In the wake of the U.S. Senate Report on Torture (Dec 9, 2014, chair Dianne Feinstein), I am reminded of the good work being done to understand and address violence in human behaviour. One powerful example, on-going meetings: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/destructive_emotions_how_can_we_overcome_them_a_scientific_dialogue_with_th Book Review: Destructive Emotions By Elizabeth Cushing Payne | March 1, 2004 | 0 Comments by […]
Of all the new ventures that Lockheed Martin has undertaken, the least well known may be its role in interrogating prisoners at U.S. facilities in Iraq and at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – http://www.alternet.org/story/149492/prophets_of_war%3A_how_defense_contractor_lockheed_martin_dominates_the_military_establishment Prophets of War: How […]
Excerpt: Sytex, and thus Lockheed after the takeover, appears to have subsequently emerged as one of the biggest recruiters of private interrogators. In June alone, Sytex advertised for 11 new interrogators for Iraq, and in July the company sought 23 interrogators for Afghanistan. … Ads on several websites frequented by current and former military personnel […]
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has been the chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence since 2009. REMARKS OF DIANNE FEINSTEIN TO THE SENATE, ON THE RELEASE OF THE REPORT ON TORTURE (Note: text of the Report, see 2014-12-03 Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture) http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/09/dianne-feinstein-cia-torture-report-full-remarks/20151977/ From USA TODAY, Decvember 9, 2014 Dianne Feinstein’s […]
The resolution of this is at: (2015-07-20) Riddle solved. Gmail accounts. The following is a copy of the email I received, purporting to be from Dan Morgan, author of “Merchants of Grain“. (I cannot change the formatting, to remove the blank spaces. You have to scroll down.) – – – – – – – […]
Concerning the International Treay to ban cluster munitions, Canada passed an associated Act on November 6, 2014. (Lockheed Martin is a manufacturer of cluster munitions, in violation of International and Canadian Law.) LegisInfo http://www.parl.gc.ca/LEGISInfo/BillDetails.aspx?Mode=1&billId=6263567&Language=E House Government Bill 41st Parliament, 2nd Session October 16, 2013 – Present Text of the Bill Latest Publication All Published […]
(See also: 2014-10-20 Lockheed Martin Participation in Solar Energy Project in Swift Current, SK) From Tamara Lorincz: Lockheed Martin is the premium, platinum sponsor of the NYC Climate Week and this greenwash must be exposed and condemned. Lockheed Martin’s products are contributing to severe environmental degradation (perchlorates from missiles & rockets) and climate change (F-18, […]
Dostoyevsky (1821 – 1881). Spared last minute from beheading because of what he wrote. Incarcerated and then confined to Siberia (10 years in all). Knows of what he writes! Had an extraordinary capacity to interpret and then explain human behaviour. His understanding is very helpful today. Demonizing those Canada calls ‘radicalized’ People seen to have mental […]
Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) made important contributions to the understanding of human psychology. Please see Notes from Underground, the consequences of alienating people from their society (Dostoyevsky). I will email the link to Matthew Behrens, he may be interested in its relationship to his own work (below). http://rabble.ca/columnists/2014/10/demonizing-those-canada-calls-radicalized Scare headlines about young people becoming “radicalized,” going […]
(See also 2014-09-01 Lockheed Martin green-washing. Platimun sponsor of NYC Climate Week ) NewsWatch Saskatchewan 520527 Missinipi Broadcasting, La Ronge. October 20, 2014. A FIRST NATIONS ENERGY COMPANY IS PART OF A NEW PROJECT THAT WILL BRING SOLAR ENERGY TO SOUTHWEST SASK KELLY PROVOST [ANNOUNCER] A First Nations energy company is part of a […]