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International

World War 3, False Flag Front: USAID a covert terrorist organization?

02 May 2013 (23:49 UTC-07 Tango 01 May 2013)/21 Jumada t-Tania 1434/12 Ordibehest 1391/23 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

“We will never again allow Bolivia or Latin America to be your backyard!”-Juan Evo Morales Ayma, President of Bolivia

On the 01 May 2013 the president of Bolivia, Juan Evo Morales Ayma, expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development for “…alleged political interference in peasant unions and other social organizations.”

Morales was also pissed by the arrogant statements of the U.S. Secretary of State: “The Western Hemisphere is our backyard, it is of vital importance to us.”-John Kerry, 17 April 2013

Prior to this incident it was revealed that the uncle of the alleged Boston Bombings suspects, Ruslan Tsarni, is an oil executive who used to work for Halliburton and USAID!

It’s also been revealed, and ignored by the main streamer U.S. media, that the elder (and dead) Boston Bombing suspect attended meetings of the Caucasus Fund of Georgia (CFG) in 2012.  CFG is directly supported by the U.S. christian republican Jamestown Foundation, which in turn is receiving U.S. taxpayer funding from USAID!

At the end of April 2013 it was revealed at the Darfur Donors Conference that USAID is giving Sudan $600 million USD per year in taxpayer funded “development” aid.  But wait, it was also revealed that more than half of that money, at least $400 million, goes to UNAMID (United Nations Mission in Darfur), which is not concerned with “development” but is a UN created paramilitary organization!

In 2012, Russian officials banned USAID from operating in their country, because they discovered that most of USAID’s efforts are involved with political activities, not helping people better their economic lives.  The Russians also banned many non-governmental agencies for being connected to USAID.

In Paraguay, in 2012 a covert pro-U.S. president was thrown out of office (where was the U.S. main streamer media on this one?) after several riots over land confiscation left at least 17 people dead.  The pro-U.S. president, Fernando Lugo, was being heavily funded with U.S. tax dollars from USAID.  Lugo had presented himself as a socialist leaning politician, it turned out he was a crony capitalist.  On the day of the overthrow of Lugo USAID officials were trying to figure out a way to bring the new Federico Franco government to the dark side of the force: “…how we can best approach new leadership to ensure not only stability in programming, but ability to march forward.”-Michael Eschleman, director of the Democracy and Threshold Programs at USAID

Well USAID must’ve found a way to buy off the new president of Paraguay, Federico Franco, because the Obama administration approves: “The most important thing at this point is to look for constructive ways…to engage with the Paraguayans, including with the Franco government.”-Roberta Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs

Jacobson was asked by a reporter if what happened in Paraguay last year was a U.S. supported coup, her response was “I’m not going to answer that question.”

USAID has been giving Paraguay millions in U.S. tax dollars, including millions for building up Paraguay’s national police force.  It’s part of a program called Threshold, which is meant to “strengthen the rule of law”.

Also in 2012, USAID was accused of helping Israel to pay for the construction of its apartheid wall, and the building of roads that actually cut off Palestinians from jobs.

It’s also interesting that USAID supports issues in other countries that are divisive within the United States, such as homosexuality: “Yes, we have projects around the world in the LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] area. In Southeast Asia, they are designed to support organizations that are stepping forward to demand their rights.”-Donald Steinberg, USAID deputy administrator

Regardless of what you think about homosexuality, how can your government be spending your tax money supporting issues in other countries, that do not have the overwhelming majority of support within the U.S.?

In 2011, Cuba convicted U.S. citizen Alan Phillip Gross on espionage charges.  Who did Gross work for?  Why USAID of course.  Gross was working through members of the Jewish community in Cuba.

In 2010 USAID admitted they don’t know what happens to the tens of millions of U.S. tax dollars sent to Ethiopia:  “….it is not possible to determine the extent of that contribution because of weakness in the mission’s performance management and reporting system…..the audit was unable to determine whether the results reported in USAID/Ethiopia’s Performance Plan and Report were valid because mission staff could neither explain how the results were derived nor provide support for those reported results. In fact, when the audit team attempted to validate the reported results, it was unable to do so….”-USAID AUDIT REPORT NO. 4-663-10-003-P

Wikileaks released documents showing that USAID was involved with attempts to get rid of Hugo Chavez of Venezuela: “The USAID/OTI program objectives in Venezuela focus on strengthening democratic institutions and spaces through non-partisan cooperation with many sectors of Venezuelan society.”-U.S. State Department cable 09 November 2006

What does OTI stand for? Office of Transition Initiatives, in other words, regime change.  The OTI is part of USAID.  Remember what the Russians said about NGOs and USAID?  The 2006 State Department cable proves the Russians correct: “OTI partners are training NGOs to be activists…”-U.S. State Department cable 09 November 2006

This list could go on and on.  One thing is for sure, USAID is not what it officially claims to be.

“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.”-slogans from the book 1984

“America is watching.”-John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State

“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.”-Albert Einstein

 

 

International

World War 3, North American Front: Mexico kicks out U.S. ‘law enforcement’ agencies, blames them for drug war!

01 May 2013 (10:51 UTC-07 Tango)/20 Jumada t-Tania 1434/11 Ordibehest 1391/22 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

“Before, you had Agency A from the U.S. government that would deal with agency X, Y and Z from Mexico and then Agency B from the U.S. that would also deal with agency X, Y and Z from Mexico. Nobody knew what was going on!”-Sergio Alcocer, Mexico’s deputy foreign secretary for North American affairs

The new President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, is saying no to free access to Mexico by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its minions (FBI, CIA, DEA, ATF and border patrol).

What most people in the rule of law United States don’t know is that the Bush Jr lover, former Mexican President Felipe Calderon, gave free access to U.S. Homeland Security Department.  Most gringos don’t know that even their CIA had free range in Mexico, supposedly to fight drug lords.

The violence dramatically increased after the U.S. got directly involved in supposedly fighting the drug lords in Mexico.

Some sources say the Drug War started in 2000, when President Vicente Fox brought in military units to fight a drug lord in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.

The war escalated when President Felipe Calderon took over, and that’s when Homeland Security got directly involved.  And lets not forget the billions of dollars all you happy U.S. taxpayers gave to the Calderon regime, in the name of fighting the Drug War (money authorized by both the Bush Jr and Obama administrations).

Now after 13 years of the Drug War, in which at least six of those years overtly involved the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, more than 73000 people have been killed, 100000+ arrested/detained/captured and more than 27000 disappeared!!! (don’t forget the U.S. Operation Fast and Furious, that was one operation that became public, in which U.S. citizens were killed)

Keep in mind the majority of people killed were not drug dealers, but innocent civilians, including migrants from Central America, and dozens of U.S. citizens on vacation!

At one point Homeland Security, and the states of Arizona and Texas were scare mongering for National Guard troops to be sent into action.

And here’s an interesting stat; from 2008 to 2011 the number of ‘murders’ attributed to the Drug War skyrocketed by five times what they were in 2006 and 2007.  That happens to correspond to the increase in U.S. tax dollars the Obama administration gave to Calderon.

Remember gringos, this is what happens when your Big Bro/Sis Homeland Security ‘takes care of you’!

There have been numerous cases where local Mexican police were arrested for killing migrants, and some of those bad cops say they had direction from U.S. sources!

Now the new democratically elected government of Mexico demands that all U.S. Homeland Security minions pass through the Mexican Secretary of the Interior.

There is also a meeting planned between Nieto and Obama.  Nieto is sounding the same action plan that Fox sounded before losing favor with Bush Jr.  It just happens to be the same action plan Bill Clinton once called for: ‘It’s the economy, stupid!’

So after a decade of throwing billions of U.S. taxpayer money into a Drug War (that’s probably nothing but a big False Flag event), Mexican and U.S. officials are now thinking, mmmm, ‘maybe if people had lots of good paying jobs they wouldn’t need to turn to dealing drugs, or more importantly, they wouldn’t be angry with their Big Bro/Sis government?’

But don’t forget the warning that former U.S. Secretary of State Caspar Weinberger co-wrote with Peter Schweizer (called The Next War); if the Mexican government fails to toe the line with U.S. policies then War were Declared!  (several wars warned about in The Next War have come to pass)

 

U.S.

World War 3, North American Front: Ron Paul says War were declared on the ‘Merican People!

Forced lockdown of a city. Militarized police riding tanks in the streets. Door-to-door armed searches without warrant. Families thrown out of their homes at gunpoint to be searched without probable cause. Businesses forced to close. Transport shut down.

These were not the scenes from a military coup in a far off banana republic, but rather the scenes just over a week ago in Boston as the United States got a taste of martial law. The ostensible reason for the military-style takeover of parts of Boston was that the accused perpetrator of a horrific crime was on the loose. The Boston bombing provided the opportunity for the government to turn what should have been a police investigation into a military-style occupation of an American city. This unprecedented move should frighten us as much or more than the attack itself.

What has been sadly forgotten in all the celebration of the capture of one suspect and the killing of his older brother is that the police state tactics in Boston did absolutely nothing to catch them. While the media crowed that the apprehension of the suspects was a triumph of the new surveillance state – and, predictably, many talking heads and Members of Congress called for even more government cameras pointed at the rest of us – the fact is none of this caught the suspect. Actually, it very nearly gave the suspect a chance to make a getaway.

The “shelter in place” command imposed by the governor of Massachusetts was lifted before the suspect was caught. Only after this police state move was ended did the owner of the boat go outside to check on his property, and in so doing discover the suspect.

No, the suspect was not discovered by the paramilitary troops terrorizing the public. He was discovered by a private citizen, who then placed a call to the police. And he was identified not by government surveillance cameras, but by private citizens who willingly shared their photographs with the police.

As journalist Tim Carney wrote last week:

“Law enforcement in Boston used cameras to ID the bombing suspects, but not police cameras. Instead, authorities asked the public to submit all photos and videos of the finish-line area to the FBI, just in case any of them had relevant images. The surveillance videos the FBI posted online of the suspects came from private businesses that use surveillance to punish and deter crime on their property.”

Sadly, we have been conditioned to believe that the job of the government is to keep us safe, but in reality the job of the government is to protect our liberties. Once the government decides that its role is to keep us safe, whether economically or physically, they can only do so by taking away our liberties. That is what happened in Boston.

Three people were killed in Boston and that is tragic. But what of the fact that over 40 persons are killed in the United States each day, and sometimes ten persons can be killed in one city on any given weekend? These cities are not locked-down by paramilitary police riding in tanks and pointing automatic weapons at innocent citizens.

This is unprecedented and is very dangerous. We must educate ourselves and others about our precious civil to ensure that we never accept demands that we give up our Constitution so that the government can pretend to protect us.

Ron Paul

International

World War 3, West Asian Front: U.S. rebels try to shoot down Russian airliner over Syria!

29 April 2013 (13:19 UTC-07 Tango)/18 Jumada t-Tania 1434/09 Ordibehest 1391/20 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

The Russian Foreign Ministry says a Russian Nordwind Airlines airliner was fired at with two missiles, as it flew over Syria.

The Syrian government reported to Russian officials that U.S. backed al-Qaeda insurgents launched two ground to air missiles at the airliner.  The crew of the airliner confirmed they noticed “battle action on the ground“.  There were 159 people on the plane.

The plane was enrout from Egypt to Russia’s republic of Tatarstan.  The aircrew performed evasive maneuvers and the missiles exploded near the aircraft.

U.S.

World War 3, Gun Control Front: Anti-guns laws fail to prevent multiple stabbings in United States!

29 April 2013 (20:43 UTC-07 Tango 28 April 2013)/18 Jumada t-Tania 1434/09 Ordibehest 1391/20 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

In the Saint Jude Thaddeus Catholic church in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, a man attacked four people….with a knife.

The man in his 20s was tackled by other church goers.  Apparently none of the victims are seriously hurt.  Church members say the man is not from their church.

He is in jail, and police say they don’t know why he did it, although witnesses say he yelled “Fake preacher” before attacking.  This just adds to the growing list of mass violence in the U.S. that apparently has no motive.

Then in California, an 8 years old girl was stabbed to death.  The residents of Valley Springs have been told to lock their doors and be on the lookout for the suspect. Police are conducting a manhunt.  The victim’s brother said a stranger broke into the house, stabbed his little sister and fled.  Just like in New Mexico,  there doesn’t seem to be a motive.

Business/Economics

World War 3, Economic Front: U.S. job losses & store closings 26 February 2013. Tens of thousands let go!

Too Big to Jail, JP Morgan, announced they are cutting 15000 employees by the end of 2013!  They need to save $3 billion USD!

In Minnesota, Best Buy laying off 400 people at their Richfield HQ!  Company officials said they needed to eliminate $15 million in administrative costs!  Also, the State Patrol will close its Baxter Dispatch Center.

In California, the Walnut Valley Unified School District laying off at least 15 teachers. The school district is trying to save $12 million over the next two and a half years.  And the Calexico Unified School District are considering laying off employees as well. 16 people could lose their jobs. School officials blame decreased federal funding.

In Alabama, the Birmingham Board of Education considering laying off 133 employees and closing seven schools!  They need to save $8.8 million!

In Virginia, the Richmond School Board will close two schools and layoff 42 people. They blame a multi-million dollar budget shortfall.

In Greenwood, South Carolina, Lander University expects a big drop in student enrollment and a $1.2 million shortfall.  They will layoff employees and raise tuition: “Tuition went up probably $2,000 since last school year, so it’s a pretty big increase.”-Tanner Poore, student

In Connecticut, the Middlesex Community College ended its preschool programs. They blame reductions in state funding.

In Louisiana, the Orleans Parrish Criminal District Court will layoff employees and cut pay.  The reason? There ain’t no mo money: “It’s no secret that money’s running out.  Clearly, we have to make drastic cuts.”-Robert Kazik, court adminstrator

Lockheed Martin laying off more people, again.  This time 68 people lost their jobs at the Forth Worth, Texas,  operation.  After 27 years in business, the RSO Sports Bar in Houston closed down.  Also in Houston, the DePelchin Children’s Center shut down its Elkins residential treatment center.  44 people unemployed. The owners blamed the closing on the changes being made to how federal and state governments reimburse for the treatment of children with severe mental, emotional and behavioral problems.  In Victoria, the Rings-N-Things store closed down.  After 30 years the owners decided it was time to retire.

In Michigan, Menards hardware store closing its Centerpointe location.  Company officials say they want to find a better location.  And in Bay City, the Rudy’s Red Lion Diner closed.

No more Lionel Trains in Tennessee.  Dream Machines Lionel Trains in Collierville shut down.  The owner blames internet competition.

Restaurant Señorita Burrita closed down in The Shoppes at Landis Valley.  It’s the second Señorita Burrita to close in Pennsylvania.

In New York, Queensbury’s Montcalm Restaurant will close after this summer.  The property is being sold to a shopping center developer.  And in Bay Shore, the Smokin’ Al’s BBQ Joint closed due to legal problems involving the sewer system.

Scandinavian goods dealer, Viking House, closed in Concord, New Hampshire.  The owners say the retail market is so bad, that they’re better off focusing on their landscaping business.

In Illinois, the Winnetka Antique Emporium shut down after 40 years in business.

In Ohio, the Bravo Brio closing two restaurants. Company officials blame the bad economy: “Either the market just didn’t develop as we expected or, frankly in certainly one case, the market just moved away.”-Saed Mohseni, CEO

The West Oaks Mall, in Ocoee, Florida, announced it will shut down. The mall is being sold, and it’s hoped the new owner will revive it.

In Colorado, the Sleep-N-Aire closed after 23 years. They made custom mattresses.  The store manager blamed increased competition and the bad economy.

International

World War 3, East Asian Front: Military activity in North Korea & China!

28 April 2013 (00:15 UTC-07 Tango)/17 Jumada t-Tania 1434/08 Ordibehest 1391/19 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

South Korean media reporting that unnamed ROK military sources say the DPRK is building up air and ground units in the area around Nampho.

Nampho is a port city on the west coast of North Korea.  Some think it could be another war game by the North.

Also, the Washington Free Beacon reporting increased military activity by China, along the border with North Korea.  There are also reports that China is prepping for large numbers of refugees from Korea.

 

International

World War 3, Asian Front: Afghanistan continues to kill U.S. personnel! Mother nature on the side of Mujahideen! What 2014 pullout?

27 April 2013/16 Jumada t-Tania 1434/07 Ordibehest 1391/18 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

The U.S. Department of Defense admits yet another contractor ripped off U.S. taxpayers!  This time the taxpayers were overcharged $757 million USD!  The contractor to blame is Swiss based Supreme Foodservice.  The capitalist company is also accused of ripping off British taxpayers. For some reason, the U.S. agency in charge of contracts, Defense Logistics Agency, failed to do their job:  “This has to be one of the prime poster childs for a government contract spun out of control!”– John Mica, U.S. Representative from Florida

In Zabul Province, Shah Joy District, a U.S. aircraft went down.  At least four personnel killed.  U.S. officials deny it was shot down.  The majority of occupation personnel in Zabul Province are U.S.

While the Red Coat United Kingdom is pulling out troops from Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence revealed that they are now conducting drone (UAV) attacks on Afghanistan.

Mujahideen groups have announced the start of a new offensive, called operation Khalid bin Walid (a reference to the Mujahideen defeat of the Soviet Union puppet government in 1992/Mujahideen Victory Day).  Diplomatic institutions and airbases will be the main targets, and suicide bombers will be used.

In Faryab Province, provincial government sources say Mujahideen killed at least five local cops, and captured 15.   The provincial governor said there was an estimated 300 Mujahideen involved in the attack.

26 April 2013/15 Jumada t-Tania 1434/06 Ordibehest 1391/17 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

Logar Province: The U.S. Army revealed that a Blackhawk helicopter pilot and a co-pilot were killed on 23 April, in Pul-I-Alam District.  This happened to take place on the same day that Mujahideen claimed they shot down a U.S./NATO ‘copter, killing U.S. personnel and capturing most of the Turkish, Uzbek and Afghan passengers.  The claim that it was a U.S. ‘copter has been denied by U.S. media. The U.S. Army refuses to confirm Mujahideen claims, saying only that the two personnel died from “wounds sustained from enemy indirect fire”.

The Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 149th General Support Aviation Battalion held deployment ceremonies. They’re going to Afghanistan.

Kandahar Province: It was revealed that back on 23 April at least 50 U.S./NATO aircraft (mainly helicopters) were “severely damaged” by a massive hailstorm at Kandahar airbase.

In Takhar Province, six local cops were shot by one of their own.  This is becoming a standard MO, as the cops were poisoned before they were shot.

25 April 2013/14 Jumada t-Tania 1434/05 Ordibehest 1391/16 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

In Logar Province, Mujahideen are asking for fellow Mujahideen being held captive by Afghan/U.S. forces to be freed, in exchange for the freedom of the Turkish-NATO/Afghan personnel captured on 22 April, when their helicopter went down.

In Kandahar Province, local government officials say they’ve captured eight militants from Pakistan. Also, in Panjwai District, locals attacked Afghan government forces as they tried to burn an opium poppy field.  One Afghan cop wounded.

A former contractor for a U.S. AID project has been sentenced to two and a half years in an Afghan prison, and a $9500 fine.  He was convicted in Afghan court of embezzlement and forgery.  The investigation into the case involved investigators from U.S. AID.

24 April 2013/13 Jumada t-Tania 1434/04 Ordibehest 1391/15 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

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

In Kandahar Province, four kids were killed, one wounded, after a roadside bomb exploded.  In Maiwand District, nine government de-miners (removers of landmines) were captured by Mujahideen.

The United Nations says civilians casualties have increased 30% compared to the same time last year.

After first reporting they were on their way out of Afghanistan, Sweden has changed its mind. Swedish officials say they will now keep at least 200 troops in Afghanistan after the 2014 NATO/ISAF pullout date.

Also, U.S. NATO ally Turkey says they will keep all their troops currently in Afghanistan, after the U.S./NATO/ISAF 2014 pullout.

The United States announced it will increase drone (UAV) strikes after the 2014 pullout date.

International

World War 3, East Asian Front: South Korea caves on KIR!

27 April 2013 (14:05 UTC-07 Tango)/16 Jumada t-Tania 1434/07 Ordibehest 1391/18 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

The Republic of Korea has given up the ghost on the Kaesŏng (Gaesong) Industrial Region (KIR).  South Korea is now withdrawing more than a hundred of their workers (the last) from the commie workers for capitalist corporations work camp.

The DPRK refused to talk to ROK officials about the KIR, because ROK refuses to meet DPRK’s demands.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea declared the ceasefire agreement over, and on 09 April shut down North Korean activities on the KIR.  53000 North Korean slave wage workers walked out, refusing to go back to work for the capitalist pigs!

At first the United States and South Korea said the move would economically hurt North Korea, but it’s actually the cronie capitalists that are in pain.

South Korean businesses have been begging their capitalist banks to suspend their loan payments, and just three days ago the ROK government agreed to give financial aid to those poor down trodden capitalist companies.

Business/Economics

ObamaCare layoffs 2013, part 1: U.S. healthcare jobs recession proof? That’s a lie, here’s the evidence!

26 April 2013 (18:57 UTC-07 Tango 25 April 2013)/15 Jumada t-Tania 1434/06 Ordibehest 1391/17 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

I got outraged today, when I heard the PBS Nightly Business Report anchor say (once again) that U.S. healthcare related jobs are recession proof.  That’s a lie!

The following are job losses, healthcare related company bankruptcies and shut downs that were publicized by regional media sources from 04 January 2013 to 25 February 2013, just under two months worth, read and weep:

The Visiting Nurse Association in Texas laid off 400 personnel! Company officials say they’ve been losing money at an accelerating pace for the past three years.  Last year they lost $2.46 million, and they blame it on changes to state and federal government funding.  (thank you Obama/Romney Care?)

Liberty Medical laid off at least 260 people in Florida! Liberty filed for bankruptcy protection after Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services began seizing their revenue.  Medicare/Medicaid says Liberty Medical has been ripping off the taxpayers.

California’s Accuracy radiotherapy devices maker is laying off 13% of its global workforce, mostly in the United States.  Company officials said they need to save $40 million USD per year.

Nonprofit Henry Lee Willis Center closed in February.  Massachusetts state taxpayer funding ended, 158 jobs lost.

Northview Senior Living Center in Johnstown, Ohio.  Zandex Health Care Corporation owns Johnstown’s only nursing home, and says it is closing due to ongoing legal battles with the zoning commission.  65 jobs lost.

Catholic Social Service Center at Holy Cross Church Campus in Springfield, Pennsylvania. Church officials say they are trying to cut costs by merging social service centers.

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to lay off 45 upper management employees.  DHEC officials said the layoffs could be offset by hiring 68 people, but at much lower pay.

Hospice of Siouxland, in Iowa, laid off 28 people.  They blame rule changes to taxpayer funding for Medicare and Medicaid (aka Obama/Romney Care).

In Las Vegas, Nevada, Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals laid off 100 people. Hospital officials blame reduced payments from Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance companies (Obama/Romney Care).

Just in time for the increase in crazy (False Flag) mass killings, nonprofit Columbia River Mental Health Services, in Washington state, laid off 16 employees. They blame lack of funding.

Cumberland Valley District Health Department, in Kentucky, laid off 14 people. They blame lack of funding.

The Orleans Community Health hospital, in Medina, New York, is laying off or cutting the hours of 25 people. Hospital officials blamed federal government cuts in Medicaid and Medicare (Obama/Romney Care).

Ohio‘s Lorain County Children Services to layoff 14 employees.  Blame lack of government funding.

Kinetic Concepts hospital bed factory being closed in San Antonio, Texas.  95 people out-o-work.  The move comes after the company was taken over by Swiss company Getinge Group. The new Swiss owners are moving production to Poland and China.

Zimmer Spine closing its Austin, Texas, operations. About 100 employees affected. Moving to Minnesota and Tennessee.

The nonprofit Delaware Hospice in Wilmington, Delaware, let go 52 employees. They blame a reduction in federal Medicaid and Medicare payments.

Planned Parenthood in Tusla, Oklahoma, closed after the State Department of Health terminated its WIC contract.

Israel based Teva Pharmaceuticals will lay off employees around the world. They have operations in New Jersey, and already canceled a $300 million project in Pennsylvania.

Faxton Saint Luke’s Healthcare, in New York, laid off ten employees and will not fill 27 vacant positions. They blame cuts to federal Medicaid and Medicare programs (Obama/Romney Care).

In the midst of viral outbreaks and epidemics, American Esoteric Laboratories laid off 65 people in Memphis, Tennessee. The company provides doctors and hospitals with lab services. Company officials said the layoffs are the result of a drastic change in how payments for lab services are being reimbursed (Obama/Romney Care).

Saint Louis, Missouri‘s, Express Scripts laid off 332 people across the U.S.!  This come after the country’s largest pharmacy benefits manager spent $29.1 billion USD to take over Medco.  103 former Medco employees have so far been let go as well!

The New Castle Youth Development Center closing in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. 223 jobs lost!  Some officials say the center for troubled youths saw a huge decline in juveniles being housed there, with only 31 currently staying in the 100 bed facility (at one time there were 250 beds at the juvi jail).  State Representative, Jaret Gibbons, said it was all part of the governor’s conspiracy to close down publicly funded prisons, possibly to make way for private for profit prisons.

Windber Medical Center in Pennsylvania closing its obstetrician wing in March. Hospital officials said they’re having such a hard time finding replacements for the four obstetricians who’re leaving, that they just decided to close down the obstetrician wing!

Conifer Health Solutions closing its Alpharetta, Georgia, call center.  About 90 people out-o-work.  The Texas based health care revenue outsourcing company is consolidating operations with other call centers.

Despite North Dakota‘s booming oil industry, Sanford Health shut down its Underwood Continuing Care Center. It’s the result of last year’s merger between Sanford Health and Medcenter.  38 residents, and 62 employees affected!

Standard Insurance company to cut at least 100 jobs across the United States.  Basically the company is expecting to lose money this year, and is trying to stay ahead of the curve.

Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Massachusetts closed down its detox unit. About 24 staff affected. Hospital officials say they’re changing the way they handle certain types of addictions, which will render the detox unit unnecessary.

Laurel Hill Healthcare closing its nursing home in Connecticut. It’s part of the growing nursing home closings due to parent company Spectrum Healthcare’s bankruptcy.

Fairview Clinics-Chaska, in Minnesota, closing down and moving to a new location.  They blame it on a drastic reduction in customers seeking health care.

Nonprofit Baltimore Behavioral Health goes bankrupt because of $5 million in debt.  However, in 2010 an investigative reporter discovered that the nonprofit was overcharging Medicaid, with the excess payments going to the family that controlled the mental health service (you see it’s not the people who need the help that’re ripping off social programs, it’s the service providers).  By the middle of 2012 all the family members were removed from the board of directors. Also, in 2011 Bank of America sued saying the clinic was not making the payments (default) on a $2.5 million worth of loans.  The result is that the people who need the help are not going to get it.

The maker of a new blood test that identifies anti-biotic resistant staph now bankrupt. Colorado’s MicroPhage claims to have too much debt, yet SEC filings show the company just made a deal with the biggest medical distributor in the country, to distribute its new staph test. Also, the filings revealed a $6 million investment from a single investor.

A controversial brain injury treatment center now bankrupt. The Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation is wracked with problems, from investigations over patient abuse (one claim says caregivers forced patients to fight each other, just like in those for profit corporate prisons) to tens of millions of U.S. dollars in unpaid debt.

Learning Ally, a non-profit that helps people with learning disabilities, ended its Charlottesville, Virginia, operation.  It’s one of eight learning centers they will close down. Company officials blame financial problems.

Med-Aid Pharmacy in Mission, Texas, is closed down. They blame changes in Medicaid reimbursements (Obama/Romney Care).

144 people were told they will be out-o-work at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans!  Michigan state officials are trying to save $4 million dollars by switching to contracted work, and they claim quality of care will not go down.  That claim is disputed by a recent University of Michigan study.

Summa Health System laid off 54 employees in Ohio. They blame lower than expected revenue due to the Obama-Romney health care reforms!

In Minnesota, North Memorial Health Care laid off an undisclosed number of employees at the North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale.  Officials blame decreased admissions and revenue.

The Calhoun County Hospital in Arlington, Georgia, laid off 29 staff. They blame the unstable financial situation of the hospital.

Glendale Memorial Hospital, in California, said they laid off employees because of the increased number of patients who can’t pay.

This comes after California’s Glendale Adventist Medical Center laid off 21 staff, blaming it on the Obama-Romney health care reforms!

In New York, health insurance company MVP Health Care laid off 68 employees. Company officials said it’s their way of addressing “administrative expense”.  Last year they laid off dozens of people, and forced dozens more into early retirement.

Medical records manager, Athenahealth, laid off 36 people in Birmingham, Alabama. No reason was made public.

In New York, Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic laid off 58 people: “Like many hospitals across the State of New York, Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic is preparing for the Affordable Care Act. [Obama/Romney Care]”-Lewis Zulick, President & CEO of the hospital

In Fresno, California, Saint Agnes Medical Center laid off 75 employees. Hospital officials said it was necessary to stay within operating costs.

In Massachusetts, 12 people lost their jobs at the Holyoke Health Center. Hospital officials admit they no longer have the money to keep them employed: “The Health Center does not have the resources to maintain positions that are not covered by contracts, grants or third party reimbursements.”-Jay Brienes, Executive Director

In Gunter, Texas, Christian Care Centers is closing down their Hilltop Haven nursing home. It’s all about the money: “We were unable to find a sustainable financial model for Hilltop.”-Teresa Scott, senior vice president

In Massachusetts, Boston Scientific will layoff 1000 employees around the world!  This is on top of the 1400 planned layoffs announced in 2011.  Company officials blame the additional layoffs on new medical taxes coming into effect under the Obama/Romney health care reforms.

In Wisconsin, non-profit WPS Heath Insurance said they are laid off 451 employees! The company was founded in 1946.  Company officials said the layoffs are the result of the loss of Medicare and Tricare contracts (Obama/Romney Care).

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii laid off 47 nurses. They are being replaced with cheaper “practical nurses” and “assistants”.  So much for a high level of training, this is proof that corporations only care about how cheaply they can pay you, not how skilled you are!

New Hamshire’s Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene hospital eliminated 34 jobs. They’re trying to save $1 million USD, due to declining revenue and decreasing state and federal reimbursements (Obama/Romney Care).

More lay offs for Illinois.  Abbott Laboratories let go an undisclosed amount of employees.  The global health care company already laid off 700 people last year.  The company is “restructuring”.

Bridgeway Center, in Florida,  ended all inpatient services!  The health care provider blames ridiculously low state reimbursements. Company officials say it costs them $516.58 per bed to operate the facility, but the state pays only $293.24 per bed.  The result is that their Crisis Stabilization Unit is shorted $3573.44 every day!    The problem is that state legislators have not adjusted their payments since 1993!  Bridgeway Center says Florida ranks 49th for the number of low income people without insurance, and 49th for state funding of mental health care.

Ohio based supplier of drugs and medical supplies, Cardinal Health, to layoff  180 people by June!  Company officials say they are trying to anticipate future supply demands and price expectations of customers (meaning they think both will come down).

In California, biopharmaceutical company Amgen laid off 157 employees!  Last year the drugs company laid off 400 people! Company officials basically gave the same reason for the layoffs as Cardinal Health.

Pennsylvania based AmerisourceBergen closed down its New Jersey pharmaceutical distribution warehouse.  At least 72 people out-o-work.  Company officials refused to give a reason why.  The company did recently renew a contract with nursing home pharmacy PharMerica.  However, AmerisourceBergen is being investigated for possible kickbacks in several states, and facing a class action lawsuit by stockholders.

In Oakland, California, the Children’s Hospital & Research Center closed its Cytogenetics Laboratory.  They say the amount of work the lab did dropped by 69% in the past two years!

Also in California, San Diego Hospice now bankrupt. The largest hospice care provider in the Golden State owes millions in debt, and has been under a federal investigation for making fraudulent reimbursement claims for the past two years.

In Florida, Universal Health Care Group now bankrupt. Two of the company’s subdivisions are in receivership. Recently New Jersey based health insurer, Care Point, won an auction to take over Universal Health.  The $33.25 million USD take over bid must be approved by state regulators.  Universal Health Care has been accused of financial fraud by the Florida Insurance Commissioner, and even state regulators in Ohio and Georgia expressed concern over the company’s seemingly intentional financial mismanagement.  The company employes at least a thousand people across the country.

In Kentucky, the Knox County Hospital closing down its Long Term Care Facility.  Officials say it is losing more than one million dollars per year!

The maker of scooters and power chairs, The Scooter Store, cut production and laid of 150 employees! They laid off 220 people back in September 2012! Company officials blame new regulations in the Obama/Romney Care reforms.

In New York, the Sister Rene’ Dental Center shut down.  Operators blame the reduced federal reimbursements under Obama/Romney Care.  The overwhelming majority of their patients are on Medicare.

In Arizona, the Douglas Hospital bankrupt.  Federal court will decide who will take over operations.  Also, the Southeast Arizona Medical Center bankrupt. A new company will take over operations.  The old company was millions in debt.  Hospital officials say nothing will change regarding employees and hospital operations (famous last words).

In Ohio, the Aultman Hospital and Mercy Medical Center laying off employees and closing departments.  Company officials blame the Obama/Romney Care reforms.  Also, Akron General Medical Center warned 132 employees that layoffs are coming! Officials there blamed a combination of decreased revenues and Obama/Romney Care: “The external pressures being placed on us, and really all hospitals across the country, are extraordinary.“-Tim Stover, Akron General Health System

In Iowa, Keokuk Area Hospital laid off 24 people, blaming it on long term debts.

It’s been revealed that a major drug maker, Pfizer, has laid off more people than it officially announced two years ago.  It turns out that the pharmaceutical company laid off 250 more people at its Groton laboratories, than first stated!  Also, in San Diego, California, Pfizer shut down its CovX operation. 100 people out-o-work!  Basically Pfizer decided the CovX operation wasn’t worth it.

In Wisconsin, the Lutheran Social Services is closing seven of its care centers by the end of April! At least 44 employees will become unemployed.  Church officials said it was because they are not making enough money to support their operations.

In California, another hospital in trouble. Mendocino Coast District Hospital laid off 20 employees. The hospital went bankrupt last year.  Hospital officials say they’ve already lost $1.9 million for the first six months of the fiscal year!

In Washington, the Spokane Public Health Clinic closed down. District officials said they were short $275000 USD.

The Mayo Clinic closing its Healthy Living store in the Mall of America, in Minnesota.  They did not want to renew the lease.

In New York, Lakeside Hospital laying off at least 120 employees! The hospital is being restructured.

In Oregon, the Silverton Hospital laid off nine employees in their new cath lab: “People aren’t really using cath labs anymore because there are really good medications you can take, or insurance are now requiring that a patient take those medications prior to having a stent or going to the cath lab.”

In Maine, Franklin Memorial Hospital laid off 40 employees. They blame it on the fact the hospital is losing money.

Texas based Advanced Living Technologies bankrupt. The non-profit nursing facility operator is in big debt.

In Vermont, Grace Cottage Hospital laid off 15 employees. Hospital officials blame the Obama/Romney Care cuts in Medicaid/Medicare payments.

Corcoran District Hospital laid off 19 employees.  The hospital is losing money due to a huge drop in patients from the California State Prison Corcoran and Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility.

In Louisiana, the Allen Parish Hospital closing down its ER.  Officials say the hospital has been losing a lot of money in the past six months, because of a huge decline in people coming in for treatment.

Connecticut nursing home operator, HealthBridge Management, now bankrupt.  Company officials are hoping the bankruptcy will break the unionized employees, after the company lost a federal court case over labor laws violations.

In Pennsylvania, the Carlisle Regional Medical Center laid off an undisclosed amount of employees, including the director of marketing. Some reports say it has to do with a recent “serious event” (clinical care of a patient in a medical facility that results in death or compromises patient safety), which the Department of Health says the hospital failed to make the required notification to the state.  Two days after the announced layoffs the state Department of Labor and Industry said the hospital failed to file a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification).

McLaren Bay Region Hospital in Michigan, fired 35 Licensed Practical Nurses.  The hospital will replace them with Registered Nurses.