The army says “cancel the purchase ($2 billion). And the Government says “No, you are not going to cancel the purchase”. When reading “Army tried to scuttle . . ” (below) I am reminded of 2008-06-19 “Canada First Defence Strategy” – serious. The American military-industrial-government-university complex in Canada. ” . . . the opportunities for Canadian [more]
When reading “Pressure increases . . ” below, remember: the F-35′s are to be used for carrying nuclear bombs 2013-04-21 B61 nuclear bombs would be given new tail fins that would turn them into guided weapons delivered by stealth F35 fighter-bombers. (Obama accused of nuclear U-turn as guided weapons plan emerges). AND The Darth Vader helmet [more]
May 152013
1. “Multiple URL’s“ (text at bottom) explains why the links are here, and not in the email I distributed. 2. 2013-05-15 Can you help? Do you know a family that has experienced breast or prostate (or other) cancer? 3. 2013-05-13 Anti-census crusader loses appeal. Finley may take battle to top court. Saskatoon Star Phoenix 4. [more]
DECISION FROM SASK COURT OF APPEAL IN MY TRIAL – LOCKHEED MARTIN AND THE CENSUS, PRIVACY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal upheld the lower courts’ view that we do not have a Charter Right to privacy of personal information in the face of StatsCan’s appetite for the collection of personal data on [more]
May 022013
2013SKCA047 Census Judgment SK CA
Michael writes: Here’s a charming story that caused me to choke on my muffin this morning: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/21/obama-accused-nuclear-guided-weapons-plan (Sandra speaking: Reader “Comments” at the above link are worthwhile. Also, the links to information within the news article. The article (without the Comments) follows Nearly 200 B61 gravity bombs would be given new tail fins that would [more]
News of Lockheed Martin’s recent publicity blitz: - links follow, with short excerpts - The information in Item #1 set me to laughing out loud (LOL). The Darth Vader helmet that F-35 pilots would wear has to be “Boys and Their Toys”. I hope the $1 million per helmet (or is it $2M per?) is [more]
Apr 152013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-22/flawed-f-35-fighter-too-big-to-kill-as-lockheed-hooks-45-states.html (Note: I captured the text below because links sometimes become invalid.) By Kathleen Miller, Tony Capaccio & Danielle Ivory The Pentagon envisioned the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as an affordable, state-of-the-art stealth jet serving three military branches and U.S. allies. Instead, the Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) aircraft has been plagued by a costly redesign, [more]
Dear Sandra, Military spending is out of control. Globally, governments squandered $1.73 trillion on militaries in 2011, and still the weapons corporations want more. How would you better spend the money wasted on weapons and war? Share your ideas and let’s build a “word cloud” on Ceasefire.ca. How many lives could be saved if [more]
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2013/04/12/mb-lockheed-martin-fighter-jet-winnipeg.html Officials with Lockheed Martin stopped in Winnipeg Friday to promote their F-35 stealth fighter jet, part of a national campaign to promote the jet in Canada. The U.S. defence contractor is in the midst of a cross-Canada publicity blitz to convince the federal government to purchase the jets. The contractor wants the jets [more]
