Richard Hughes-Political Blogger We are experiencing a time where bizarre is the new norm. Bolivia’s President Evo Morales flight home from a Russian visit was detained, stalled, diverted. Some say he was kidnapped at the direction and pressure from the United States government. This international event was lamely justified by saying that
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Cowichan Conversations: They ‘Will Lie, Trick, and Deceive’: Jailed CIA Whistleblower’s Warns Edward Snowden
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger It is becoming hard to keep track of all the ‘Whistleblowers’ and the tunes that they are whistling. It is clear that many countries spy, snoop and infiltrate. It has been going on for centuries but accelerated during World War 2 and the Cold War that
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Bill Routley Challenges BC Liberals Over Threat of 5 Million Tonnes of Contaminated Soil Destined For the Shawnigan Watershed
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger As we enter the lazy hazy days of summer the BC Legislators are huddled in the Pointy Buildings at the foot of Douglas Street. Cowichan NDP MLA Bill Routley rose and queried the new Environment Minister Mary Polak about the threatened Shawnigan Lake Watershed, Creek, Lake and
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Obama’s Security Appartus Exposed-Now He’s Determined To Severely Punish and Dissuade Future Whistle Blowers
More shoes to drop It seems that Edward Snowden’s whistle blowing will continue with more shocking revelations coming very soon. Guardian Reporter Glen Grenwald told Fox News that the story will be published by the Guardian tomorrow. Here is the interview with Guardian Investigative Journalist Glen Greenwald-Video.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Attempted Terrorist Attack at BC’s Victoria Legislative Buildings Foiled.
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger RCMP foiled an attempt to detonate pressure cooker bombs that were about to be set off at the BC Legislature. The attempt could well have resulted in fatal results as it was set to explode while large crowds were attending Canada Day celebrations.. Two Surrey residents, John Stewart
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Egypt’s Protest Biggest In History Of The World, Ever!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger They say that records are made to be broken. Well over 33 Million Egyptians outraged over the governing of President Mohammed Morsi hit the streets to register their opposition. Huge protests across Egypt calling for the resignation of President Mohammed Morsi have taken place through
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Deadly Insecticides Kill Over 30 Million Bees in Elmwood, Ontario, Canada
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger All right this is enough of the death dealing from our chemical companies. In Elmwood, Ontario- Canada, the devastation is frightening in its impacts. Recently in Oregon there was an estimated 25 to 50 thousand bees found dead in a parking lot. Bees are threatened worldwide
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Big Brother’s power is building, warns George Orwell biographer
Mankind, like the proverbial lobster in the pot, is becoming conditioned to losing rights and freedoms at an alarming rate. ‘Orwell wrote 1984 as a warning. He felt that if someone didn’t sound the alarm loudly enough, eventually a lot of the freedoms he cherished would be lost. -’CBC News
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Joe Easingwood-Longtime Victoria Broadcasters Dies of Cancer
Victoria Broadcaster Joe Easingwood dies at 75. R.I.P. Joe Joe Easingwood, one of BC’s and certainly Victoria’s most successful talk show broadcasters has died of brain cancer. He was 75 years old. Times Colonist reporter Amy Sharp’s story is available here.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cowichan Digest-Stolen From the Citizen, News Leader & Times Colonist
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Summer is a lazy time in many ways, well at least it is this morning for me. I will enjoy it for now . An acre of mowing and gardening awaits as the temperatures rise and it will truly become the ‘Warm Land’ over the weekend. While
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Scandalous Government Coverup of ISA Virus In Salmon
Here is another shocking post from marine biologist Alexandra Morton Alexandra Morton-Marine Biologist The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), our global first line of defence against farm animal epidemics, just stacked the odds against stopping ISA virus from spreading in British Columbia. They stripped the lab I am using
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Whipped-Sean Holman on ‘Party Discipline’ CBC the Current
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Friday morning, 8:30AM June 28th, Rick MacGinnes-Rae, hosting CBC’s ‘the Current’, will peer into the secret world of party discipline. His guest will be Sean Holman. a former ‘Public Eye Online’ blogger, talk show host, columnist and the force behind his latest project ‘Whipped! This will be most
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Ferries Block 20 Year Old Woman From Ferry Over 10 Bloody Cents!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Rules are rules is the official line from some demented BC Ferries spinner after a rules and regulations freak would not allow a young woman on the ferry over a dime! Her ‘Experience Card’ was short a dime and rather than slip her 10 cents they required
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Edward Snowden Flees Hong Kong for Russia
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden- Hero or Traitor? Here is an update from Democracy NowU.S. Files Espionage Charges The exact whereabouts of National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden are unknown after he reportedly left Hong Kong and landed in Moscow on Sunday. His flight came just days after the United States
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Nobody Shoots at a Dead Duck!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Our PM Stephen Harper is a power at any cost politician it seems. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is climbing in the polls giving the appearance that he will become the next Prime Minister. That is enough to have the PMO staff doing Harper’s dirty work. Here
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Mandela and Snowden Two Heroes In A Dark World
Nelson Mandela For decades after the intrusive CIA fingered Nelson Mandela, the terrorist was imprisoned in South Africa. In spite of his incarceration he never gave up hope. Mandela gained international recognition and upon his eventual release led the South Africans to democracy as their president. Now in his final
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Calgary’s Manhattan Moment
Andrew Nikiforuk is one of Canada’s leading energy writers and todays offering published in the Tyee gives an in depth report on the latest flooding events in Alberta and of course he dives into the whole matter with eloquence and verve. Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger In the midst of all
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Medicine Hat Next To Face Flooding Fury
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Calgarian’s are returning to their still soaked homes many without gas or electricity but at least they can start the long process of putting their homes back into living condition. Further south Medicine Hat residents are now sand bagging and with over 1000 volunteers pitching in and
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