(1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6AMR65l2hE&fb_source=message Photos from around the world, Marches Against Monsanto, alphabetically by place name, set to music. Patience was rewarded! I didn’t like the beginning, but hung in. This is an exciting statement of the mobilization. The March is every 6 months, each one bigger than the one before. “Someone” will likely do a photo record for the […]
#surveillance http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/30/us-usa-security-google-idUSBRE99T18S20131030 Reuters The National Security Agency has tapped directly into communications links used by Google and Yahoo to move huge amounts of email and other user information among overseas data centres, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. It was unclear how the NSA accessed the links. The report, based on secret NSA documents leaked […]
Related: “THE SPIES OF WARSAW”, 2008, by ALAN FURST. Propaganda, Democracy: . . . The Cellist of Sarajevo. I have great difficulty seeing myself because I am the centre. It’s hard to “get outside” myself for an objective look at what I’m really like. Hey, I’m great! … Faults? Me? Hell, I’m perfect! […]
“THE SPIES OF WARSAW” (2008) is an historically-accurate novel written by Alan Furst. From the chapter “A shadow of war”: (p. 225) “Even better,” Dr. Lapp said. “A General Staff is always a field of divergent opinions – ours is no different – but among these officers there are always two or three who have […]
I just signed the petition to ban weaponized drones that is going to be delivered to every possible national and international authority. I hope you can sign too and spread the word. http://bit.ly/OGIQ3S
Dick Cheney is to be “keynote speaker” in Toronto on Oct 31. PROTEST: Thursday, Oct 31, 11:00am EDT Metro Toronto Convention Centre 255 Front St W Toronto (Facebook) This is about the Rule of Law. What is that worth to you? An incredible array of organizations and people have assembled, to see that if […]
You increasingly see this – some “organization” sets up the event, it is hard to pin down who they are. See below. In this case it’s the International Economic Forum of the Americas (I notice that it has a “Director of Security “.) The registration form is on-line. (Don’t see one person who is responsible) […]
How ironic is this: twice – in the Throne Speech today – – The Government is committed to “The Rule of Law”. Let’s see what the value of their words is. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2013 Contact: Gail Davidson, Lawyers Against the War (LAW), 1-(604) 738-0338, law AT portal.ca Professor Francis Boyle, […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: September 30,2013. Torture Opponents Say Ban Dick Cheney from Canada or Arrest and Prosecute Him (Toronto) Torture suspect and former U.S. Vice President Richard (Dick) Cheney is scheduled to speak at the Toronto Global Forum, October 31, 2013, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The event is hosted by the International […]
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/the-making-of-the-harper-court/article14844626/ By Lawrence Martin It’s been an extraordinary period for the Prime Minister and the Supreme Court. In fewer than eight years in office, Stephen Harper has appointed six of the top court’s nine justices. Next year, he gets to name another. It’s one of the biggest and quickest turnovers the court has seen. […]