Writer Chris Hedges argues that North American culture is dying because it has become transfixed by illusions about literacy, love, wisdom, happiness and democracy. Jim Brown explores Hedges’ ideas about the mechanisms that keep us diverted from confronting the collapse around us. http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2011/11/30/empire-of-illusion/ Broadcast: Wednesday – November 30, 2011
Leo writes: The first of this movie is more or less new to me. The last half is something most of us guessed was the problem, but it is so well explained and illustrated, be sure to watch all of it. Sandra speaking: The movie is 2 hours. Click on the icon in the bottom-right […]
Video – 2 hours. http://tinyurl.com/3vobzwq Very good. Transcript below. “It’s extremely important, because information is power. Information is a matter of life and death. We’ve learned that through these remarkable trove of documents that have been released in the last year. The Iraq War Logs, the Afghanistan War Logs, and what’s been called Cablegate, the […]
If you have not heard about “US bid to “shore up” Harper from the day he was elected” (item #1) through mainstream media, is there a reason why it isn’t being covered? In your estimation, is it news that should be reported in a democracy? Item #1 flows out of the massive leaked U.S. Government […]
KURTENBACH: Harper, Ritz, and the CWB http://forum.stopthehogs.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=5 Sent for publishing on June 18, 2011 To the Editor, A majority of the producers of wheat and barley in the Canadian Wheat Board [CWB] area, and probably many other Canadians, may be puzzled why our Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, and his trusty CWB minister, Gerry Ritz, are […]
The report on the leaked information is followed by an on-line copy of the original cables. I rooted through the latter website; I believe it is legitimate. /Sandra WikiLeaks : US bid to “shore up” Harper from the day he was elected http://creekside1.blogspot.com/2011/06/wikileaks-us-bid-to-shore-up-harper.html Tuesday, June 07, 2011 An embassy cable written by US Ambassador […]
Thanks to Tony for sending this in. It is sobering. There is a strong link between the North American Integration Plot and Lockheed Martin. As you read the leaked information, remember that Ron Covais, “President of the Americas for Lockheed Martin” was a spokesperson for the SPP (so called “Security and Prosperity Partnership” between Canada, the U.S. […]
This is about WikiLeaks and Harper, not about residential schools. Residential school apology rare ‘consensus’ moment during centralized, secretive Harper minority rule: U.S. diplomatic cable National News | 01. May, 2011 by APTN National News By Jorge Barrera APTN National News OTTAWA–When an “instinctively combative” Stephen Harper reached across party lines to deliver the historic […]
by Steve Ragan – Feb 9 2011, 20:28 Data intelligence firms proposed a systematic attack against WikiLeaks. (IMG: WikiLeaks) Note: There were several drafts of the proposal created before the sixth and final version was delivered. The emails released by Anonymous contain each of them. Most of the changes are formatting related and minor […]
It’s 3:30 pm my time in Saskatchewan, Sunday Jan 30. 124,615 have signed onto the Avaaz petition. 200,000 is the goal. These kids are terrific. Let’s give them a hand! /Sandra Begin forwarded message: From: “Avaaz.org” <avaaz AT avaaz.org> Date: January 30, 2011 8:51:03 AM GMT-05:00 Subject: Thanks for showing your solidarity with Egyptian protesters […]