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International, Technology

Don’t take your Crapper for granted, it’s time to celebrate World Toilet Day!

20 November 2013 (14:53 UTC-07 Tango)/16 Muharram 1435/29 Aban 1392/18 Gui-Hai (10th month) 4711

The words crapper and crap, for that matter, are ligit.  They come from the name of a real person.  Thomas Crapper was a successful British plumber who was incorrectly associated with inventing the modern flush toilet.

The idea of a flushing toilet is ancient.  Archeologists say the first example was created for the King Minos more than 2800 years ago.  The first patent for a modern flushing toilet went to Alexander Cummings in 1775.  The first use of indoor plumbing and flush toilets was in 1825 by a hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.  But toilets back then were for the elites.  It wasn’t until after 1910 that flushing toilets took on a design similar to current toilets, and became affordable for us commoners.

And it wasn’t until after the Second World War that most commoner families of the Western World got indoor flush toilets.  I was in Scotland in 1991 and visited a museum dedicated to the history of sewage.  It even had a full size replica of a 1800s sewer system complete with stinking crap and piss (of course it was replicated, but who’d of thought somebody could be paid to make models of craps, other than those joke crap toys)!  But what awakened me to the fact that we take our crappers for granted was a small display that pointed out that most Scottish homes didn’t have indoor plumbing, or toilets, until after the 1950s!

Then you have to wonder at the Japanese, for taking toilets to the extreme.  Apparently the Japanese are so afraid of their rear ends they created toilets that blast their asses with water jets so they don’t have to wipe.  The latest Japanese toilets provide imaging systems and soothing female computer voices to tell them if they still have a nasty ass, and then it blasts them again.  (there are some people in the U.S. that are the same way and will pay top dollar for a robot toilet from Japan)

By the way the first production toilet paper wasn’t invented until 1857.   And the technology to make modern toilet brushes was used to create the first artificial Xmas tree, in the 1930s, thus linking Xmas and toilet cleaning.

Now to get serious,  the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) marked 19 November as World Toilet Day.  They want people to be aware of the major impact toilets have on reducing disease.  Even so, UNICEF says one reason for the rise of new diseases is the fact that (in their estimation) as many as 2-thousand children die every day because they live in areas that have no toilets, or way of handling sewage: “Access to toilets remains the unmentionable, shameful secret for even some very prosperous countries.  But its invisibility doesn’t make it harmless; in fact it is quite the reverse. Lack of access to toilets is quite literally killing children, making adults sick…”–Sanjay Wijesekera, UNICEF Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

So those of us commoners who have toilets should be proud, and thankful, for they truly are our porcelain thrones!

Oh commodus selarium deus, forgive me for taking you for granted. I am truly thankful to have you.

Oh commodus selarium deus, forgive me for taking you for granted! I am truly thankful to have you!

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 19-21 October 2013: U.S. Navy killing their own? Italy bugging out? Obama increases drone strikes! More proof Red Coats are evil! NATO turns to Russia for help! Afghans dream of China!

Helmand Province: In Lashkar Gah (aka Bost) the U.K. Ministry of Defence withdrew a “police mentoring team”.  MoD officials said the are “stepping back” their training of Afghan cops.  A U.S. Marine Lance Corporal, from Louisiana, was killed by explosion: “An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan.”

Kabul Province: In Kabul City, a magnetic bomb exploded on a car, killing the driver.  The Chinese government held a speech contest titled My Chinese Dream.  Two Afghans tied for top prize. Basically the Chinese Dream is what the American Dream used to be; education and prosperity for the average person.

Kandahar Province: In Spin Boldak District, Afghan border police say Mujahideen from Pakistan attacked a border check point.  Two Afghan border cops killed, one wounded.  Ten Mujahideen killed.

Kunar Province: Reports that 20 people killed by five U.S.-NATO drone strikes, over the past four days.  Possibly as a result of relentless U.S. airstrikes, a top Afghan Special Forces commander in Kunar has switched sides and joined the Mujahideen.  The governor of Kunar says the Special Forces commander also gave Mujahideen armored vehicles as well as weapons and ammo.

Maidan Wardak Province: Reports that a U.S.-NATO airstrike killed one person.  Local government officials say it was a Mujahideen leader.

Parwan Province: Foreign Mujahideen group, The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, claimed credit for the attack on U.S.-NATO military convoy on 18 October 2013.

More proof the British empire is evil: Three Red Coat Marines are on trial for murdering a wounded Afghan.  The three scum bags were being investigated for other crimes, when civilian police found the Red Coats’ own video of their war crime on a laptop computer.   The British news media got hold of the audio from the video and you can clearly hear the Red Coats taking about killing the wounded man instead of rendering first aid, as required by international law (and I though we were a society that operated by the Rule of Law).  They turned off their helmet cams right before the murder.  Hear the audio here.

Italian-NATO troops are leaving one year early.  Italy announced it is pulling out starting now, they hope to have 11-hundred troops back in Italy by spring 2014.   However, that would mean Italy would still have 18-hundred troops incountry, and Defense Minister Mario Mauro admitted those troops would remain even after the supposed 2014 U.S.-NATO pullout.

NATO officials admitted they are now relying on Russia to help deal with controlling Afghanistan: “A NATO-Russia Council will start off the second day of the ministerial on Wednesday. The Council is to focus on ways to build on the positive practical military and defence cooperation achieved so far. The NATO ministers, with Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu, will also discuss pressing international security issues, including Syria. A meeting of defence ministers from NATO and partner countries which contribute to the ISAF mission will wrap up the ministerial. The Afghan Defence Minister Bismullah Mohammadi Khan, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton and the UN Secretary General’s Special representative Jan Kubis are expected to attend.”-North Atlantic Treaty Organization press release

The Afghan Interior Ministry has stated that the government of Afghanistan must go after terrorist operations outside the country.  They are referring specifically to western Pakistan.  That area of Pakistan used to belong to Afghanistan before it was stolen by the British empire.  Afghan officials have been demanding the territory back, and this declaration of going after terrorists in Pakistan might be an excuse to take back their land.  The Obama regime is against such action.   The increased drone strikes in western Pakistan is an attempt to placate the Afghans.

An investigation by Washington Times, into the August 2011 Extortion 17 heliborne op disaster,  suggests it was an “inside job”.  A Chinook ‘copter carrying the same SEAL Team 6 that supposedly assassinated Osama bin Laden exploded and crashed, killing 30 personnel on board including U.S. Army personnel.  “I want to know why so many U.S. servicemen, especially SEALs, were assembled on one aircraft. I want to know why the black box of the helicopter has not been found.”-Sith Douangdara, father of USN victim

“Somebody was leaking to the Taliban. They knew. Somebody tipped them off. There were guys in a tower. Guys on the bush line. They were sitting there, waiting. And they sent our guys right into the middle.”-Charlie Strange, father of USN victim

 

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 13-15 October 2013: United States training Syrian insurgents in Afghanistan? Police state ID cards being sold off!

Helmand Province: In Kakaran City, a British empire Red Coat was killed when Mujahideen ambushed his unit’s patrol.

Kandahar Province: In Takhtapol District, four border cops were killed when they drove over a landmine.

Kunar Province: In Wataput District, reports by local police that two children were killed by Mujahideen, for spying on them. 

Logar Province: The governor was assassinated while he was praying in a Mosque.  20 people inside the Mosque were wounded.

Nuristan Province: In Du Ab District, a artillery rocket attack killed seven people, wounded 10.  It’s not clear where it came from, some suspect Pakistan.

Paktika Province: In Sar-e-Rawza District, at least seven people killed by U.S.-NATO airstrike.  The airstrike was called in by desperate local cops during an attack by Mujahideen.  In Sharana City, a U.S. Army 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group soldier from Pennsylvania was killed by an Afghan National Security Force cop.   It was a Green on Blue attack, but local U.S. news media reported he was killed in battle.  That’s what they were told by the lying U.S. DoD, but ISAF stated “An International Security Assistance Force service member was killed Oct. 13 when an individual wearing an ANSF uniform shot the ISAF service member in eastern Afghanistan.”

Paktiya Province: In Gadez City, local cops wounded a suicide bomber.  They then took him to a hospital, but for some reason did not remove his explosives.  He blew himself up in the hospital.  Cops claim the only casualty was the suicide bomber.

Parwan Province: Reports that Bagram airbase was hit by at least 12 artillery rockets.  No reports of casualties on the airbase.  ISAF said the U.S. retaliated with airstrikes, killing one Mujahid, but Mujahideen said they suffered no casualties.

Uruzgan Province: In Tarinkot City, two suicide bombers killed themselves and wounded dozens of people.  Local government officials claim the bombers’ explosives went off early, before they reached their target.

Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, was outraged to hear from Russia that U.S.-Israel-Saudi supported insurgents in Syria are being secretly trained in Afghanistan.  Karzai ordered an investigation.  He made the announcement right in front of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, during a press conference.

Mullah Mohammad Omar, the man the U.S. has repeatedly claimed to have killed, warned against a new U.S. Afghan military alliance: “The invaders and their allies should understand that the strategic agreement will be accompanied by grave consequences for them. They might get these documents rubber stamped by a fake Loya Jirga but it will not be acceptable to the Afghans. Throughout the history, the real representatives and Loya Jirgas of the country have never signed documents of slavery.”

Reuters reported that the police state voter ID cards are being sold off by the people who were issued them for as little as $1.89 USD!  They’re being sold to people who turn around and sell them to political campaign managers, for $4.73 each.  Those campaign managers are planning on using them to cast votes for their candidate in the 2014 elections.

Contrary quotes by U.S. vice president Joe Biden: “….we’ll be totally out of there, come hell or high water, by 2014!”-December 2010 Meet the Press interview

“We are not leaving…….We plan on continuing to work with you, and it’s in the mutual self-interest of both nations.”-comments made to President Karzai in a January 2011 press conference

International, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: British empire controls U.S. NSA against Germany & Russia!

27 October 2013 (10:53 UTC-07 Tango)/22 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/05 Aban 1391/23 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

“If the information didn’t come from there, it is almost a certainty that it would have been processed there. Everything goes through there to be analyzed before the information is sent back to Washington [DC].”-J. Kirk Wiebe, 30 years veteran of NSA explaining that RAF (Royal Air Force) Menwith Hill is used to spy on U.S. allies

It’s been revealed by more U.S. NSA whistleblowers that the mortal enemy of the United States, the British empire (do your homework), has been using the NSA as a tool to spy on their mortal enemies (Germany, France, Russia, etc).

“We do not comment on intelligence matters.”-official U.K. Ministry of Defence response to J. Kirk Wiebe

The spying operations can be traced back to the end of World War 2, when the leaders of the United States made a (then) secret alliance with the British empire (U.K, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) called the Five Eyes.

And all this time Germany thought the U.S. was its friend, and the people of the U.S. thought they were still independent of the British empire!

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: Study says U.S. citizens too stupid to compete in Global workplace! Older U.S. workers smarter!

25 October 2013 (15:17 UTC-07 Tango)/20 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/03 Aban 1391/21 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

Despite the fact that people in the U.S. have decent access to computers and the internet, they actually score lower in intelligence than even countries who lack access to technology!

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released the results of their comparison of average workers in a couple dozen countries, including the United States.  U.S. workers lose!

The average U.S. worker earned a “Mean proficiency in literacy” score of 262.  Only France, Spain, Italy and Cyprus scored lower.  Surprisingly German workers scored only 267.1.  The average score is 270. Russian workers scored 275.2.  Not surprisingly, Japanese workers are way ahead of the pack with a high score of 293.6 (but their high technical intelligence still doesn’t make them much money).

Those scores include people in the age range of 16 to 65 years.  When OECD cut the age range to just 16 to 24 years, U.S. workers scored even lower, dropping to 260.9, meaning the older U.S. workers are smarter than the young workers.

This contrasts with most other countries, who saw a jump in their literacy score when the older workers were left out of the equation.   This is not good for the United States, because it suggests that as more older workers retire, or are refused jobs because of their age (like me), the overall global competitiveness of U.S. workers will continue to fall in the coming decades.

When it comes to the “adjusted” math (numeracy) score the U.S. worker does worse.  Only Cyprus and Italy scored lower than the U.S.  And it gets even worse when you throw out the old fogies: U.S. workers aged 16 to 24 suck with the lowest score of 240!  Even the young workers of Cyprus beat the U.S. in math!

The OECD also gave the U.S. poor IT and problem solving scores, but my dumb ‘merican brain couldn’t take it anymore (I is college edumacated, yes I is, Idaho State Uni).  Check it out for yourself: OECD Skills Outlook 2013.

Business/Economics, International, Technology, U.S.

Government Evil: U.S. sanctions Iran over nuke industry, yet makes deal to sell nuclear tech to Vietnam! More proof the U.S. is the patsy of Israel & Saudi Arabia!

11 October 2013 (23:33 UTC-07 Tango 10 October 2013)/06 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/19 Mehr 1391/07 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

Only days after General Giap died (the man credited with forcing the U.S. out of Vietnam) the Obama regime signed a deal to sell nuclear technology to Vietnam!  This while the United States has steadily increased economic sanctions against Iran, supposedly because the U.S. doesn’t want Iran to have nuclear technologies!

The U.S. and Vietnam fought a tens years war with each other (before that the U.S. supported France in its eight years war against Vietnam), and yet the Obama regime will allow the private sector to sell off its nuke tech to the South East Asian country?

Iran has never attacked the United States (to be clear, Vietnam never attacked the U.S. either)!  Yet the United States shot down Iran Air flight 655 killing 274 Haj pilgrims and 16 crewmen, launched a tens years war against Iran via Saddam Hussein of Iraq, launched recon drones and even special forces/CIA ops inside Iran, and has imposed economic sanctions for the past 30 years!

Can you say “What a bunch of bullshit!”?

Why can the government of the U.S. be so eager to sell nuke tech to a former enemy, Vietnam, yet continue to warmonger against Iran?  The answers are Saudi Arabia and Israel.

Saudi Arabia and Israel are afraid of an independent and strong Iran.  Never mind the fact that in ancient times the Semites seemed to always find a friend in the Iranian empire (aka Persian empire).

Israel’s NAZI Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, just days ago gave the European Union an order during news media interviews: “Stop it [Iran] now while you’re in a strong position to do so.”

Nut job yahoo then went on a lying rampage that was just amazing, basically blaming Iran for every act of terror and accusing Iran of wanting to destroy the World!

Nut job yahoo’s spoiled brat tantrum could have been the result of being informed by the Obama regime that the U.S. and the EU might ease sanctions against Iran.

Then there’s the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (K.S.A.), who benefits from the U.S. oil sanctions on Iran.  Note that the U.S. buys from K.S.A. what it would have bought from Iran, although Saudi officials deny a connection.

Just a couple of days ago, Reuters reported that the Saudi monarchy is having a shit fit over the possibility that the U.S. and EU could ease sanctions against Iran: “The Saudis’ worst nightmare would be the administration striking a grand bargain with Iran.”-Robert Jordan, former U.S. ambassador to K.S.A.

“I am afraid in case there is something hidden. If America and Iran reach an understanding it may be at the cost of…..Saudi Arabia.”-Abdullah al-Askar, chairman of foreign affairs K.S.A. Shoura Council

The U.S. wants to jump on Vietnam’s estimated $50 billion USD nuke industry market.  You know, Iranian officials have stated, in the past, that they would love to do open business with U.S. nuke corporations.  Japan and Russia have already been awarded contracts to build electricity generating nuclear factories in Vietnam.  The Obama regime took Vietnam’s word that the nuke tech won’t be used for making bombs, yet U.S. can’t take Iran’s word that they are not making a bomb?

 

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 21-23 September 2013: Karzai continues pointing finger at Obama regime! False Flag Alert: Drugs used to turn people into suicide bombers!

“In past 24 hours, Afghan National Police backed by the national army and the NATO-led coalition forces have conducted a series of operations in Kunar, Kapisa, Zabul, Uruzgan, Maidan Wardak, Logar, Paktika and Herat provinces, which left 46 armed Taliban dead.”-Interior Ministry of Afghanistan

Badakhstan Province: In Wardooj District, Mujahideen released seven captured Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel.  It’s not known what happened to the other ANA soldiers that were captured, originally the Mujahideen said the soldiers willingly joined them.

Balkh Province: In Chahar Bolok District, an explosion killed five people and wounded eight.  Witnesses say it was a suicide bomber.  In Zherai District, reports that a cop attacked his fellow cops.  At least one cop killed.

Farah Province: In Farah Rod District, government Israeli style home invasions resulted in 12 people, including a religious leader, being kidnapped.  One villager was shot and wounded.

Kandahar Province: In Shorabak District, Mujahideen attacked border police, leaving 11 dead.  Mujahideen claim they killed 16.

Kabul Province: ISAF reported two Romanian NATO soldiers were killed by explosion and gun shots in eastern Afghanistan. One of the Romanians was on his second tour.

Kapisa Province: In Nijrab District, the Afghan Interior Ministry claims 11 Mujahideen were killed in battle.  24 Mujahideen wounded.

Kunduz Province: In Chahar Dara District, a local National Directorate of Security (Homeland Security) agent was assassinated.  This is the second assassination of a government official, and police say they still don’t know who’s doing it.  However, Mujahideen claim credit for the assassinations.  In the same district an Israeli style home invasion by government forces resulted in one person being kidnapped.

Kunar Province: In Ghaziabad District a U.S.-NATO drone strike killed one man.  Afghan government officials say the man was a Mujahideen commander.  However, independent reports say at least four people were killed.

Paktia Province: In Gardez city, a Colorado National Guard Special Forces Staff Sergeant, and a Rhode Island National Guard Staff Sergeant (but resident of New Jersey), and one Specialist from California were killed by an Afghan government troop.  The Colorado Guardsman was already recovering from a previous combat wound, and was one month away from the end of his enlistment.  Also, reports that a U.S.-NATO recon drone crashed.  Mujahideen did not claim they shot it down, but confirmed a drone crashed and burned.

Zabul Province: People protested yet another U.S. led killing of civilians.  They claim U.S.-NATO forces killed two people in Shahjoi District.  One report said 10-thousand people packed the streets of Shahjoi District bazaar, protesting the U.S. occupation.

President Hamid Karzai continues to insist that terrorism is coming from outside Afghanistan.  He continues to imply it is being supported by countries like the United States, it’s the main reason he is holding off on signing a military pact with the Obama regime: “We have an appropriate analysis of the current situation of Afghanistan, and we know who are involved behind plotting destruction of Afghanistan, and those who are sending suicide bombers to Afghanistan.”

Afghan security officials say in recent interrogations of captured attempted suicide bombers, it’s been revealed that people are being drugged with Selective Serotonin Receptor Inhibitors and/or opium, then abused psychologically and physically.  A captured potential suicide bomber says people are drugged up to the point of passing out.  These drugs are the similar to those prescribed to mass shooters in the United States!

Russian officials say the opium drug industry in Afghanistan is surprisingly well managed, under the U.S. occupation.  Russian investigators have discovered huge stockpiles of illegal drugs in Afghanistan: “Around 40,000 tons of opiates are already stored there. So, in fact, they have reached saturation point.”-Viktor Ivanov, Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service

Former Taliban political party finance minister, Mullah Agha Jan Motasim, says what is happening in Afghanistan is the fault of the occupiers, and the invaders have made peace impossible: “The international community bears responsibility for this……After all the bloodletting, we would have to work with people we are fighting.”

ISAF revealed that after the supposed 2014 pullout, the military occupation now known as Operation Enduring Freedom will continue under the title Operation Resolute Support.

Pakistan says a rocket launched from Afghanistan killed one person, and wounded at least one.  Pakistan also says a mortar attack from Afghanistan wounded two people.  They also claim militants from Afghanistan attacked a village in Pakistan.

The Nation reporting that the number of deaths in Afghanistan could be much higher than reported, because Afghan national and provincial governments are actually charging a fee to release such info to the media.

 

 

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 11-14 September 2013: 73% of U.S. casualties under Obama Regime! If you ride a motorcycle you are the enemy! Karzai asks for more support from Russia!

A U.S. Army Staff Sergeant from Fontana, California, died from non-combat wounds.  The incident happened back in April, the U.S. Army refused to explain what happened.  An Indiana Army National Guard Staff Sergeant died at Camp Phoenix, Kabul.  He died from an “illness”.

A report by CNSNews says 73% of U.S. military casualties in Afghanistan have happened under the regime of Barack Obama.

Kunduz Province, Chahar Darah District, reports that U.S. led government forces conducted night time Israeli style home invasions. 16 people kidnapped.  There are also reports that contracted government security personnel are confiscating motorcycles.  So far 150 ‘cycles have been stolen by government forces in the province.

Helmand Province, Marjah District, reports say that a man who had just loaded his motorcycle with a container of fuel for his farm operation, was killed by U.S. led drone strike.  Apparently U.S. led NATO-ISAF forces thought it was a bomb!  In Washir District, reports that U.S. led government forces conducted night time Israeli style home invasions. Six “white beard” elders kidnapped.  In Babaji District, at least three civilians kidnapped during U.S. led government forces night time Israeli style home invasions.

Nangarhar Province, Mujahideen claim a successful attack on Jalalabad airbase.  They say three rockets damaged the runway where drones (UAV) are parked.  Three rockets hit the helicopter park.  They say eight drones destroyed and two ‘copters destroyed.  Dozens of casualties.

Herat Province, suicide bombers attacked the U.S. consulate.  A local hospital official said two security guards were killed and 19 people wounded.  Mujahideen say casualties are closer to 100, because they used eight metric tons of explosives and eight suicide bombers (one suicide bomber was supposedly a doctor)!

Paktika Province, a suicide bomber hit an Afghan government military-police convoy.  21 people wounded, about half are civilians.

Kandahar Province, a suicide bomber blew himself up near a NATO convoy from the Kandahar airbase.  According to local police only civilians were hurt.  Three killed (not counting the bomber), six wounded.  However, Mujahideen say dozens of military personnel became casualties, and two armored vehicles destroyed.

Ghazni Province, local police confirmed a 15 year old boy was assassinated by Mujahideen.  Mujahideen say the boy was acting as a spy for local police.

Uruzgan Province, Dehrawod District, reports that U.S. led government forces conducted Israeli style home invasions. One child killed, two wounded.

Mujahideen report more than 50 cops from across Afghanistan, joined them to fight the U.S. backed government.

President Hamid Karzai asked Russian President, Vladimir Putin, for more military help.  The two government officials were attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (formerly known as Shanghai Five) summit.  Afghan news media claim Putin promised to provide the Afghan government with military equipment.

A Canadian veteran of Afghanistan has published a book, in which he states that U.S. led NATO troops deliberately used the bodies of dead Afghans to set traps for Mujahideen.  He admitted it didn’t work.

The U.S. Department of Defense revealed they are pushing wounded personnel back into the combat zone sooner than usual: “The Intra-Theater Care Program, which the Air Force has operated at an undisclosed location in South West Asia since 2008, is designed to return personnel who have been wounded or injured in Afghanistan to duty there within 30 days.”-Stars and Stripes

The UN Integrated Regional Information Networks reporting that ever since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, land is being stolen from rightful owners, and is the main cause of ongoing fighting: “In a 2008 survey by Oxfam, respondents said land issues were the leading cause of insecurity…..Higher-profile fights between government and international forces and anti-government militants were considered far less important.”

International, U.S.

World War 3, False Flag West Asian Front: U.S. backed insurgents bomb Russian Embassy in Syria! Refugees returning to Syria in large numbers!

23 September 2013 (23:24 UTC-07 Tango 22 September 2013)/18 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/01 Mehr 1391/19 Xin-You (8th month) 4711

The government of Jordan is reporting that more than 91-thousand refugees from Syria have returned to Syria.   Jordanian officials say the refugees simply returned to Syria of their own accord, but there are still more than 500-thousand refugees in Jordan.

In Damascus, Syria, three Russian diplomats were wounded when U.S.-Saudi-Israeli backed insurgents launched an artillery attack on the Russian Embassy.

At least one artillery round exploded in the embassy compound.  Officials say the embassy has been targeted by insurgents before.  Russia says they will now help the Syrian government increase their military power to stop such attacks.

The attack came one hour after Russia announced they are sending military observers to safeguard the destruction of the Syrian government’s chemical weapon stockpiles.

 

International, U.S.

World War 3, West Asian Front: Russia sends another warship to the Med!

17 September 2013 (14:09 UTC-07 Tango)/12 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/26 Shahrivar 1391/13 Xin-You (8th month) 4711

“The Yamal’s crew has completed preparations for relocation to the Mediterranean Sea……the ship has performed several drive outs, which included target practice on sea and land.”-Captain Vyacheslav Trukhachev,  Black Sea Fleet

Russia is sending another warship to the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Syria. It brings the number of Russia Navy ships in the area to 11.

The Yamal is a landing craft, carrying 250 troops and 10 tanks.