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November 14, 2008

UK: Taking a Tilt Towards a Repressive Society

Sometimes, I’m a little surprised that the UK teeters further into fascism than any other country, given that they gave us the Magna Carta and all that other fun stuff, but here they go again . As always, the central claim is that it’s the only way to capture terrorists and to ensure that the media doesn’t get ahead of government actions, but we all […]

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November 14, 2008

Tories to Flush Canada-led Water Monitoring Program

Original story here . I suppose this goes in the ‘if it ain’t oil, we ain’t going to watch it’ file. Ironically, water will one day be more valuable than oil, but we’ll leave that problem to our kids, I suppose. All to save a shitty little $1.5 million.  How embarassing. DETAILS: Tories to flush Canada-led water-monitoring program Written by Sue Bailey, THE CANADIAN PRESS […]

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November 14, 2008

9/11: More than meets the eye

Original story here. During the last Canadian election, a lot of stink was made about the fact that a number of intelligent and potential candidates were on record as questioning all of the answers that we’ve received concerning 9/11. I have no problems with questioning the official story, if only because there are SO MANY inconsistencies. Another note:  I couldn’t help but post the details […]

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November 14, 2008

Fed Refuses to Identify Recipients of $2 Trillion in Bailout Money

Like vapour, this cash is being printed (well, not really) and it’s disappearing faster than anyone thought we could collectively imagine. Huffington Post story here . The level of corruption has become absolute and there’s no reason – NONE – to believe that the leaders of the US, the leaders of various financial organizations or other neo-con institutions are ethically capable of doing the right […]

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November 14, 2008

Sinking Bear Stearns: An Exercise in Manipulation

For those interested in the history and roots of today’s financial crisis, this article offers some insights you may appreciate. I found the conclusion, following some discussion of the real reason why Eliot Spitzer was hung out to dry, particularly important: Like the Panic of 1907 that justified a “bankers’ bank” to prevent future runs, the collapse of Bear Stearns has been used to justify […]