Iran rejects nuclear inspections unless Israel allows them
Iran rejects nuclear inspections unless Israel also submits to international safeguards
ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS
An Iranian envoy said Monday his government will not submit to extensive
nuclear inspections while Israel stays outside the global treaty to curb the
spread of atomic weapons.....more
Endless War: Is the U.S. Trying to Set Whole World on Fire?
Dear Kevin Sylvester,
I just had to send a note about this - your show tonight (Thursday Sept 11 -
I live in Thailand, the CBC morning stuff is my evening listening) talked
about the shortage of good public speaking in Canadian politicians today. I
disagree that there are none - the problem is, that you in the media will
not let the good speakers speak. I would offer you this theory - the good
speakers want to talk about real things such as the SPP/NAU, things that the
mainstream media wants to keep people from thinking about, and the speakers
who are willing to stick to the corporate message are not that intelligent,
or exciting. I would ask you, if you seriously think there are no speakers
who speak about real things with passion, to listen to this vid of Connie
Fogal, of the Canadian Action Party -
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=4970621488805599107&hl=en-CA .
Why don't you have someone like her on your show, talking about passion in
Canadian politics? Have you heard of Maude Barlow? She gets pretty
passionate about things - or what about David Suzuki - passionate and
eloquent. We have them - they just don't toe the corporate line, so don't
get much coverage. Interesting that you want to put out the impression that
such people do not exist in Canada. Almost as interesting as the apparent
desire of the Canadian media to pretend there is nothing interesting going
on in the Canadian election, when there are some very serious issues afoot -
are you aware of the SPP, and would you want to offer an answer as to why
this is not an important thing to be talking about? Connie talks VERY
passionately, and eloquently, about this, as do others - I could give you
some names.
Also, I noted that your speakers talked about the dumbing down of so many
things in public speaking - have you ever thought about the role of the
Canadian media in this dumbing down process that has been happening the last
20-30 years, very much including the CBC? It might do you some good, since
you seem like a decent enough person, to have a good long look in a mirror
someday. You folks on the national shows don't seem too bad, but the hosts
of the morning shows I listen to, and their producers etc, sound like
20somethings who, in the old CBC days, would still be in journalism school
learning how to act like adults, and think about adult things.
Well, I could go on at length, but it has been my experience that
the current CBC is not really interested in such things, so shall leave it
here.
Dave Patterson
Hat Yai, Thailand
Hat Yai, Thailand
The Delusion Revolution: We're on the Road to Extinction and in Denial
Published on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 by
TruthDig.com
Georgia War a Neocon Election Ploy?
by Robert Scheer
Is it possible that this time the October surprise was tried in August, and
that the garbage issue of brave little Georgia struggling for its survival
from the grasp of the Russian bear was stoked to influence the U.S.
presidential election? .......more
Here
comes the sun
Nanosolar's breakthrough technology is 10 times more powerful than a nuclear reactor and cheaper, too.
by Lawrence Solomon, National Post, June 24, 2008
Go to YouTube and you can see a corporate video of a printing press running
at 100 feet per minute, applying a nanoparticle ink to foil and producing
solar cells. This machine is owned by Nanosolar Inc., which in turn is partly
owned by Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the founders of Google. This one printing
machine, Nanosolar claims, can produce solar cells with a capacity of 1,000 MW
per year, the equivalent of a nuclear reactor at Indian Point outside
Manhattan or two nuclear reactors at Pickering outside Toronto...........more
News
Agency OSinform is one of the first Ossetian news agencies. Aimed at
collecting and disseminating accurate information, intended not only to
residents of North and South Ossetia, Russians, but also for Western media who
are interested in assessing the situation in the Caucasus...........more
Big
Oil's biggest quarter ever: $51.5B in all
HOUSTON (AP) - Oil
giants Chevron Corp. (CVX)
(CVX)
and Total SA (TOT)
wrapped up a string of gargantuan, record-breaking earnings reports Friday, a
stretch in which six of the major international oil companies topped $50
billion in combined profit for the first time.....
more
This
is BIG ... there are over 1000 US Troops
there [on a Training Mission] supporting Georgia's attack of Russia
(and the only thing on the News is John Edwards.........
more
Corporate America Prepares for Battle Against Worker Campaign to Roll Back Assault on the Middle Class
Published on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 by
One World.net
Afghans Increasingly Caught in Crossfire
by Haider Rizvi
UNITED NATIONS - Aid groups are demanding increased protections for
civilians in Afghanistan as fighting continues to escalate in the Central
Asian country that is regaining its status as a focal point of the U.S.-led
“war on terror"
In raising its concerns about the growing number of deaths
of civilians, the Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief (ACBAR) says
both the U.S.-led allied forces and militant groups are violating
international laws of conflict..........
more
Published on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 by
The Guardian/UK
The Lies of Hiroshima Live On, Props in the War
Crimes of the 20th Century
The Lies of Hiroshima Live On, Props in the War
Crimes of the 20th Century
The 1945 attack was murder on an epic scale. In its victims’
names, we must not allow a nuclear repeat in the Middle East......
more
by John Pilger
Published on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 by
TomDispatch.com
Follow This Dime
Follow This Dime
Why Misgovernment Was No Accident in George W. Bush’s
Washington
by Thomas Frank
http://tcfrank.com/journalism/
Washington is the city where the scandals happen. Every American knows this,
but we also believe, if only vaguely, that the really monumental scandals
are a thing of the past, that the golden age of misgovernment-for-profit
ended with the cavalry charge and the robber barons, at about the same time
presidents stopped wearing beards.......more
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How to Survive the Triple Whammy of Energy, Food and Climate Crises
Media Censorship at Olympics in China Mirrors FDA Censorship of Health Product Claims in America
Monday, August 04, 2008 by: Mike Adams (see all articles by this author) | Key concepts: china, censorship and the FDA
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The U.S. media is loudly protesting the censorship of their reporters at the
Olympics in Beijing. Betraying its promise to the International Olympic
Committee (IOC), China has blocked reporters' access to "sensitive" websites,
including those that mention human rights violations, the suppression of the
Falun Gong religious group, the Tiananman Square uprising and other similar
topics the Chinese government would like to imagine never happened. In
response to these restrictions, U.S. reporters are crying foul, insisting that
they should have full access to information without government censorship. By
implication, they are also stating that the U.S. is a "free society" where
information is never censored by the government........more
Where
Are the World's Nuclear Weapons?
by
Tamim Ansary
Recently someone asked me
which countries have nuclear bombs, and how many they all have.
I was surprised to
realize I didn't know. And yet I've spent most of my life actively worried
about powerful states with big bombs. I was born three years after the
nuclear bomb was first detonated and four years before the first
thermonuclear bomb was perfected. By the time I could read, I already knew
the world could end at any moment. People my age are aptly called boomers;
the Armageddon Generation would fit too.....
more
Crisis
Looms as Corporations Seize Control of Commodities
By Barbara L. Minton
03/08/08 "NaturalNews"
-- - The global food crisis won’t go away any time soon. Capitalism has
the average consumer by the belly. Amid growing signs of famine and outrage,
the entire chain of commodities and resources of the world are now being
cornered by giant corporations. Farmland, water, fertilizer, seed, energy, and
most of the basic necessities of life are falling under corporate control,
providing increased wealth and power to the ruling elite while the rest of
humanity struggles.....
more
Electric Cars Are the Key to Energy Independence
America's
Economic Free Fall
In their haste to do anything Wall Street wants, Congress and the lame-duck
President are sowing far more profound troubles for the country.........more
Afghanistan: The Other Illegal War
The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was every bit as illegal as the invasion of
Iraq. Why, then, do so many Americans see it as justifiable?.........
more
The Fabric of America Is Fraying as the Economic Downturn Continues
Bill Moyers Takes Us to the Heart of the Mortgage Meltdown
Massive Economic Disaster Seems Possible -- Will Survivalists Get the Last Laugh?
WE ARE BEING POISONED SLOWLY BY THE NEW WORLD ORDER!
It
Was Oil, All Along
Saturday 28 June 2008
by: Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, t r u t h o u t | Perspective
Oh, no, they told us, Iraq isn't a war about oil. That's cynical and
simplistic, they said. It's about terror and al-Qaeda and toppling a dictator
and spreading democracy and protecting ourselves from weapons of mass
destruction. But one by one, these concocted rationales went up in smoke, fire
and ashes. And now the bottom line turns out to be ... the bottom line. It is
about oil................
more
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ACLU Hails Hearing
on “Imperial Presidency”
Urges Close Examination of Bush Administration’s Unconstitutional Policies |
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WASHINGTON - July 25 - As the House
Judiciary Committee prepares to hold a hearing on the “imperial presidency
of George W. Bush,” the American Civil Liberties Union voiced similar
concerns about the unchecked expansion of the executive branch. The
committee is expected to discuss various constitutional issues that have
arisen during the Bush administration, including warrantless wiretapping,
overreaching presidential signing statements and use of various privileges
including the claim of state secrets to block investigations and judicial
oversight. ........
more
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Published on Friday, July 25, 2008 by
the San Francisco Chronicle
Journalist Detained for Reporting
by Anna Sussman
It is becoming less unusual to hear of American journalists abroad who are
detained, kidnapped or even killed in the line of duty. But for local
journalists across Africa, Asia and the Mideast, kidnapping, detentions and
threats to their families are disturbingly familiar...........more
Great
Canadian Job Gap By Linda Leatherdale
I call it the Great Canadian Job Gap.
Politicians and CEOs treating themselves to fat-cat pay hikes and gold-plated parachutes -- while average Canadians struggle to get pay hikes that keep pace with inflation.
Meanwhile, many aren't lucky enough to have a pension, which is going the way of the dinosaur.
And some can't even find a job, like Gary, an IT
expert who's upgraded his skills with course after course, but has been
pounding the pavement for two and a half years with no luck. .....more
Winnipeg
man dies after being tasered by police
Officers were responding to call for assistance
By SUN MEDIA
A man died in hospital
late this afternoon after police used a Taser to subdue him. .......more
U.S. Perpetuates Mass Killings In Iraq
by Prof. Peter Phillips
The United
States is directly responsible for over one million Iraqi deaths since the
invasion five and half years ago. In a January 2008 report, a British polling
group Opinion Research Business (ORB) reports
that, “survey work confirms
our earlier estimate that over 1,000,000 Iraqi citizens have died as a result
of the conflict which started in 2003…. We now estimate that the death toll
between March 2003 and August 2007 is likely to have been of the order of
1,033,000. If one takes into account the margin of error associated with
survey data of this nature then the estimated range is between 946,000 and
1,120,000"......
more
Death
of Free Internet is Imminent Canada
Will Become
Test Case
by Kevin Parkinson
In
the last 15 years or so, as a society we have had access to more information
than ever before in
modern history because of the Internet. There are approximately 1 billion
Internet users in the world B and any one of these users can theoretically
communicate in real time with any other on the planet. The Internet has been
the greatest technological achievement of the 20th century by far, and has
been recognized as such by the global community. .............more
Speech of the Week - Gore's Energy Challenge: 'The Future of Human Civilization Is at Stake'
The
Internet Is No Substitute for the Dying Newspaper Industry
Published
on Sunday, July 20, 2008 by
Chicago Tribune
Taser Death Ignites Racial Tensions
by Howard Witt
WINNFIELD, LA. - At 1:28 p.m. on Jan. 17, Baron “Scooter” Pikes was a
healthy 21-year-old. By 2:07 p.m., he was dead.
What happened in the 39
minutes in between — during which Pikes was handcuffed by police and shocked
nine times with a Taser while reportedly pleading for mercy — is spawning
suspicions of a political cover-up in this lumber town infamous for backroom
dealings. ......more
Nine
Reasons to Investigate War Crimes Now
Published on Monday, July 21, 2008 by
The International Herald Tribune
US and NATO Strikes Exact Heavy Toll In Afghanistan .....
by Carlotta Gall
Worries About War Crimes Heat up in the White House
By
Frank Rich, The New York Times. Posted
July 14, 2008. ...........more
Will the Last Superpower Recognize In Time What We Must Do to Save the Planet?
The Oddly Powerless 'Global Power Elite'
Bush Administration War Plans directed
against Iran
by Michel Chossudovsky
Note: Readers are welcome
to cross-post this article with a view to spreading the word and warning
people of the dangers of a broader Middle East war. Please indicate the source
and copyright note.
Quoting official sources, the Western
media is now confirming, rather belatedly, that the Bush Administration's war
plans directed against Iran are "for real" and should be taken
seriously. ............
more
Bomb Iran? What's to Stop Bush?
The War in Iraq
Is Pure Murder
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Can Health Canada be Trusted
With the Police State Powers Sought For In Bill C-51?
Past Enforcement shows Filing of Falsified Court Documents, Attempting to
Bankrupt Dietary Supplement Producers with Falsified Charges and Enforcing
Laws When They knew That They would Not Withstand a Constitutional Challenge.
.....more
IS AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CONSPIRACY
DRIVING WORLD EVENTS?....
more
Mark Milke, Special to the Sun
Published: Friday, May 09, 2008
The Deniers' details flaws in the theories on
global warming...more
Police are 'brainwashed' by Taser maker......more
Psychologist blames instructions
Neal Hall, Vancouver Sun
Published: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Published on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 by The Independent/UK
USA 2008: The Great Depression
Food stamps are the symbol of poverty in
the US. In the era of the credit crunch, a record 28 million Americans are now
relying on them to survive – a sure sign the world’s richest country faces
economic crisis.......
more
by David Usborne
Martial Law by Andrew G. Marshall
information every Canadian should know.....Continue
NORTH
AMERICAN MILITARY AGREEMENT SIGNED BY US AND CANADA
While Americans are being
bombarded with large doses of presidential primary news coverage, the US
entered into an agreement with its northern neighbor that may have an impact
on future internal military action.
more
Bad News at the Pump: The Dangerous
Implications of $100-Plus Oil
By Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com. Posted March 15, 2008.
On March 3, the price of crude reached
its highest ever. Are energy costs becoming the decisive factor in the balance
of global economic power?
more
Comments
"Talk about a leverage disadvantage. This is nothing short of
a world-class historically unprecedented raping and plundering of our treasury
in the most massive and full scale wealth transfer from taxpayers to war
profiteers, corporate cronies, and the super-rich; where the only winners are
jihadist recruiters, the military industrial complex, and of course Iran. Oil
reaches daily record highs while the dollar reaches daily record lows. Mission
accomplished. "
Winter Soldier - The War comes Home
- First hand accounts of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - War counting the
true costs.......
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Now, Therefore THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the
end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this
Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to
promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures,
national and international, to secure their universal and effective
recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States
themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.
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TRUE Government
The ten steps or stages to the evolution of a true democracy.
Slavery, serfdom, and all forms of human bondage must disappear.
Unless a free people are educated -- taught to think intelligently and plan wisely -- freedom usually does more harm than good.
Liberty can be enjoyed only when the will and whims of human rulers are replaced by legislative enactments in accordance with accepted fundamental law.
Representative government is unthinkable without freedom of all forms of expression for human aspirations and opinions.
No government can long endure if it fails to provide for the right to enjoy personal property in some form. Man craves the right to use, control, bestow, sell, lease, and bequeath his personal property.
Representative government assumes the right of citizens to be heard. The privilege of petition is inherent in free citizenship.
It is not enough to be heard; the power of petition must progress to the
actual management of the government.
Representative government presupposes an intelligent, efficient, and universal electorate. The character of such a government will ever be determined by the character and caliber of those who compose it. As civilization progresses, suffrage, while remaining universal for both sexes, will be effectively modified, regrouped, and otherwise differentiated.
9. Control of public servants.
No civil government will be serviceable and effective unless the citizenry possess and use wise techniques of guiding and controlling officeholders and public servants.
10. Intelligent and trained representation.
The survival of democracy is dependent on successful representative government; and that is conditioned upon the practice of electing to public offices only those individuals who are technically trained, intellectually competent, socially loyal, and morally fit. Only by such provisions can government of the people, by the people, and for the people be preserved.