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Coalition Forces Strike Haqqani Command Bunkers
Coalition forces launched precision airstrikes overnight, June 29, against senior Haqqani commanders and command posts in the remote mountains of western Khost province. These militants are responsible for aiding in the movement of foreign fighters through the Khost-Gardez Pass and throughout Afghanistan. Coalition forces planned and coordinated the airstrikes when intelligence sources indicated militant activity at this rugged location earlier in the day. Coalition force aircraft were called in and destroyed a pair of command bunkers, killing more than a dozen militants. The Haqqani network remains one of the most lethal Taliban organizations operating out of Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Area. Haqqani leaders conduct operations in conjunction with other Islamic militant groups with similar goals and interests. The network focuses operations against the government of the Islamic republic of Afghanistan and Afghan national … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Pandemic Swine Flu – Novel H1N1 World Report 6-29-2009
Here is the world pandemic flu report for today. It consists of the WHO report dated June 29, 2009 plus the latest reports from Australia, Canada and the United States and other countries marked in this color. The totals are those posted at those sites at the time this report was produced. Those sites will change as they receive new data. We will post a new report as we are able. Region Cases Deaths Africa 78 0 Asia 5,550 1 Europe 8,037 1 Middle East 700 0 North America 46,322 274 Pacific 4,804 7 South America 9,412 40 ====== ====== 74,903 323 Country, territory and area Cumulative total Cases Deaths Region Egypt 55 0 Africa Morocco 11 0 Africa Cap Verde 3 0 Africa Algeria 2 0 Africa Cote d’Ivoire 2 0 Africa Ethiopia 2 0 Africa Tunisia 2 0 Africa South Africa 1 0 Africa ===== ===== Africa 78 0 China – Mainland 1,492 0 Asia Japan 1,212 0 Asia Thailand 774 0 Asia Philippines 861 1 Asia Singapore 629 0 Asia Korea, Republic of 202 0 Asia Malaysia 112 0 Asia India 64 0 Asia Viet Nam 84 0 Asia China – Taiwan 61 0 Asia Brunei Darussalam 29 0 Asia Indonesia 8 0 Asia Sri Lanka 9 0 Asia Cambodia 6 0 Asia Laos 3 0 Asia Nepal 3 0 Asia Bangladesh 1 0 Asia ===== ===== Asia 5,550 1 United Kingdom 5,937 1 Europe Spain 717 0 Europe Germany 366 0 Europe France 235 0 Europe Netherlands 118 0 Europe Italy 112 0 Europe Greece 86 0 Europe Sweden 67 0 Europe Switzerland 49 0 Europe Denmark 44 0 Europe Belgium 43 0 Europe Ireland 39 0 Europe Norway 31 0 Europe Finland 26 0 Europe Cyprus 25 0 Europe Romania 24 0 Europe Poland 14 0 Europe Estonia 13 0 Europe Austria 12 0 Europe Portugal 11 0 Europe Czech Republic 9 0 Europe Slovakia 9 0 Europe Hungary 8 0 Europe Jersey, UK Crown Dependency 8 0 Europe Bulgaria 7 0 Europe Serbia 5 0 Europe Iceland 4 0 Europe Luxembourg 4 0 Europe Slovenia 4 0 Europe Russia 3 0 Europe Guernsey, UK Crown Dependency 1 0 Europe Isle of Man, UK Crown Dependency 1 0 Europe Latvia 1 0 Europe Lithuania 1 0 Europe Monaco 1 0 Europe Montenegro 1 0 Europe Ukraine 1 0 Europe ===== ===== Europe 8,037 1 Israel 469 0 Middle East Saudi Arabia 69 0 Middle East Kuwait 30 0 Middle East Turkey 27 0 Middle East Lebanon 25 0 Middle East Bahrain 15 0 Middle East Jordan 18 0 Middle East Qatar 10 0 Middle East Iraq 10 0 Middle East West Bank and Gaza Strip 9 0 Middle East United Arab Emirates 8 0 Middle East Yemen 6 0 Middle East Oman 3 0 Middle East Iran 1 0 Middle East ===== ===== Middle East … Read entire article »
Filed under: Analysis, Influenza, Medicine, Original writing, Pandemic, Reporting, Swine Flu
Pandemic Swine Flu – H1N1 in the United States June 29 2009
The Centers for Disease Control have reduced their reporting of pandemic swine flu / novel H1N1 cases to once a week, on Friday. We will attempt to keep our readers updated during the week by posting data from various state sites. States reported in this color have either stopped publicly reporting pandemic flu case numbers or the data has proven difficult to locate on their sites. States with this color in their data have a lower reported total than the CDC reports. States marked in this color are those which have stopped posting their pandemic flu case numbers on line, or the numbers are not easily found at their site. Table of U.S. Human H1N1 Flu Infection This web page updated June 29, 2009 CDC – Web page updated June 25, 2009, 7:00 PM ET … Read entire article »
Filed under: Analysis, Influenza, Medicine, Original writing, Pandemic, Reporting, Swine Flu
Our Best: Sgt. Brenda Bushera
With towering vocals that defy her small stature, Sgt. Brenda Bushera, a member of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Band, has made a connection with the people of Iraq. The Wausaukee, Wis., native has sung the Iraqi national anthem at a number of events since deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, including a Transfer of Authority (ToA) ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Basrah, as well as a ToA ceremony and an end-of-mission ceremony at COB Adder celebrating the contributions of the now-departed Romanian forces in providing support during OIF. Bushera said singing the Iraqi anthem is the easy part. Learning it, however, was a daunting process that required extensive work with interpreters to learn the pronunciation and diction of the Arabic words in the song. “I worked with a British interpreter and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, Our Best: Military Women, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Wounded Warriors Return to Iraq
The last time Sgt. Christopher A. Burrell was in Iraq he was pulled from a burning vehicle in Sadr City, a neighborhood in Baghdad. A tourniquet applied by another Soldier saved his life, but a nurse here at the Air Force Theater Hospital had to break the tragic news—his left leg was gone, taken by an explosively formed projectile. Now, almost a year and a half later, and after months of rehabilitation and physical therapy at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Burrell returned to Iraq with five other amputee combat veterans as part of Operation Proper Exit. “I don’t remember much, but I remember my nurse,†Burrell said, remembering the incident, which occurred December 2007. “Shelly. She was an angel, there to comfort me when I was in a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Medicine, Military, War on Terror
New York State Pandemic Swine Flu – H1N1 Cases for 6-26-2009
This table ranks the New York State counties by pandemic flu case count, showing those counties with 10 or more cases. Cities in red are NYC metro. Blue cities are Albany metro. COUNTY 06/26/09 New York City 1149 Erie 215 Suffolk 113 Nassau 90 Onondaga 87 Westchester 83 Dutchess 37 Jefferson 33 Broome 22 Monroe 22 Otsego 20 Orange 17 Niagara 16 Rockland 14 Albany 11 Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Swine Flu 2009 New York CasesProbable Swine Flu in New York CityMore Swine Flu Cases in New York CityUpstate New York and Swine FluSwine Flu in Upstate New York StateSwine Flu in New York May 1, 2009Swine Flu in New YorkSwine Flu in New York May 4 2009New York State Swine Flu – H1N1 Cases May 15 2009Swine Flu – H1N1 in New York May 21 2009Swine Flu Update for New York May 28 2009Swine Flu or H1N1 in New York May 29 2009Swine Flu or Novel … Read entire article »
Filed under: Americas North Shore, Influenza, Medicine, Pandemic, Swine Flu
Pandemic Swine Flu – Novel H1N1 Cases – Selected Cities 6-27-09
Here are case counts for the pandemic swine flu, or pandemic novel H1N1 from the top five cities in the United States. Milwaukee: 3,085 cases Chicago and Cook county: 2,203 cases New York City with Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester counties: 1,449 cases New York City alone: 1,149 cases Hildalgo County, Texas: 600 cases Here is the latest pandemic flu case count for selected cities and metro areas. Those cities in gray have ceased posting their counts, or are no longer counting. CITY STATE NOTES 05/18/09 06/03/09 06/19/09 06/28/09 Gadsden AL Etowah 22 Huntsville AL Madison 30 35 43 47 Montgomery AL Montgomery 7 8 20 34 Phoeniz AZ Maricopa 179 289 354 399 Tucson AZ Pima 76 130 140 149 San Francisco-Oakland CA Contra Costa 203 Los Angeles CA Los Angeles 61 116 111 114 San Bernardino CA San Bernardino 70 94 124 128 San Diego CA San Diego 110 152 222 238 San Jose CA Santa Clara 116 Denver CO Denver + Arapaho 25 51 Fairfield Cty CT Fairfield (NYS burb) 40 235 390 413 New Haven CT New Haven 264 Fort Lauderdale FL Broward 15 Miami FL Dade 12 Boise ID Ada 6 8 18 29 Chicago IL Chicago + Cook 513 890 1,927 2,203 Gary IN Lake 22 44 80 97 Indianapolis IN Marion 46 84 99 105 Fort Riley KA Riley 7 23 24 24 Geary Cty KA Geary – next to Riley 25 25 25 Kansas City KA Wyandotte + Johnson 22 25 27 27 Louisville KY Jefferson 4 47 56 58 Baton Rouge LA East Baton Rouge 24 Lafayette LA Lafayette 60 61 61 New Orleans LA Jefferson + Orleans 36 3 4 4 Boston MA Suffolk 18 278 Cambridge MA Middlesex 100 267 Grand Rapids MI Kent 48 51 52 52 Ann Arbor MI Washtenaw 15 32 32 46 Pontiac MI Oakland 68 306 306 Minneapolis / St. Paul MN metro region 29 52 345 457 Kansas City MO 8 9 10 St. Louis MO St. Louis 5 11 16 17 Gulfport MS Harrison 3 14 13 24 Pascagoula MS Jackson 12 16 20 Bismark ND Burleigh 2 4 6 7 Fargo ND Cass 17 17 Minot ND Ward 3 10 11 11 Albuquerque NM Bernalillo 13 Las Vegas NV Clark 21 29 66 76 Reno NV Washoe 5 63 126 134 New York City NY various 192 553 1,032 1,149 NYC & neighbor … Read entire article »
Filed under: Analysis, Influenza, Medicine, Original writing, Pandemic, Swine Flu
USO Opens R&R Oasis in Basrah Desert
The familiar refrain of “There’s nothing to do around here after work†will hopefully be a thing of the past with the opening of a new center for rest and relaxation. The local United Service Organizations (USO) office and the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) coordinator for 34th Red Bull Infantry Division are teaming up to create an oasis in the middle of the Basrah desert for servicemembers and civilians to escape the pressure of operations. Sarah McConnell, USO director here, said the center, housed in a former dining hall, already has undergone a “soft opening,†meaning there are some services already available. “We have 13 Internet stations set up already, along with 18 phone lines for people to call home,†McConnell said. “Both services are free of charge to anyone who uses … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, War on Terror
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Swine Flu Parties
June 30th, 2009 | 4 Comments
Many thanks to Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit, for the link. I have a great deal of information about swine flu on this site. My posts may be found at this category link. I have coverage of the worldwide pandemic, the United States, the U.S. military, New York State and select cities in the United States. Please browse and contact me if you have any questions. CNN has this report: Talk of swine flu parties has emerged on Internet forums. The idea is that exposing a child to the H1N1 virus while it remains relatively mild will give the child immunity if the virus returns in a more virulent form later on. The idea is an extension of chicken pox and measles parties that were once a popular way of exposing children to those diseases … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commentary, Influenza, Medicine, Original writing, Pandemic, Swine Flu