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International, U.S.

World War 3: Israeli ground forces raid into Gaza!

10 December 2012, reports saying that Israeli armored vehicles and bulldozers had raided into the city of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza.

Israel has never honored the cease fire agreement brokered by Egypt last month. On 23 November Israeli ground troops shot and killed one Palestinian, and wounded seven others, in a village east of Khan Yunis.

Then around 28 November, Israeli naval forces kidnapped several fishermen, and sunk their boats.  Then, at the al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, four Palestinians were wounded after IDF forces open fired.  Another person was wounded, north of the refugee camp.

Recently, Human Rights Watch (who sometimes makes reports supporting U.S. aggression) concluded an investigation into the 18 November 2012 Israel airstrike on a Gaza home.  12 people were killed.  HRW concluded that all killed were civilians, and that the Israel claim that the building was the home of a “terrorist operative” was a lie: “The Israeli claim that the attack on the Dalu home was justified is unsupported by the facts. The onus is on Israel to explain why it bombed a home full of civilians, killing 12 people.”-Fred Abrahams, HRW

Despite the facts that show Israel is the true unprovoked genocidal aggressor, Prime Minister Nut Job Yahoo (Binyyameen Netanyahu) said that it’s still the Palestinians who are the threat: “Over the last day, we have again been exposed to the true face of our enemies. They have no intention of compromising with us….”-09 December 2012

International, Technology, U.S.

World War 3: Iran decodes all data from stealth drone, says U.S. lying about spying on Iranian nuclear program!

“All the intelligence existing in this drone has been completely decoded and extracted and we know each and every step it has taken…..The U.S. President had told the Israeli officials that the drone was tasked with spying on Iran’s nuclear program, but our experts found, after decoding the drone, that it had not performed even a single nuclear [spying] mission over Iran….this reveals that Americans are treating the nuclear issue as an excuse…”-Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force

Last December Iran gained control of a Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Stealth drone.  It’s taken them a year, but they say they’ve decoded all data in the drone’s computers.

Without saying more, Iranian officials said there was no data which showed the U.S. spying on any Iranian nuclear program, every geographical area that the drone flew over was devoid of anything relating to nuclear programs.

This suggests that the U.S. operators of the drone didn’t know what they were looking for, or as the Iranians believe, this is evidence that the U.S. rhetoric about Iranian nuclear programs is nothing but rhetoric.

International, U.S.

World War 3: U.S. occupation of Afghanistan; 01 – 04 December 2012. More illegal U.S. led night raids! Pakistan threatens military action in Afghanistan! Soldiers running over cops! Longest war in U.S. history!

04 December 2012

In Balkh Province, the people of Chahar Bolak district said U.S. led forces conducted an illegal night raid, which led to the men and women of 15 families being separated from each other, and then the women were raped!

Amnesty International says the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan has resulted in at least half a million people living in refugee camps.  The camps are not equipped to deal with cold winter weather:  “We are in dire need of help, the weather is getting cold but we don’t have blankets, fuel, and warm clothes. I don’t know how to keep my children warm.”-Shahzada Khan, refugee who fled Laghman Province because of the violence caused by the presence of U.S. led forces

Afghan government leaders are angry over statements made by Pakistan’s Interior Minister.  Pakistan is now accusing Afghanistan of being the home base for terrorist operations in Pakistan: “…if they do not halt their terrorist activities in Pakistan…..We will reply if there is any activity from Afghanistan…”-Rahman Malik

Afghan Interior Minister, Mojtaba Patang, criticized Afghan National Police (ANP) saying the ‘national’ police units are totally influenced by local politics: “Our police forces have been linked with the political and other groups, they are not national police forces. Issues are created by regional police forces. They are supporting the crime intentionally or unintentionally in their areas where they belong to and are performing duties in the same areas.”  

03 December 2012

In Nuristan Province, the deputy district governor and chief of intelligence were killed and six cops wounded, after Mujahideen attacked the building they were in.

In Paktia Province, in Masto village, an Afghan National Army troop ran over and killed a policeman.

ISAF said: “Two International Security Assistance Force service members died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan.”

In Uruzgan Province, five people killed, nine wounded, by an explosion near the local Afghan Intelligence Department in Tarinkowt city.  The explosion was the result of a remote detonated motorcycle bomb.

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) and the Afghan Ministry of Public Health, say 10,500 people die from tuberculosis every year in Afghanistan.  In a round-a-bout way they blamed the U.S. occupation.

02 December 2012

In Farah Province, locals in the Gulistan district say U.S. led forces raided homes and kidnapped several people.

In Nimruz Province, local government officials say the U.S. struck a suspected Mujahideen home, killing three people.

In Nangarhar Province, Mujahideen attacked the Jalalabad airbase.  According to local government officials, five suicide bombers attacked at once, then firefights broke out.  Some reports say as many as 18 people killed, 40 wounded. Other reports say the Mujahideen made it onto the airbase complex.  ISAF would only say that there were “…multiple explosions in the vicinity of Jalalabad airport.”

Former Afghan Central Bank Chief, Abdul Qadir Fitrat, said government officials were involved with the collapse of Kabul Bank.   Billions of USD were withdrawn or issued as fraudulent loans.  Several reports say the money went to people in other countries and at least 19 individuals and companies in Afghanistan.  Fitrat says no one has yet to be arrested, and even accused the President of being involved: “In Afghanistan we have president who is acting over the law who is not prepared to be inquired regarding the monetary crime which has been committed by himself and family members.”

01 December 2012

In Paktia Province, in Kahiar Kot district, locals say a U.S./NATO transport plane crashed killing everyone on board.  Locals say it looked like the plane was having technical problems. No word from ISAF.

In Uruzgan Province, a suicide bomber blew up his vehicle killing three people and wounding four others. Also, locals from Char Chino district say U.S. led forces attacked them, killing four people and kidnapping two others.

Deputy Afghan House Speaker, Haji Zahir Qadir, apologized for the beating his body guards gave to a Afghan cop.  The incident took place near a U.S. military base in Wazir Akbar Khan area, right after a suicide bombing.  Apparently the cop thought the body guards were Mujahideen and tried to attack them.

The Afghan government is now investigating the creation of an official provincial Mujahideen Council, in Herat Province. It was formed a few months ago, and involved redistributing captured Mujahideen weapons back to the Mujahideen.  The stated goal of Herat’s Mujahideen Council is to unite all local Mujahideen groups into one powerful organization, that works similar to the U.S. state run National Guard.  One national government official says Herat officials have misused funding for water and energy projects to create the Mujahideen Council.

German defense officials announced they will close down two of their Afghan bases in Baghlan and Kunduz provinces, sometime in 2013.

The United States Senate has voted, 62 to 33, to accelerate the pullout of U.S. troops: “It is time to end this war, end the longest war in United States history!”-Jeff Merkley, Senator from Oregon

Business/Economics, U.S.

What Economic Recovery? Almost 2,000 more job losses for the state of Illinois!

04 December 2012, eleven companies operating in Illinois will lay off at least 1,934 people in the next few months.

U.S. Cellular Corp cutting 492 jobs in Bolingbrook.  (last month the company said as many as 640 jobs would be eliminated in the Chicago area)

Willow Lake Mine in Equality is cutting 408 employees.  The mine wants to shut down permanently.

Fresh Express closing two operations in Franklin Park, some employees will be transferred to other operations.

World Kitchen laying off 180 employees in Monee, wants to cease operations there by end of 1st quarter 2013.

Jacobson Staffing Company cutting 145 jobs in Manteno and 84 in Romeoville.

PCCW Teleservices (a Hong Kong based company) laying off 139 workers in Quincy.

Bay Valley Foods laying off 113 workers in Mendota.

Restaurant, Buca di Beppo, letting go 70 workers.

Kmart cutting 70 jobs in Lombard.

R.S. Owens ending 95 jobs in Chicago.

Carson Pirie Scott laying off 76 workers in Calumet City.

Doblin Inc will cut 62 jobs in Chicago.

Source: Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) report.

 

International, U.S.

World War 3: Iranian officials remind the U.S. of their threat of action over U.S. spy drones

“Americans were warned that if they violate our borders we would take action to protect our sovereignty.”-Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s Foreign Minister, rough translation from Iranian news source

04 December 2012, Salehi said Iran formally protested to the United States, and reminded the Obama administration that they will defend their country “by any means”.

Salehi said it is the U.S. that is repeatedly violating Iran’s sovereignty.  The latest drone capture is more proof. However, Salehi made it sound like capturing U.S. drones is part of legal ‘action’ Iran will take against the U.S., as they will use the captured drones as evidence against the U.S. in international courts.

International, Technology, U.S.

World War 3: Iran displays drone that U.S. media says isn’t missing. U.S. Navy did not say it isn’t missing, USN said “all accounted for” which is not the same thing.

“The new U.S. failure in spying operation by this drone demonstrated that the U.S. government, despite its high military and economic power and its dominance on the world political order, is not capable of confronting the Islamic Iran…”-Brigadier General Hossein Salami, Islamic Revolution Guards Corps

04 December 2012, despite the USN insisting that it is not missing any ScanEagle drones (specifically saying all drones were “accounted for” but that doesn’t mean they have them in their possesion, it simply means they know where they are), Iran has put on display something that looks exactly like a ScanEagle.

Earlier U.S. media reports said the Iranian video didn’t allow anyone to see any clear markings. However, the ScanEagle is the only drone that looks the way it does, and most operational drones don’t carry obvious markings anyway.

I watched some U.S. posted videos of the captured ScanEagle and noticed some edited out the parts that showed the sophisticated optical system in the nose of the drone.  The Iranian video clearly shows it, and even shows members of the IRCG gawking at it. However, it is interesting that the IRCG managed to get the just captured drone put on public display so fast.

If the Iranians did not capture a Scan Eagle then they’ve made a detailed mock up of the drone, so detailed that they must have access to data about the Boeing/Insitu drone.

Opinion, U.S.

2nd U.S. Civil War: How many cops does it take to kill two black skinned people armed with soda pop can? 12 white cops, 1 brown skinned cop and 137 bullets! Or: Drink & drive & get shot hundreds of times! Or: Why gun control is evil! Medical examiner officially calls it Homocide! Audio reveal cops blatantly lieing about situation!

“We want to ensure the community that this will be fully and fairly investigated.”-Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, 03 December 2012 statement

“….multiple (24) gunshot wounds of head, neck, trunk, and left arm with multiple visceral, vascular, and skeletal injuries. HOMICIDE.”-04 December 2012, Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office statement referring to female victim

On 29 November 2012, 13 Cleveland city cops chased down two unarmed black people (a man and a woman) then blasted them with 137 rounds of ammo!

12 of the 13 cops are white skinners, one is a brown skinner.

From the beginning there were doubts about the cops’ explanation.  They said the 22-25 minute car chase started when a cop claimed he heard a gunshot aimed at the police headquarters, however no evidence of a gunshot at that location has been found (like a bullet, bullet hole or casing).  Another cop said the man and woman pointed a gun at them during the car chase, however no gun was found in the victim’s car.

A local news source said the police justified shooting the victims 137 times because they ran into a police car.  The cop car that was hit was being used as a barricade anyway, called a “zone car”.

Police officials have released an audio recording of the police chase (hear it here).  The recordings are from 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th police districts.  In it you can heard 2nd district cops making up claims about their victims, such as they were shooting at cop cars and they shot a policeman (1st district dispatcher disputes it), none of which happened.  A 2nd district cop clearly says the victims are “possibly loading a weapon”, again no weapon was ever found, and no evidence of gunshots from the victims.  Dispatchers request 1st and 3rd district cops to stay out of chase! 3rd district dispatcher says a man is pointing a gun out the back window of the car. At one point a 2nd district cop clearly says “everybody’s in custody”, when in fact they were dead!  A 5th district dispatcher says “It’s not a gun, it’s a pop can in his hand!”

Some reports say the cops are on paid vacation, I mean paid administrative leave. Other reports say they’re on “desk duty”.  (where’s the mainstream media on this one? And why is the main stream media so infatuated with gun control [Bob Costas anyone?] after a football player who, probably suffering from past head injuries and the effects of his prescription meds, killed his wife and himself?)

It was reported that the Cleveland Police Foundation (CPF) has been actively taking guns away from citizens, through a gun buy back program.  In the month of October alone, they bribed citizens out of 298 guns.

The donation funded program started in 2010.  It involves seven police charities (by contrast here in Idaho our local police/sheriff has always told us not to donate to “police charities”, as they have not authorized any charity to represent them).  On 17 November the CPF held a fundraising ball, and even Steven Dettelbach of the U.S. Department of Justice, north Ohio district, attended.

Obviously it’s an elitist thing because tickets to the ball started at $150 USD, and “table packages” started at $2,500.

We are already in the second U.S. civil (ethnic & class) war.

 

International, Technology, U.S.

Breaking news: Iran uses electronic warfare to capture yet another U.S. drone!

04 December 2012, Iranian media reports that Islamic Revolution Guards Corps have captured a U.S. Navy ScanEagle drone, which flew into Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf.

The ScanEagle is a small recon unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).  The recon drone had been flown over the same area for several days.  Iranian IRCG officials claim they captured the drone by taking electronic control away from U.S. naval forces.

Last year Iran captured a more expensive stealth drone.  At that time, one Iranian parliament member said war would be on if another drone was captured violating Iranian airspace.

International, U.S.

Government Incompetence & World War 3: U.S. Marines banned from off camp drinking

03 December 2012, after all U.S. military personnel were banned from drinking alcohol off base in Okinawa on Saturday, the USMC has now extended that order to all U.S. Marines throughout Japan.

This comes after months of increased aggressive behavior (including rape and assaults) by U.S. personnel towards Japanese civilians.