06 June 2013 (13:59 UTC-07 Tango)/27 Rajab 1434/16 Khordad 1391/28 Wu-Wu (4th month) 4711
The New York State Senate passed a new bill likely to be signed into law: Annoy a cop, go to prison!
Threatening a cop is usually accepted as a reason to get arrested, but the S.2402 will make it a felony to also “…harass, annoy…….or alarm…” a policeperson.
Gee, I didn’t know that cops armed with clubs, pepper spray, tasers and heavy firepower, felt so threatened by the general public?
06 June 2013 (13:44 UTC-07 Tango)/27 Rajab 1434/16 Khordad 1391/28 Wu-Wu (4th month) 4711
After earlier reports by Israeli military and pro-rebel groups, that U.S. backed rebels seized control of the Quneitra crossing on the Israel-Syria ceasefire line in the Golan Heights, it’s now clear who actually won the battle; Syria.
The Syrian government reports that after a day long battle they’ve “liberated” Quneitra.
Also, the Austrian government announced it with pullout 380 of its troops stationed on the Golan Heights. They are part of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). Austrian officials say major fighting on the Golan continues. This is looking as if Syria is serious about taking back their rightful territory from Israel.
06 June 2013 (04:06 UTC-07 Tango)/27 Rajab 1434/16 Khordad 1391/28 Wu-Wu (4th month) 4711
Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) radio says a group of U.S. backed Syrian rebels have captured the Quneitra crossing on the Israel-Syria ceasefire line in the Golan Heights.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a pro-rebel group based in United Kingdom, confirmed the IDF report.
Both the IDF and the SOHR say fighting between rebels and Syrian forces continue in that area. However, an unnamed Israeli source questioned just who captured the Quneitra crossing: “The incident is ongoing so it’s very hard to say who is in control there.”
06 June 2013 (03:46 UTC-07 Tango)/27 Rajab 1434/16 Khordad 1391/28 Wu-Wu (4th month) 4711
“The NSA’s capability at any time could be turned around on the American people, and no American would have any privacy left, such is the capability to monitor everything: telephone conversations, telegrams, it doesn’t matter.”-a prophetic warning in 1975 by Frank Church, U.S. Senator from Idaho
“We decline comment.”-Ed McFadden, Verizon
The news media in the United Kingdom has revealed a top secret order from the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. It orders cell phone companies to hand over all customer records to the U.S. National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation. It specifically names cell service provider Verizon.
The order states that the collection of customer data (called “tangible things”) will be “…on an ongoing daily basis…” It encompasses “…all call detail records…”
Not only that, but it ordered “…that no person shall disclose to any other person that the FBI or NSA has sought or obtained tangible things under this Order…”
However, the Guardian obtained a copy of the police stateist order, and you can read it by clicking here.
Your glorified leaders in Washington DC are using legal games and referring to phone calls as “metadata”, because if they used the term ‘communications’ then they would have to get court orders on each and every customer!
“We’ve certainly seen the government increasingly strain the bounds of ‘relevance’ to collect large numbers of records at once, everyone at one or two degrees of separation from a target, but vacuuming all metadata up indiscriminately would be an extraordinary repudiation of any pretence of constraint or particularized suspicion.”-Julian Sanchez, Cato Institute
This is more proof that Obama is no different, perhaps even worse, than Bush Jr!
31 May 2013/21 Rajab 1434/10 Khordad 1391/22 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Kapisa Province, witnesses say a U.S./NATO drone strike killed six people and wounded 12 others. Most of those killed and wounded were women and children.
In Nuristan Province, local government officials say Pakistan shelled Kamdish District. One person killed, two wounded.
In Ghazni Province, major battles reported between Mujahideen and pro-government forces. Both sides reported dozens of killed and wounded.
Mujahideen continue to swear they were not behind the attack on the Red Cross in Jalalabad: “….the Islamic Emirate wants to make it clear to everyone that it had no hand in the attack on….the ICRC office in Jalalabad city and neither does it support such attacks.”-Qari Yousuf Ahmad
In an interview with Politics Confidential, evil Donald Rumsfeld admitted the long term occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq are failures: “Well, it’s not combat….the Department of Defense…is not organized and trained and equipped to nation build…..Don’t leave the impression that you can run a country that you can’t run.”
30 May 2013/20 Rajab 1434/09 Khordad 1391/21 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Maiden Wardak Province, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant was killed after the vehicle he was in drove over a landmine. The Texas man was assigned to the 68th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colorado.
In Kapisa Province, Afghan National Army launched an offensive against Mujahideen. They claim they’ve killed four Mujahideen and captured 86.
Just a few days after saying they weren’t leaving Afghanistan, the International Committee of the Red Cross has suspended operations in eastern Afghanistan: “As a consequence of the attack… all our activities have been frozen and our office in Jalalabad is closed.”
The U.S. Department of Defense is investigating whether a USMC General deliberately relaxed security at the Camp Bastion/Camp Leatherneck, in Helmand last year. The joint base was attacked, people killed and at least $200 million USD in damage to U.S. aircraft. Last month is was revealed, after a U.K. investigation, that British run guard towers were unmanned on the night of the attack.
29 May 2013/19 Rajab 1434/08 Khordad 1391/20 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Ghazni Province, police say a man detonated a bomb near a school, wounding two boys and one girl. Police say they shot and killed the man.
In Panjshir Province, six or seven men dressed in Afghan National Police uniforms attacked the provincial government compound. At least one of them was wearing an explosive vest, and blew himself up. The others were killed in a gunbattle: “Six militants armed with suicide vests and weapons stormed the provincial governor compound at around 3am local time in Bazarak city. The attack and counter-attack claimed the lives of all attackers and one policeman.”-Rohullah Yousufi
In Helmand Province, Camp Bastion, a secretly run prison was revealed. The U.K. Red Coats have been holding Afghans for at least 14 months, without charge, violating current agreements with the government of Afghanistan.
In Nangarhar Province, Jalalabad City, the Red Cross building was attacked, at least one person killed, several people wounded. Government officials blame Mujahideen, but Mujahideen say it was not their doing.
Reports out of Afghanistan say the number of drug addicts has increased right along with the increased production of opium. The Afghan Counter Narcotics Ministry points out that the majority of people in Afghan prisons are there on drug charges. The Ministry also backs up past claims by Iran and Russia, that more and more Afghans are being pushed into drug trafficking into other countries: “Around 3 million people are involved in drug trafficking across the country…”-Abdul Khalil Bakhtyar, Counter Narcotics Ministry
Afghan officials point out that the provinces that have the biggest opium production are under direct U.S./NATO/ISAF control: “90% of opium have been producing at Helmand, Kandahar, Farah and Urzgan Provinces…”-Zabi Ullah, Counter Narcotics Ministry
An opium addict said it best, revealing the possible true motive for the drug explosion under the watch of the United States: “I am happy to die rather than to be alive. If you wish bad luck to your enemy wish him to become addicted to opium or heroin, as there is no other greater punishment rather than being addicted.”-Noor Mohammad, Kapisa Province
Another report, from Reuters, backs up claims made by Iranian border police over the years; the U.S. drug meth (methamphetamine) is being made and trafficked through Afghanistan. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, meth use in Afghanistan tripled in 2012. Afghanistan is already a violent place, now imagine large numbers of Afghans addicted to a drug that turns people into paranoid homicidal maniacs: “If this country gets addicted to meth, there will be a big problem!”-Peter Bottomley, UNODC
Unnamed ignorant and pathological liars within the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (plenty of reports showing the DEA is actually a major drug dealer) told Reuters reporters that the meth was coming from Iran!
28 May 2013/18 Rajab 1434/07 Khordad 1391/19 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
It was revealed that the government of Japan will give Afghanistan $30 million USD worth of their taxpayers’ money, supposedly for road construction equipment.
In Nangarhar Province, the Afghan senate chairman secretary was assassinated. Local police do not know who did it: “Shafiqullah, secretary of Afghan senate chairman Fazal Hadi Muslimyar was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Lalma area in Chaparhar district…”
In Kandahar Province, seven cops were killed at a checkpoint. Some reports say it was done by a fellow cop, other reports say two Mujahideen attacked the checkpoint. Also in Khakrez District, a Afghan National Army convoy ran over a landmine, killing three people and wounding three.
In Parwan Province, Qarabagh District, eight people killed, three wounded by a remote detonated bomb. Police say the managing director of Afghan Wireless Communications Company was the target. Mujahideen say they were trying to hit a U.S. convoy that was expected to come through the same area.
The European Union extended the European Police Mission in Afghanistan until 31 December 2014.
U.S. based Ace Hardware announced it will open 15 stores in Afghanistan, over the next ten years.
27 May 2013/17 Rajab 1434/06 Khordad 1391/18 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Kandahar Province, Panjwai District, local police are reporting that as U.S./NATO personnel abandon bases in the area, fighters from Pakistan are taking their place: “Taliban militants from Pakistani Madrasas have been deployed in Panjwai district which has created issues for the local residents. Their deployment comes amid withdrawal of coalition forces from Moshan and Talokan areas…”-Fazal Mohammad Ishaqzai, Panjwai District Police chief
In Jawzjan Province, Darzad District, the district governor was wounded in an assassination attempt. Two other people were wounded when a teenaged suicide bomber blew himself up.
In Farah Province, Bala Bolok District, two people wounded after a suicide attack on a Italian/NATO convoy. Mujahideen claim five Italians were killed.
26 May 2013/16 Rajab 1434/05 Khordad 1391/17 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Daykundi Province, Mujahideen claim they’ve liberated the village of Nur Khanwalo.
In Parwan Province, Bagram City, a member of the U.S. Louisiana Army National Guard was killed when his vehicle was hit by an RPG. According to Louisiana news reports, his family knew of his death before the U.S. Army confirmed it!
In Ghazni Province, Ghazni City, reports of battles between Mujahideen and NATO/ANA forces. In Gilan District, government officials claim they’ve killed 28 Mujahideen, and wounded 17 others.
The Afghan Defense Ministry claimed that in the past month they have killed 443 Mujahideen, and lost 100 Afghan National Army troops. They also said 2224 battles/operations took place.
The U.S. Department of State has ordered all U.S. contractors in Afghanistan, and Israel, to undergo drug testing. The drugs being tested for are opiates, amphetamines, steroids, cocaine and other hard drugs. There are reports that drug abuse by U.S. contractors is on the increase.
25 May 2013/15 Rajab 1434/04 Khordad 1391/16 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Logar Province, Baraki Barak District, Mujahideen claim to have killed two U.S. personnel, and wounded three others in a half hour long firefight.
In Kabul City, a suicide bomber killed only himself, according to police. Government officials are blaming several days of attacks in Kabul on Pakistani groups. The Afghan Interior Ministry is calling for all out war with Pakistan: “The main sanctuaries based on the other side of the border in Pakistan should be destroyed…..increase pressures on the government of Pakistan specifically on its military…”-Sediq Sediq
A group called Turkistan Islamic Party is taking credit for several suicide bomber attacks in Afghanistan. The Turkey based group is not fighting to liberate Afghanistan, but to “…make polytheism disappear from the surface of the earth, and to make His religion the only religion on earth…”
The International Committee of the Red Cross says it will not leave Afghanistan unless the situation becomes “totally hostile”.
24 May 2013/14 Rajab 1434/03 Khordad 1391/15 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Helmand Province, Sangin District, Mujahideen say they’ve repelled a joint U.S./NATO/ANA offensive. They claimed to have destroyed six vehicles, captured other vehicles and even shot down a helicopter.
In Kabul City, a group of Mujahideen launched an attack. Reports say between one and 44 people were killed, dozens wounded. Mujahideen used bombs and guns. Mujahideen say they were targeting a U.S. CIA/ISAF safehouse.
In Ghazni Province, Andar District, as many as 12 people were killed when a bomb exploded in a Mosque. Also, in the same district two people were killed by another explosion. Local police say everyone killed were Mujahideen.
Douglas Lute, adviser to President Barack Obama on Afghan policy, has been nominated to take over NATO.
23 May 2013/13 Rajab 1434/02 Khordad 1391/14 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Kunar Province, Watapur District, reports that three U.S./NATO personnel and two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed while trying to disarm a bomb. One person wounded.
In Paktika Province, Sharana City, Mujahideen claim they killed two U.S./NATO SOF personnel, and wounded three others.
In Maiden Wardak Province, Syed Abad District, a U.S./NATO/ANA supply convoy was ambushed. Six security guards killed, four wounded. Five of the estimated 15 supply trucks were destroyed.
In Kabul City, Mujahideen attacked the Afghan Interior Ministry building. Reports say at least four people were killed.
According to the Military Times, U.S. Marines in Helmand Province are “…mostly standing by as the Taliban launches attacks in the region.”
President Hamid Karzai has sent a military wish list to new found military ally, India. Reports say the list includes heavy artillery, transportation vehicles and other equipment. I wounder where Afghanistan is getting the money to buy that stuff?
31 May 2013 (19:34 UTC-07 Tango 30 May 2013)/21 Rajab 1434/10 Khordad 1391/22 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
“With the addition of General Petraeus, we are building on the work we have done to understand the investment implications of public policy, macro-economic, regulatory and technology trends globally. We are pleased to bring all of this expertise together under one umbrella, the KKR Global Institute….”-Henry Kravis, co-founder KKR
Former U.S. Army General and deposed Central Intelligence Agency director, David Petraeus, has been hired to lead a new finance company called KKR Global Institute (created by 401K robbing [according to reports by Forbes and Bloomberg] Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co).
Main streamer news media say the purpose of KKR Global is to identify and address potential problems with international investments, including technology trends and government policies. KKR Global’s website says their purpose is “Anticipating, understanding and knowing how to respond to emerging geopolitical and macro-economic trends as well as the impacts of revolutionary technological changes….”
22 May 2013/12 Rajab 1434/01 Khordad 1391/13 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Herat Province, witnesses say U.S. personnel killed two seminary students. Witnesses say a group of students were attending a ceremony when the U.S. troops open fired into the crowd.
In Parwan Province, Bagram District, witnesses say a U.S. led home invasion resulted in four people being kidnapped.
In Paktika Province, Khushamand District, Mujahideen claim they killed three U.S. special operations forces, when they blew up the SOF armored vehicle.
In Ghazni Province, an explosion took place at a bus station in the capital city. Five people killed, 20 wounded. Local police do not know who set off the bomb, or why the bus stations was targeted. Later in the day another explosion hit Ghazni Province, killing seven people and wounding 13. It was caused by a suicide bomber.
In Helmand Province, an explosion went off near a private hospital. One person killed, and three wounded.
In Farah Province, three people killed and two wounded, after they drove over a landmine.
After first saying no, the United Kingdom has decided to allow immigration visas for 600 Afghans (and their families) who worked for Red Coats as interpreters. But wait, there’s more for the British taxpayers! Those Afghans moving to Britain will have their travel expenses paid for, as well as three months of living expenses. For those Afghans who worked for the Red Coats, but do not qualify for immigration, the U.K. government will offer 18 months of full pay to be trained for a new job in Afghanistan! What was that about the U.K. government being broke?
21 May 2013/11 Rajab 1434/31 Ordibehest 1391/12 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Helmand Province, Sangin District, several police outposts were attacked by Mujahideen. Reports say as many as 40 cops killed. Police officials say the Mujahideen were helped by personnel from Pakistan and Chechnya. Mujahideen say the attack was a two day operation, that resulted in dozens of cops killed, destroying seven outposts, nine vehicles were also destroyed.
In Herat Province, Obe District, seven cops were killed, two wounded, when they drove over a landmine.
20 May 2013/10 Rajab 1434/30 Ordibehest 1391/11 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Helmand Province, Girishk District, witnesses say U.S. led personnel conducted a home invasion, kidnapping an elderly person.
In Baghlan Province, a suicide bomber blew up near the provincial council compound. 14 people were killed, including the provincial council chief. Nine people wounded.
In Kapisa Province, Tagab District, reports that eight people killed, several wounded, by a U.S. drone strike.
In Kandahar Province, locals say U.S. personnel conducted several home invasions in Kandahar city. Several people were kidnapped and women, children and even religious leaders were harassed. Property was damaged.
19 May 2013/09 Rajab 1434/29 Ordibehest 1391/10 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Logar Province, a U.S. NATO C-130 transport made a hard landing. ISAF gave no more information. Mujahideen claim they’ve destroyed three armored vehicles in a battle against “invader troops”.
In Ghazni Province, Moqor District, Mujahideen attacked police checkpoints, killing at least six local cops, and wounding four others. Mujahideen also claim that five “invaders” were killed when their dismount patrol stepped on a landmine, in the capital city of Ghazni.
In Sar-e Pol Province, reports that a car bomb exploded in the governor’s compound. No details on casualties.
In Maidan Wardak province, Syed Abad District, Mujahideen claim to have destroyed 14 supply vehicles and killed 26 people, as well as wounded 10 others. They say it’s the single worst day for the U.S./NATO invaders so far this year.
The Afghan government has decided to buy five Ukrainian built Antonov An-74 military transport aircraft. There was no details as to where the money to buy them was coming from.
According to reports from India, China is pushing India and Pakistan to settle their disputes and join China in taking over Afghanistan after the supposed 2014 U.S./NATO pullout.
In Kandahar Province, Canada has sent 15 soldiers to investigate more than 375 shipping containers that never made it back to Canada! The containers full of military spare parts were left in Kandahar (after Canadian forces pulled out of that area), because they were not considered “seaworthy”. Some critics say the containers were left because the Canadian government could not afford to pay the cost of shipping them back to Canada.
18 May 2013/08 Rajab 1434/28 Ordibehest 1391/09 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Kunduz Province, Kunduz city, reports that U.S. led Afghan forces conducted a home invasion, kidnapping two people after ransacking their house.
In Farah Province, Bakwa District, an Afghan National Army vehicle ran over a landmine, killing four soldiers. In Khak-e-Safid District, the district police chief was assassinated by gunman on a motorcycle.
In Khost Province, an explosion killed one border cop, wounded three other cops, and wounded six civilians.
In Paktika Province, Yahya Khel District, one person was killed and four wounded after they drove over a landmine.
In Boise, Idaho U.S.A., 20 members of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 949th Transportation Detachment said goodbye as they deployed to Afghanistan.
It was reported that Afghanistan’s Amu Darya basin oil fields will begin commercial production in about two months. The China National Petroleum Corporation controls that area.
17 May 2013/07 Rajab 1434/27 Ordibehest 1391/08 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Kandahar Province, two explosions killed at least nine people, and wounded 70 others. The first explosion was caused by a suicide car bomber, the second was a remote detonated bomb inside a car. Other reports say it was two motorcycle bombs and one car bomb. One report says the target was the family of President Hamid Karzai.
Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport plans to deliver 12 Mil Mi-17 helicopters to Afghanistan by the end of 2013. The $367.5 million USD deal was actually paid for by the U.S. Department of Defense, with an option to buy another $600 million worth of Russian helicopters!
Russia is considering returning troops to patrol the Tajik-Afghan border. Russia ceased border patrols there in 2009, but officials say illegal drug trafficking and violence has increased since then. They blame the United States for not securing Afghanistan.
According to Indian news media reports, the government of India is considering sending troops to Afghanistan: “It is in India’s interest to enhance security and defense cooperation with Afghanistan.”-unnamed officials with Indian External Affairs Ministry
700 Canucks are preparing for Operation Attention, supposedly the final Canadian deployment to Afghanistan. They begin deploying over the next six weeks.