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International, U.S.

World War 3: Four more U.S./NATO troops dead. More huge drug stashes found.

International Security Assistance Force announced that four more U.S./NATO personnel were killed on April 26, 2012.  They were killed by an explosion.

At least 131 NATO service members including 88 U.S. troops, 15 British troops and 28 soldiers from the other occupying countries have been killed since the beginning of 2012.

Reports are confusing, ISAF might actually be re-reporting the deaths of four U.S./NATO soldiers already reported on Thursday. One was shot by an Afghan soldier, the other three were killed when they drove over a mine.  If not, then there is a steady increase in the number of attacks on U.S./NATO forces.

The Afghan government is reporting more “leaders” captured, this time in Khost and Helmand provinces (the usual provinces).

In Kandahar, officials claim they’ve captured 7,000 kilograms (15,400 pounds) of hashish.

 

 

Business/Economics, U.S.

U.S. Treasury Secretary admits Government officials & Corporate America are incompetent!

“Most financial crises are caused by a mix of stupidity and greed and recklessness and risk-taking and hope….You can’t legislate away stupidity and risk-taking and greed and recklessness. What you can do is make sure when it happens it does not cause too much damage and to do that you have to make sure you have good rules against fraud and abuse, better protections and you force banks to hold more capital against their risk.”-Timothy Geithner, U.S. Treasury Secretary, statement made after touring a factory in Portland

Realize that Geithner is talking about the political and corporate leadership of the United States.  He’s also saying, in a ’round about way, that he has been trying his best to make sure the incompetent decisions by our leaders “…does not cause too much damage…”

Those leaders include both Republican Bush Jr and Democrat Obama!

International, U.S.

World War 3: Soldier from Georgia killed in Afghanistan. More U.S./NATO deaths. Mujahideen launch major attack on Afghan cops. Another Afghan soldier kills U.S./NATO soldier.

April 26, 2012, Badakhshan provincial officials report that Mujahideen attacked a police check point.  At least three police officers were killed, three others were wounded and 16 others were taken prisoner.

On top of that 21 police officers have gone missing.  Officials say the check point had a total of 43 cops, which means all the police were killed, wounded, captured or ran away!

In Kandahar Province three U.S./NATO personnel were wounded after their vehicle ran over a mine.  Other international reports say three soldiers were killed.  Mujahideen claim they killed five U.S. soldiers with the mine.

In Helmand Province, a soldier from the country of Georgia (not a current NATO member, but a puppet of the United States), has been killed by an explosion: “He had been serving in the Georgian Armed Forces since 2004. Sergeant Khujadze also participated in a peacekeeping mission in Iraq. In 2011 he was awarded with the Medal for Participation in Peacekeeping Operations.”-Georgian government statement

This makes the 16th soldier from the country of Georgia to be killed in Afghanistan.

The announcement from Georgian officials came after International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) reported another NATO death.  Since ISAF does not give details, and since Georgia is being considered for membership in NATO, it could be possible that ISAF was referring to the Georgian soldier’s death.

ISAF also claims that more members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan were captured, this time in Wardak Province.  At least one militant was killed. ISAF also says a “Haqqani” leader was captured in Khost Province.

Also in Wardak Province, local officials say three women were killed when their house was hit by a rocket. No one knows who fired the rocket. The incident took place on April 23.

On the night of April 25, a man wearing Afghan army uniform shot and killed a U.S./NATO soldier.  Occupying forces returned fire and killed the Afghan soldier.  USFOR-A team is investigating the incident.

According to icasualties.org U.S./NATO deaths are now at 127 for 2012.

 

International, U.S.

World War 3: More lies from Afghanistan

“Since December, all U.S. counter terrorism and special forces missions have been Afghan led.”-Lieutenant Colonel Jimmie Cummings, U.S. Army

According to a new study, Lt Col Cummings is a liar.  Just today I questioned the daily 24 hour battle reports being given by the Afghan National Security Forces. Their reports seem canned in that it’s almost the same number of killed and wounded everyday, just about the same locations everyday, the same claims of weapons captured, and even the same claims of illegal drugs destroyed.

Either the “Taliban” are more active than we’re being told, or someone is lying about Afghan/Coalition (occupiers) military operations.

A new report by the Kabul based Afghan Analysts Network (AAN) says that many of the so called Afghan led operations are actually led by U.S./NATO forces, and sometimes no Afghan forces are involved at all!

In their report titled Death of an Uruzgan Journalist: Command Errors and Collateral Damage, the authors focus on a 2011 incident, where a suicide bomber blew up a radio station.   In the aftermath a U.S. soldier killed an innocent reporter who was a survivor of the suicide bombing.

Initially the U.S. tried to cover it up by insisting the Afghan troops were the ones who responded to the bombing.  International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) refused to comment on whether U.S. led occupying forces were the ones who responded.

The AAN report says even now ISAF continues to present the incident as an “Afghan led” response.  AAN says what they discovered in trying to find out what happened to a reporter who had been targeted in the past, by both Mujahideen and U.S. occupying forces,  is that the United States is trying to give the impression that most military operations are fully under the direction of the Afghan government, possibly to justify an early withdrawal of U.S. troops.

 

 

 

 

 

International, U.S.

World War 3: Red Dawn for Real! Russian Airborne landing in Colorado! All part of the War on Terror!

In 1984 I saw the movie Red Dawn.  I was already in the U.S. military, hyped up on anti-commie propaganda.

The movie envisions (but doesn’t really go into the details) a United States that has lost favor with the world, and the Soviets take advantage and invade the U.S. state of Colorado.

Well, here it is 2012, and the United States has lost favor with the world, and Russian airborne forces are headed for Fort Carson, Colorado!

“This is the first time such an event is being held. The Russian airborne will contribute a special task group that will exercise with U.S. special service weapons.”-Colonel Aleksandr Kucherenko, Russian Defense Ministry

According to Russian officials, this first time joint war game between Russian and U.S. forces, on U.S. territory, is being done in the name of the U.S. led War on Terror: “According to the exercise scenario, soldiers of the two countries will hold a tactical airborne operation, including reconnaissance of an imaginary terrorists’ camp and a raid.”-Colonel Aleksandr Kucherenko, Russian Defense Ministry

When does this go down? May 24-31, 2012.

International, U.S.

World War 3: Israel doing a 180 on Iran, now says Iran is NOT a threat! Egypt is!

April 25, 2012, Israel’s Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Benny Gantz, told Israeli media that Iran was not a nuclear threat!

He based his statements on a report that was published back in February. That report cited 16 intelligence agencies that said Iran is not a nuclear threat. But General Gantz is not the first, or most important, Israeli official to back off of Iran.

On April 22, Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company canceled its deal with Israel, causing Israeli politicians to have a shit fit: “This is a dangerous precedent that diminishes the peace treaty!”-Yuval Steinitz, Israeli Finance Minister

As a result, probably the most influential politician in Israel, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, announced that Egypt was now Israel’s greatest threat: “We have to be prepared for all possibilities…The Egyptian issue is much more disturbing than the Iranian issue!” (statement was reported in an Israeli newspaper, which was paraphrasing what Lieberman was telling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a closed door/private meeting)

This is just proof that what our glorious leaders tell us (whatever it is about) is unadulterated crap!

International, U.S.

World War 3: Another NATO fuel convoy burned. More battles and deaths. Herat the new hot spot.

April 25, 2012, a convoy of fuel tankers for U.S. led forces was attacked in Herat Province, Afghanistan.

The attack took place shortly after midnight.  Two fuelers were burned to the ground.  Mujahideen used old Soviet era RPGs (Rocket Propelled Grenades) to torch the tankers.  No casualties reported.

The attack on fuelers followed several battles between Mujahideen and Afghan government troops in Herat Province.  Government officials say one of their soldiers was killed, and another soldier was wounded in a separate battle.

In Ghazni Province five Afghan army troops were killed and two wounded in an explosion.

Once again the Afghan National Security officials gave a 24 hour roundup of military operations across the country.  And once again they say they killed about 20 Mujahideen, wounded 14 others and captured 11.

They claim there were 15 military operations in the past 24 hours, conducted along side occupying troops.  They took place in Kabul, Kapisa, Kandahar, Helmand, Logar and Paktia provinces.  I’m getting suspicious of these 24 hour reports, because they report almost the same number of killed or wounded Mujahideen everyday.  It also involves the same provinces.  If true then it means the “Taliban” are much more active than what Western media are reporting.

International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) reporting yet more U.S./NATO deaths.  One occupying force member was killed in an explosion (some reports say two NATO soldiers were killed), and two others were killed in non-combat situations.  Standard Operating Procedure for ISAF means no other details were issued.

Officially, the number of occupying forces deaths, from combat, still stands at 123.  They do not include non-combat deaths.

 

 

 

 

International, Technology, U.S.

Government & Media Hypocrisy: Pakistan launches purpose built Ballistic Nuclear Missile; where’s the outrage, where’s the sanctions, where’s the UNSC resolutions?

April 13, 2012, North Korea launched a satellite (not a ballistic missile as western media continued to report!), which ended in failure, yet didn’t fail to bring world wide condemnation.

April 25, 2012, Pakistan launches an improved Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), yet no one cares?   Pakistan has nuclear weapons, yet no one cares that they’ve successfully tested an improved missile designed to carry nukes?

This launch comes less than a week after India successfully launched their first ever ballistic missile.

Here’s what the western members of the UN Security Council had to say about North Korea’s 4th non-weaponized rocket launch: “…[it’s a] provocation, threat to international stability, and another violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions.”

On April 17, 2012, the UNSC increased sanctions against North Korea for launching a non-weaponized rocket!

So far, here’s what the UNSC said about India’s first ICBM launch:

Yeah I thought so you hypocritical SOBs!!

 

International, U.S.

World War 3: Again more NATO deaths. Battles in Helmand and Kandahar.

April 24, 2012, International Security Assistance Force now saying, almost as an afterthought, that a U.S. led soldier was killed by an explosion in Helmand Province on April 22.

No other details.

Afghan officials reporting major battles with Mujahideen in Helmand and Kandahar provinces.

In Kandahar one Afghan government soldier was killed, and three wounded after being attacked by Mujahideen.

In Helmand, Afghan government forces claim to have killed 20 Mujahideen, and wounded another ten. Some reports say the battle actually took place a week ago, which brings into question the reliability of government announcements.

The Afghan National Army also claims to have operations underway in Kabul, Nangarhar, Parwan, Kunduz and Logar provinces, so far killing eight Mujahideen and capturing 16.

 

International, U.S.

World War 3: More U.S./NATO deaths. U.S. Congressman banned from Afghanistan. Yet more “leaders” captured.

April 24, 2012, International Security Assistance Force announced more U.S. led troop deaths.  As is ISAF SOP, no further details were given, other than that the official death toll for occupying forces is now at 123 for 2012.

Yet again, the Afghan government claims to have captured more “Taliban” and “Haqqani” leaders.   The captures took place in Logar, Nangarhar and Paktiya provinces.  They also claim to have stopped a suicide bomber in Herat Province.  They say he is connected to the Mullah Zahir Mujahideen group.

U.S. Republican Dana Rohrabacher, Representative from California, has been banned from entering Afghanistan.

Rohrabacher, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, has criticized Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai.

A group of U.S. Congressman are in Afghanistan meeting with Northern Alliance political parties.  Afghanistan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry says the U.S. politicians are interfering in Afghanistan’s internal affairs.