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Business/Economics, Idaho

U.S. Job Losses & Store Closings, 05 – 08 December 2014: More girly clothing store deaths! More proof the suck-ass economy is going to kick yours!

Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:

British empire’s British Petroleum (BP) said that crashing oil prices are causing them to “accelerate” their already massive planned layoffs.  Those layoffs have been in the works ever since BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.

Gannett owned USA Today announced it is ending publication of its USA Weekend edition, eliminating at least 30 jobs.  Back in September USA Today laid off 70 people.

California:  In Beverly Hills, 3D movie tech company RealD announced it must cut $16-million in expenses and warned jobs will be lost.  After eight years award winning restaurant Hatfield’s shutdown. No explanation, but the owners swore they’d be back with a new restaurant.  In Ontario, corporate spy agency IntelliSource issued a WARN saying the will shutdown by February 2015, at least 312 jobs lost!  In Santa Monica, La Sandia restaurant issued a WARN saying they will shutdown in February 2015, at least 74 jobs lost.  Also in Santa Monica, Zengo restaurant issued a WARN saying they will shutdown in February 2015, at least 74 jobs lost.  Freedom Communications revealed (in a late issued WARN) how many people it laid off after halting publication of its LA Register; 88.  Earlier reports said only 20 people were let go.

Georgia: Atlanta based iconic Coca Cola announced it is cutting $100-million AUD from its Australian ops in 2015, killing off at least 250 jobs in the Land Down Under! Coca Cola already killed off at least 157 Australian jobs for 2014!  Procter & Gamble warned it will shutdown its Augusta factory by 2016, at least 190 jobs lost (40 employees, 150 contractors)!  Between 2012 and 2013 Procter & Gamble eliminated 160 jobs at the same factory!  Company administrators say the rapidly changing U.S. economy means they must radically change their supply system across the U.S.

Idaho: Administrators with “the nation’s largest supplier of building materials for home building” ProBuild announced they’re shutting down their Sandpoint ops due to crashing sales.

Illinois: God refused to stop ‘his’ Benedictine University from ending its undergraduate program and killing as many as 100 jobs!   In Oregon city, after four years Jackass BBQ shutdown with little notice, the owner is pissed about the lack of any economic recovery, he’s now forced to auction off his personal tools: “Business is slow here in Oregon…Most people from Dixon do not drive here anymore….We will have lots of Craftsman tools and toolboxes, antiques, household items and furniture. We have a welder and oxygen acetylene cutting torches, along with several steel industrial work benches.”-Andy Riegel

Kentucky: Patriot Coal announced more coal mine shutdowns, this time two mines will be shutdown by January 2015, at least 670 jobs lost!

Mississippi: In Jackson County, bankrupt Mississippi Phosphates announced they’re halting diammonium phosphate production, at least 172 jobs lost!

New York:  NYC based bratty teenage girl’s clothing chain store dELiA*s now chapter 11 bankrupt busted and liquidating.  The company has been for sale for a long time now, but obviously nobody wants to buy it in this suck-ass economy.  Company administrators admitted sales are so bad they haven’t made a profit in five years!  In Ithaca, after more than 40 years Manos Diner shutdown. The news was revealed by an employee.  In Saratoga county, the company about to takeover Maplewood Manor nursing home, Zenith Healthcare, revealed they plan on eliminating 97 jobs and move other employees to part time only.

Texas: God refused to stop ‘his’ Southern Methodist University (home of the George W. Bush Presidential Library) from cutting programs and killing jobs. The Christian university has spent tens of millions on new dorm buildings despite DSS (what I call Disappearing Student Syndrome).

Wisconsin: Non-profit WPS Health Insurance (aka Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation) laid off 20 IT (information technology) workers. The company laid off 250 people in 2013! Administrators blame their military Tricare (formerly known as CHAMPUS, Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services) and Medicare contracts, as well as blaming Obama Care: “The reality is the competition for these government contracts, along with health care reform, is requiring everyone to look for more efficiencies.”– Ellen Foley

03-04-december-2014: Iconic business that survived 2 major U.S. depressions gets killed off by current “recovery”!

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 shutdown. It doesn’t count people who get a severance for being laid off.

International

What do ya know, Iran! Israel now in open warfare with Iran, Syria and Lebanon! IDF assassinate UN observer!

29 January 2015 (19:24 UTC-07 Tango 28 January 2015)/08 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1436/09 Bahman 1393/10 Yi-Chou (12th month) 4712

“Iran controls four Arab capitals. They control, effectively control Iraq, large parts of Iraq. They control Syria through Assad. They control Lebanon through Hezbollah. They control Gaza in their support of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and they’re now going to control Yemen, and they’re doing all of this without a nuclear weapon!”-Ron Dermer, Israeli ambassador to the United States, PBS Newshour interview 28 January 2015

28 January 2015: Lebanon’s Hezbollah Qunaitra Martyrs unit kills two Israeli Defense Force (IDF) personnel, saying it’s retaliation for Israel’s massive attack on Hezbollah and Iranian forces who were supporting Syrian government forces against the U.S.-U.K.-Saudi-Israeli created Islamic State.  Today’s attack by Hezbollah was made against an IDF convoy operating outside recognized Israeli territory (Syrian controlled Golan Heights).  Eight IDF soldiers were wounded. The IDF confirmed a sergeant and a captain were killed.  In another battle the Spanish government is now blaming the IDF for killing a Spanish United Nations observer.  The IDF claims they were returning artillery fire when the Spanish captain was killed, but the government of Spain says bull-shit on that: “It was because of this escalation of violence, and it came from the Israeli side!”– Roman Oyarzun Marchesi, Spanish ambassador to the United Nations

Witnesses say IDF artillery strikes impacted several villages in southern Lebanon.

27 January 2015: The IDF launches three airstrikes against Syrian government forces, who are fighting against the U.S.-U.K.-Saudi-Israeli created Islamic State.  Apparently the airstrikes were in the same area that the IDF attacked the week before.

A Turkish news source (Hurriyet Daily) reported that the Obama regime awarded a Turkish general with the Legion of Merit for recent actions in Syria.  Turkish Land Forces Commander General Hulusi Akar was given the medal by U.S. Army General Raymond Odierno.

26 January 2015: Syrian president Bashar al-Assad said it’s clear Israel is supporting Islamic State-al-Qaeda: “Whenever we make advances in some place, they (the Israelis) attack in order to undermine the army. It’s very clear. That’s why some in Syria joke, ‘How can you say that al-Qaeda doesn’t have an air force? They have the Israeli air force!'”-interview with U.S. magazine Foreign Affairs

Assad also blamed NATO member Turkey: “…Logistically, and about terrorist financing from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but through Turkey…..He’s [Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan] very fanatical, and that’s why he still supports ISIS. He is personally responsible for what happened. There  will be no problem defeating them [Islamic State]. Even today we don’t have a problem militarily. The problem is that they still have this continuous supply, mainly from Turkey.”

A Turkish news source (Turkish Weekly) revealed that Islamic State has bought 2-thousand stolen cars over the past two years.  Those cars were shipped from around the World and then through NATO member Turkey.  Anybody remember the story about the U.S. plumber who discovered his stolen Ford “Mark-1 Plumbing” truck was being used by Islamic State?

In Yemen, the U.S. embassy in Sana’a shutdown as Iranian backed Shia Houthi Mujahideen took control of the country: “The U.S. Embassy will be closed to the public until further notice….Due to the recent resignation of the Yemeni president, prime minister, and cabinet, and the ongoing security concerns, the U.S. Embassy in Sana’a is unable to provide routine consular services and will have very limited ability to assist with emergency cases involving U.S. citizens.”-U.S. Department of State

Also in Yemen, a U.S. drone fired four missiles in an area between Marib and Shabwa provinces, killing three people.  (That’s pretty wasteful; four, million dollar missiles to kill three people?)

25 January 2015:“This action [Israeli attack against Hezbollah and Iranian forces in Syria] was the reflection of numerous defeats that both Americans and Israelis have suffered in their current strategies. We will certainly consider a special retaliation [against Israel] for this issue. This is part of a new reality that will gradually unravel.”-Brigadier General Hossein Salami, Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), explaining to Al-Alam TV why Iran will now expand the battle front against Israel

21 January 2015: In the United States, U.S. House Speaker John Boner, I mean Boehner, broke political protocols and invited the Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Nut-job-yahoo, I mean Netanyahu, to give a speech to the Congress, without consulting with the Office of the President.  Boehner admitted he wants Netanyahu to drum up U.S. support for war against Iran.

20 January 2015:  The IDF deploys U.S. taxpayer funded Iron Dome anti-aircraft missile systems along the border with Lebanon.

In Sana’a, Yemen, Iranian backed Shia Houthi Mujahideen succeeded in capturing the Presidential Palace, officially toppling the U.S.-Saudi-Israeli backed puppet government.  Yemen is considered the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s ‘backyard’.  Not only did the Iranian backed Mujahideen kick the asses of the government forces, but they’re kicking the asses of the U.S.-U.K.-Saudi-Israeli backed al-Qaeda in Yemen Takfiris as well!

18 January 2015: An IDF airstrike targets Hezbollah and Iranian forces inside Quneitra, Syria, killing at least six people including Iran’s IRGC Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi.

It was revealed that a female terrorist wanted for recent attacks in France, was ‘allowed’ to escape through Turkey into Syria: “Boumeddiene entered Syria as thousands of foreign fighters and activists have before her – she flew into Istanbul and either drove or caught a bus on the 1000-plus kilometre journey to south-eastern Turkey. Her mobile phone was last tracked near the town of Akcakale, security officials confirmed.”

16 January 2014: The Obama regime is deploying more than 400 military personnel to train up anti-Iran and anti-Syria insurgents.  Department of Defense administrators claim they will train up to 5-thousand 4-hundred insurgents per year to continue the bloody war in Syria, and to take the war to Iran.    The Obama regime will base the U.S. training personnel in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and in fellow NATO member Turkey.  However, sources say the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division and the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team are already in Iraq, part of a 3-thousand troop deployment ordered by Obama: “Training in Iraq has begun in areas including Taji, north of Baghdad, and al-Asad Air Base, in western Iraq.”

International

World War 3 Afghanistan, 20 – 25 January 2015: U.S. taxpayers send in extra helicopters for Afghan Air Force! Air National Guard deployments ramping up?

A new Gallop Poll reported that the average Afghan says their suck-ass economy is far more dangerous (despite trillions of taxpayer funding spent on the Afghan 1%) than any resurgence of the Taliban!  Only 6% of Afghans think their economy is getting better!

Farah Province: Thousands of Afghans protested France.

Ghazni Province: On the Jaghori-Gilan highway, police report that two families of men, women and children were killed when the mini-bus ran over a landmine.

Helmand Province:  In Lashkar Gah City, at least two people killed and 10 wounded by a Kamikaze bomber when he rammed his Toyota Corolla bomb car into a National Civil Order Police convoy.  In the same city, a commanding officer managing a police check point was assassinated.  What’s interesting is that apparently there were no witnesses, as police say they don’t know who shot their commanding officer. The governor of Helmand is joining local Mujahideen in denying reports that U.S.-U.K.-Saudi created Islamic State (DAESH) is alive and well in Helmand.

Kabul Province:  In Kabul City thousands of Afghans protested France chanting “Death to America, Death France, Death to Israel!”  In the same city a fruit cart exploded, wounding two people.  Police say somebody put a bomb in the cart.

MD-530F Cayuse Warrior flies over Kabul, 06DEC2014. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Perry Aston.

The Afghan Air Force announced they will receive an additional twenty MD530F Cayuse helicopters by the end of 2015.  Afghan administrators said U.S. taxpayers are “donating” the helicopters.  On top of that, the Obama regime has approved an additional $44-million USD worth of weapons for 17 of the helicopters “donated” to Afghanistan under previous programs.

Kandahar Province: In Panjwaee District, an unattended motorcycle exploded, wounding two cops and one civilian.

Kunduz Province:  In Imam Sahib District, battles between Afghan National Army and Mujahideen, at least 32 people killed.  ANA officers say they’ve been battling for control of 31 villages.  Mujahideen say they’ve destroyed six international taxpayer funded armored vehicles.

Nangarhar Province: A legal advisor was arrested for bribery.  Police say their undercover agent paid the legal consultant $5-thousand USD to rig a court decision, and they arrested the man as he took the money.  In Jalalabad City, two border cops killed and two wounded after a magnetic bomb was placed on their vehicle.

Zabul Province: Thousands of Afghans protested France.

Pakistan continues its mass arrests of Afghans, this time 935 Afghans arrested in Punjab Province.

16-20-january-2015: 9-11 was a self inflicted sucker punch!

Air National Guard’s 292nd Combat Communications Squadron (Hawaii U.S.A.) deploying to a secret location in support of the ongoing occupation of Afghanistan, and other military ops in the region.

Brigadier General Carol Timmons, of the Air National Guard (Delaware U.S.A.), is now at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar to assist in the ongoing air war over Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.  She said she got short notice of her new duty assignment: “Normally, you get a little more heads-up than two months…..The priorities have shifted towards the fight with ISIS. So it’s organizing all that, and looking at the big picture.”   

The U.S. Air Force has revealed that the Obama regime’s expansion of the use of attack drones will force the USAF to push Air National Guard personnel “onto active duty” to address a shortage of drone pilots.

International

World War 3 Afghanistan, 16 – 20 January 2015: Undeniable proof the U.S. created the Taliban, & 9-11 was a self inflicted sucker punch! New Pro-Obama president frees imprisoned drug dealers! Turkey sends in more troops, takes over airport! U.S. funded training center literally melting!

The Washington Post revealed (some time ago) that during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan the U.S. Reagan regime spent $51-million U.S. tax dollars creating ‘Islamic terrorism how to guides’, and then issued them to Mujahideen fighting the Soviets.  Those “textbooks” went on to be used by groups who later called themselves Taliban.  The tactics taught by the U.S. published ‘Jihad’ books include almost every type of ‘Islamic’ terror attack we’ve seen since the end of the Soviet occupation in 1989!  But wait, this info is not new, the Washington Post first wrote about it in 2002!   When are you dumb-asses in the western World going to wake up to the fact that your War on Terror is a massive False Flag operation started by your ‘elected’ officials?

Farah Province:  Obama regime puppet president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has fired the acting provincial governor, provincial police chief, and four other senior administrators.  The official reason was corruption, is this how the Islamic State managed to set up training camps in the province?  Mujahideen are disputing recent reports that Islamic State (DAESH) has established bases in Farah Province, and claim they are still in control.

Faryab Province: In Almar District, the police chief and a top police investigator were assassinated by explosion.  Apparently they drove over a landmine.  One cop was wounded.

Ghor Province: Reports saying the entire population of the Shewech area have declared that they are Mujahideen.  That’s about 2-thousand families and 200 local police!

Helmand Province: In Lashkargah City, a Kamikaze van bomber attacked a National Civil Order Police convoy, at least four dead and 10 wounded.  Mujahideen say the number of killed and wounded is more than 30.  The van was packed with massive amounts of explosives, Mujahideen say two Armored Personnel Carriers and four pickup trucks were also damaged or destroyed.

Kabul Province:  NATO member Turkey announced it’s deploying an additional 400 military personnel, and taking over civilian and military operations at the Kabul International Airport!  Turkey already has 700 troops in Afghanistan.  The Turkish government will force its taxpayers to spend at least $58-million USD to operate the airport over the next two years.  In Mosahe District, the Afghan National Army (ANA) reports they’ve captured three men attempting to poison the local ANA water supply.   Civil war among ANA generals; General Murad Ali Murad has rejected the plan by first vice president (and war criminal) General Abdul Rashid Dostum to use 20-thousand U.S.-NATO trained special forces personnel to invade Kunduz and Kunar provinces.  Obama regime puppet president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has nominated a man to the post of Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock, but it turns out that man is wanted by Estonian police for tax evasion!    Obama regime puppet president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has declared that anybody who  gives even a hint at opposing his government will be “eliminated”!  Since Ghani bcame president police in Kabul City have arrested more than 174 people on “suspicion” of being a terrorist!

Kandahar Province: In Ayno Meena bazaar an explosion killed two people.  Police claim it was a Kamikaze car bomber.  In Arghastan District, two cops turned their guns on fellow cops, killing two of them.  The renegade cops joined up with Mujhadieen, bring with them taxpayer funded machine-guns, pistols, radios and a motorcycle.

Kunar Province: Weeks later battles continue to rage in Dangam District.  The ANA reports they’ve killed 42 insurgents in a 24 hours period. Government forces are increasing their use of airpower.  Government administrators continue to claim many of the insurgents are Chechens, Uzbeks and Arabs.

Kunduz Province: Mujahideen claim they’ve captured four FOB (Forward Operating Bases) in Imam Sahib District.  13 people killed, eight wounded.  In Khanabad District, Mujahideen say they’ve liberated five villages. Five people killed, eight wounded.

Laghman Province: In Alishang District, an ANA vehicle ran over a landmine, two men killed one wounded.

Logar Province: Local radio citing the provincial police chief saying that two Mujahideen who fought against Islamic State (DAESH) in Charkh District have been arrested inside Pakistan.

Maidan Wardak Province: Massive public protests demanding that the French “get out!”.  In Jalriz District, people are demanding the French shutdown their embassy in Kabul.   Obama regime puppet president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has ordered the release of four men who were arrested on drugs trafficking charges!  No further info on why they were released was reported.   The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) revealed another U.S. taxpayer funded sinkhole; this time it’s a building that’s literally melting!  Half a million USD were spent on a military training building, however, it was built with unprotected sand and clay bricks that are literally being washed away by rain!  U.S. CentCom claims they will find the officers in charge of hiring the contractor who built the shoddy building and discipline them, as well as try to get the money back from the contractor (I’ll believe it when I see it).

Nangarhar Province: In Jalalabad City, massive public protests demanding that the French shutdown the embassy, shouting “Death to France!”.  In a village of Khogyani District, witnesses say a coalition drone strike killed five people including a child, and wounded three others. In Bati Kot District, a reporter for a local radio station was assassinated while he attended a wedding.  The assassins got away, police claim they have no clue who they are.  In Chaprihar District, villagers report that an artillery round impacted on a house, wounding three people.

Uruzgan Province: In Siyah Sang area of Char Chino District, an Afghan National Police-man turned his gun on fellow cops killing at least one.  Mujahideen report he escaped with three guns and a mortar. Also in Char Chino, 14 cops switched sides and became Mujahideen.

Pakistan has given Afghan refugees in Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province three days to get the hell outa-Dodge!  Pakistani intelligence says recent increases in terror attacks in their country can be traced back to Afghans living in that part of Pakistan.

11-15-january-2015: islamic state proves obama a bold face liar

The U.S. Army has warned its 361st Medical Logistics Company Reserve unit, at Fort Des Moines in the state of Iowa, to prep for deployment to Afghanistan.

International

World War 3 Afghanistan, 11 – 15 January 2015: U.S. created Islamic State proves Obama a bold face liar! Mujahideen vs Islamic State! World’s biggest money laundering pit? More proof corruption begins with the United States!

Ismail Khan, former Afghan minister of water and energy, is warning of rapidly growing Islamic State presence inside his country.  Khan says the U.S., U.K. and Saudi created Islamic State (aka Daesh) will result in a new world war.

Badghis Province: In Qadis District, a Madrasa was shutdown by government personnel and the headgear of the students and teachers were symbolically burned.

Farah Province: In Khak-e-Safid District, government administrators say Islamic State has established new terrorist training camps! Remember what Barack Obama recently said? “…the enduring commitment of the United States to the Afghan people and to a united, secure and sovereign Afghanistan that is never again used as a source of attacks…”-28 December 2014

Helmand Province:  Reports say the U.S., Saudi, U.K. created Islamic State has “officially” begun propaganda and combat operations for control of Sangin and Kajaki districts.  Government administrators say some Mujahideen have joined Islamic State, but they also confirmed that most Mujahideen are engaged in battles with the new Islamic State insurgents, so far 20 people killed!  In Nawzad District, a cop turned his government issued gun on the district governor and his own police chief, killing both.  Another cop and an Afghan National Army officer were wounded.  The renegade cop was killed.

Herat Province: Two security guards were convicted and sentenced to 17 years in prison for raping a woman at the Herat Regional Hospital.  In Anjil District, a doctor at a clinic was assassinated with two bullets.  Police don’t know who did it or why.

Jowzjan Province:  More reports of cops raping children.  This time a five years old boy was raped, at least one cop has been arrested.  Back in December administrators in Kapisa Province reported that cops gang raped a girl, and the Afghan government admitted that cops are the number one rapists! 

Kabul Province:  In Kabul City, the National Football (soccer) head coach survived an assassination attempt.  He was stabbed in the head and back as he approached his home.  A report saying a bomb planted in a Toyota Corolla exploded, killing one person and wounding three.  Another report said the Corolla drove over a landmine.  The U.S. terror group known as United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is now spending untold taxpayer money on a new medical records system for Afghanistan.  USAID administrators announced the new Pilot Electronic Medical Records System at the same time they opened the taxpayer funded Indira Gandi Newborn Care Training Center in Kabul.

Khost Province: In Khost City (Matoon), the provincial police Education Officer was assassinated by remote detonated bomb.

Nangarhar Province: In Lal Pura District, government administrators report yet another coalition drone strike, eight people killed.

Paktia Province: Near Muqribkhil village, three people killed after they drove over a landmine.

Parwan Province: In Siyagard District, coalition forces launched an offensive five days ago.  It ended in failure.  Mujahideen report they’ve killed or wounded 26 coalition personnel and destroyed at least three vehicles.  A Mujahid was killed.

Zabul Province: Local news reports say about 500 Islamic State  “families” from Pakistan, Chechen Republic, Saudi Arabia and other countries have arrived in the districts of Khak Afghan, Dai Chopan and Arghandab.

The Indian government announced it will force its taxpayers to give Afghanistan $120-million USD for five new Small Development Projects.  News reports say since 2002 India has spent $2-billion to help Afghanistan ‘rebuild’ since the U.S. invasion.  Where in the hell is all that money going?  When you factor in all the taxpayer money from countries all over the World that have gone to Afghanistan its clear Afghanistan is the World’s biggest money laundering pit!

06-10-january-2015: afghans hate their new pro-obama president

The U.S. Air Force revealed they’ll be spending U.S. tax money training Afghan pilots at Columbus AFB, Mississippi, and Moody AFB, Georgia.  The Afghans will be trained to fly Coin (Counterinsurgency) aircraft paid for by U.S. taxpayers.

A retired Indiana (U.S.A.) Army National Guard lieutenant colonel reportedly pled guilty to corruption involving kickbacks from U.S. government contractors.  Reports say he’s the fourth U.S. military personnel to plead guilty to such charges.  He could be sentenced to five years in prison.

In Texas (U.S.A.) evil mobile home park managers evicted a disabled National Guard veteran for failure to pay “pet fees”.  The Iraq and Afghanistan occupation veteran said his dog is a necessary service dog and that charging standard pet fees to disabled people actually violates the federal Fair Housing laws: “If it’s happening to me, it’s going to happen to other people.”-David Palasek, wounded veteran evicted before Xmas

After being based on Bagram airbase for far longer than they expected, more than 300 air-militia-personnel of the Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing (Alabama, U.S.A.) finally returned home.  Back in November I wrote they had returned, but the latest reports revealed they were held back for at least one month.

The Air National Guard’s 174th Attack Wing (New York U.S.A.) announced their war in Afghanistan is not over, they will continue to use MQ-9 Reaper drones to kill Afghans.

More than 150 militia-personnel of the Army National Guard’s 1450th Transportation Company (North Carolina U.S.A.) mobilized for deployment to Afghanistan.

Business/Economics, Idaho

U.S. Job Losses & Store Closings, 17 – 19 November 2014: “I can’t believe I’m turning into one of your sad stories…” Cargill & Walmart join exodus from Canada? More call centers go down!

Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:

Arkansas: Bentonville based Walmart revealed it eliminated 210 jobs at its Ontario, Canada, office!  The latest round of layoffs are on top of 750 revealed earlier this Spring!

California: In Auberry, the Wish-I-Ah Healthcare & Wellness Center ordered shutdown by state health administrators who declared the nursing home to be posing “immediate and serious risks” to the paitents, at least 95 jobs lost.  Sears Holdings announced they will shutdown the Yuba City Kmart in December, 63 jobs lost.  In Auburn, after 38 years Lou La Bonite’s restaurant shutdown. In San Diego, Science Application International issued a WARN saying they will eliminate 63 jobs by February 2015.   San Diego based Pizzeria Mozza shutdown their new Seaport District restaurant, and canceled all upcoming pizza making classes: “Sadly, the gospel of Mozza pizza did not adequately spread to the people of San Diego. We regret that we will not be able to continue to serve the community there…”-company statement

Colorado: In Leadville, after 135 years (surviving the Great deflationary Depression and numerous recessions) God refuses to stop the shutdown of Christian founded Saint Vincent Hospital. Perhaps because of reduced payments caused by Obama Care, the administrators say they cannot afford to fix the broken heating system.

Idaho: In Boise, after 73 years Molenaar Jewelers announced a going out of business sale, the owner was unable to find a buyer for the business which will shutdown in Janaury 2015.  Also in Boise, a year after taking over Boise Paper (aka Boise Inc) for $1.27-billion USD, Packaging Corporation of America issued a WARN saying they will shutdown the Boise location by March 2015, at least 152 jobs lost!

Florida:  Orlando based Darden Restaurants killed 85 jobs (60 filled, 25 vacant positions) at its HQ. Darden operates Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse. Company administrators say the skyrocketing price of food (like beef) is forcing them to cut $20-million USD from their 2014-15 budget!  In Palm Beach Gardens, Morrison Healthcare issued a WARN saying they will render 71 employees jobless in January 2015.

Minnesota: After announcing plans in April to expand ops in Canada, Minnetonka based food processor Cargill actually expanded their job killing! Cargill sold off a Winnipeg feed mill and shutdown a Manitoba mill, as well as shutdown a Manitoba granary. News reports gave various reasons from saying the mills needed upgrades that were too expensive to pay for, to Cargill needing to become more efficient in the Canadian livestock feed industry. No details reported on how many Great White North jobs will be lost.

Missouri: CenturyLink announced they will shutdown their Columbia dispatch center in January 2015, at least 40 jobs lost.

Nebraska: God refuses to stop Kearny based CHI (Catholic Health Initiatives) Health Good Samaritan from killing “…1,500 administrative and support positions across the country by Jan. 30, 2015.”, despite recently getting a $3.3-million grant.  Administrators blame Obama Care for driving away customers.

New York: In Auburn, AC maker Daikin Applied issued a WARN announcing a 3rd round of layoffs.  The company is shutting down by December 2015, affecting a total of 310 jobs!   In Geneva, after months of rumors 54 years old Madia’s Big M grocery store shutdown. The Madia family basically said it wasn’t worth it operating a grocery store anymore and will focus on their other business ops. In Saranac Lake, the non-profit science research Trudeau Institute continues to layoff employees, despite getting new state funding.  This time five people to become unemployed by the end of 2014.  In West Village, after 15 years Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks shutting down in January 2015, the owner says the landlord suddenly refused to renew the lease: “I can’t believe I’m turning into one of your sad stories, but I’ve just lost my lease…..My landlord doesn’t want me here….It doesn’t matter if he hears from 10-thousand people. He didn’t even offer me a different rent, he just said, ‘no!’.”

Pennsylvania: The Ephrata Library killed off 11 jobs due to funding cuts.

Ohio:  MAGY Staffing issued a WARN saying they will shutdown call centers and offices in Toledo and Holland, 225 people to become jobless by January 2015!   In Stryker, A. Schulman announced it will shutdown its color concentrates and additives factory in April 2015, 70 jobs lost.  Administrators say the bad economy is forcing them to “right size”.

Rhode Island: After 70 years Damon’s Hardware shutdown.

Texas: In Houston, Hollywood Vietnamese & Chinese Cuisine shutdown.  Oil industry companies Halliburton and Baker Hughes warned of massive layoffs saying they need to cut expenses by $2-billion!

Vermont: In Rutland, owners of Sal’s Downtown Restaurant announced they will shutdown in December. Apparently the landlord refused to renew the lease.

Virginia: Medical testing lab Health Diagnostic Laboratory revealed they laid off 132 employees! However, the company has been accused of paying (bribing) health care providers to use their service.

14-16 november 2014: “like watching people get executed”

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 shutdown. It doesn’t count people who get a severance for being laid off.

International

World War 3 Afghanistan, 01 – 05 January 2015: Top Afghan official suddenly dies inside the U.S.! Dumb-ass U.S. taxpayer funded programs for women benefit only the top 1% of females! Karzai still in charge? 20-thousand strong Special Forces offensive!

More proof that the female 1% are just as corrupt as their male counterparts.  The U.S. Office of Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has reviewed U.S. taxpayer funded (mainly paid for by the middle and lower classes) Afghan Women Empowerment programs and suspects that the majority of the money is going to upper class and elite Afghan females.  The main U.S. agency in charge of the programs is the terrorist group known as USAID.  SIGAR has made it clear that USAID routinely refuses to cooperate in showing SIGAR where the money goes.

Here’s a prime example of the the way USAID totally wasted the taxes paid by U.S. citizens: In 2010 U.S. taxes were paid to the Afghan National Women’s Cricket Team.  It turns out that in 2010 there was no such thing as the Afghan National Women’s Cricket Team: “National Women’s Cricket Team does not exist, the situation is not very much prepared for developing women’s cricket in Afghanistan!”-Nasimullah Danish,  Afghanistan Cricket Board

So who got the money?  You taxpayers in the United States are double dumb asses!!

And speaking of corruption, the former chairman of the Afghan High Office of Oversight and Anti-corruption died, in the United States.  He suddenly flew to the U.S. ostensibly to undergo surgery, but died soon after arriving.   Azizullah Ludin was also the man in charge of the recent election debacle (Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan) and Secretary of the Lower House of Parliament.

Badghis Province:  In Bala Murghab District, local police say a magnetic bomb planted on a Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle exploded, killing one soldier and wounding four.

Ghazni Province:  In Ghazni City, a female doctor and her husband were assassinated.  Local police say they have no clues as to who did it or why.  In Qarabagh District, two Criminal Investigation Department cops killed and two wounded when they drove over a landmine.

Helmand Province: In Sangin District, the ANA admitted that two of their own were responsible for the recent artillery attack on a wedding party.  The ANA says it will now start court martial action against two U.S.-NATO trained soldiers for firing their mortar at the wedding party.  Many dozens of people were killed or wounded.  The bride died of her wounds in the local hospital.  In Lashkargah City, a magnetic bomb exploded on a car in a bank park lot, killing three employees and a cop.

Herat Province: In Shindand District, a cook working at the police HQ assassinated a cop, then escaped and joined the local Mujahideen.  In Herat City, witnesses say two men on a motorcycle threw a hand grenade at the Pakistani consulate.  No reports of casualties.

Jowzjan Province:  In Qosh Tapa District, government administrators reported they bribed 200 Mujahideen to switch sides, however, before the deal could be concluded loyal Mujahideen launched an attack, killing at least five people and wounding at least nine.  Government administrators say this is the second time this has happened in the past week

Kabul Province: In Kabul City, a Kamikaze car bomber rammed a European Union Police (EUPOL) vehicle, one person dead and five wounded.  ‘Former’ president Hamid Karzai revealed to Reuters that he is still in charge: “President Ashraf Ghani and I are meeting very, very often. Or, almost daily……the issues that have significance to the whole of the Afghan people, I’ll be there. That’s where we meet and discuss, and it’s a very good cooperation.”

Kapisa Province: In Mahmud-i-Raqi City, an evil 1% elitist district attorney ordered the homes of three families burned to the ground.  Police prevented the home owners from putting out the fires!

Khost Province: In Tani District, police shot and killed a man on a motorcycle.  They claim he was a Kamikaze bomber.  In Khost City, police got into a firefight with a Kamikaze bomber, who blew himself up once he ran out of bullets.  In Spera District, government forces say a coalition drone strike killed seven insurgents from Pakistan.

Kunduz Province:  Bush-Obama lackey war criminal Abdul Rashid Dostum announced a major offensive against Mujahideen, using 20-thousand U.S.-NATO trained special operations forces.  Dostum says his next target will be Kunar Province.

Nangarhar Province: In Jalalabad City, a magnetic bomb exploded on a border patrol vehicle, killing one cop and wounding two.  On the Jalalabad-Torkham highway, a Kamikaze car bomber attacked a NATO convoy.  There are no reports of casualties, but reports say one NATO vehicle was damaged.

Paktika Province:  In Gayan District, government administrators say a U.S.-NATO airstrike killed 18 people.

Parwan Province: Reports that an explosion at Bagram airbase killed one occupation coalition personnel.

Zabul Province: Near Lashkar Gah City, a bomb planted on a cop car exploded killing two people and wounding at least 11.  Police report that, amazingly, the cop driving the car was not hurt.

A major Afghan Mujahideen support group has published data regarding Mujahideen achievements for 2014:

“A total of 15554 attacks were carried out by Mujahideen on enemy forces throughout the year 2014, rounding out to around 41 attacks daily.

812 foreign invaders were killed throughout this year with 364 wounded which rounds out to around 2 persons killed and 1 wounded daily.

ANA, Police and Arbaki militiamen killed last year totals 22564 with 14807 wounded, rounding out to around 61 killed daily and 40 wounded.

The last year campaign killed 764 high-ranking enemy commanders making it around 2 commanders killed daily.

 A total of 5063 enemy military vehicles (APCs, pickup trucks, logistics trucks and other vehicles) were destroyed last year, rounding out to around 78 destroyed daily.

Total enemy helicopters and aircrafts downed last year is 26.

 Similarly the total number of Mujahideen martyred throughout 2014 is 930 fighters with 1251 injured, rounding out to around 2 martyrs daily with 3 others injured.

50 Mujahideen vehicles were also destroyed last year.

Similarly the Islamic Emirate had great achievements last year, 2014, in the field of recruiting and peeling off personnel from enemy ranks and assimilating them into ordinary life. Due to the untiring efforts of the personnel from the Recruitment Commission of the Islamic Emirate throughout 2014, a total of 3545 people were taken out of enemy ranks and united with Mujahideen. The complete details of these persons, their names, villages, districts etc are published monthly by Al-Emarah website.”

27-31 december 2014: Police are the number 1 rapists?

 

Business/Economics

U.S. Job Losses & Store Closings, 12 – 13 November 2014: “That’s it, I’m done!” Greedy employees & Too Big to Jail banks kill off car dealership! No more Remington? Microsoft kills NBC?

Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:

California: Illinois based Abbott Vascular issued several WARNs saying more than 100 Golden Staters will be laid off!  Reports say just two years ago the medical device company had 4-thousand employees, but now has less than 17-hundred (is the job culling related to the new Obama Care medical device tax?)!  In Silver Lakes, after eight years kids shoe store Wee Soles shutdown.  The owner blames crashing sales saying “…people are not willing to pay what a good shoe costs.”  The owner is now returning to her previous job as a dance instructor.  In El Segundo, Aimbridge Employee Service issued a WARN saying they will “temporarily” close in December, 13 jobs lost.  In Santa Anna, ITT Cannon warned they will layoff at least five people in January 2015.  More layoffs for failing Hewlett Packard, this time they laid off 25 people in Palo Alto.  In Torrance, Obama Care caused Providence Health to issue a WARN saying they will shutdown in January 2015, at least 59 jobs lost.

Connecticut: Foxwood Casino laid off 84 people.  That’s on top of the 195 employees already rendered jobless at the failing casino!  What automotive industry recovery?  In Bridgport, after 45 years the Dragone used car dealership shutdown.  The family owned dealership was done in partly by a greedy employee who embezzled them, but the final straw was when the Too Big to Jail banks refused to help out the current owner: “I came in last Friday and said, `That’s it, I’m done!’ That really hurt, I couldn’t get new financing.”-Carman ‘Mimi’ Dragone

Florida: Railroad company CSX warned they will eliminate 300 management jobs, mainly in Jacksonville!  Salaries and travel expenses will also be cut.  Company administrators say that despite revenues going up, operational expenses went up even more.   Also in Jacksonville, URS Federal Services issued a WARN saying 81 people will become jobless at the end of December.   American Express issued a WARN saying at least three people will lose their jobs at their Weston office in January 2015.

Illinois: In Matteson, the owners of the 41 years old Lincoln Mall announced it will shutdown in January 2015.  Don’t blame the economy as a court judge ordered it torn down because it was literally falling apart (the mall owners said they could not afford to maintain the building).  City administrators are scrambling to find new homes for the mall tenants.

Maryland: In Federal Hill, after 116 years (surviving the Great deflationary Depression and numerous recessions) Morstein’s Jewelers shutdown.

Michigan:  What automotive industry recovery?  In Lansing, GM (General Motors) revealed that 450 people at its Grand River Assembly Plant could become jobless in early 2015! It’s blamed on crashing sales of upscale Cadillacs. GM also announced the killing off of at least 160 jobs at its Buick and Chevy Assembly Plant in Orion by the end of 2015 (they hope production will go up when they introduce the new Camaro)!

Mississippi: Emilia Cosmetics laid off about 30 employees at its newly acquired skin care factory in Dekalb.  It’s blamed on massive delays in shipments of primary ingredients.  After announcing a $50-million USD expansion in August, light bulb maker Philips laid off 49 employees at their Tupelo factory.  Administrators claim the layoffs are “seasonal”.

New Hampshire: Home heating oil supplier Fred Fuller now chapter 11 bankrupt busted and up for sale.

New Jersey: In Egg Harbor City, Renault Winery Resort and Golf now chapter 11 bankrupt busted. The administrators say they are fighting for the life of the iconic winery: “We have been here for 150 years, and our plan will ensure us being here long into the future. We’re not looking to sell the place. We’re looking to continue the legacy here.”-Dennis Del Vecchio

New York: NBCnews.com (formerly MSNBC.com) will layoff an undisclosed number of employees in New York and Washington state beginning in 2015.  It’s blamed on the expiration of the joint venture with Microsoft.  Reports that Remington Arms laid off 126 people!  This is on top of the 105 people already laid off!  It’s the result of the gun maker getting the hell outta unAmerican New York and moving to Alabama.  Sweden based air traffic manager Saab Sensis laid off 27 people in DeWitt: “As a result of continued challenging business environments in both domestic and international markets…”-Mike Gerry, president

Nevada: In Las Vegas, Caesars Entertainment warned of massive layoffs (as many as 600 people!) and possible chapter 11 bankruptcy.  The gambling empire reports they’ve lost money every year since the 2008 recession.

Ohio: What automotive industry recovery?  Maker of specialty metal parts for the automotive and aerospace industries Avalon Precision Metalsmiths (formerly known as Avalon Castings and Precision Metalsmiths) announced it will shutdown its 69 years old Euclid factory, about 50 jobs lost.  Administrators blame crashing sales, pointing out that sales have been crashing for the past ten years!

Oklahoma: What automotive industry recovery?  Auto parts maker Federal Mogul revealed they will shutdown their recently acquired Oklahoma City factory in 2015, at least 165 jobs lost! Federal Mogul took over the factory from Affina Group in June 2014.  The Bank of Oklahoma announced it will shutdown branch offices located in 24 grocery stores, in 2015.  Bank administrators claim they will find jobs for the 75 affected employees.  In Bartlesville, the aged Eastland Four Theater cinema shutdown.  The owners could not afford to switch to digital projectors.  The cost to switch to digital is so expensive that only 88% of U.S. cinemas are digital.

West Virginia: Hendricks Coal issued a WARN saying 90 employees will be laid off from three coal mines, in December.  Alpha Natural Resources laid off 36 coal miners.

Wisconsin: Sears Holdings announced they will shutdown the Eau Claire Kmart in February 2015, at least 93 jobs lost.

10-11 November-2014 “It’s hard to fail.”

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 shutdown. It doesn’t count people who get a severance for being laid off.

International

World War 3 Afghanistan, 27 – 31 December 2014: Courts controlled by criminals, cops are the number 1 rapists? President fires officials connected to the oil industry! Afghans found dead in Iran! More battles involving “unknown” gunmen!

Balkh Province: German news sources have revealed that the Obama regime placed the governor of the province on its assassination list in 2010!  It’s called the Joint Prioritized Effects List (JPEL).  According to the documents released by Edward Snowden, the governor of Balkh is considered a drug lord.   He was never assassinated because he was too far down on the list (ranked 1,722nd).  But get this, the governor isn’t mad about being placed on Obama’s hit list, he’s mad that the German news media made it public!

Badghis Province: In Abkamri District, government administrators say two “illegal groups” attacked each other, four people killed.  The term illegal groups applies to people who are not known to local police as local militia personnel.

Ghazni Province: In Qarabagh District, a coalition drone strike killed four people and wounded several others.   The deputy governor admits that the U.S. led occupation of Afghanistan has resulted in governmental crime syndicates, not the Mujahideen, being in total control of the province: “The judicial department, under the pretext of being independent, has tied up our hands and we cannot take any action against them. The judicial and justice departments in Ghazni violate the laws and through their support most of the government land has been seized by the ‘land mafia’ and members of the armed opposition groups and abductor gangs are released from the jails.”-Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, deputy governor

Helmand Province: In Nad-e-Ali District, a woman and her two kids were killed when one of them stepped on a landmine.  In Gerishk District, reports that a coalition airstrike killed one woman and two children, and wounded another woman and a child.  The airstrike might have been in response to Mujahideen attacking local government forces.  In Sangin District, an artillery round impacted directly on a wedding party killing at least 26 people. As many as 60 people wounded.  Government administrators admitted that the stray arty round was the result of an intense battle with Mujahideen.

Herat Province: Local government administrators reporting that Afghans from the district of Ghoryan were found dead inside Iran.  The bodies of a woman and her two daughters were returned to Afghanistan for burial.  The only explanation given was they were killed while staying at a home inside Iran.  And the Obama regime puppet president of Afghanistan fired five government administrators in Herat Province.  Mohammad Ashraf Ghani didn’t fire the administrators because of the mystery deaths taking place in Iran, the administrators were in charge of utilities, customs-trade and  petroleum operations.  Reports say president Ghani is about to fire 15 police chiefs as well!

Jowzjan Province: Four bodyguards of the U.S. backed war criminal Abdul Rashid Dostum joined the Mujahideen.  They even had their names publicized.  Bush-Obama lackey Dostum now holds the Afghan office of 1st vice president.

Kabul Province: In Kabul City, a bomb planted in a police vehicle went off wounding at least three people.  There was a firefight that lasted for one hour, causing panic in the city.  Apparently some Mujahideen attacked the home of a Afghan National Army general.  Preliminary reports say one of the general’s sons was wounded, while another son was killed.

Kandahar Province: In Dund District, a National Directorate of Security (NDS) vehicle was destroyed by a bomb, four NDS agents were killed along with at least one civilian.  In Kandahar City, a man was shot dead by two other men. Police suspect it was a crime and not related to war.  In Shahwalikot District, police shot and killed two men they claim were attacking their police HQ.

Kapisa Province: Reports that a drone strike killed at least four people.  In Nijrab District, it’s been confirmed that six local policemen raped a 12 years old girl.  The victim has been moved to Kabul Province out of fear for her life.  Government administrators now admit that most of the rape cases across Afghanistan, in the past few months, involve cops!

Kunduz Province: In Khanabad District, local government administrators reporting a battle between two groups, at least three people killed.  Police say one group is suspected to be Mujahideen, but the those in the other group are not part of any known, or authorized, local militia and are being officially called “unknown gunmen”.  This is the second time in the past month this has happened.

Kunar Province: In Dangam District, after two weeks intense battles continue to rage between government forces and Mujahideen.  U.S. trained government forces are now blaming their lack of progress on trying to avoid civilian casualties.  In Noorgal District, local government administrators say their district is now under full invasion by Mujahideen and their insurgent allies.  Government security administrators say that the insurgents helping Afghan Mujahideen are Uzbek, Panjabi and Waziristis.

Laghman Province: In Alingar District, a farmer was killed and three other farmers wounded when they were hit by bullets.  Police say they don’t know who shot them, or why.  In the same district, a bomb exploded inside a store killing two people and wounding two.

Logar Province: In Baraki Barak District, a coalition airstrike bombed a house killing five people and wounding at least five others.

Maidan Wardak Province: In Nerkh District, an artillery round impacted near a volleyball game, killing five people and wounding three.  Nobody is saying where the arty round was fired from.  In Syedabad District, a Kamikaze car bomber attacked a government FOB.  Afghan National Army says only two soldiers were wounded, but Mujahideen say there are dozens of casualties.

Nangarhar Province: In Chaparhar District, a U.S. drone strike killed at least six people.  In Ghanikhil District, a U.S. drone strike killed four people.  In Bati Kot District, a battle resulted in two people killed, five wounded.

Nuristan Province: In Wanat Wigal District, a “coalition” drone strike killed at least four people.

Paktika Province: In Yahiya Khel District, reports that government forces demolished a school, and evicted the teachers from their homes and then demolished the homes.  Apparently the school was not sanctioned by the U.S. backed government.

Uruzgan Province: In Tarinkot District, two 13 years old boys went missing.  15 days later their bodies were found next to a guard tower near a U.S. backed government base.  Witnesses say they saw the guards shooting in the direction of the area where the bodies were found.  Did the guards mistake the teenagers as attackers?  In Dehrawad District, a cop turned his gun on fellow cops killing five of them.  The renegade cop escaped.

Pakistan has arrested dozens of Afghans in relation to the attack on the army run grade school, that left at least 140 people dead.  Pakistani police say they’ve traced cell phone data regarding the attack to many Afghans that were working in the school cafeteria.  Police also arrested at least 41 Afghans living in the city of Peshawar.

The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) is now demanding the U.S. Congress cooperate in trying to retrieve the wasted and even stolen U.S. tax dollars paid to mainly U.S. contractors.  Don’t hold your breath.

At least 50 militia-personnel of the Air National Guard’s 155th Air Refueling Wing (Nebraska U.S.A.) deploying to several Middle East locations in support of the new Operation Resolute Support in Afghanistan.

22-26 december 2014: Iran bans Afghans?

International

World War 3 Afghanistan, 22 – 26 December 2014: Iran bans Afghans! U.S. NATO fails to support Afghan troops in battle with Pakistan! U.S. airstrikes kill more civilians who were defending their own homes! Japan forces taxpayers to give Afghanistan $20-million, with no strings attached!

Balkh Province: In Mazar-e-Sharif City, five people were arrested and accused of planting landmines and operating an illegal cell phone service.

Farah Province: In Sayed Luqman Guhrik District, five teenagers were killed by a landmine.  Police say the landmine had a wire attached to it and one of the teens pulled on it.

Faryab Province: In Sherin Tagab District, for currently unknown reasons a woman and her adult daughter were assassinated, and a child wounded, during an home invasion.  Speculation is that the woman had just gotten divorced and her adult daughter declared she would never get pregnant.  Believe it, or not, these have turned out to be motivations for assassination in similar cases.

Kabul Province: The release of a classified document shows that over the past three years the Afghan National Security Forces have arrested 13,634 people and charged them with being terrorists or for committing “political crimes”.

Kunduz Province: A magnetic bomb on a police vehicle went off as it passed in front of the Maiwand Bank.  One person killed, six wounded.

Kunar Province: In Dangam District, police claim Pakistani insurgents looted 50 homes.  This follows a massive battle between Afghan National Army (ANA) and Pakistani insurgents.  ANA administrators admit they’ve suffered heavy casualties but blamed that on a lack of air support by the U.S. led NATO.   The battles started 14 days ago and initially the ANA did not get any CAS (close air support).  So far more than 250 people have been killed or wounded.  More ANA troops are being sent in, and air power has finally been established.  The delay in support from U.S.-NATO could be the result of a meeting between U.S. generals and Pakistani generals: “Earlier today, U.S. Army Gen. John F. Campbell, Commander International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, accompanied Afghanistan Army Chief Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi to visit Pakistani Chief of the Army Staff Gen. Raheel Sharif in Islamabad, Pakistan. The meeting focused on coordinating Pakistan-Afghanistan military and counter-terrorism operations on both sides of the border.”-ISAF, 23 December 2014

Laghman Province: In Alingar District, government administrators claim two Mujahideen killed by their own landmine.

Logar Province: In Baraki Barak District, at least five people killed by U.S. airstrikes.  U.S.-NATO administrators claim there were ongoing battles, however, the governor of the province says at least three of the victims were simply defending their homes from marauding Kuchi nomads.  The ‘battles’ were actually between villagers and the nomads.

Nangarhar Province:  In Pechigram District, police claim six Mujahideen were killed by their own landmines.  In Khogyani District, police say a U.S. led NATO drone strike killed two people and wounded two others.  On top of that, police killed a man driving a Mazda pickup truck.  They claim the truck was packed with explosives.  An unnamed administrator at the 50 years old Nangarhar University revealed this about the student body: “A large number of students at Nangarhar University work for Taliban and other terrorist groups. Just last year, more than 10 students were killed in the battle with Afghan security forces. Many others are still in jail. The university officials are fully aware of this challenge but are unable to cope with.”

Japan is giving Afghanistan $20-million USD, with no strings attached.  It’s called a non-project grant and can be used for anything.   In this case the money comes as the afghan government recently asked the international community for a bailout loan of half a billion U.S. dollars!  Japanese administrators say the money should be used to help Afghanistan overcome the ’emergency governmental  logistics’ of being broke.

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of Russia, warned that the U.S., EU and Saudi created Islamic State is trying to take over Afghanistan.

In Syria, dozens of Afghans have been killed while fighting against the U.S., EU and Saudi created Islamic State.  One Afghan has been captured by Islamic State.

The Al Arabiya news agency reported Iran has banned Afghans from living in nine Iranian provinces, but gave no reasons why.

More than 100 militia-personnel of the Army National Guard’s 876th Engineer Company (Georgia U.S.A.) returned from Afghanistan.

At least 130 militia-personnel of the Army National Guard’s 747th Military police company and the 211 Military Police Detachment (Massachusetts U.S.A., you know, Boston Strong where they love a police state) returned from GTMO (GuanTanaMO Bay, Cuba).

The official end of the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan could lead to a war between the U.S. Army and the National Guard (state militias)?

17-21 december 2014