Citizens for Legitimate Government: 23 December 2013

Obama: US may take action in South Sudan 22 Dec 2013 US President Barack Obama says Washington will take action if needed in South Sudan after American forces were attacked in the African country. "As I monitor the situation in South Sudan, I may take further action to support the security of US citizens, personnel and property, including our embassy, in South Sudan," Obama writes in a letter to Congress. He made the remarks after a US military aircraft came under attack in the violence-hit country, injuring four American soldiers, one of them critically.

U.S. will intervene in South Sudan: Obama 23 Dec 2013 United States has deployed 46 additional military personnel in South Sudan and may take further military action to support the security of its citizens in the violence-wracked country, President Barack Obama has said. "As I monitor the situation in South Sudan, I may take further action to support the security of US citizens, personnel, and property, including our Embassy, in South Sudan," Mr. Obama said in a communiqué to the Congress as released by the White House. Mr. Obama said on December 21, 46 US military personnel deployed by military aircraft to the area of Bor, South Sudan, to conduct an operation to evacuate US citizens and personnel.

Ah, then came the dawn. If there's oil for US predators to steal for its corpora-terrorist overlords, can the 'Americans are under attack' false flags/invasion/occupation be far behind? South Sudan rebels hold key oil-producing city 22 Dec 2013 South Sudan's central government lost control of the capital of a key oil-producing state Sunday, the military said, as renegade forces loyal to a former deputy president seized more territory in fighting that has raised fears of [CIA-engendered] full-blown civil war in the world's newest country. Bentiu, the capital of oil-rich Unity state, is now controlled by a military commander loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar, said Col. Philip Aguer, the South Sudanese military spokesman. The armed rebels were said to be in control days earlier of some of South Sudan's oil fields, which have historically been a target for rebel movements, 'endangering' the country's economic lifeblood.

South Sudanese rebels blamed for attack on US military aircraft 22 Dec 2013 Three US military aircraft attempting to evacuate American citizens from a remote region of South Sudan came under fire as gun battles raged between the country's military and rebel militia. Four US service personnel were wounded in the attack. The aircraft were hit on Saturday while preparing to land in Bor, the capital of Jonglei state -- scene of some of the nation's worst violence over the past week. A South Sudan official said violence against civilians there had resulted in bodies "sprinkled all over town". The US military said three CV-22 Ospreys were "participating in a mission to evacuate American citizens in Bor".

3 US Military Aircraft Hit in S. Sudan, 4 Wounded 21 Dec 2013 Gunfire hit three U.S. military aircraft trying to evacuate American citizens in a remote region of South Sudan that on Saturday became a battle ground between the country's military and renegade troops, officials said. Four U.S. service members were wounded in the attack in the same region where gunfire downed a U.N. helicopter the day before.

Attackers blow up Yemen oil pipeline again 20 Dec 2013 Saboteurs blew up a section of oil pipeline in eastern Yemen overnight for the second time, stopping the flow of crude, an oil ministry official said on Friday. Armed men blew up the pipeline in the Al-Arqain area of Maarib province late on Thursday, just "one hour after it was repaired following a previous act sabotage", the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Joint Gulf military command to control 100,000 combat troops 22 Dec 2013 A joint Gulf military command will have a force of around 100,000 strong, Saudi Arabia has announced, as the Kingdom tries to secure its force in the region, following a rift with the US over Washington’s rapprochement with Iran, Riyadh's regional rival. The current security framework in the region, which heavily relies on the US fifth fleet stationed in Bahrain, is based on the Peninsula Shield force of around 30,000, created in 1982.

US-led soldier killed in Afghanistan 23 Dec 2013 A foreign soldier serving with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has been killed in a Taliban attack in eastern Afghanistan. ISAF said in a Monday statement that the trooper "died after direct fire attack by enemy forces in eastern Afghanistan today."

Covert CIA program helped Colombia kill rebel leaders --The multi-billion dollar program had the NSA provide 'substantial eavesdropping help' to the Colombian government 22 Dec 2013 A covert [and illegal] CIA program has helped Colombia's government kill at least two dozen leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the rebel insurgency also known as Farc, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The National Security Agency has also provided "substantial eavesdropping help" to the Colombian government, according to the Post. And the US provided Colombia with GPS equipment that can be used to transform regular munitions into "smart bombs" that can accurately home in on specific targets, even if they are located in dense jungles. In March 2008, Colombian forces killed a top Farc commander, Raul Reyes, in one of several jungle camps the rebels operated in Ecuador, just across the border. The Post report Saturday said Colombia used US-made smart bombs in the operation.

CIA helped Colombia hunt and kill FARC leaders 22 Dec 2013 A secret CIA program helped Colombia kill at least two dozen leftist FARC guerrilla freedom fighter leaders, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Washington's covert help in targeting Latin America's oldest insurgency, funded through a multibillion-dollar black budget, also includes "substantial eavesdropping help" from the National Security Agency, the newspaper said. The secret CIA program -- separate from the $9 billion US aid package dubbed Plan Colombia, which launched in 2000 -- was initially authorized by president [sic] George W. Bush around the same time. President Barack Obama has continued the assistance, the Post reported, citing its interviews with more than 30 current and former officials from both the United States and Colombia.

TEPCO mulls sending managers aged 55 or older to Fukushima 19 Dec 2013 The plan, which the company is hoping to introduce in April, envisages those employees handling work related to victim compensation, decontamination and decommissioning of nuclear reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, the source said.

Record levels of radiation at Fukushima detected 22 Dec 2013 The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) says it has detected record levels of radiation at the Japanese Fukushima nuclear power plant's Reactor 2. TEPCO, the operator of crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, said on Saturday that it found a record 1.9 million becquerels per liter of radioactive substances at the damaged reactor. The company added that the latest examination of groundwater around Reactor 4 has raised concerns about another leak at the site. The analysis of water samples taken from 25 meters beneath Reactor 4’s well has shown that there is radioactivity in the groundwater.

TEPCO detects record radiation at Fukushima reactor 2, new leak suspected 21 Dec 2013 TEPCO has found a record 1.9 million becquerels per liter of beta ray-emitting radioactive substances at its No.2 reactor. Also, radioactive cesium was detected in deeper groundwater at No.4 unit's well, as fears grow of a new leak into the ocean. The level of beta ray-emitting radioactivity in groundwater around the crippled Fukushima reactor No. 2 reactor has been rising since November, NHK reported. Previously, the highest level -- 1.8 million becquerels (bq/liter), of beta-ray sources per liter -- was registered at reactor No.1 on December 13.

White House Tries to Prevent Judge From Ruling on Surveillance Efforts --The Justice [sic] Department wants the judge to dismiss the matter without ruling on whether the programs violated the First or Fourth Amendment. 22 Dec 2013 The Obama administration moved late Friday to prevent a federal judge in California from ruling on the constitutionality of warrantless surveillance programs authorized during the Bush regime, telling a court that recent disclosures about National Security Agency spying were not enough to undermine its claim that litigating the case would jeopardize state secrets. In a set of filings in the two long-running cases in the Northern District of California, the government acknowledged for the first time that the N.S.A. started systematically collecting data about Americans' emails and phone calls in 2001, alongside its program of wiretapping certain calls without warrants.

DNI releases more documents to justify NSA surveillance 21 Dec 2013 In the face of growing skepticism over the National Security Agency's practice of collecting bulk phone and Internet records, the director of national intelligence on Saturday declassified several documents detailing the program. The latest declassification of documents comes during a week in which a federal judge ruled the NSA's bulk collection was likely unconstitutional and a White House task force questioned the effectiveness of the program. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said in a statement announcing the release that President [sic] George W. Bush first authorized the spying in October 2001, as part of the Terrorist Surveillance Program, weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Snowden ally Appelbaum claims his Berlin apartment was invaded --Jacob Appelbaum, a US Internet activist and one of the people with access to Edward Snowden's documents, has told a Berlin paper that his apartment was broken into, saying he suspected US involvement. 21 Dec 2013 Berlin resident and US national Jacob Appelbaum told Saturday's edition of the "Berliner Zeitung" daily that he believed he was under surveillance in the German capital. Appelbaum told the paper that somebody had broken into his apartment and used his computer in his absence.

EU says pesticides may harm human brains 17 Dec 2013 Two neonicotinoid chemicals may affect the developing nervous system in humans, according to the EU. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) proposed that safe levels for exposure be lowered while further research is carried out. They based their decision on studies that showed the chemicals had an impact on the brains of newborn rats. One of the pesticides was banned in the EU last April amid concerns over its impact on bee populations.

Oops! It's ANOTHER Gardakill recall: Merck issues recall of 743,360 vials of Gardasil HPV vaccine 22 Dec 2013 Merck is issuing a voluntary [because the cowardly US government's FDA is owned and operated by pharma-terrorists, so the recall isn't mandatory] recall of one lot [743,360 vials] of Gardasil vaccines due to the risk that some vials of the vaccine may contain glass particles, according to a statement released today by the pharmaceutical company. This lot of vaccines was distributed between August 20, 2013 and October 9, 2013. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that it purchased 350,000 doses of Gardasil from this lot for their own vaccination programs.

Flu fascism: Fired: pregnant nurse studies flu vaccine fine print, decides it's too risky --'It would be a false statement to say the flu vaccine is known to be safe during pregnancy.' [It would be a false statement to say the flu vaccine is known to be safe - period.] 20 Dec 2013 Dreonna Breton got fired because she refused a mandatory flu shot. A registered nurse, she's pregnant and has a history of miscarriage. Breton says she became alarmed by notifications such as this, contained in the packaging of a popular flu vaccine: "Fluzone should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed." Similar statements accompany other brands.. .But she faces a rising tide of mandatory flu vaccination policies at health care organizations including hospitals and nursing homes.

Colorado school shooting victim dies: hospital 21 Dec 2013 A 17-year-old Colorado high school student who was [allegedly] shot in the face by a teenage gunman died after eight days on life support, a local hospital said. Arapahoe High School student Karl Pierson, 18, [allegedly] shot Claire Davis point blank with a shotgun on December 13, before 'taking his own life,' in a shocking rampage that officials said lasted 80 seconds. The Arapahoe High shooter [allegedly] entered the school with many rounds of ammunition, a machete and three Molotov cocktails, and a shotgun he had purchased legally at a retail store under Colorado law on December 6, authorities said.

Conn. senators push for home heating oil funding 21 Dec 2013 Connecticut U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Christopher Murphy are among a bipartisan group of 39 senators calling on the federal government to increase funding for a program that helps lower-income families and seniors cover their home heating costs. The senators urge President Barack Obama to restore funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to at least $4.7 billion in his budget proposal for fiscal year 2015. The senators said in the letter sent Friday that funding for the program has declined more than 30 percent in recent years, despite soaring energy costs.

Fake Google employee's fight with protesters we wish was true 09 Dec 2013 A Google employee that reportedly went off on protesters blocking the company's San Francisco shuttle bus was staged. The real takeaway is that we all wanted it to be true.

Global warming, HAARP, and chemtrails on steroids: Record-Setting Warmth Continues as Temperatures Hit 70s 22 Dec 2013 Record-setting temperatures around 30 degrees higher than usual were recorded throughout the tri-state area this weekend. A new record was set Sunday in Central Park as the temperature hit 71 degrees, smashing the old record of 63 degrees set in 1998. Temperatures at local airports set records as well, with a high of 69 recorded at LaGuardia and 64 at JFK. A record of 65 degrees in Newark was also broken, with temperatures hitting 70 degrees.

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