Category Archives: U.S.

International, U.S.

World War 3: French JDL preparing to battle Palestinians, JDL have launched decades of terrorist acts in the U.S., but the U.S. has never retaliated

According to a Haaretz report, the French Jewish Defense League (La Ligue de Defense Juive) has recruited people to go fight Palestinians.

Representatives of the French JDL say they are going to defend Zionist settlers, who’ve taken land from the Palestinians.  The planned dates for the start of their mission is between September 19 and 25.

All volunteers for the mission have prior military experience, including a leader who is a former French Foreign Legionnaire.

In the past the FBI has stated that the Jewish Defense League is a known terrorist organization.  According to the FBI, the JDL has been involved in plotting terrorist attacks within the United States.

From 1981 to 1985 there were 15 JDL terrorist attacks within the United States. In 1972 the JDL bombed a Manhattan, New York building, killing one and wounding 13.  In 1980 members of the JDL used a letter-bomb to murder California secretary Patricia Wilkerson.  In 1985 the same JDL members bombed a Santa Anna, California office, killing Alex Odeh.

One newspaper quoted the FBI as saying the Jewish Defense League is “the second most active terrorist group” in the United States.

Of interest is that while the FBI has stated the JDL is a terrorist organization that has launched attacks within the United States, the U.S. Department of State does not list the JDL as a terrorist organization on its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.

 

 

International, U.S.

World War 3: Dick Cheney says Israel will attack Iran, Democrats support violation of civil rights

September 12, in an interview with Newsmax, former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said: “…Iran represents an existential threat, and [the Israelis] will do whatever they have to do to guarantee their survival and their security.”

Cheney also said that Congressional Democrats supported continuing the civil rights violating homeland security policies: “They said absolutely, yes. They were unanimous. Nancy Pelosi was there, Jay Rockefeller was there.”


 

Business/Economics, U.S.

Global Economic Class War: U.S. workers finally fighting back, riots in Washington state, mainstream media ignores it

“This was an organized, large-scale criminal event. We’re talking about sabotage. We’re talking about riotous behavior.”-Mark Nelson, Cowlitz County Sheriff

September 7 and 8, there was a major union protest that shut down ports in Washington state.  Did you see it?  Only now are some national U.S. media reporting it, but only local TV stations show you what really happened!

According to The Daily News, hundreds of longshoreman stormed the Port of Longview where they dumped shipments of grain and damaged guard shacks.  They also crashed a security vehicle, and sabotaged rail cars by cutting the brake lines.  Local Longview Police Chief Jim Duscha, estimates 400 people were involved.

One protestor carrying a baseball bat, allegedly threatened the police by saying:  “Today is the day law enforcement gets theirs!”

The Daily News article makes it clear that the local law enforcement doesn’t give a crap about the escalating plight of the average worker in the United States, all they cared about was: “I was always assured that things would not get violent towards our police officers.”-Mark Nelson, Cowlitz County Sheriff

The union is protesting the Port of Longview because their members have been barred from getting jobs there (so much for economic recovery).  Ports in Seattle, Tacoma and Everett, Washington were also shut down when union workers walked off.

The U.S. media is totally ignoring this.  Here’s how The Los Angeles Times reported it: “Hundreds of angry longshoremen walked off the job at ports in the Pacific Northwest on Thursday”. There was no explanation as to why the ‘walkout’ happened.

Watch the KGW Portland, Oregon, TV station report. Some bloggers say the KGW report is watered down.

 

 

International, U.S.

Sign that the U.S. realizes it can’t defeat Afghan Taliban, U.S. to officially recognize Taliban diplomatic office in Qatar

September 12, according to Australian media, the Taliban have opened a diplomatic office in Qatar, and will soon be recognized by the United States as an legitimate political organization.

Qatar is also the biggest Arab supporter of the U.S., U.K. and French backed Libyan rebels.  Qatar is also being implicated, along with Saudi Arabia, of instigating armed uprisings in Syria.

Foreign media tried to get reaction from White House officials, but declined comment.  Reports say this is a step towards peace talks between the Taliban and the United States.  Such peace talks would recognize the Taliban as the de facto rulers of Afghanistan.

Earlier in the year there were reports that Turkey would allow a Taliban embassy, but now it looks like Qatar has become the location of choice by U.S. officials.

The Taliban are seeking assurances that its representatives in Doha, the Qatari capital, would be free from harassment or arrest.

 

 

International, U.S.

Government Coverup: United States rejected several offers from Taliban to hand over Osama bin Laden, also, proof the U.S. knew bin Laden was actually in Pakistan

“Even before the [9/11] attacks, our Islamic Emirate had tried through various proposals to resolve the Osama issue. One such proposal was to set up a three-nation court, or something under the supervision of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. But the U.S. showed no interest in it. They kept demanding we hand him over, but…They did not recognize our government.”-Wakil Ahmad Muttawakil, Afghan Foreign Minister under the Taliban

Robert Grenier, CIA boss in Pakistan at the time of 9/11, confirmed that the Taliban made such offers, but that the United States didn’t take them seriously: “No one in the U.S. government took these [offers] seriously because they did not trust the Taliban and their ability to conduct a proper trial.”

Offers by the Taliban were relayed to the U.S. through indirect channels such as the U.S. embassy in Pakistan, or the informal Taliban office for the UN in New York City.  But, the United States did not recognize the Taliban, who governed Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001.

Also, top U.S. prosecutor, Patrick Fitzgerald, visited Pakistan to present evidence implicating bin Laden in U.S. embassy bombings: “He met with the Pakistani interior minister and the idea was to convince the Pakistani government to help in turning over bin Laden.”-Robert Grenier, former Central Intelligence Agency

Of interest is the fact that most main stream U.S. media failed to report that the Taliban government of Afghanistan condemned the 9/11 attacks: “Afghanistan was one of the first few governments that condemned the attacks…We [Taliban] condemned the attacks because the people targeted were defenseless civilians, women, children, Muslim and non-Muslim. But al-Qaeda praised it.”-Wakil Ahmad Muttawakil

 

 

International, U.S.

World War 3: United Kingdom says Syria’s Assad is no longer legitimate, France says it’s too late for Assad’s reforms

September 12, joining the United States, British Prime Minister David Cameron said the Syrian government was not legitimate and has no future.

This after the Syrian government announced that new elections could be held by the end of the year. But, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said it was too late for elections: “We think the regime has lost its legitimacy, that it’s too late to implement a program of reform.”

France, Britain and the U.S. are pushing for a UN Security Council resolution against Syria, but Russia is countering with their own proposal: “We are ready to support different approaches, but they must not be based on one sided condemnations of the actions of the government and President Assad.”-Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

What Economic Recovery? MLK jr memorial statue made in China, due to lack of funds

There’s been a lot of praise by the main stream U.S. media for the Martin Luther King Jr memorial, but they don’t mention that the statue was outsourced to China due to lack of funds.

According to Wikipedia, the memorial needed $120 million for construction.  Only $108 million was raised, and that included taxpayer money from the Federal government.  This is the reason the memorial contractor outsourced the making of the statue to China.

Not even the stone came from the United States, it’s Chinese pink granite.  Just another sign of the times!

Business/Economics, U.S.

What Economic Recovery? Number of uninsured drivers accelerating

According to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the number of people driving without insurance has hit one in seven.

Some insurance analysts blame the bad economy, and skyrocketing insurance costs: “Laws in most states have proven ineffective in reducing the numbers of drivers who are uninsured. Some drivers can’t afford insurance, and some drivers with surcharges for accidents or serious traffic violations don’t want to pay the high premiums that result from a poor driving record. It is costly to track down violators of compulsory insurance laws, and unless the odds of getting caught are high and the penalties severe, drivers will continue to flout the law.”-Loretta Worters, Insurance Information Institute

The percent of uninsured drivers varies from 4% in states like Maine, to 28% in Mississippi.

Business/Economics, U.S.

United Police States of Incompetent Corporate America: Once again, another Turkey meat recall at Prison Labor (?) meat plant in Arkansas

September 12, once again, Cargill Incorporated issued a recall of ground turkey, from its Arkansas plant.  It’s the same plant that saw one of the largest meat recalls in U.S. history, just last month.

Something that most people in the United States don’t know, is that Cargill has been identified as one of the many U.S. corporations that uses prison labor. Cargill has also been identified as using child labor in its operations outside the United States.  Could prison labor have something to do with the many recent meat recalls?

There are dozens of lessor known meat plants all across the United States that use prison labor, some use prison labor exclusively.  Part of the unemployment problem in U.S. is due to the use of prison labor.  Many regular meat plant employees have been laid off and replaced with cheaper prison labor.

This latest recall covers about 185,000 pounds of ground turkey products. They were distributed nationwide under the Kroger, Fresh HEB and Cargill’s Honeysuckle White brands.  All ground turkey made at the Springdale, Arkansas, plant has “P-963” or “963” on the package.  People who bought products bearing that identification number can call 1-888-812-1646 for instructions.

Business/Economics, Technology, U.S.

Corporate Incompetence: Colorado company contaminating community with radiation

Cotter Corporation, managers of a uranium mill, want to stop testing a leaking radioactive pond because conditions are too dangerous for workers.

Not only is the pond leaking radiation, it’s leaking TCE’s (trichloroethene) and other contaminants.  It could affect the community of Canon City.

The mill was built in 1958, to process uranium for weapons and nuclear power plants. Cotter Corporation dumped waste in 11 unlined ponds, which contaminated the area groundwater.  The EPA declared the area a Superfund cleanup site, and the company has been moving waste to a clay lined pond.

The problem is that the clay lined pond is now leaking.  On top of that, the company says the pond is too dangerous for their workers to safely check acidity levels.

Colorado officials are considering a request to stop monitoring the pond.