25 February 2014 (01:31 UTC-07 Tango)/24 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1435/06 Esfand 1392/26 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712
The most obvious clue that the United States and/or British commonwealth are behind global revolutions is that almost all the signs held by protesters are written in English!
Also, most of the slogans shouted by protesters are in English, and most protest ‘leaders’ interviewed by western news media speak English.
Hello people, don’t be dumb, it’s so obvious!
25 February 2014 (00:51 UTC-07 Tango)/24 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1435/06 Esfand 1392/26 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712
Here’s an interesting fact: Ukraine is the main transit point for natural gas pipelines running from Russia to European Union. On the internet you can look up maps of pipelines running through Ukraine, and see it’s a big deal.
Another fact: Many times Russia has shut off gas supplies, accusing successive pro-EU Ukrainian governments of ripping them off.
Another fact: Every time the U.S. gets involved in supporting a so called democratic revolution, the country targeted descends into chaos, even if the Obama regime considers the revolution successful. These countries are all turning out to be sources for petroleum products that are considered rivals to the U.S. petroleum industry, or transit points for petroleum products from rivals of the U.S. petroleum industry.
It’s safe to say the true goal of the Obama regime backed ‘revolution’ in Ukraine is to collapse the country, possibly full blown civil war as half the provinces are refusing to recognize the new ‘legitimate’ government, and are forming their own military. By doing so, a civil war could destroy the pipeline system, cutting off Russia from a primary customer (the EU).
This will make the United States the primary provider of natural gas to the EU. If Russia has plans to invade Ukraine they better do it now. Libya, Egypt and Syria are prime examples of what happens when you wait for ‘diplomacy’ to work.
I’m not the only one who thinks control of natural gas resources is the key behind the power struggle in Ukraine: Examiner.com, BloombergBusineweek, Reuters, OilPrice.
How many of you have already forgotten about Cyprus? It was all about preventing Russia from getting a piece of the massive Mediterranean natural gas field: Preemptive strike against Russia, What the Israelis said in 2012, Leviathan’s Block 12 and Israel, Cyprus says EU stabbed them in the back, now turning to Russia for help.
Stop believing the lies from the Obama regime, none of what’s been happening around the world, by the instigation of the United States, is about “democracy”, or even “free markets”!
Ukraine now divided, civil war inevitable
Ukraine insurgents same Modus Operandi as Obama regime insurgents in Libya, Syria and Egypt
Trilateral Commission patsies try to occupy Kiev
Badakhshan Province: In Yamgan District, an Israeli style raid on a Mosque resulted in four people being killed, dozens wounded.
Farah Province: In Farah Rod District, a convoy of Afghan government personnel was ambushed, resulting in a three hours long battle. Eight people killed, seven wounded. Five vehicles destroyed.
Herat Province: 19 Afghan National Police joined the Mujahideen.
Kabul Province: In Kabul City, a gunbattle between two rival gangs left three people killed, dozens wounded. A cultural center compound for Shia Muslims was attacked by a suicide bomber. The bomber and a security guard were killed. In Surobi District, suicide car bombers attacked the police HQ. At least three suicide bombers killed. One cop was killed, two wounded. Also, Mujahideen tried to once again assassinate pro-Obama presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah. They failed, but did kill three of his bodyguards.
Kapisa Province: In Ala Say District, a 75 kilogram landmine totally destroyed a Afghan National Army armored car, killing all six personnel on board.
Kunar Province: Provincial cops report that 21 artillery rounds fired from Pakistan impacted Afghan soil. It’s interesting to note that Afghan Mujahideen claim they pounded parts of Kunar with artillery fire. Could the government officials be confused? Mujahideen also report they launched days of attacks in Kunar, resulting in dozens of Afghan government personnel killed or wounded.
Nangarhar Province: In Bati Kot district, reports that U.S.-NATO-ISAF forces conducted an Israeli style night time home invasion. A residential compound was destroyed.
Paktia Province: In Zurmat District, reports that a U.S. led airstrike killed two people.
Paktika Province: In Yusuf Khel District, three girls aged 12 to 18 were kidnapped during an Israeli style home invasion by government troops.
Pakistan admitted that 23 paramilitary personnel were killed inside Afghanistan. However, they claim they were murdered. My question is: What were they doing inside Afghanistan?
The German parliament has approved plans to keep German troops in Afghanistan past the 2014 pullout date. They also approved joining France and the United Nations by increasing their occupying troops in the African country of Mali.
The British Red Coat Ministry of Defence has somehow determined that a Red Coat soldier, killed in 2013, was killed by a Mujahideen sniper located more than 1-thousand yards away. On top of that the Red Coat was standing in a compound with 12 feet high sandbag walls!
Video has been posted on the internet, of a USAF jet dropping a 500 pounder on a U.S. Army OP in Afghanistan in 2012. The OP just happens to be named after that U.S. football star turned soldier, who was gunned down by fellow soldiers in 2004.
The U.S. Department of State issued a travel warning to all U.S. citizens going to Afghanistan. Apparently the Obama regime knows something: “No province in Afghanistan should be considered immune from violence and banditry, and the strong possibility exists throughout the country for hostile acts, either targeted or random, against U.S. and other foreign nationals at any time.”-State Department statement
Just days after fellow militiamen returned from Afghanistan, the Army National Guard’s Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment (Alabama) deploying to Afghanistan.
98 militiamen of the Army National Guard’s 454th Engineer Company (Texas) deploying to Afghanistan.
130 militiamen of the Army National Guard’s 133rd Quartermaster Company (New York) deploying to Afghanistan.
An Iowa National Guardsman is in trouble after he rammed a candy vending machine with a forklift. The result was that he lost his taxpayer funded temp job (a program to help Guardsmen returning from Afghanistan to find a job). He says the damn machine wouldn’t give him the candy bar, even after several deposits of money. Most people in the U.S. understand.
The Wisconsin Army National Guard is in trouble after pics of funeral soldiers showed them apparently making fun of the dead.
A former Colorado National Guard recruiter was sentenced after ripping off taxpayer funded recruitment bonuses. According to news media reports, the thief of a recruiter told the federal judge he did not know that taking recruitment bonuses for people he did not recruit, was wrong! He gets five years probation and has to pay back $31-thousand USD in stolen bonus money.
The Indiana National Guard is in trouble after three M-14 rifles went missing. Turns out they were in the possession of a Guardsman when he reported them stolen. A police investigation revealed the Guardsman is a convicted felon, meaning he is not supposed to be in possession of weapons, even if in the military. The investigation is ongoing.
A former U.S. Army soldier pled guilty to accepting a $57-thousand bribe from an Afghan trucking company, and allowed them to divert needed fuel from Forward Operating Base Salerno, as well as lying about how much fuel was actually being delivered.
The U.S. Congress spent tax dollars on a study conducted by CNA Strategic Studies. That study says not only should the U.S. stay in Afghanistan, but that many more military personnel will be needed, than what Pentagon officials have stated!
A FoxNews investigation revealed the top three U.S. companies making billions in taxpayer money off the continued occupation of Afghanistan: DynCorp International, KBR and Fluor Corporation.
23 February 2014 (16:41 UTC-07 Tango)/22 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1435/04 Esfand 1392/24 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712
The democratically elected Ukrainian president has stepped down after calling for early elections. The pro-Obama/European Union speaker of the house is now the interim president. But this is just the beginning of the end for Ukraine.
Ten southeastern provinces, which contain half the population of Ukraine, have basically declared independence saying they will not recognize the Obama regime puppet government in Kiev. They have united to form their own government, and are in the process of forming their own military to “resist” the Obama puppets!
One anti-coup Ukrainian said all the pro-Obama/EU protestors were paid by the United States and showed up in Kiev as if they were “going to work”!
Russian media ran a video from U.S. ‘journalist’, Kevin Carro(?), who actually broadcast into Ukraine with direct instructions for protestors as to how to wage war against the Ukrainian government. In the U.S., Obama would have that guy arrested for being a terrorist if he openly told U.S. citizens how to wage war against the Obama regime.
Balk Province: In Shortapa District, 13 U.S.-NATO-ISAF trained Afghan National Army troops joined the Mujahideen.
Farah Province: In Bala Baluk District, reports that a ten years old boy was killed by government troops.
Faryab Province: In Qisar District, 25 cops and military personnel joined the Mujahideen.
Helmand Province: A USMC special ops Master Sergeant from Kentucky was killed by explosion. In Marjah District, reports that a man riding a motorcycle was killed by a missile strike from a U.S. drone (UAV). In Musa Kala District, reports that Mujahideen repelled a U.S. led heliborne operation. Reports also say the invaders began taking civilians as human shields once the Mujahideen started kicking their asses. In Babaji District, reports that Afghan National Army troops killed three people in an Israeli style home invasion.
Kandahar Province: In Shahwali Kot District, yet another U.S.-NATO-ISAF helicopter made an “emergency landing”, according to ISAF. However, yet again Mujahideen say the helicopter went down after they attacked it. Mujahideen say the ‘copter was a OH-58D Kiowa. In Kandahar City, a city employee was killed while he was watering shrubbery along the city street. Apparently someone put a landmine in among the bushes the gardener was watering. The new National Agriculture Science and Technology University was opened. It was built with funding from the taxpayers of India. In Hisarak District, 16 U.S.-NATO-ISAF trained Afghan National Army troops joined the Mujahideen.
Kapisa Province: In Tagab District, reports that U.S. special ops forces kidnapped the district governor and the local police chief. It might be in connection to a recent Green on Blue attack, which left two U.S. Special Forces soldiers dead.
Khost Province: In Mosa Khel District, cops shot and killed a teenager. They claimed he was a suicide bomber.
Kunduz Province: In Khanabad District, an Afghan National Police convoy was hit by an explosion. Cops say they suffered no casualties, but two civilians were killed, and eight wounded.
Maidan Wardak Province: In Syed Abad District, reports that government forces destroyed people’s motorcycles. In the same district reports that a U.S. drone (UAV) killed two people.
The United Nations reports that there are at least 630-thousand Afghans being forced to live as “internal” refugees under the U.S. occupation. UN High Commissioner for Refugees also reports that every year there is a 22% increase in Internally-Displaced Persons. It’s blamed on the fact that despite 12+ years of occupation by the United States the average Afghan is suffering from increased insecurity and lack of employment.
President Hamid Karzai demanded that the Obama regime “stop harassing Afghanistan’s procedures and judicial authority” and “respect Afghanistan’s sovereignty”.
The Indian government has expressed support for President Karzai, in refusing to sign the Obama regime’s so called “security” deal. India has invested at least $2-billion USD in Afghanistan. The External Affairs Minister of India, Salman Khurshid, also reported that “We are giving them helicopters and we will be supplying them very soon…….will be able to upgrade and refurbish their transport aircraft…..Afghanistan is very special….”
150 militiamen of the Army National Guard’s 1710th Transportation Company, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group (Virginia) returned home from Afghanistan.
190 militiamen of the Army National Guard’s 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Alabama) returning home from Afghanistan.
More than 200 militiamen of the Army National Guard’s 437th Military Police Battalion (Ohio) returning home from Afghanistan.
110 militiamen of the Army National Guard’s 144th Infantry Regiment (Texas) returned home from Afghanistan.
About 15 militiamen of the Army National Guard’s 168th Aviation Regiment (California) returned home from Afghanistan.
154 militiamen of the Army National Guard’s 276th Engineer Company (Missouri) deploying to Afghanistan.
The Army National Guard’s 1/230th Air Cavalry Squadron (Tennessee) deploying to Afghanistan.
USAToday revealed that the Obama regime was going to spend more U.S. taxes on propaganda promoting USAID ops in Afghanistan. The propaganda was going to be aimed at Afghans, to convince they are better off under U.S. occupation. An unnamed government source said it’s been put on hold because “The wording of the (request) did not appropriately articulate that purpose and is being re-evaluated.” USAID has already spent more than $1-billion in Afghanistan.
21 February 2014 (23:38 UTC-07 Tango 22 February 2014)/20 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1435/02 Esfand 1392/22 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712
Talk about false flag ops, while Thailand is descending into U.S. sponsored civil war, Trilateral Commission members United States, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and China conducted Cobra Gold 14 (14-16 February 2014).
Cobra Gold is the largest U.S. led war game in Southeast Asia, and this was the 33rd event. For some participants the operations are still ongoing.
Besides the now normal amphibious assault beach taking operations, Japanese news media revealed that this year’s Cobra Gold games involved Japanese units conducting military medical rescue missions, in line with Barack Obama’s Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA).
The GHSA operation saw Japanese “Self Defense Forces” ‘rescue’ a school full of children in central Thailand. And for reals, the Japanese are now building an actual medical clinic at the school.
Neo-imperialist Japan is now requiring that any country that requests Official Development Assistance (ODA) from Japan, such as medical help (part of GHSA plan), must also allow Japan to bring in military forces!
The Chinese are doing the same thing! They took part in Cobra Gold for the first time and also conducted Obama regime GHSA ops, and now are building a real school. China is a member of the Trilateral Commission.
Of course this Cobra Gold 14 is taking place after months of U.S. instigated riots against the socialist, yet democratically elected government of Thailand. Protestors involve middle and upper class people who want to pay less taxes, as well as farmers who’re claiming they have yet to be paid the government subsidy for their rice crops. The latest news is that the farmers are blocking roads into Bangkok with their tractors. There are reports that the farmer subsidies have bankrupted the government. Yeah, a socialist anti-U.S. anti-Trilateral Commission government, now you know the reason why Obama is backing the rebels.
Obama is not bringing the troops back home from the illegal War on Terror, he’s shifting U.S. military power to Japan, and South Korea, for the coming war with China over who will control the vast economic resources in the South China Sea (aka Asian Meridian).
Obama regime Ukraine insurgents show Modus Operandi
For second time Japan invades California in Trilateral Commission war game
Trilateral Commission patsies try to occupy Kiev!
Obama regime to base nuke weapons in Japan!
Japan wants UN to recognize slave labor industry as a “World Heritage”!
Japan wants UN to recognize suicide bombers as a “World Heritage”!
Japan to build nuclear power plants in Iran!
Official Orwellian Double-Speak pro-war propaganda program has begun
Japanese leaders overheard talking about invading Korea!
Trilateral Commission member, Japan, to create new Homeland Security office!
Japan enters U.S. data collection/spying market!
Imperialist Japan to increase military spending by tens of billions
TriLateral Imperialism as the U.S. mulls allowing Japan to invade Korea!!!
The Trilateral Commission was founded by David Rockefeller in 1973. The official goal is to foster economic and political co-operation between Pacific Asian countries, North American countries and European countries (notice these are the regions that are currently in big economic trouble).
In 2000, the Japan membership was expanded to include many other Asian countries, and is now called the Pacific Asian Group.
In April 2013, Japan became a member of NATO (which has become the Trilateral Commission’s military unit): “…..You might ask why the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should come to the Pacific region. The answer is very simple. Today’s NATO is a new NATO. It’s a NATO with a global perspective. It’s a NATO with global partners. And Japan is our longest-standing global partner…..NATO and Japan are like-minded……we can help the United Nations and the international community to reinforce the rules-based international system……we need common approaches and responses…….To confront global threats such as terrorism, cyber attacks, and proliferation…..And I am delighted that later today, Prime Minister Abe and I will sign a Joint Political Declaration to guide our future work.”-Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General, from statement made on the morning of 15 April 2013, Japan National Press Club
20 February 2014 (08:23 UTC-07 Tango)/19 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1435/01 Esfand 1392/21 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712
Ass hole Obama continues to call his insurgents in Ukraine “peaceful protesters”, and has warned the Ukrainian government to keep their hands off them! Obama’s peaceful protestors have now killed one reporter and wounded 28 other journalists!
Hardcore Obama regime insurgents are the ones who broke the Ukrainian truce, as I watched it happen live on Russian TV. They stated they do not recognize any ‘protest’ group claiming to represent rebels. If you paid attention to the overthrow of Qaddafi in Libya, the coup against democratically elected Morsi in Egypt and the ongoing civil war in Syria, that’s exactly the Modus Operandi of Obama backed insurgents there: Government officials offered a truce and it was the hardcore Obama regime insurgents who refused and continued fighting, while the U.S.-British empire controlled news media reported it was the governments that broke the truce!
Video from reporters caught in Kiev show the Obama regime lackeys wearing U.S. Army digital style camo body armor, armed with Glock pistols, sniper rifles and assault rifles. Remember that Ukraine has strict anti-gun laws, so how did they get all those weapons and ammo so fast? In Libya and Syria insurgents openly stated, in videos posted on the internet, that they were getting their weapons and cash from the United States. I never noticed this fact being reported by main streamer U.S.-British empire controlled media. In Egypt, the U.S. backed military did the dirty work.
Journalists are reporting that the insurgents (Obama’s peaceful protesters) are targeting them. Reporters are now afraid to point their cameras towards the fighting because they get shot at immediately. At the time of this writing one reporter has been killed and 28 wounded! This is also the same Modus Operandi of Obama lackeys in Libya, Syria and Egypt.
Journalists also reported that insurgents have occupied churches, turning them into hospitals. The same thing happened in Libya, Syria and Egypt where the insurgents took over Mosques. Journalists also report that captured cops are being tortured and then denied medical care by insurgents. Also, civilians are being randomly targeted by the insurgents. Hey, isn’t that what the Obama insurgents did in Libya, Egypt and are still doing in Syria?
Trilateral Commission patsies try to occupy Kiev!
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“The DCDC Strategic Trends Programme provides a comprehensive analysis of the future strategic context out to 2040. The work is based on research
conducted at DCDC in conjunction with subject matter experts across a range of disciplines. These experts come from a multitude of backgrounds, including
government and academia. It is a global view of future trends and DCDC has conducted workshops and consultations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and North America to gain an international perspective.”-Major General Paul Newton, CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire)
“By 2040, the US is likely to lose her hegemonic status as rising powers enjoy more rapid economic growth and close the technology gap in military capability. The US share of global GDP has already decreased from around 50% in 1950 to 22% in 2007, and although it remains 3 times the size of her nearest national competitor,54 this shrinkage will continue, resulting in a diminution of US economic power…….The US will remain a politically stable major power; however, her response to the decline of her hegemony will be a critical factor for global stability…..”–DCDC Global Strategic Trends Programme-4th Edition Global Strategic Trends out to 2040
Here’s why the Obama regime is shifting U.S. military focus to East Asia: “The Asian Meridian is likely to be an economically successful region that sits at the
intersection of the Chinese and Indian spheres of influence and is likely to be a region of geostrategic competition. It is the region from Hong Kong in the North, through South East Asia into Australia……..The region sits astride the global trade routes of the Malacca and Lombok Straits through which 20% of global oil production is transported, including 80% of China’s oil imports. Over 60% of global shipping travelling through these choke-points is destined for Chinese ports. 93 Similarly, Japan imports over 80% of her energy needs along these routes.”
Here’s why governments like climate change: “In the Arctic, technological advances and the acute effect of climate change will facilitate economic exploitation…….Shipping routes, such as the North West Passage and Northern Sea Route, are likely to be open for longer periods and there may, in the summer months, be viable routes across the deep water of the Arctic Ocean, despite extreme weather conditions. The Arctic is likely to become a significant global source of fossil fuels and strategic minerals, with most deposits likely to be found in Russian territory. The division of the Arctic Ocean by the surrounding states, particularly Russia and Canada will give these states significant advantages……”
The Third World War will continue to expand, from under the oceans to outer space: “This compression will shape the character of military activity, demanding increased discrimination and judgement about how to deal with situations holistically; both from military forces and from the political leaders who employ them. Economic, financial, legal and diplomatic conflict are all likely, challenging legal norms, and requiring coordinated and integrated responses in order to protect from and respond to attacks. Orbital space and cyberspace will be part of the battlespace in the same manner as the air, land and maritime environments, but activity will also expand underground, into the deep ocean and other extreme environments……….adversaries range from potent state military forces through to disorganised and poorly equipped groups, and even individuals……Political violence will often be indistinguishable from criminal violence………Future Operational Environment (FOE)…..densely populated urban and littoral regions….will carry an increased risk of collateral damage and unpredictable second-order effects….proliferation of space-based assets….”
The latest DCDC globalist analysis has these warnings: “…sudden collapse of a pivotal state would threaten regional and global stability.”
“The development of a treatment that could prevent or cure the effects of ageing would have a significant impact on global society.”
“…loss of status and income in undiversified economies could lead to state-failure and provide opportunities for extremist groups to rise in influence.”
“A failure of the global communications system could occur for a variety of reasons……”
“….a highly lethal pandemic, a geological or meteorological event of unprecedented scale, such as the eruption of a super-volcano, or the discovery of non-terrestrial intelligent life.”
The DCDC is the British empire’s Ministry of Defence Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre. The commander in chief of the British military is the Queen.
More British empire take over BS!
Don’t blame China, blame those who control FDI!
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“The Ukrainian Security Service and Antiterrorist Center decided today to start holding an antiterrorist operation in Ukraine….mass use of arms by extremist-minded groups…In many regions of the country local authorities, structures of the Interior Ministry, Security Service, prosecutor’s office, military units and storage facilities with ammunition are being seized [by Obama regime insurgents]. Court offices are burning and vandals are destroying private apartments and killing civilians.”-Oleksandr Yakymenko, Ukrainian Security Service and Antiterrorist Center
Trilateral Commission’s North American Region member Canada has closed its embassy in Ukraine. This comes as the Ukrainian government declared open season on insurgents supported by the Trilateral Commission’s European Region (aka European Union) and North American Region (Canada, United States and Mexico).
Ukrainian national police boss, Oleksandr Yakymenko, says his state police have noted that the Obama regime insurgents have suddenly acquired at least 15-hundred infantry weapons, with ammo (in a country where there is strict anti-gun laws)! Army Colonel General Volodymyr Zamana has been fired. Admiral Yuriy Ilyin is now the new boss of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Chiefs of General Staff.
Remember Egypt, Lybia, and Syria?
The Ukraine and Russia are not members of the Trilateral Commission. The European Union is the European Region of the Trilateral Commission. Now you know why the EU and the Obama regime are so adamant about installing a pro-EU government in Ukraine. Don’t forget that warhawks John McCain and Victoria Nuland actually walked the streets of Kiev in December, openly telling the duped ‘democracy’ (the United States is not a democracy, it is a republic) and ‘freedom’ (the United States continues to trample on its own citizens Constitutional Rights) demonstrators that the United States would back them up. (Nuland handed out bags of candy)
A video has surfaced in which Victoria Nuland reveals that the Obama regime has “invested” $5-billion U.S. taxdollars to support the Ukrainian insurgents: “We have invested more than $5-billion to help Ukraine to achieve these and other goals.”-Victoria Nuland, 13 December 2013
The Trilateral Commission was founded by David Rockefeller in 1973. The official goal is to foster economic and political co-operation between Pacific Asian countries, North American countries and European countries (notice these are the regions that are currently in big economic trouble).
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Canada: In Ontario, the Brucelea Haven long term care home was hit with a gastroenteritis outbreak. At least 144 people sick. Officials say things are now “under control”. The Sudbury District Health Unit reporting incrased outbreaks in daycare centers.
China: In Hong Kong, a confirmed norovirus outbreak reported on Lantau Island. At least 27 people sick. In Henan, a giant panda died of unknown gastroenteritis, at the Zhengzhou Zoo. The public is suspicious because zoo officials originally denied the panda had died, saying she had been sent to mate. People are demanding an investigation.
India: In the state of Orissa, three infants have died, and more than 50 children sick from an unknown gastroenteritis outbreak. Health officials believe the water supply for two villages is the source. The UN’s World Health organization reports that in 2008, 98-thousand children died from gastroenteritis caused by rotavirus.
European Union: In Spain, health officials are warning of increased gastroenteritis outbreaks. Hospitals are averaging two cases per day. Officials are blaming climate change for causing food to degrade faster than normal. They are advising people to avoid street food vendors. In United Kingdom, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust closed the Alexandra Hospital to visitation due to norovirus outbreak. Visitation is also restricted at the Worcestershire Royal and Kidderminster Treatment Centre. New Cross Hospital restricting visitation due to an outbreaks in the women’s respiratory medical ward, the general medical ward and in the cardiology ward. The Arrowe Park Hospital closed for new admissions. Stafford Hospital restricted visitation to their trauma and orthopaedic wards.
New Zealand: Public Health investigating an outbreak at the Waimea College. At least 30 employees sick. The cause of the gastroenteritis is not known.
United States of America: Royal Caribbean has reportedly dropped their prices for Bahamas cruises to $32 USD per night. This is due to crashing sales caused by repeated gastroenteritis outbreaks.
California, U.S.A.: In Santa Barbara, a nursing home dealing with an outbreak. It was not made public, I found out because I have relatives in the nursing home.
Idaho, U.S.A.: In Ada County, the College of Western Idaho shutdown! Their Black Eagle Business Park campus was actually evacuated! In Kootenai County, 90 people got sick and one was hospitalized after outbreaks hit two nursing homes.
Michigan, U.S.A.: For some reason officials with the Rochester Community Schools tried to keep quite an outbreak at the Long Meadow Elementary school.
Nebraska, U.S.A.: Department of Health and Human Services revealing that dozens of nursing/assisted living homes are dealing with outbreaks. DHHS officials suspect it’s being spread by visitors to the nursing homes. (they don’t really know how it gets around, folks)
New York, U.S.A.: For the first time in 145 years, the Mohonk Mountain House shutdown due to confirmed norovirus outbreak. At least 200 hotel customers and employees got sick. Some customers are now suing.
Oregon, U.S.A.: In Bend, a gastroenteritis outbreak at the evil Deschutes County Jail. At least 28 prisoners sick.
Texas, U.S.A.: In Sherman, the owners of a Mexican food restaurant say they voluntarily shutdown after six employees got sick. However, the Grayson County Health Department says they are investigating reports that 40 people got sick after eating at the restaurant.
Washington, U.S.A.: In Seattle, a nursing home reporting an outbreak. 48 people got sick, and some were sent to the hospital. This is the second time the nursing home was hit with a gastroenteritis outbreak. In Bellingham, an Applebee’s restaurant was shutdown due to an outbreak. The Whatcom County Health Department reported at least 56 customer complaints. This is the second outbreak at the same restaurant. The first outbreak involved 15 employees back on 06-07 February.
The Journal of Applied Microbiology published a study by University of Arizona researchers, which says oils from the oregano herb (called carvacrol) can break down the outer layers of norovirus.
The first norovirus case occurred in 1968 in Norwalk, Ohio U.S.A. This is why it is sometimes called the Norwalk virus. However, the 1968 outbreak was not confirmed until 1972, when researchers were finally able to identify the virus. Ever since then, year after year, there are more and more cases, and stronger and stronger versions of the virus.
The U.S. CDC says norovirus accounts for as many as 800 deaths in the United States, every year.
Norovirus (aka Norwalk Virus), is a surface contact bug, meaning you pick it up by touching or eating it. It is not influenza and there is still no vaccine for fast evolving RNA norovirus. The only ‘treatment’ is to keep the sick person hydrated.
Exotic anti-biotic soaps can’t kill norovirus, or any other virus for that matter, because anti-biotics are only for bacteria. Despite that, even hand ‘sanitizers’ made with alcohol can’t totally get rid of norovirus. Guess what apparently works? According to the U.S. CDC old fashioned hand soap is best. Consumer Reports says to leave the soap on your hands for a minimum of 20 seconds. Also, in public restrooms use a paper towel to turn off the faucet and to open the door, do not touch surfaces with your bare hands after washing them.
Wash household surfaces with bleach.
The worse thing is that you can be infected and not have any symptoms. An infected person can spread norovirus, yet not feel sick themselves. If you think you might be infected do not cook food for other people. People recovering from traditional symptoms of norovirus can continue spreading the bug for days after feeling better (some reports say weeks).