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Business/Economics, U.S.

World War 3, U.S. Economic Front: Major U.S. employer slashes health insurance for 15000 people, blames Obama Romney Care!

21 August 2013 (16:58 UTC-07 Tango)/14 Shawwal 1434/30 Mordad 1391/15 Geng-Shen (7th month) 4711

“This change is consistent with the way many large employers are responding to the costs associated with the Health Care Reform legislation.”-UPS memo to employees

United Parcel Service (UPS), a major employer in the United States, has canceled insurance policies for spouses of employees.   15-thousand spouses now have no health insurance!

UPS officials told Kaiser Health News that the Obama/Romney Care is actually causing health care/insurance costs to skyrocket, and they can not afford to provide insurance to so many people.

Another reason for the drop of 15-thousand people from the UPS provided insurance plan, is that UPS officials said the Obama/Romney Care law claims everyone will end up being covered anyway.  But, UPS said it will continue covering spouses who don’t work, or who work for companies that do not provide insurance.

Business/Economics, U.S.

World War 3, U.S. Economic Front: Job losses & store closings 22-23 June 2013. BoA lays off 1320 people in New York! More school & health care cuts!

Designer of trade show and event exhibits, VisionStream, now bankrupt.  Company officials hope another company will merge with them, or buy them, so they can survive.

In Michigan, Genesys Health System laid off 100 employees: “….these initiatives were necessary due to reduced reimbursement brought about through the Accountable Care Act [aka Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act] and Sequestration. For instance, it is estimated that for its fiscal year 2014 Genesys will have an $11 million reduction in reimbursement for the same amount of patient care it is delivering today.”   In Plainfield Township, Eastern Floral shut down.   The company is focusing on internet sales.

In Arizona, the Christian God couldn’t stop Carondelet Health Network (Southern Arizona Catholic/Ascension Health) from laying off 40 people: “The effects of sequestration, the increased cost of caring for the uninsured, and national trends toward fewer people seeking inpatient hospital care were all factors.”

In California, the approved Fresno City budget means 30 people will be unemployed.

The Oregonian newspaper laid off 95 employees.  The newspaper is switching to digital service.

In Pennsylvania, Aramark Educational Services lost its dining services contract with Duquesne University.   358 people out-o-work!

In New York, PJ’s Pub and Grill closed in Syracuse.  It was sold.  In  Westchester, Buffet de la Gare closed after 33 years of business.  The owner wants to retire, her co-owner husband (and the restaurant’s chief chef) died in 2011.  In Medina, the Worthington Industries BernzOmatic factory is shutting down.  174 people out-o-work!  Production being moved to Wisconsin. Too Big to Jail, Bank of America, closed its Getzville office.  1320 people laid off!!!!  The office was sold to M&T Bank, which might hire on some of the former BoA employees.

The Swank outlet store in Taunton, Massachusetts, closed.   The new owners say economic conditions don’t justify keeping the store open.  It sounds like the company will focus on distribution of products to customers like Macy’s and Kohl’s.  The company first started in 1897.

In Missouri, Milbourn’s Family Restaurant shut down.  It’s blamed on the property owner (Farris Truck Stop) who demanded the restaurant operator leave, and then terminated the lease.  There was no explanation by the property owner.

Bodytalk women’s clothing store in Westport, Connecticut, closed after 20 years of business.  The 81 years old owner said “We’re closing for a whole bunch of reasons.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

International

Martial Law BS: Strict anti-gun laws fail to stop mass shooting in Germany!

21 August 2013 (23:45 UTC-07 Tango 20 August 2013)/14 Shawwal 1434/30 Mordad 1391/15 Geng-Shen (7th month) 4711

According to German news sources, a man shot several people in a restaurant in Dossenheim.  At least three people dead including the shooter.  Five people wounded.

Police say it might have something to do with an argument involving a meeting of local property owners.

To own a gun in Germany you must become licensed by proving you have a need to own a gun, such as hunting, target shooting or collection. Believe it or not, needing a gun for personal protection is only accepted in exceptional circumstances!

You must go through criminal and mental background checks to get licensed.  A gun training course is required.

All personally owned guns must be registered with the government, your gun will be stamped with a government ID mark.  You must have a dealers license to sell your gun.  How you store your gun is dictated by federal and state rules.

Open carry of a gun requires a permit.  Fully automatic guns are illegal for personal possession. Ownership of semi-automatic assault type guns, and handguns, requires special government approval.  Armor-piercing, incendiary and expanding ammunition is illegal for personal use.  Breaking a gun law will get you 10 years in prison.

However, European Union rules also apply, so in reality Germans must deal with state, federal and EU anti-gun laws.

Between 1990 and 2009 Germany destroyed more than 2-million personal guns.

It’s reported that a semi-auto version of the low velocity AK-47 assault rifle sells for $1300 USD in Germany, which is outrageous for a gun that’s not that accurate (it’s main attributes are that it is incredibly easy to maintain and use)!

Despite Germany’s anti-gun laws, officials admit there are an estimated 17-million illegally owned guns in Deutschland!

 

 

 

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 08-09 August 2013: World Bank & Sweden giving away more money! U.S. admits drug war a failure! U.S. using Afghanistan to push India & Pakistan into war?

In Logar Province, Azra District, major battles leave at least 211 people dead!  The Afghan National Army says they’ve been fighting militants who are not Afghans.  20 of those insurgents have been captured.

In Kabul Province, Kabul city, three Chinese citizens have been killed, two kidnapped, after an Israeli style home invasion of their apartment.  There are no apparent motives.

In Nangarhar Province, Ghani Khel District, an explosion killed 14 civilians and wounded four others. It happened in a cemetery.  Someone planted a bomb and when a family came to pay their respects it blew up.  Most of the victims are from the same family.

Mujahideen claim they’ve launched rocket artillery attacks against Bagram, Jalalabad and Kandahar airbases.  No other details given.

Not so neutral Kingdom of Sweden is promising Afghanistan $130 million USD every year until 2019!!!  Up ’till now Sweden has been giving away $92.3 million!  Sweden also stated it will keep 200 troops in Afghanistan after the 2014 NATO pullout.

The United States Department of Defense admitted the war on drugs in Afghanistan is a failure: “Due to bad weather [not U.S. actions], the 2012 poppy yield was lower than previous years…….The 2013 poppy harvest is expected to expand considerably over 2012 due to improved weather conditions, increased prices and the drawdown of ISAF security forces…”-Defense Department report to Congress

U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, James Dobbins, stated that Pakistan’s concerns over the growing presence of India in Afghanistan “…aren’t groundless. They are simply, in our judgement, somewhat exaggerated.”

The U.S. based World Bank has given Afghanistan yet more free money, this time $50 million: “This particular grant will help the government maintain growth momentum during the transition and beyond.“-Paul Edwin Sisk

Perhaps the key to getting free money is become a puppet/failed state?

Click here to see pics of a prosperous Afghanistan from the 1960s-70s, before the Soviet and U.S. occupations.

Obama side steps War

Business/Economics, U.S.

World War 3, U.S. Economic Front: Job losses & store closings 21 June 2013. Allstate shuts down call centers! “Worst nightmare” for Alabama! More health care cuts!

The University of Maryland Medical Center laid off 65 people, and warned of more layoffs in August.  Also, vacant positions have been eliminated and contract positions will be reduced.  Hospital officials blame the federal government (Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act/sequestration).

In New York, Archcare closed its Kateri Residence nursing home in New York City.  At least 555 people unemployed (some reports say 592)!  Archcare is selling the property.

In Vermont, the Rutland Manor assisted living facility shutting down in September.

South Carolina based Stacy’s Garden Center bankrupt.  The company has stores in 24 states.  It’s not clear why they went bankrupt, their liabilities are not much more than their assets.  The company has been for sale for several months.

In New Jersey, the Atlantic City Housing Authority laid off four employees.  It’s blamed on federal funding cuts.

After 38 years of business the mom & pop Ed’s Riverside Market grocery store in Pennsylvania, shut down.  19 employees out-o-work.  It’s blamed on the bad economy, even Mennonites started shopping at Walmart!

In Connecticut, Cable Ready now bankrupt.   It’s blamed on the current economy: “…due to industry consolidation, mergers and acquisitions of production companies, larger competitors paying higher and higher advances for programming or networks retaining all rights, and the uncertain global economy squeezing independent companies like ours, Cable Ready was left with no choice but to seek protection.”

In Wisconsin, Kohl’s laid off 67 employees.  They contracted out their accounts payable and sales audit department.  In Milwaukee, the wine store Vino 100 closed down.  Typical of business owners, they denied they were closing for several weeks, before finally announcing a “…monster farewell party.”

In Ohio, the massive Jones Day law firm laid off 65 IT employees.  The IT director was also let go.  In Cincinnati, the Whiskey Bar shut down. The property owner sold the building and the lease was bought out.  The child prison known as Ashland County Juvenile Detention Center closed down.  The 83 years old prison building was deemed too old to economically upgrade.

In Louisiana, the child prison system known as Saint James Parish Youth Detention Center closed down.  It’s blamed on the high prices they charge to come close to properly housing child prisoners.

In Chicago, Illinois, Goose Island brewery shut down.  The brewery owners asked the property owners to reduce the rent by 30%, the answer was no.  In Woodridge, Allstate insurance company shut down a 12 years old call center.  Originally Allstate promised the local government that they would create 700 jobs. 348 people now unemployed! (is the new call center in Chubbuck, Idaho, next to be shut down?)

In Indiana, the Tri-Way Drive-In Theater warning it will have to close because it can not afford to buy new digital projectors.

Cooper Lighting shutting down their factory in Eufaula, Alabama, by October.  Mayor Jack Tibbs called it “Our worst nightmare!” More than 300 employees will be directly affected!  Two smaller companies will also be affected. Cooper Lighting is moving production elsewhere.

In Oregon, Lucy’s Tool Store closed after 20 years of service.  The owners (who’ve worked decades of other jobs before becoming business owners) want to retire, finally.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 06-07 August 2013: Mullah Mohammad Omar still alive! More comedy of errors! Germany will not join NATO 2014 pullout!

In Nuristan Province, Kamdesh District, two days of heavy fighting reported.  Eight personnel from Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) killed, 20 wounded.  Mujahideen shot down a medivac helicopter that was called in.

In Badakhshan Province, Shuhahda District, Mujahideen liberated the areas of Miyanda, Mahmoodan, Lub Dara and Kalan Taran.

In Nangarhar Province, Jalalabad city, for the third day in a row an explosion.  This time no official comment from local government officials.  Officials at a hospital say one person was killed, at least three wounded.  Witnesses say the explosion went off as police vehicles were passing through an intersection.  Amazingly, India has promised to pay the victims of the recent attack on the Indian consulate $10-thousand USD per family.   India is also paying the Afghan forces guarding the consulate a $20-thousand reward, as well as paying the Afghan who finally stopped the attack by machine gunning the attackers $2-thousand.   Another $20-thousand will be given to treat those wounded in the attack.   This despite the supposed fact that India had nothing to do with the attack.  The Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) has concluded that a recent major battle in Shirzad District, that left at least 100 people dead, was the result of a comedy of errors.  Mujahideen and ANP were locked in battle when apparently ANA forces were returning from another operation.   The MoI says there was an extreme lack of “professionalism” on the part of the ANP, which could have caused the high number of government casualties.  The MoI has ordered all police in Nangarhar Province to undergo new training.  In Chaparhar District, Dawlatzi area, an Israeli style home invasion resulted in four people being kidnapped and another person being shot and wounded. Valuables in the home were also stolen.

In Ghazni Province, Moqor District, a female Afghan senator and her husband were wounded in an assassination attempt.  Their daughter and a bodyguard were killed.  In Ghazni city an explosion wounded 13 people.  No word on the cause.

In Maidan Wardak Province, Nirkh District, two explosions killed three people and wounded nine others.  Witnesses say when people gathered after the first explosion that’s when the second bomb went off.

In Helmand Province, a suicide bomber rammed his car into the convoy of the provincial ANP commander.  The car exploded, but only wounded the commander and four cops.  Two civilians were also wounded.

In Baghlan Province, Burka District, Tangi Murkh area three people were kidnapped after an Israeli style home invasion.

In Kunduz Province, Chahr Dara District, Qasab area, Mujahideen claim they blew up a German/NATO armored vehicle killing four crew and wounding another.  Mujahideen say they then attacked other Germans coming to the aid of those blown up, killing one more and wounding two others.  Mujahideen say they captured a small amount of German personal weapons, ammo and cameras.

Colonel Ulrich Kirsch, head of the German Armed Forces Association (Bundeswehrverband), has stated that Germany will not pullout of Afghanistan!

Mullah Mohammad Omar, the one eyed Mujahid the United States has repeatedly claimed to have killed, has denounced the 2014 elections in Afghanistan: “Our pious and Mujahid people know that selection, de facto, takes place in Washington. These nominal rulers are not elected through the ballots of the people. Rather they are selected as per the discretion of Washington! Participation in such elections is only a waste of time, nothing more.”

India has accused Pakistan of using Afghan Mujahideen in Kashmir and Jammu (a newly created Indian state).  Afghan Mujahideen deny the accusation: “We are engaged in a major and vast war in out own country…..It’s been 12 years that our country is occupied and we do not have time to deploy our fighters to other places, specifically in regional countries and India.”-Zabiullah Mujahid

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

World War 3, South American Front: Chevron declared Enemy of the State! Chevron threatens Argentina!

19 August 2013 (14:44 UTC-07 Tango)/12 Shawwal 1434/28 Mordad 1391/13 Geng-Shen (7th month) 4711

“We are going to tell Latin America what Chevron has done in our country to shirk its responsibility, with that criminal campaign that it’s waging against Ecuador.”-Rafael Correa, democratically elected President of Ecuador

California based Chevron oil company has been declared by Ecuador to be an Enemy of the State!

That charge is based on the idea that any corporation that takes over another corporation economically, must also inherit any social/environmental responsibilities.  Chevron took over Texaco, which operated for decades in Ecuador, and created at least $19 billion USD in environmental destruction, that is still ongoing.  Chevron has refused to take responsibility for Texaco’s crimes.

President Correa, an economist educated in Europe and the United States, made the announcement about Chevron the same day he gave up on his plan to protect the Amazon rainforest from further oil drilling: “With deep sadness but also with absolute responsibility to our people and history, I have had to take one of the hardest decisions of my government.”

That plan failed due to the fact that not enough countries were willing to support the idea.  Only $13 million of the needed $3.6 billion in funding was collected.  It shows you that most leaders of most countries still believe in black gold!

Chevron has countered, but instead of targeting Ecuador, Chevron is targeting Argentina!  Chevron raved in a public statement “That illegitimate Ecuadorian sentence threatens to make its effects resonate in Argentina, impacting subsidiary companies of Chevron who have nothing to do with the Ecuadorian judicial fraud.”

Chevron is now targeting Argentina’s YFP (Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales), which was partially seized in 2012 from Spain’s Repsol oil company.  That same year Argentina’s President, Cristina Fernandez, gave Chevron huge rights in YFP in exchange for billions of U.S. dollars.  Chevron now threatens to pullout of YFP if Argentina does not influence Ecuador to stop ongoing legal battles against Chevron.

 

International

World War 3, North African Front: British Empire to evacuate citizens from Egypt! Thailand joins evacuations!

19 August 2013 (03:16 UTC-07 Tango)/12 Shawwal 1434/28 Mordad 1391/13 Geng-Shen (7th month) 4711

“…will be looking at all options and making sure we are ready to evacuate British nationals if it comes to that or in a worst-case scenario intervene to rescue UK citizens taken hostage.”-Royal Navy statement

The United Kingdom has ordered aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, the assault ship Bulwark and a fleet of support ships and frigates to be ready for an emergency rescue mission.  This follows Japan’s request for all citizens to leave Egypt.

There is an estimated 40000 British tourists in Egypt.  The British Red Coat news media is reporting more than 1000 Egyptian civilians have been killed  since 14 August.

Thailand officials have also stated that they are trying to evacuate 2000 of their citizens.

International

World War 3, North African Front: Egypt swears Iron Fist Martial Law policy! Church attacks blatant False Flag Op! Summary executions of civilians confirmed! Japan evacuates citizens!

19 August 2013 (02:30 UTC-07 Tango)/12 Shawwal 1434/28 Mordad 1391/13 Geng-Shen (7th month) 4711

“They want to make discord between us and they think we will fight each other because of what they’re doing. Let them come now to see how we stand united.  They do not belong to any religion because they come to burn and destroy the House of God!”-Egyptian Christian to an Egyptian Muslim who rushed to defend a church from a U.S. backed False Flag attack

“My brother, we all know this, but even if this was your own home we will all defend it!”-Egyptian Muslim responding to Egyptian Christian’s statement

Despite U.S. news media reporting attacks on churches as if they are retaliation by Muslims for the U.S. backed coup, the fact is that Muslims were wounded trying to protect the Christian Churches from what could be U.S. backed False Flag attacks.  Indications are that the False Flag attacks meant to divide Egyptians are backfiring.

I’ve even seen pics of Muslims encircling a Church, to protect it from False Flag attackers.   Some analysts have pointed out that it is not in the Muslim Brotherhood’s favor to attack Christians, yet the western news media continues to blame Muslims.  What about the fact that Mosques are being attacked, are the Muslim Brotherhood to blame for that?!   Or how about U.S. backed junta forces storming Mosques?

The U.S. backed Egyptian junta has declared war on the 85 years old political party Muslim Brotherhood!  General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he has ordered iron fist martial law policies, specifically targeting the Muslim Brotherhood!

But the junta is facing a new threat from the Anti-Coup Alliance, which is made up of people who are not members of the Muslim Brotherhood.

The U.S. backed junta has admitted they summarily executed at least 35 civilians, while they were detained inside a police van!  The martial law cops say the men were trying to escape the van.  However,  the Anti-Coup Alliance says the civilians were murdered by martial law cops who filled the police van with CS gas, then they shot into the van: “The murder of 35 detained anti-coup protestors affirms the intentional violence aimed at opponents of the coup, and the cold-blooded killing of which they are targets”

This comes as more reports say a third mass killing site has been located!  The killing fields are where U.S. backed Egyptian military forces killed unarmed Egyptians thought to be Muslim Brotherhood members.

To this date about 1000 Egyptian civilians have been killed by U.S. backed junta forces, since the junta launched its offensive on 14 August.

Peaceful protests by Muslim Brotherhood have been canceled or rerouted due to the fact the U.S. backed junta had turned the protest routes into killing zones by placing snipers on the roof tops, just as they did on 14 August.  If you remember the junta then tried to say the snipers were Muslim Brotherhood (classic False Flag Op).

There are also reports that Egyptians who do not support the U.S. backed junta are having their lives threatened by junta supporters.

Venezuela has evacuated its ambassador, and blames the chaos on the United States and Israel.

The Japanese government is asking all Japanese citizens in Egypt to leave.  Several Japanese companies are telling their Japanese employees to stay home.  At least one Japanese company, Unicharm Corporation, is evacuating Japanese employees to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  The Cairo Japanese Club has evacuated its Japanese staff back to Japan.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency is evacuating all personnel back to Japan.  At least 600 Japanese citizens are still in Egypt.

 

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 04-05 August 2013: Comedy of errors = U.S. kills teachers & cops! U.S. destroys life of UN security guard! Iran promises Karzai military help! India sends more cash!

In Ghazni Province, reports that U.S. forces shot and killed a grade school teacher.  Villagers say the U.S. forces also shot at cops who were responding to the shooting, one cop killed, four wounded.  The teacher was working in an orchard when he was shot.   Mujahideen report that what happened was that U.S. forces were arriving late to a battle between Mujahideen and Afghan National Police (ANP).  Mujahideen observed what happened, saying the U.S. forces thought the teacher, along with other civilians working in the orchard, were Mujahideen and shot at them.  Then the ANP responded, thinking the Mujahideen had returned.  The result was that U.S. and ANP fought each other.  Mujahideen had a good laugh watching the comedy of errors!

In Nangarhar Province, Jalalabad city, another round of explosions.  28 people wounded.

In Uruzgan Province, Tarinkowt city, an Afghan National Police (ANP) cop was shot and killed by other ANP personnel when he tried to bomb a bank where fellow cops were collecting their monthly pay.

In Kandahar Province, Kandahar city, four civilians killed, 27 wounded by a car bomb.  Other reports say it was a bomb hidden in a livestock cart.

Mujahideen report that at least a dozen ANP cops from several provinces joined the Mujahideen.  Some of those joining the Mujahideen included front line officers.

There have been many explosions in Afghan cities, many of which the Mujahideen do not claim the credit.  Mujahideen do take credit for explosions against government targets.  Yet another religious group has condemned suicide bombing.  The Ulema Council of Afghanistan declared suicide bombing as illegitimate in the religion of Islam.  The fact that so many religious leaders condemn suicide bombings makes you wonder who’s really behind the suicide bombings.

Flooding has hit nine Afghan provinces, including Nangarhar, Kabul, Khost, Laghman and Nuristan.  At least 84 people dead.

In the British empire country of Australia, one man pled guilty to sending harassing letters to families of dead Diggers.  He said it was his way of protesting the false War on Terror in Afghanistan.  He called the dead Diggers child killers, which in some cases is actually true, however the families of the dead Diggers didn’t want to be reminded.

India has promised Afghanistan another $100 million USD in cash: “After providing $20 million funds, we are again pledging $100 million in fresh aid, but the funds will be spent on small development projects which will boost the principles of social economy, since India wants a solid and strong Afghanistan.”– Amar Sinha, Indian ambassador to Afghanistan

The Secretariat of the National Security Council of Iran has signed a long term  strategic cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Afghanistan National Security Council.  It was signed before the inauguration of the new Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani.  The MoU includes military/police cooperation, information sharing and economic activities.

The reporter who was publicly beaten by the very governor of Parwan Province he accused of corruption, has asked the Afghan government for help: “Since the ministry of interior affairs of Afghanistan is responsible to provide security for the citizens of Afghanistan, and similarly each citizen has obliged to assist police, therefore, I, Nasratullah Iqbal, an ordinary citizen of Kabul city and reporter of Bokhdi News Agency would like to bring to the attention of interior ministry that my life is in risk, and request the ministry to take legal actions to prevent my own and my family’s concerns in this regard.”

A former Afghan UN security guard went public with the story of how U.S./ISAF destroyed his life.  In April 2008, as he was passing a U.S./ISAF convoy he was shot by U.S./ISAF personnel.  They claimed he was a suicide bomber.  He lost the use of one leg.  The United Nations fired him from his security guard job because he couldn’t walk.  His four children were kicked out of a private school because he could no longer pay, they were bullied out of a public school.  This week he spent hours in line at a local court, trying to stop his family’s eviction from their home.  His story is considered typical.  So much for the United States occupying Afghanistan in the name of security and stability.

It’s been revealed that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Pakistani officials to discuss a new official office of the Mujahideen (Taliban).

Ever since the Marine Corps Times revealed that Cragslist has become the place for military personnel to find gay sex partners in Iraq and Afghanistan, the newspaper is now warning that the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in Afghanistan are now posing as homosexuals to catch the gay sex posters.  The U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) forbids even heterosexual sex in combat zones!

According to The Fiscal Times, Obama’s threat to pull all U.S. personnel out of Afghanistan (Zero Option) is actually a cover to try and save the broke U.S. government $112 billion!

A recent U.S. News & World Report revealed that many U.S. personnel killed or wounded in Afghanistan are college graduates who joined the military to payoff their massive student loans.  I write this because I’m still amazed by how many U.S. citizens think federal student loans (misleadingly called Federal Student Aid) equals free college education.