers were killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan.

Officials investigating corruption within the Afghan government are recommending that Finance Minister, Hazrat Omer Zakhilwal, be replaced.  Afghan investigators implied that Zakhilwal is interfering in the investigation, and they are suspicious of a $1 million USD transfer made to his bank account.

Officials with the Afghan National Directorate of Security have arrested 15 government employees.  They are accused of spying for Pakistan and Iran.

In Logar Province, two cops and three civilians were killed, two cops and two civilians wounded, after a bomb planted near a water pipe exploded.  Local police say they have arrested the man who did it.

In Kabul Province, seven Mujahideen were killed by local police. Police claim the men were about to launch an attack: “A group of insurgents armed with suicide vests, rockets and machine guns planned to seize a tall building in Kabul’s Shar-i-Naw area.”-Lutfullah Mahsal, National Directorate of Security spokesman

ISAF claims to have arrested an explosives expert in Baghlan Province.  They say he specialized in explosive vests.

In Helmand Province, a local police chief and his two bodyguards were assassinated.

 01 August 2012

The Afghan National Directorate for Security (NDS) accuses Pakistan of creating safe havens for Afghan Mujahideen.  The NDS also claims that Pakistani troops have invaded areas of Kunar, Nuristan, Nangarhar and Paktia provinces.

In related news, the Afghan House of Representatives has called interior, defense, foreign affairs and intelligence officials to explain why Pakistan is seemingly attacking Afghanistan.

ISAF says two occupying troops died following an improvised explosive device attack in eastern Afghanistan, their interpreter was also killed. And two more occupying troops were killed in southern Afghanistan.

ISAF claims they captured a “leader” in Zabul Province.

At Kabul’s polytechnic university a firefight brook out among students. No one knows why.

In Maidan Wardak Province, local government officials say a NATO airstrike killed four people suspected of planting mines.  Also, four people who wanted to join the police were assassinated. A fifth person was kidnapped.

Recent fighting on the border with Tajikistan is being blamed on the United States and United Kingdom. According to members of Afghanistan’s National Congress Party, it’s all part of plans to create a new independent country in northeastern Afghanistan, and its adjacent parts in Tajikistan, for the Ismaelite Muslims.

 

 

 

Business/Economics, Idaho, International, Technology, U.S.

What Economic Recovery? Hewlett Packard to layoff 300 British employees, government officials calling it a “quarterly cull”! HP has too much debt, turns to GE for help!

“This is not part of the global program, it’s just a quarterly cull.”-unnamed government source

03 August 2012, news media in the United Kingdom have discovered that Hewlett Packard (HP) has told the British government they will let go at least 268 employees.

British law requires companies that are laying off more than 20 employees to notify the government.

Despite the unnamed government official’s statement, some analysts believe this is part of the planed layoff of 27,000 HP employees by October 2014.

HP officials in France and Germany said they’re planing to cut their workforce by 10%.  In Sweden it could be as high as 14%.  Italy and Spain are still awaiting HP’s layoff estimates.  Even the announced 268 layoffs in the U.K. are not considered the final cut.

Unions in Britain are claiming that HP will end up laying off at least 1,600 employees.  CEO Meg Whitman, refused to answer British media questions.

On 30 July 2012, the Wall Street Journal reported that HP was finding it harder and harder to get credit default swaps on its debt.  The cost of such swaps has quadrupled for HP since last year.  That’s because more and more investors are worried that HP will end up busted.

Also, HP’s debt load is now at $21 million USD, no thanks to its recent purchase of a company called Autonomy.

As a result HP has turned to General Electric (GE) for financial help.

On 02 August 2012, GE Capital announced they will offer credit to HP resellers. The offer includes 60 days of no interest re-payments: “Resellers of any size can view this kind of financing as working capital that they can use to help grow their markets and expand their businesses. We’re pleased to be working with HP to support its resellers.”-Mike Marcolina, GE Capital Commercial Distribution Finance

 

 

International, U.S.

World War 3: U.S. occupation of Afghanistan; 23 July – 28 July. More claims that Pakistan is attacking Afghanistan. Teenager stabbed to death by U.S. forces. Australians blamed for police defections to Mujahideen! Mystery U.S. civilian assassinated.

28 July 2012

International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) announced: “Two International Security Assistance Force service members died following an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan today.”

ISAF also said a U.S. occupier died from a non-combat incident, in northern Afghanistan.

In Paktiya Province, local Afghan government military leaders claim they fought battles with militants from Pakistan.  They claim they killed 30 to 40 Pakistanis: “Dozens of militants crossed the Afghan-Pakistan border and stormed Afghan border police check posts in Nahmat Abad area of the Gomal district at about 2 am local time Saturday and the police repelled the attack. As a result 40 militants were killed and 14 injured.”-official statement

In Herat Province, Mujahideen attacked and killed two cops, and wounded three others.  Mujahideen also attacked a cell phone tower.

Mujahideen attacks and explosions killed five Afghan soldiers, and wounded four others.  The attacks took place in Kandahar, Kunar, Maidan Wardak and Logar provinces.

Germany announced they will consider sending their own armed UAV (drones) to Afghanistan.  Germany currently uses drones for recon purposes, in Afghanistan.

27 July 2012

In Paktika Province, Afghan government officials claim to have killed 18 Mujahideen.

Despite earlier claims, by U.S. led occupiers, that attacks are down, a new ISAF report says attacks are up by 11%, compared to last year.

ISAF says a U.S. led occupier was killed by explosion in eastern Afghanistan.

26 July 2012

ISAF says two U.S. led occupiers were killed by explosion in southern Afghanistan.

In Herat Province, U.S. led forces stormed a house during a midnight raid.  Local police say the U.S. forces harassed and then stabbed to death a 19 year old in the house.

The former boss of the central bank of Afghanistan (Pashtany Bank) has been sentenced to 20 years for stealing $26 million USD.  At least 15 other bank officials have been sentenced to between five and eight years in prison for corruption.

Germany’s defense minister paid a surprise visit to troops in Afghanistan, and hinted that Germany could be there past 2015.

ISAF claims they arrest an explosives expert in Khost Province.

ISAF condemns supposed artillery attacks on Afghanistan by Pakistan.

25 July 2012

President Hamid Karzai orders an investigation into the possibility that Afghan Mujahideen are involved in the growing unrest in the country of Tajikistan.

In Maidan Wardak Province, Mujahideen launched several attacks on Afghan army troops, as well as on U.S. led occupying troops.  Occupying troops had to call in airstrikes by helicopters.  So far there is only info saying several Afghan troops wounded, and at least four kidnapped.

In Uruzgan Province, at least 20 cops announced they were joining the Mujahideen.  Local police officials blame it on the way Australian occupying Diggers are treating local cops: “The Australian soldiers beat the Afghan guards after some verbal disputes in a military camp in Charchino district of Uruzgan province.”-Wali Dad, local police chief

24 July 2012

ISAF reported: “An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan today.”

In Farah Province, local government officials announced that at least 13 cops defected to the Mujahideen.  The defections include the local police commander, who took his police vehicles and weapons with him!  Mujahideen claim it was 40 cops who defected.

The U.S. Army says one of their occupiers was killed during a Mujahideen attack  in western Afghanistan.

In Kunduz Province, ISAF claims they killed a leader from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.

In Ghor Province, seven children were killed when they found a bomb: “As they pulled a wire attached to the weaponry, the explosion went off killing seven children.”-Abdul Hai Khatibi, local official

In Maidan Wardak Province, battles raged. Government officials claim they killed 15 Mujahideen.

23 July 2012

ISAF said: “An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan today.“

In Nuristan Province, an Education Ministry official and a student were killed by U.S. drone strike.  Local government officials say the victims were traveling in a car when the U.S. missile hit.

In Bamyan Province, several students were murdered.

In Parwan Province, a mysterious U.S. civilian was assassinated, along with his driver and a friend: “He along with two Afghans were driving in a mini-van. Along the road they were chased by two or three insurgents for about half an hour. When they got to a certain area… they were shot at from the [chasing] car.”-unnamed Afghan official

U.S. embassy officials confirm: “We can confirm that a U.S. citizen was killed in Parwan Province on Monday.”  Mujahideen have claimed they did it.  However, no one is giving out details about the U.S. civilian, other than he was an engineer who had been working in Afghanistan for at least 30 years.  That would mean he had been there since the Soviet occupation in the 1980s! Local police say the U.S. citizen was dressed as an Afghan.

In Faryab Province, an Afghan soldier shot and wounded two U.S. occupiers: “An Afghan army soldier opened fire on U.S. soldiers inside a military base… and injured two U.S. soldiers. The attacker was killed in return fire.”-Abdul Satar Barez, deputy provincial governor

In Nuristan Province, ISAF claims to have killed four “leaders” with NATO airstrikes.

In Samangan Province, locals caught a Muslim cleric raping a ten year old girl.  He’s now in jail awaiting trial.

In Kunar Province, local officials claim Pakistan is still launching artillery strikes into Afghanistan.  They say at least 100 rounds landed in Afghanistan’s territory.  Afghan officials now claim that more than 2,000 have been fired from Pakistan in the past two months!  Pakistan is denouncing such claims saying: “Pakistani troops only respond to and engage militants from where they are attacked/fired upon.”

In Helmand Province, local officials say in the past two months of fighting 81 civilians have been killed, and 110 wounded! Local government officials also claim they’ve killed 154 Mujahideen!

 

 

 

 

International, U.S.

World War 3, Syria says U.S. made Stinger missiles being delivered to rebel groups, U.S. welcomes resignation of Kofi Annan

In a press conference, at the United Nations in New York City, a Syrian UN rep stated that U.S. made Stinger anti-aircraft missiles were being shipped in to rebels, via NATO member Turkey.

Syrian rep states the United States is glad Kofi Annan resigned because the U.S. was against Annan’s six point peace plan. Syria, Russia, China and other countries supported Annan’s plan, but every time the Syrian government tried to implement the plan, rebels would increase their attacks forcing the Syrian government to respond in self defense.