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International

World War 3, West Asian Front: Syria shoots down Israeli jet! Iran & Yemen calling for war against those attacking Shia!

05 May 2013 (02:31 UTC-07 Tango)/24 Jumada t-Tania 1434/15 Ordibehest 1391/26 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

“The Zionist regime and its allies seek to create ethnic and religious discord among Muslim countries.”-Ramin Mehmanparast, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman

“This action which has been done in line with the Zionists’ criminal plots seeks to increase religious intolerances.”-Seyed Abdelmalik Al-Houthi, Yemen’s Houthi Movement

Syrian military sources say they’ve shot down an IDF aircraft flying over Damascus.

Western media say Israel is trying to stop the latest Iranian made ballistic missiles from getting to Lebanon.

Iran calling for a united front against Israel, and Iranian and Yemeni officials are calling for vengeance against the U.S. backed al Qaeda insurgents who’ve destroyed centuries old Shia shrines throughout West Asia.

International

World War 3, West Asian Front: Israel bombs Syria again! Iran condemns zionist state!

05 May 2013 (02:16 UTC-07 Tango)/24 Jumada t-Tania 1434/15 Ordibehest 1391/26 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

Iran has condemned Sunday’s airstrike against Syria, launched by Israel.  Iran is calling for a united front against Israel.

A massive explosion rocked the Syrian capital of Damascus.  Syrian media says an Israeli missile hit the Jamraya research center.  So far no comment from Israeli sources.  This would be the second airstrike by Israel in the past three days.

People living in Damascus describe what sounds like a bunker buster bomb exploding.

U.S.

World War 3, U.S. Economic Front: Stupid taxpayers shell out nearly $1 million per prisoner at Gitmo!

04 May 2013 (16:06 UTC-07 Tango)/23 Jumada t-Tania 1434/14 Ordibehest 1391/25 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

There are now 166 detainees at Gitmo, and according to the U.S. Department of Defense U.S. taxpayers are shelling out $900000 per detainee per year, just to maintain the Joint Detention Group at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay!

The Department of Defense says it costs $150 million per year to operate the illegal torture camp.  If the detainees had been placed in federal stateside prisons it would have cost a fraction of what Gitmo costs.

 

International

World War 3, Asian Front: More U.S. troops die in Afghanistan, more proof there ain’t no 2014 pullout! Iranians killed!

04 May 2013/23 Jumada t-Tania 1434/14 Ordibehest 1391/25 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711 

In Kandahar Province, five U.S. personnel were killed by an explosion. A U.S. captain confirmed the reports.  ISAF said only: “Five International Security Assistance Force service members died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan.”

In another report, two U.S. personnel were shot dead by an Afghan National Army soldier.  It was confirmed by an unnamed U.S. official.

In Herat Province, a teenaged girl has been shot an killed by U.S./NATO  personnel.  Local government officials said the U.S. led troops open fired on civilians in the street.

President Hamid Karzai made it clear that no Afghan government will accept the British empire created Durand Line, which separates Afghanistan and Pakistan.  The problem is that most of western Pakistan actually belongs to Afghanistan. The evil Red Coats arbitrarily drew the line while creating the new country of Pakistan.

03 May 2013/22 Jumada t-Tania 1434/13 Ordibehest 1391/24 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

90 Army National Guardsmen, from Maine U.S.A., were told their deployment to Afghanistan has been “off ramped”.  Local media speculated it was part of President Obama’s plan to reduce troop levels in Afghanistan.

Afghan interpreters working for British Red Coats, begging to be taken back to Merry Ol’ England because they now fear for their lives.  U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron had already stated that no interpreters will be allowed to move to the British Isles.  The puppet Afghan interpreters said Cameron signed their death warrant:  “When they leave us, we are the first target for these people. So I don’t know why they will not recognize our service or the sacrifices we have made.”-‘Abdul’ translator working for Red Coats in Afghanistan

After the U.S. Congress spent at least $93 billion U.S. tax dollars (not counting fiscal year 2013) on building up the puppet government of Afghanistan, the Special Investigator for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), says the U.S. Department of Defense has not met its goals for pulling out in 2014.  SIGARs found numerous problems such as inadequate system for providing fuel to Afghan government forces, more than $230 million worth of aircraft repair parts that went missing on their way to Afghan government forces,  continued high rate of illiteracy among Afghan government forces despite $200 million being spent on literacy programs.

“Afghanistan will not be able to achieve security and stability if its people
generally distrust and dismiss the government as ineffectual and corrupt.
SIGAR has published 13 audits that looked at critical U.S. programs related
to rule of law, civil service development, provincial capacity, election support,
and corruption. This work revealed serious problems, including the
lack of an integrated U.S. anticorruption strategy. It has led SIGAR to conduct
a new audit of the State Department’s primary program to train justice
sector personnel and build the overall capacity of the Afghan judicial system.
SIGAR’s Office of Special Projects is also now reviewing the current
U.S. anticorruption strategy.” -SIGAR Quarterly Report to United States Congress, 30 April 2013

02 May 2013/21 Jumada t-Tania 1434/12 Ordibehest 1391/23 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

In Logar Province, Pul-e-Alam District, eight local cops were killed when they drove over a landmine.

In Farah Province, provincial government officials say one Afghan and two Iranians were killed by U.S./NATO airstrike in Deh-Ishq village of Pushtrod District.

In Nuristan Province, provincial government officials say a feared Mujahideen sniper was killed by U.S./NATO drone strike in Amshoz village at Waigal District.  The sniper was known as The Knife.   Afghan police also claimed they shot and killed another Mujahideen sniper in Barg-e-Matal District.

President Karzai demands President Obama deliver on his promise to close Gitmo (Guantanamo Bay prison).

Danish taxpayers have already given Afghanistan $630 million, now the government leaders of Afghanistan and Denmark have signed a long term military pact: “Denmark has been deeply engaged in Afghanistan for more than 11 years. So it is only natural that we now sign a strategic partnership agreement and thus seal a mutual desire on a long term cooperation. Denmark will remain engaged in Afghanistan even after 2014.”-Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Prime Minister of Denmark

01 May 2013/20 Jumada t-Tania 1434/11 Ordibehest 1391/22 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

In Nangarhar Province, a two hour battle raged along the Durand Line border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.  Pakistani media reports one Afghan border cop killed, two Pakistani soldiers wounded.  However, Afghan media say nine Pakistanis were killed, one Afghan border cop killed and three wounded.  It happened at the Gursal border gate.  Afghan government officials said the Pakistanis were caught trying to capture the newly built Afghan side of the gate.  Other reports say the Afghan National Army is building up forces in that area.

In Farah Province, provincial government officials say a U.S./NATO airstrike killed eight Mujahideen.

In Nuristan Province, provincial government officials say a member of al Qaeda, from Yemen, was killed by U.S./NATO drone strike.

In Faryab Province, Ghormach District, Mujahideen captured at least 28 policemen, according to local government officials.  However, villagers say 46 local government cops were captured.

In Kandahar Province, Shahwali Kot District, an explosion on a road from Uruzgan Province killed three civilians, and wounded four civilians and four cops from Uruzgan.

In Helmand Province, the convoy of the deputy provincial governor was ambushed.  Conflicting reports about who was killed and who wasn’t, but several people were killed or wounded.

In Kabul City, at least 20 girls from Sultan Razia high school went to the hospital.  A teacher says one of the rooms was sprayed with unknown chemicals, making the girls sick.

150 Army National Guardsmen, from Alabama U.S.A., were just told their December deployment to Afghanistan has been “off ramped”.

Once again, and thanks to the generous donation of tax money from taxpayers in Europe, North America and even East Asia, the Afghan economy is booming!  That’s according to the latest report from the World Bank.  According to the World Bank, Afghanistan’s 2012 GDP hit an incredible 11.8%!   Doesn’t that make all you happy taxpayers feel good?

International

World War 3, West Asian Front: Israel officially admits to attacking Syria!

04 May 2013 (02:36 UTC-07 Tango)/23 Jumada t-Tania 1434/14 Ordibehest 1391/25 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

According to Associated Press an Israeli official has just confirmed an Israeli airstrike against Syria on Firday.

The IDF was targeting a shipment of “advanced” missiles they suspected were being delivered to Lebanon.  They stated the missiles were not WMDs, but were “game changers”.

International

World War 3, West Asian Front: Israel did not attack weapons depot or Syrian convoy!

04 May 2013 (02:16 UTC-07 Tango)/23 Jumada t-Tania 1434/14 Ordibehest 1391/25 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

“We question the UN Security Council, the UN and the powerful nations over Israel’s activities. We call on the international community to pressure Israel to stop its attacks and violations and to commit to abiding by Resolution 1701!”-Michel Suleiman, President of Lebanon

According to a Reuters report, an unnamed U.S. official said that some time between Thursday and Friday the Israelis attacked a warehouse in Syria, possibly from Lebanese airspace.

Lebanese media now saying that the Israeli attack could have used glide bombs, or missiles that could have been launched from Lebanon.  It would explain the massive increase in IDF aircraft violating Lebanon’s airspace.

 

International

World War 3, West Asian Front: Israel vs Syria False Flag to invade Lebanon?

04 May 2013 (02:06 UTC-07 Tango)/23 Jumada t-Tania 1434/14 Ordibehest 1391/25 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

“What we can say is that Israel is determined to prevent the transfer of chemical weapons or other game-changing weaponry by the Syrian regime to terrorists, specially to Hezbollah in Lebanon.”-Aaron Sagui, Israeli U.S. embassy spokesman

There has been no official confirmation by Israeli officials, about the U.S. report of IDF airstrikes on Syria.  Strangely there is no news about any airstrikes coming out of Syria, either.  Also, this IDF airstrike apparently took place more than 24 hours ago.

One Israeli independent military intelligence source said Israel conducted several airstrikes on Syria, from Thursday night to Friday morning.  Some of the IDF aircraft circled President Assad’s residence before bombing a nearby weapons depot. The source did not specify if the weapons depot had WMDs or not.

Apparently the Syrian military fired back, but none of the aircraft were shot down.

Israeli sources are also claiming that large numbers of Lebanese and Iranian troops have arrived in Syria, to help the government fight the U.S./European backed insurgents.

For the past week Israeli aircraft have been violating Lebanese airspace.  Sources in Lebanon say the IDF aircraft that attacked Syria flew through Lebanese airspace.  They also say the IDF planes circled over Beirut and possible targets in Lebanon.

Official Lebanese military sources said they counted between eight and 16 IDF aircraft that illegally loitered in Lebanese airspace for 14 hours, between Thursday evening and Friday morning.  One Lebanese media outlet said “…the air traffic in the last 24 hours has been unusually high.”

 

International

World War 3, West Asian Front: Israel activates 2000 Reserve troops!

04 May 2013 (01:24 UTC-07 Tango)/23 Jumada t-Tania 1434/14 Ordibehest 1391/25 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

The main streamer U.S. media was all over the claims by Israel that the Syrian government used chemical weapons, but what they didn’t tell you is that Israel activated 2000 IDF reserve soldiers at the same time.

Officially the call up is being called, essentially, an impromptu war game.  But one zionist Israeli media source said their sources in the IDF called the Northern Command reservist activation “revolutionary and important”, because apparently the Israeli Defense Minister, Moshe Ya’alon, wasn’t told about it!

2000 IDF reserve soldiers were activated.  The ‘war games’ near the border with Lebanon, involve live ammo.  Rumors are spreading throughout Israel that this is actually preps for an invasion of Syria: “The scenario involves Lebanon, but it could also be Syria.”-unnamed IDF source

Ya’alon has been avoiding the Israeli media, but new reports say he’s starting to officially question why he wasn’t told about these impromptu war games.

Israeli analysts have said the size of the war games are not unusual.  What is unusual is that they seemed to be ordered on the spur of the moment, and why wasn’t the Defense Minister told?

 

 

International

World War 3, False Flag Front: Former Bush Jr guy says Syrian WMDs really an Israeli False Flag op!

04 May 2013 (01:03 UTC-07 Tango)/23 Jumada t-Tania 1434/14 Ordibehest 1391/25 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

“We don’t know what the chain of custody is.  This could’ve been an Israeli false flag operation…..what I’m hearing from the intelligence community is that that evidence is really flakey.”-Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Colin Powell

In an interview with The Young Turks, on Current TV (the one that Al Gore sold to Al Jazeera) Wilkerson actually used the term false flag operation twice when talking about the claims of chemical weapons use in Syria.

He also said Israeli leaders are “inept” and “clueless” about the effects of their actions on the rest of the region.

Business/Economics

World War 3, U.S. Economic Front: Indiana & Washington losing Sears! Virginia Kmart closing!

04 May 2013 (23:15 UTC-07 Tango 03 May 2013)/23 Jumada t-Tania 1434/14 Ordibehest 1391/25 Ding-Si (3rd month) 4711

After 80 years in operation, the East Wenatchee Sears in Washington will be closed down.  59 people out-o-work.

In Indiana, the Sears located at the Richmond Square Mall is closing.  49 jobs lost.  The Sears store first set up shop in that area in 1928!

After 36 years of operation the Kmart on East Little Creek Road in Norfolk, Virginia, will close.  Sears Holdings is trying to get out of the lease contract early. 77 employees let go.

Here’s the updated list of Sears/Kmart store closings since the end of 2011:

Arizona: Scottsdale Sears/Great Indoors, Chandler Sears/Great Indoors.

Alabama: Gadsden Kmart (50 jobs lost), Mobile Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Auburn Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Anniston Kmart (no word yet on how many jobs lost).

California:   El Monte Sears (at least 40 jobs lost. Damien Arrula, El Monte’s economic development director, said the store manager had lied about what was going on: “The general manager of the store had just indicated to me that they were remodeling.”), two San Diego Sears (at least 80 jobs lost), Pleasant Hill Kmart (more than 50 jobs lost), Torrance Kmart.

Colorado:  Broomfield Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Glenwood Springs Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lone Tree Sears/Great Indoors, Longmont Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Pueblos’ South Side Kmart (52 jobs lost),  Denver Kmart (number of jobs lost have not been made public at this time, but could be at least 40).

Georgia: Macon Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Buford Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Douglasville Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Atlanta Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Columbus Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Jonesboro Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Cartersville Kmart (74 jobs lost).

Guam:  Sears Hometown Store.

Florida: Fernandina Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Callaway Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Orange City Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost),  Deland Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Stuart Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), West Palm Beach Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Port St. Lucie Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Crystal River Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), New Smyrna Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Saint Augustine Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Pompano Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost),  Jacksonville Kmart on 5751 Beach Boulevard (71 jobs lost), second Kmart in Jacksonville on 4645 Blanding Boulevard (83 jobs lost), Ocoee Sears (102 jobs lost), Pensacola Kmart on Airport Boulevard closed in 2011, Pensacola Kmart on Mobile Highway closed in February 2013 (69 jobs lost),  Pensacola Kmart on East 9 Mile Road will close in May (73 jobs lost), Hialeah Kmart (67 jobs lost), Bonita Springs Kmart (67 jobs lost), Mount Dora Kmart (100 jobs lost), Lake Mary Kmart.

Hawaii: Honolulu Sears (owned by GGP, 372 jobs lost!!!).

Vacant bedroom/bathroom section.

One corner of the half vacant Chubbuck, Idaho, Sears. No official closing announcement was made.

Idaho: Lewiston Sears (at least 60 jobs lost).  No official announcement, but it’s painfully obvious the Chubbuck Sears going’ down. Or, maybe it’s preps for Shop within a Shop?

Indiana:  Anderson Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Saint John Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Indianapolis Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), recently revealed Richmond Sears (49 jobs lost).

Illinois:  Alton Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Melrose Park Sears parts and repair center (50 jobs lost), Zion Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Oak Lawn Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), McHenry Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Peru Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lombard Sears/Great Indoors (at least 40 jobs lost), Fairview Heights Kmart (81 jobs lost), Freeport Kmart (45 jobs lost), Pontiac Kmart (more than 47 jobs lost), Homer Glen Kmart (82 jobs lost), Streator Kmart (45 jobs lost), Lombard Kmart (70 jobs lost).  Naperville Kmart (98 jobs lost), Calumet Sears (164 jobs lost). 58 Chicago area stores up for lease or sale.  By the way, Illinois elected officials gave Sears Holdings/Hoffman Estates a $150 million USD tax break to keep their headquarters in the state.  The tax break was not tied to any promise not to close stores.

Iowa:  Cedar Rapids Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Davenport Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Burlington Kmart (50 jobs lost), Coralville Sears (94 jobs lost, this is a store sold to GGP earlier in the year).

Kansas: Lawrence Sears (at least 40 jobs lost).

Kentucky: Middlesboro Sears (in September 2012 the Sears store re-opened under independent ownership, official grand re-opening scheduled for November), Winchester Kmart (back in May, Rankin Paynter bought out what was left of the inventory and gave it to charity), Hazard Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost).

Maine: Lewiston Sears (60 to 70 jobs lost).

Maryland: Ellicott Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Gaithersburg Sears/Great Indoors.

Michigan: Novi Sears/Great Indoors, Brighton Sears Grand/Essentials,  Harper Woods Sears Full line, Monroe Sears Full line, Adrian Sears Full line, Washington Township Kmart, Chesterfield Kmart, Woodhaven Kmart, Flint Kmart (46 jobs lost), Gaylord Kmart (48 jobs lost).

Minnesota: Willmar Kmart, Duluth Kmart, New Hope Kmart, White Bear Lake Kmart, Bemidji Kmart.

Mississippi: Jackson Sears Full line, McComb Sears Full line, Columbus Sears Full line.

Missouri: Lee’s Summit Sears Grand/Essentials, Saint Louis Sears Full line, High Ridge Kmart (59 jobs lost).

Montana: Missoula Kmart (50 jobs lost).

New Hampshire: Nashau Sears Grand/Essentials, Keene Sears Grand/Essentials.

North Carolina: High Point Sears, Moorehead Sears, Rocky Mount Sears, Statesville Sears, Durham Kmart (79 jobs lost), Asheville Kmart (53 jobs lost),  West Smithfield Kmart (59 jobs lost), Winston-Salem Kmart (69 jobs lost), Hendersonville Kmart (58 jobs lost).

North Dakota: Jamestown Kmart (45 jobs lost).

New Jersey:  Lawnside Kmart (about 80 jobs lost).

New Mexico: Las Cruces Kmart (58 jobs lost).

New York: Depew (Lancaster?) Kmart (68 jobs lost).

Ohio: Chagrin Falls Kmart, Springfield Kmart, two Toledo Kmarts, Medina Kmart, Columbus Kmart, Columbus Sears/Great Indoors, Zanesville Sears (67 jobs lost), Trotwood Kmart (71 jobs lost).   Also, Van Wert Sears franchise bought out by Kirk Berryman, owner of Computer & Networking Technologies (CNT), who plans on moving the store to a new location.

Oklahoma: Oklahoma City Sears (98 jobs lost, GGP owned, GGP wants a $2 million sales tax rebate, claiming it’s needed to offset capital investments needed to bring the space up to the standards for potential new tenants).

Oregon: Roseburg Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Tualatin Kmart Center (new property owner from California is tearing everything down for new shopping center, so far no indication the Kmart will be part of the new shopping center), Milwaukie Kmart (61 jobs lost).

Pennsylvania: Upper Darby Sears Full line, Pottstown Sears Full line, Pittsburgh Kmart, Wilkins Sears, Warminster Kmart (85 jobs lost), Shippensburg Kmart (46 jobs lost), Moon Kmart (143 jobs lost).

South Carolina: Sumter Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Orangeburg Sears (57 jobs lost), Columbia Kmart on Fort Jackson Boulevard in 2012, Columbia Kmart on Bush River Road in 2009, Columbia Kmart on St Andrews Road (66 jobs lost), Irmo Kmart (no info on how many jobs lost),  both Greenville Kmarts (140 jobs lost between the two).

Tennessee: Antioch Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Cleveland Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Oak Ridge Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Hendersonville Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Morristown Sears (about 70 jobs lost), Clinton South Kmart.

Texas: Two Sears parts and repair centers closing in The Woodlands (117 jobs lost), rebuild center in Garland (58 jobs lost), Farmers Branch Sears/Great Indoors, Houston Sears Great/Indoors.

Virginia: Norfolk Sears (at least 40 jobs lost),  Midlothian Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Richmond Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lynchburg Sears (84 jobs lost), Fairfax Kmart (no word on how many jobs lost), Christiansburg Sears (59 jobs lost), recently revealed Norfolk Kmart on East Little Creek Road (77 jobs lost).

Washington: Walla Walla Sears Full line (in August 2012, it was reported that an independent owner of Sears Hometown stores will open a store in Walla Walla), Lacey Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Kelso Sears (47 jobs lost), Lakewood Kmart (59 jobs lost), Bellingham Sears (92 jobs lost),  Seattle Kmart (85 jobs lost), recently revealed East Wenatchee Sears (59 jobs lost).

West Virginia: Oak Hill Kmart (59 jobs lost).

Wisconsin: West Baraboo Sears (at least 40 jobs lost, local village officials say the store generated 3% of local tax collections), Rice Lake Kmart (about 71 jobs lost).

On top of that, Sears Holdings sold stores to General Growth Properties (GGP), of which it has been reported that most of those stores will be closed.

Here’s the list of 11 Sears stores now owned by GGP:

Iowa: Coral Ridge Mall (it’s official the Sears is closing, see above), and Mall of the Bluffs

Texas: The Woodlands Mall (this does not involve the two repair centers being closed by Sears)

Florida: West Oaks Mall

Utah: Fashion Place, and Provo Towne Centre (note the evil British empire way of spelling town & center. Due to a favorable lease agreement the GGP owned Provo Sears will continue to stay open under Sears Holdings management)

Oklahoma: Quail Springs Mall (it’s official, the Sears will be closed, see above)

Hawaii: Ala Moana Center (will be closed, see above)

Washington: Bellis Fair Mall (Bellingham store, see above)

Minnesota: Apache Mall

Illinois: Market Place Shopping Center