Mar 082009
 

In order for the people in less fortunate countries to have faith in the ICC, they must see that rogue heads-of-state are prosecuted, regardless of the country they represent. The crimes of George Bush against the people of Iraq are as great as those of the President of Sudan, Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir in […]

Mar 052009
 

Trial date is not known.  TIME-LINE FOR NEWCOMERS: 2003-2004:  Along with thousands of Canadians, I communicated to Statistics Canada – do not contract out 2006 census work to Lockheed Martin Corp, war monger that manufactures weapons that contravene International Humanitarian Law (land-mines and cluster bombs for example).  I will not be complicit in the enrichment of […]

Mar 052009
 

High suspense!  I talked with Todd following his trial today in Brockville ON.   The judge heard the case but did not decide whether Todd is innocent or guilty of the charges.  The Judge will announce his decision on Monday April 6th (and deal with sentencing, if that’s necessary).  See # 1 .   CONTENTS  (1) INTRODUCTION […]

Mar 052009
 

Public Works and StatsCan have awarded contracts to Lockheed Martin Corporation for the 2011 census, in spite of: – the thousands of people who protested in 2004 and the even greater numbers who protested in 2006.  And in spite of: – the undermining of the census itself, because of growing unwillingness of Canadians to participate, […]

Feb 242009
 

http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/olympics/send-drones-uavs-border-patrol-and-2010/5956 by Patrick White Globe and Mail, Wednesday, February 18, 2009 WINNIPEG – Famed for prowling the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, a remote-control Predator aircraft took flight over the wheat fields of South Dakota yesterday, the first in a network of surveillance drones that could soon patrol the American border with Canada from Maine […]

Feb 202009
 

Scientific American calling for seed companies to allow independant scientists to assess the safety of gmos and a follow up from the 24 USA crop scientists complaining earlier this year.  ( http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/business/20crop.html) • Scientists must ask corporations for permission before publishing independent research on genetically modified crops. That restriction must end Scientific American, Editorial, August […]

Feb 092009
 

I despaired last November when the CRTC denied the requests to ban Internet ‘Throttling’. Even the U.S. has banned it. HOWEVER!  I overlooked this statement: Based on an outcry of more than 1,100 submissions made to the CRTC, the federal regulator will hold a public hearing in July …  DEADLINE for submissions to the public hearing:   […]

Feb 022009
 

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175029 February 02, 2009 Economic Death Spiral at the Pentagon Recently, reviewing lobbying disclosure reports, the Washington Times discovered “that 18 of the top 20 recipients of federal bailout money spent a combined $12.2 million lobbying the White House, the Treasury Department, Congress, and federal agencies during the last quarter of 2008.” Citibank alone, according […]