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International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 06-08 September 2013: Pashtuns warn of major war after 2014 U.S.-NATO pullout! Germany preps for future wars!

Kunar Province, Watapur District, a U.S. drone strike on a bus kills 15 people.  U.S. officials claim all were militants, however, the local government says at least nine of those killed were innocent civilians.  Officials also say most of the ‘militants’ killed were not Afghans, but ethnic Arabs.  However, local Mujahideen say all those on the bus were civilians and not militants.

Maidan Wardak Province, Maidan Shar city, four National Security Directorate (Afghan version of Homeland Security Department) agents were killed by suicide bomber.  Local police reported that Mujahideen are getting better at targeting government employees.  Mujahideen claim they were targeting the Wardak Provincial Reconstruction Team.  The Wardak PRT is operated by Turkish NATO forces.  In Chaghto District, reports that a U.S. led government forces Israeli style home invasion resulted in six people being kidnapped.  In Nirkh District, Mujahideen report routing a U.S.-Afghan government offensive.

Zabul Province, Shahjoi District, U.S. led government forces conducted another Israeli style home invasion in the middle of the night.  Two civilians killed.

Badakhshan Province, Wardoj District, Afghan National Army claims its Operation Hindukush has killed 24 Mujahideen.  Mujahideen say it’s the U.S. backed government that lost 25 troops, only five Mujahideen killed, eight wounded by U.S. airstrikes called in by government puppets.  In Jaram District, Mujahideen attacked a government FOB, claiming to have killed four U.S.-Afghan puppet soldiers, and wounding seven others.

Helmand Province, Marjah District, Mujahideen report they’ve launched operations to take control of the district.  So far they report capturing two government checkpoints/FOBs.  In Babaji District, three people were kidnapped during U.S.-Afghan government Israeli style home invasion.

Ghazni Province, Andar District, local cops report an attack by Mujahideen on one of their checkpoints.  They claim to have killed ten Mujahideen, and wounded four.   Also, Mujahideen freed a female parliament member in exchange for seven prisoners (three men and four women) held by the government.  What’s unusual about this case is that the female politician’s own family denied she had been kidnapped!  In Khogiyani District, locals say U.S. forces kidnapped four people in a night time Israeli style home invasion.

Herat Province, people began attacking the Iranian consulate, saying their visa applications are not being handled properly.  Local police responded by shooting into the crowd.  One civilian killed, two wounded.  Two cops wounded.  In Shindand District, Mujahideen say they shot down a training aircraft, killing the instructor pilot and student pilot.

Kandahar Province, Maiwand District, reports that U.S.-Afghan government artillery rounds hit a village.  Five people killed, four wounded, all children.

Administrative Director of the FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas, in Pakistan) Research Center, Mansur Khan Mahsud, says Pashtun Mujahideen are preparing for a major civil war in Afghanistan after the supposed U.S.-NATO 2014 pullout.  The civil war could reunite Pashtuns in Afghanistan and western Pakistan.  Prior to the interference of the British empire western Pakistan was part of the majority Pashtun area of Afghanistan.  Typical of  British meddling they split the Pashtuns when they created Pakistan. Mehsud warned a major war to return the Pashtuns to their former power and status is on its way: “Everyone knows that when NATO and the American troops leave Afghanistan there will be fighting between Pashtuns and non-Pashtuns.”

Germany’s involvement in Afghanistan is preparing it for future wars: “In future, we need a clear strategy on what we want to achieve with a mission.  And we then need sufficient means to make it happen.  For years, the Bundeswehr wasn’t equipped to deal with combat situations.  It wasn’t until many lives were lost [in Afghanistan] that we started to change our focus.”-Roderich Kiesewetter, Christian Democrat member of parliament

Business/Economics, U.S.

World War 3, U.S. Economic Front: Job losses & store closings 12 July 2013. More health care layoffs! Taxes shutting down businesses! Health problems close businesses!

Canada based auto parts dealer, Uni-Select, laying off 600 people in the United States!  The retailer is closing one distribution center and more than 40 stores in the U.S., in a bid to save $30 million USD!

Western Connecticut Health Network laid off 116 health care employees.  They blame state budget cuts.

In Massachusetts, Baystate Franklin Medical Center laid off 23 employees, ten of which are nurses.  Nurses have revealed that the hospital is also not replacing doctors that leave.  The Harvard Medical School laid off 31 contracted janitors.  School officials blamed the school’s “high operating deficit”.

Duke Raleigh Hospital, in North Carolina, laid off 27 employees.  Officials blamed “….a series of financial pressures at both the federal and state levels. The primary effect of these pressures is a reduction in reimbursement to hospitals and providers.”  In other words, Obama Care!

The Christian God won’t stop layoffs at the Catholic Xavier University in Ohio.  School officials warned of coming layoffs, as part of $4 million in budget cuts.

In Minnesota, the 125 years old Mankato Kasota Stone quarry now out-o-business.  The family owners blame construction contractors for buying cheaper artificial stone products.

Nevada based radio station owner, Stephens Media Group, laid off three people in New York.

Video game maker, Capcom, laid off an undisclosed amount of employees in the United States.

350 people lost their jobs in New Jersey!  The Colgate-Palmolive factory in Morris is closing.  Another 200 jobs are being shipped out!

In Georgia, Dante’s Down the Hatch closed after 43 years in business.   The owner, Dante Stephensen, blames city and county taxes: “They kindly have taxed me as if I was a high rise and said, ‘If you don’t like it, get out.’  That’s not a quote, but that’s basically a feeling I got from the county.”

Gigi’s Italian Restaurant in South Pasadena Shopping Center, Florida, closed after 45 years of business.   There are rumors that a Walmart will replace the shopping center.  There are reports that Comcast cable service provider laid off 260 people!  They shut down their Orlando call center.  Company officials claim they will work to find the employees jobs in other departments.

After 83 years, the Aladdin Book Shoppe in Oklahoma shutdown.  The owners blame it on their upcoming surgeries.  They tried to sell the store but “It has taken us six months to get our heads around the fact that if it did not sell we were going to have to close it and it has not sold.”-Paula Walker

The Mars Petcare pet food factory closed in Colorado.  40 people unemployed.  Company officials also warned that they will be closing their pet food factory in Missouri.  121 people will lose their jobs!  Officials blame it on declining sales.

Great Southern Bank closing 11 offices in Missouri.  It’s blamed on the 2011 takeover of Sun Security Bank.

The 40 years old El Parador restaurant shut down in Tucson, Arizona: “It’s time to transition into another phase in life.”-statement from owners

What housing market recovery? In California, GAF roofing materials maker closed down its residential roofing supplies operation in Fresno.  36 people now unemployed.  In Garden Grove, the Money Mailer laid off 75 employees.  Its part of larger layoffs in the area, due to the company outsourcing its coupon printing.  In Vernon, 189 people lost their jobs with Trinity Sports “full package” clothing maker!

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 shut down.

Influenza

H7N9 update: Emergencies declared, evolved to human to human flu!

19 September 2013 (21:13 UTC-07 Tango 18 September 2013)/14 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/28 Shahrivar 1392/15 Xin-You (8th month) 4711

“…..prepare for a possible resurgence of H7N9…identify synergies of the human health, animal health and other sectors…”-Konuma Hiroyuki, UNFAO Assistant Director-General

Scientists with the Erasmus University Medical Center, in Netherlands, say the H7N9 virus has evolved to be passed from human to human.

The virus now clings to human mucous membranes in the nose and throat.  A few days before the announcement that H7N9 is now a human virus, the director of the U.S. CDC, Thomas Frieden, uttered these famous last words: “The only thing protecting us from a global pandemic right now is the fact that it doesn’t yet spread from person to person.”

The Netherlands study also showed that H7N9 replicates easily in pigs.

This news comes as the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced two emergency projects in South East Asia, to stop the spread of H7N9 in farm animals.

Another study, published in the 21 August issue of Nature, confirmed that H7N9 originated in ducks and chickens.

 

International, U.S.

World War 3, East Asian-Pacific Front: Japan increases intel gathering on China! Return to Iwo Jima! Return to Philippines?

19 September 2013 (20:47 UTC-07 Tango 18 September 2013)/14 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/28 Shahrivar 1391/15 Xin-You (8th month) 4711

Japan’s Defense Ministry announced they will station personnel on the island of Ioto (aka Iwo-to, Iwo Jima) for the specific purpose of spying on China’s military.

Although Ioto is south east of Japan (nowhere near China) defense officials say they can better monitor Chinese naval and air exercises from that point.  However, one official admitted that Japan is making the move to increase its intel gathering in the Pacific Ocean, near the Philippines.

In October, Barack Obama will be in the Philippines pushing for increased military co-operation.

 

International, U.S.

World War 3, East Asian-Pacific Front: U.S. & Philippines practice war on China!

18 September 2013 (16:08 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/27 Shahrivar 1391/14 Xin-You (8th month) 4711

“We are strictly here for military purposes, to work with our partners in the armed forces of the Philippines.”-Brigadier General Paul Kennedy, USMC

“The Chinese will view these military exercises as yet another example of the Philippines stirring up tensions in the South China Sea and of the U.S. taking advantage of the situation to increase its military presence.”-Ian Storey, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies U.S. Army War College

23-hundred U.S. Marines have begun three weeks of war games with Philippine marines.  It’s called PHIBLEX (Philippine-U.S. Amphibious Landing Exercises).  You can call it island hopping, or island invasion.

Barack Obama will arrive in Philippines in October, to push for increased U.S. military presence.  The Philippines used to be an official territory of the United States.  However, Obama regime officials swear the increasing military activity between the U.S. and Philippines has nothing to do with increasing disputes with China.

That’s funny, because the PHIBLEX involves invading one of the South China Sea islands that China says belongs to them.  The Philippines calls the area the West Philippine Sea.

For at least the past decade the U.S. has been increasing its military presence in the South China Sea, by making military deals with countries that feel threatened by China’s claims to territory.   According to Ian Storey, the United States Navy has suddenly increased its warships in the South China Sea to 80 within the past year.

 

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.

 

International, U.S.

World War 3, West Asian Front: UN declares War Crime in Syria! Demanding international action! Focused on ending the general insurgency fueled war, rather than chemical weapons!

17 September 2013 (13:51 UTC-07 Tango)/12 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/26 Shahrivar 1391/13 Xin-You (8th month) 4711

“….the use of chemical weapons in Syria is only the tip of the iceberg. The suffering in Syria must end.  Next week, as world leaders gather here, I will make a strong appeal to member states for action now…..we also must look at broader issues, not only chemical weapons….”-Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General

UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, stated that chemical weapons use in Syria is a war crime.  He also condemns conventional weapons use in the war in Syria.

He stated that the UN Security Council and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons will be holding meetings.  Ki-moon is asking for a UN resolution.  He stated it will take the co-operation of “wide range of [UN] members”.

Ban Ki-moon’s speech opening the 68th General Assembly focused more on the overall war in Syria, than on the use of chemical weapons, suggesting that the United Nations is gearing up to support military action against Syria.

Ki-moon implied military action was needed to stop the use of chemical weapons, despite the fact his speech focused on other issues caused by the U.S. backed insurgency.  He did not say who is using chemical weapons.

International

Martial Law BS: Anti-Gun Laws fail to stop mass shootings in Austria!

17 September 2013 (13:38 UTC-07 Tango)/12 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/26 Shahrivar 1391/13 Xin-You (8th month) 4711

Strict anti-gun laws in German speaking Austria have failed to stop at least four people from being shot and killed.  Three of those killed were cops.

Police claim they were chasing a 55 years old poacher when he turned his hunting weapon on them.  One cop killed while he sat in his patrol car, two cops killed while chasing the poacher on foot.  A medic was also killed.

The poacher holed up in a farm house near the city of Melk.  There were reports the poacher is gut shot by police.

The latest reports say Austrian SWAT have stormed the farm house, but so far they can’t find the poacher.

Austria has strict anti-gun laws:  Ownership of semi-auto rifles and handguns (including revolvers) allowed only by permission of the government.  Full-auto guns outlawed.

Besides government permission you must get a gun license.  Getting a license requires criminal and mental health background investigations.  Public carrying of guns requires a permit.  Guns and ammo are registered with government authorities.  Local governments required to track all movement and storage of guns and ammo in their area.  The only way you can sell your gun is through a licensed dealer.

Austrians must also comply with European Union anti-gun laws as well.

 

 

 

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 04-05 September 2013: Cops killing children, for fish! More tax dollar waste!

Parwan Province, Bagram airbase, a New York Air National Guard Staff Sergeant was shot and killed by Mujahideen.

Logar Province, at least 12 people killed by U.S.-NATO airstrikes.  In Baraki Barak District, reports that a U.S.-NATO-ISAF convoy hit by explosion, killing three people.

Maidan Wardak Province, reports that people have been killed by U.S.-NATO airstrikes in the middle of the night.  In Jaliz District, three people kidnapped during U.S.-Afghan government Israeli style home invasions.

Ghazni Province, a tribal leader was assassinated.  The assassins say they thought he was the local police chief.

Baghlan Province, Doshi District, eight cops were arrested for killing six children.  The Afghan Interior Ministry said the dumb ass cops were using rockets to blast fish out of a lake!  One of the rockets landed on the other side of the lake, exploding near a group of children.

Kabul Province, Kabul city, police shot and killed two men.  They claim the Pakistani men attacked people at a Shia Mosque.  Three civilians wounded.  In Sarubi District, reports that a stray mortar round killed two villagers.

Zabul Province, Shahjoi District, several villages were victims of U.S.-Afghan government Israeli style home invasions.  One person killed, one wounded.

Nangarhar Province, Khogiyani District, a U.S.-Afghan government Israeli style home invasion resulted in three villagers kidnapped, and their valuables stolen.

Mujahideen report that at least 55 Afghan National Army and National Police personnel switched sides and became Mujahideen.

A female employee of Azizi Bank transferred $1.1 million USD into a relative’s account and then left the country with her family.  INTERPOL is now searching for the former bank employee.

After four months, Pakistan is resuming the transportation of oil to U.S.-NATO-ISAF personnel in Afghanistan: “We resumed these supplies from today after hiring the services of a private firm, which will provide security to our convoys from Karachi to Torkham.”-Azad Khan Afridi, transportation contractor

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) has been invited to take part in developing Afghanistan’s natural gas fields.

The evil terrorist organization, known as U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is accused of “reckless disregard toward the management of U.S. taxpayer dollars.”  The claim comes as a result of an independent audit by Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).  SIGAR says USAID wasted $236 million tax dollars on a health program in Afghanistan.  USAID simply gave the money to the Afghan government, without any oversight as to how the money would be spent!

U.S.

World War 3, Martial Law False Flag U.S. Front: Was Aaron Alexis a government patsy? Worked for data collection contractor!

16 September 2013 (17:30 UTC-07 Tango)/11 Dhu ‘l-Qa’da 1434/25 Shahrivar 1391/12 Xin-You (8th month) 4711

“We haven’t seen him for years, I know he was in the military. He served abroad. I think he was doing some kind of computer work.”-Helen Weeks, aunt of suspected shooter

Here’s some interesting info the U.S. main streamer news media is reporting about the suspected U.S. Navy Sea Systems Command (NSSC) HQ shooter:

Unnamed U.S. Navy officials say he had ongoing problems in the Navy Reserve, despite what his military records show, including being awarded the National Defense medal and Global War on Terror medal.

Seattle, Washington, police say the suspected shooter’s father claims his son was present at the 11 September 2001 World Trade Center attacks, and took part in rescue attempts.  He claims he suffered from PTSD as a result.

Seattle police say they arrested Aaron Alexis for shooting out the tires on a vehicle owned by a construction worker.  The Seattle City Attorney’s Office reports that they received no such report from police against Alexis, thus Alexis was never charged in court.

Seattle police records also show Alexis lived on 13th Avenue South, yet nobody that lives in that neighborhood remembers him.

Fort Worth, Texas, police arrested Alexis after his gun went off while he was cleaning it.  The bullet went through a neighbor’s apartment.  He was released from jail the same day.  Melody McDonald, spokesperson for the Tarrant County District Attorney, said any police report on the incident never made it to their office: “We have to find out what kind of case it was, who it went to. But he never had a pending case in this office.”

At the Washington DC mayor’s press conference the FBI assistant director, Valerie Parlave, nervously asked the general public to provide info to them.  It seems the FBI is not satisfied with the information they already have on Aaron Alexis.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University says Alexis began an online degree in aeronautics in 2012.

Alexis apparently had just starting working for a contractor at the NSSC HQ, involving the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Intranet network.  Hewlett-Packard confirmed that Alexis was an employee for a HP subcontractor called The Experts.

“The Experts Federal Solutions Division, established in 2002 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is a provider of innovative and mission critical IT, Engineering and Litigation professional services for Federal, State & Local governments and departments…….we are able to deliver innovative services and solutions in support of civilian, defense, and intelligence agency programs around the world.”-company statement

Was Aaron Alexis a government patsy, or a potential Edward Snowden that had to be permanently silenced?