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Business/Economics, International, U.S.

Economic Martial Law: State court blocks NYC’s plan to force taxi companies to use Japanese cars!

09 October 2013 (01:22 UTC-07 Tango)/04 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/17 Mehr 1391/05 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

New York City’s Bloomberg regime was trying to force taxi companies to use only cars made by Nissan!  Fortunately a New York state court blocked the economic martial law order.

The Bloomberg regime wants all taxi companies to use the Nissan NV200 minivan.  Can you say “Bloomberg is UnAmerican!”?

New York’s State Supreme Court ruled that local governments can set standards for the type of vehicles used, but cannot order companies or individuals to purchase a specific brand/model of vehicle.

The Bloomberg regime claimed that by making taxi companies use the same vehicle it would increase safety, somehow.  Taxi companies and taxi driver’s unions took the Bloomberg regime to court, and won this round.  The Bloomberg regime is appealing the state supreme court decision.

 

Fukushima

More Fukushima Fallout: Incompetent untrained workers spill 37 million becquerels of beta radiation!

09 October 2013 (01:13 UTC-07 Tango)/04 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/17 Mehr 1392/05 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

Tokyo Electric Power Company, and Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority, report that workers removing pipes, removed the wrong pipe and spilled hundreds of tons of water contaminated with 37-million becquerels per liter of beta radiation!

Six workers are contaminated and are under medical observation.

It was also discovered that gaps in the bolt together water storage tanks, that are leaking hundreds of tons of contaminated water, are the result of major corrosion caused by radiation.  Inspectors believe that contaminated water leaking around the bolts caused the corrosion.

 

Business/Economics, U.S.

Medical Martial Law: Already insured Californians hit with major Obama Care sticker shock!

08 October 2013 (11:54 UTC-07 Tango)/03 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/16 Mehr 1391/04 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

“There’s going to be a number of people surprised…”-Jonathan Wu, ValuePenguin

“I was laughing at Boehner, until the mail came today…”-Tom Waschura, self employed engineer suffering from Obama Care sticker shock

According to the San Jose Mercury News, Californians already paying for their own health insurance, many who’re Obama regime supporters, are finding out that  Obama Care is jacking up their rates, by a huge amount!

That assumes those already paying for health insurance must have big enough incomes to afford it, which means they must be able to afford to pay more.

A 60 year old retired teacher, with a per-existing health problem, is going to be paying $1800 USD per year more for her insurance under Obama Care.  Her adjusted gross income (before taxes) is still too high under Obama Care: “I just didn’t realize I would be the one who was going to pay for it personally.”-Cindy Vinson

But wait, there’s more!  A self employed engineer, who’s already got his family of four on health insurance, is now going see the premiums jump by $10-thousand per year under Obama Care!  He’s obviously going to have to pass that cost on to his clients, which will probably cause him to lose his business.

This isn’t affecting just Californians with good incomes, anyone in the United States with a good income is going to pay big time for what they already have!  Robert Laszewksi of Health Policy and Strategy Associates, in Virginia, said “Welcome to the club.”  

Let’s all sing “M-I-C, see you real soon, K-E-Y, why? Because we like you! M-O-U-S-E!”

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

World War 3, West Asian Front: Iran announces new missiles for its F-14s, drone subs and a new aircraft carrier!

06 October 2013 (20:13 UTC-07 Tango 05 October 2013)/01 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/14 Mehr 1391/02 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

Iranian military officials announced that production of their Fakour 90 air to air missiles are complete.  The mid-range anti-aircraft missile is used by their upgraded F-14 Tomcats.  They announced the development of a new long range air to air missile, the Maqsoud.

Also revealed, Iran will use its experience building super oil tankers, and their own naval ships, to build Iran’s first aircraft carrier.  Iran will launch a new destroyer next year.  New drone submarines will also be launched, but no other details were given about them.

Iranian naval officials say they will launch their first home built manned sub, the Fateh, this year.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says they’ve flown their armed UAV, the Shahed 129, for 24 hours straight.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Army claims its new UAV, the Yasir, can evade radar.  The description of its radar absorbing surfaces sounds like the Iranians were indeed able to reverse engineer the captured U.S. stealth drone.  It will be used for stealth recon missions, as an armed attack drone and as a target drone.

Influenza

Pale Horse: Measles scare used as False Flag to justify Bilderberg vaccination program? War on Terror is to blame! Money to be made!

06 October 2013 (18:14 UTC-07 Tango 05 October 2013)/01 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/14 Mehr 1391/02 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

Australia: Health officials are freaking out because they’ve confirmed an 18th case of measles in Ipswich.  Adults are being pushed to get vaccinated.  In Toowoomba health officials are telling people to go ahead and get more vaccines, if they’re not sure they’ve already had the shots. Health officials say they’ve found that many people who thought they’ve been vaccinated, were not.  Members of parliament are now debating whether children who are not vaccinated should be banned from schools and childcare centers!  Hey, if the other kids are vaccinated then what’s the problem, or is there some doubt as to the effectiveness of the vaccine?

Canada: Government health officials are having a tizzy because people in Alberta are refusing to get vaccinated.  There are outbreaks of measles in British Columbia and Ontario.  I’d like to know the vaccination rates where the outbreaks are, versus in Alberta (so far there are no measles cases in Alberta).  Alberta Health Services says the outbreaks in BC and Ontario are directly related to people who traveled to Netherlands, where they got infected.

China: Pharmaceutical companies are making big money peddling their vaccines to the Asian giant.  According to Research Report on China Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine Market, 2013-2017, in 2012 20-million MMR vaccines were issued.  However, the marketing report said the numbers were a decrease from previous years, but there’s still hope for increased sales, because the report said China has 16 million newborns every year.  The report pointed out that the numbers quoted were those vaccines issued by the government.  Most Chinese, who can afford the out of pocket expense, elected to pay for more expensive “imported” vaccines.

Democratic Republic of Congo:  Government officials are forcing six million children to get vaccinated.  The program is being run through the United Nations and the GAVI Alliance (aka Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation).  Health officials claim 1120 children have died, so far this year, from measles.

Ghana: Over a nine day period 52-thousand children were vaccinated in Sunyani Municipality.  Health officials were upset because they fell short of their goal.

Japan: Rubella (German Measles) cases hit a record 13700+ cases, so far this year, despite the fact that the Japanese government has been pushing for citizens to get vaccinated (Japanese health officials have discovered that the measles vaccine is temporary, so even if you had it as a kid you probably need to get it again as an adult).  The U.S. CDC has issued a travel advisory for people going to Japan (never mind the radiation).

Nigeria: National Primary Health Care Development Agency pushing a vaccination program for 35 million children!  They used a 2011 outbreak as justification, saying more than 8-thousand people got sick.  Mmmm, 35 million versus 8-thousand.  However, Nigerian health officials claim that from January this year to the end of September 330 people have died from measles.  That’s 126 more than the same time last year.  Is there something more deadly about this new strain of measles?

Philippines: War in the southern islands is being blamed for an outbreak of measles.  Refugees are always caught in the middle, and several cases of measles now has government health officials demanding the sick refugees be isolated.  They have also begun forced vaccinations.

South Sudan: At least 44 children confirmed with measles in the past week.  All are six years of age, or younger.  United Nations wants to vaccinate 31-thousand children in the country.

Turkey: For the NATO member who is supporting the U.S. backed war in Syria, there is a 20 fold increase in measles cases!  In the first six months of 2012 Turkey had 349 cases, in the first six months of this year they had 6-thousand cases!  Interestingly many cases are showing up in refugees from Syria.  Turkish health officials say the war in Syria is resulting in an epidemic in that country: “There are 50,000 Aleppo boil cases in Syria according to official data, but 200,000 according to non-official figures.”-Mehmet Ali Torunoğlu, Public Health Institution

United Kingdom: Health officials pushing for vaccinations of children in Wales.  The Welsh land is reported to have just gotten over its biggest measles outbreak ever.  1200 people were infected, one child died.  In Greater Manchester, England, measles cases have skyrocketed.  In 2012 there were 15 cases from January to June.  This year there were 242 cases in the same time span.

United States: Measles was considered officially eradicated in 2000, but now state health departments around the country are pushing to get children vaccinated.  This is based on their fears that several U.S. residents had visited other countries experiencing measles outbreaks, and returned infected.  U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that the United States is heading for a record year in measles cases (since the eradication). To put things in perspective, there are at least 360-million people in the U.S., the CDC is getting hissy because they think more than 2-hundred people might get measles. The Gates Foundation has been pushing the Global Measles Initiative.  Bill Gates has attended several Bilderberg meetings (his name has been published on the guest list on the Bilderberg website).  Non-profit Global Virus Network (co-founded by Bliderberg supporter G. Steven Burrill) has also been sounding the vaccination call in the U.S.

In the U.S. state of Texas a recent measles outbreak was linked to the Eagle Mountain megachurch.  At least 21 people were infected. Texas health officials say prior to that August outbreak five people were sick with a strain of measles that was “imported” into the country.  Texas has not reported any new cases since August.  Going by local news reports at least 18 U.S. states reported measles cases, mainly among people who traveled out of the country or from tourists coming into the country: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

There are reports of U.S. families who are pro-vaccination are discriminating against children of families who are anti-vaccination.  Hey, if your kid is vaccinated then what’s the freakin’ problem?  They should be protected from measles then, right?  Or maybe the pro-vacciners really don’t trust the vaccines after all?

United Nations World Health Organization reports that more than 70-thousand children died in South East Asia from measles, in 2011.  That made up almost half of the entire World’s measles deaths for that year.

The GAVI Alliance is not only directly connected to the Bilderberger Bill Gates, but is funded with tax dollars from Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Korea, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States.

Ever hear of Infectious Disease Testing Market 2014 Opportunities?  It involves U.S., U.K., Italy and Japan.  It analyzes potential diseases and possible sales volume of vaccines over the next five years: “These comprehensive reports will assist diagnostics industry executives, as well as companies planning to diversify into the dynamic and rapidly expanding microbiology testing market, in evaluating emerging opportunities and developing effective business strategies.”–PRWeb

It’s all about the money, man!

PALE GREEN HORSE & MEDICAL INCOMPETENCE: MYSTERY ILLNESS IN CAMBODIA & VIETNAM SOLVED?

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 18-20 September 2013: Cops killing cops, again! Senator joins Mujahideen! U.S. forces attacking schools! At least $6 trillion in taxpayer rip offs!

Badakhshan Province:  A major battle in Wardooj District resulted in at least 23 Afghan National Police (ANP) being killed, and 21 wounded.  This is from official ANP reports.  Mujahideen claim another 24 cops switched sides and joined them.  ANP officials say the Mujahideen kidnapped them.

Helmand Province: In Khanshin District dozens of ANP turned their guns on each other after an argument.  Three killed, seven wounded.   In Lashkargah city, a NATO-ISAF convoy was hit with a remote detonated land mine.  The report was made by local police.

Sar-e-Pul Province: A former police commander, as well as being a former senator in the Afghan parliament, has officially joined the Mujahideen.  Dozens of other people in the province joined the Mujahideen as well.

Kunar Province: In Chapa Dara District a U.S. drone strike killed at least six people.  U.S. officials claim they were all militants (as usual).  An investigation into a U.S. drone strike in the same province the week before revealed that women and children were killed.  It is official U.S. policy to label anyone killed in an airstrike a militant.

Maidan Wardak Province: Local government officials say a U.S. led raid on a grade school killed a teenaged student in Syedabad District.  Several students were wounded.  There are also reports that a U.S. drone strike killed seven people and wounded several others.

Uruzgan Province: In Char Chino District Mujahideen ambushed a Australian Digger patrol.  At least three Diggers wounded.  Australian Defence Force officials confirmed the attack.

Faryab Province: In Qaisar District a battle between Afghan government forces and Mujahideen resulted in several Mujahideen killed and wounded.  But it also forced the government personnel to retreat from Nawabad village.  Reports say villagers were also killed.

Kunduz Province: The independent election commission boss was assassinated.  Police don’t know who did it.

Nangarhar Province: An ANP district boss was fired after an investigation revealed he was terrifying the local population with his authority.  Specifically, he was trying to influence how people will vote in the 2014 elections.

Paktika Province: Police arrested a suspect in the assassination of a Indian woman who wrote a book about repression of women in Afghanistan.  Police say the suspect claims he is a Mujahid, however, the main Mujahideen group in Afghanistan denies they had anything to do with it: “We reject claims that Mujahideen were involved in the killing of the Indian woman. It is a propaganda by government officials to defame the Mujahideen.”

Kabul Province: In Kabul city an explosion destroyed a police vehicle.  Police say it was a magnetic bomb, no person was hurt.

Kandahar Province: The fast food bazaar known as Kandahar Airfield Boardwalk, is being closed down.  The Boardwalk was built to provide U.S.-NATO personnel with access to U.S. fast food restaurants, as well as Canadian and European restaurants and retailers, it’s being closed in anticipation of the supposed 2014 pullout.  The question is, was the Boardwalk built with tax dollars, for the benefit of U.S., Canadian and European corporations?

Pakistan says Afghan border patrol troops shot and killed five Pakistanis, and wounded three others.

In an example of hypocrisy, Afghan government officials accused Pakistan of being a safe haven for illegal drugs production.

A USA Today report said the $3 billion USD cost of returning U.S. military equipment to the United States, is “cheap”.   However, a McClatchy report said it will actually cost U.S. taxpayers $7 billion!

A report by The Nation shows the U.S. military round-a-boutly acknowledges killing innocents, in the form of payments to the surviving family members.  However, officially the payments are called “assistance” and U.S. officials continue to deny innocent people are being killed.  ISAF keeps no records of such assistance payments.  The Nation acquired a 1-thousand page CentCom report, through the Freedom of Information Act, which shows that between 2008 and 2011 massive amounts of assistance payments were made, however, the exact amount is not known because military officials redacted that info.   Taxpayers should be pissed off, because these tax dollar funded “assistance” payments are the result of tax dollar paid military and contractor personnel killing innocent people!

According to Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, at this point in the game, the U.S. occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan is costing taxpayers $6 trillion!  So far, taxpayers have paid for only $260 billion in interest payments on the war debt!  Who ever thinks war is good for the economy is a fool (or involved in the military industrial complex)!

Stars and Stripes reporting that a new USAF Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility is being built at a secret location in the Middle East. It will be used as a medical “hub” for U.S. personnel wounded in Afghanistan after the supposed 2014 pullout!

Business/Economics, U.S.

World War 3, U.S. Economic Front: Job losses & store closings 01 August 2013. Government healthcare reforms more powerful than God! California & New York hit in the nuts!

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

California: Software company, Smith Micro, laid off 80 employees.  It’s blamed on $13.4 million USD loss for the first half of 2013!  In Mountain View, Symantec laying off even more people.  This time 75 people unemployed, company officials claim this is the last round of job cuts.  In San Fransisco, Freeman’s Sporting Club closed.  The owners of the clothing store had a fight.  In Hillcrest, 30 years old City Delicatessen was sold off.   The owners wanted to retire.  What oil industry boom?  Chevron laid off 394 people at their San Ramon operation!  In Corona, Actavis laid off 14 people.  El Camino Hospital laid off another 145 employees across two cities!  The hospital chain began laying off employees in 2010.  Company officials say the layoffs are their attempt to adjust to reduced government reimbursements.

Walden Media laid off most of its staff, according to some reports.  The company finances children’s movies, like Chronicles Of Narnia.  The company website states they have halted their intern program at their Los Angeles, California, office.  Walden Media website said the company is “restructuring”.

Florida: In Bradenton, Creonix laid off 69 employees.  The company was sold to Sparton Electronic Devices.  In Fort Myers, military contractor Pall Aerospace laid off 255 people!

New York: The Interfaith Medical Center warned the bankruptcy court that they must close.  1554 people will be unemployed, just in time for Xmas!  Federal and state government medicaid reimbursement reforms were the killing blow to the financially troubled religious based hospital in Brooklyn.  Also in Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate Medical Center shut down.  1666 people laid off!  An investigation into the state owned operation is underway.   Also in Brooklyn, Bendiner & Schlesinger Medical Laboratories closed.  238 people unemployed!     In Buffalo, Rural/Metro now bankrupt.  The ambulance service operates in 22 states!  Company officials blamed “reduce revenues” partly on reductions in reimbursement (health care reforms).  In Woodstock, D.B. Hess ceased operations.  130 people out-o-work!  In Dryden, Cornell University – Animal Science Teaching and Research Center shut down.  37 people unemployed.  In Utica, Xerox Federal Government Solutions finally shut down.  149 people laid off!  In New York City, Totsy closed. 83 people out-o-work.  Also in New York City, CGM-GH Toy closed.  125 unemployed people!   Also in New York City, Knights Capital Americas laid off 15 employees.   Also in New York City, the Christian ArchCare closed their Kateri Residence nursing home.  555 jobs lost!  In Silver Creek, Petri Baking Products shut down. 143 people laid off!

North Carolina: House of Raeford Farms turkey processor shut down in time for Thanksgiving.  1-thousand employees laid off!  The company started operations in the 1950s.  Company officials blame their demise on crashing demand for frozen turkeys.

Ohio: The popular 30 years old Red Squirrel restaurant is closing three of their stores around the Cincinnati area.  The family owners said they were forced to close.  75 employees laid off.

South Carolina: Mining company, Joy Global, ceased operations in Belton.  77 people out-o-work.  There are reports the company will be laying off hundreds of people across the U.S.

Virginia: In Charlottesville, the 37 years old Vinegar Hill Theater closed.  The owners say they can’t compete against the big corporate theaters.

Washington: Haggen grocery stores closed in Bellevue and Shoreline.  Company officials said that despite intensive remodeling of the stores, sales are no good.

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.

International, U.S.

World War 3, Asian Front-Afghanistan, 15-17 September 2013: Aussie Diggers to stay after 2014! Taxpayers screwed again! U.S. economy so bad Ace Hardware moves to Afghanistan!

Uruzgan Province: In Char Chino District, reports that a medivac helicopter was shot down by Mujahideen.  Reports say it was on fire and exploded when it hit the ground.

Helmand Province:  A female police Lieutenant was assassinated in Lashkar Gah.  Five people have been arrested.  There are reports that four people were killed by a U.S.-NATO drone strike.

Maidan Wardak Province: In Jaghatu District six people killed by U.S.-NATO airstrike.  Another person killed in another district by U.S.-NATO drone strike.  Turkish news media reporting Afghan government led night time Israeli style home invasions resulted in a major battle with Mujahideen.  It happened in Maidan Shahr town.  Dozens of people killed.  Government officials say two of those killed were from Pakistan.

Samangan Province:  A coal mine collapse killed 27 people and injured 20.  At last report at least 40 people are trapped.  Reports say an electrical short caused and explosion in the mine.  Most mining operations in Afghanistan are run by foreign companies.

Kunar Province: Local government officials claim Pakistan fired more than 40 artillery rockets into Afghanistan.  No casualties reported, but homes were damaged.  In Darah District, Mujahideen report they ambushed an Afghan government military convoy.  40 government troops killed, 25 wounded.  Five Mujahideen killed.

Nimroz Province:  In Delaram District, a bus full of people drove over a land mine.  15 people killed, at least 25 wounded.

Kabul Province: National Directorate of Security (NDS, equivalent of the U.S. Homeland Security Department) forces tried to brake up a planned suicide bombing, but firefights erupted and one bomber blew himself up.  Two Mujahideen shot and killed.

Faryab Province: Chinese news media reporting that Israeli style night time home invasions by Afghan government forces resulted in battles with Mujahideen.  At least 14 people killed.

Zabul Province: In Shahjoi District, government forces conducted an Israeli style home invasion.  Two people kidnapped.  Villagers say they later found the bodies of the two kidnap victims “brutally martyred”.

Balkh Province: In Chahar Bolak District, an Israeli style home invasion resulted in the kidnapping of a religious scholar.

Ghor Province: Teyura District, Afghan government forces rampaged after Mujahideen successfully ambushed them.  The Afghan government troops ransacked a bazaar and then killed two people because their ethnicity is the same as that of the majority of people who make up the local Mujahideen.

Farah Province: More than 200 prisoners are on hunger strike.  Prisoners claim they’ve been detained for bogus reasons, and most have been in prison for at least six months without being charged with a crime!

Iran has restated it will help Afghanistan fight illegal drug trafficking: “We are ready to make our utmost efforts to transfer our experiences to countries like Afghanistan.”-General Ali Moayyedi, Iranian national police

The U.S. state of Indiana is deploying its Army National Guard to Afghanistan.  About 130 members of the the 1638th Transportation Company are on their way.

The U.S. state of Montana saw the return of their Army National Guard soldiers.  69 soldiers of the 495th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion returned from nine months at Kandahar airbase.  Montana Army National Guard still has 145 soldiers in Kuwait.

The government of Afghanistan has approved an official trade logo for products made in their country.  It says “Afghanistan Amazingly Real”.  Yeah, when you could lose your life at any moment that makes life very ‘real’.

President Hamid Karzai has restated that he will not rush into a new military pact with the United States, despite haranguing by the Obama regime.

The Australian Defence Forces (ADF) minister says their Special Forces Diggers will stay in Afghanistan after the supposed 2014 NATO pullout.  It depends on what happens with the new Afghan-U.S. military pact that the Obama regime is pushing for.  The minister also revealed that Australia will be building up their military: “I undertake to the men and women of the ADF that the Abbott government will rebuild defence, to ensure it is properly resourced, equipped and managed”-David Johnston

According to reports out of Australia, despite claims of extreme discrimination against women in Afghanistan, the parliament of Afghanistan has more women than in the ‘democratic’ Australian parliament, and Afghanistan has more women in parliament than the parliament of United Kingdom!  I suspect the same can be said for the U.S. Congress.

U.S. home improvement retailer, Ace Hardware, feels the situation in Afghanistan is better than the crashing economy in the United States.  In 2014 Ace Hardware will open their first Afghan store in Mazar-e Sharif.  But wait, here’s the real reason; Ace Hardware is taking advantage of the ongoing U.S. contractor corruption.  U.S. taxpayer funded contractors are the primary target of Ace Hardware!

A New York based U.S. Army weapons maker revealed that U.S. tax dollars are paying for weapons for the Afghan government.  Watervliet Arsenal recently supplied the Afghan government with 918 60mm mortars at a cost to taxpayers of $6 million USD!

Business/Economics, U.S.

World War 3, U.S. Economic Front: Job losses & store closings 29-31 July 2013. Massive layoffs in California, again!

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

Alabama: Sports equipment maker, Russel Brands, closed down their Wetumpka operation.  191 people unemployed!

California: In Alameda, Berkeley HeartLab shut down.  The last of their employees, 32, now join the unemployed. The company also laid off two people in South San Fransisco.  In Costa Mesa, body armor maker Ceradyne shut down.  90 people laid off.   In Marina Del Ray, hotel Pacifica shut down.  79 people out-o-work.  Intuit laid off nine people in three cities.  In San Fransisco, evil British empire company, BAE Systems, laid off 109 employees!  In Los Angeles, Community Head Start laid off 146 people!  In Pasadena, Community Head Start laid off 226 people!  In Davis, EMQ Families First laid off 77 people, putting families last!  In Emeryville, the Ernest Gallo alcohol addiction treatment center laid off two people.

Connecticut: Marc Glassman-Xpect Discounts closed down its North Haven operation.  67 employees laid off.

Florida: In Orlando iPGS Company laid off 54 employees.  In Saint Petersburg, the British empire company, Cobham, laid off 141 people who work at its Conax Florida factory!  They are shutting down the factory and moving to Iowa and New York.

New York: Don Coleman Advertising-Gloabal Hue laid off 61 people in the Big Apple.

Ohio: Metro Container shut down its Cincinnati operation.  45 people out-o-work.

Oregon: Ricoh USA laid off 50 people in Portland.

Texas: Diebold closed its Coppell operations.  52 people unemployed.  In Midland, Select Specialty Hospital closed.  114 people jobless!  Last year the company that owned Select Specialty Hospital closed their Odessa Regency Hospital, due to an unfavorable lease deal.  Company officials said they were trying to adjust to new economic conditions (reduced reimbursements from Obama Care maybe?).

Wisconsin: In Milwaukee, Ball Metal Beverage Container laid off 72 employees.

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.