From NCF, at Bradley Manning’s hearing: And what the day it was! Manning’s lawyer David Coombs (whose very nice wife is from TO) is a force to be reckoned with! After a half hour of grilling the Investigating Officer (not a judge) about his civilian job as a prosecutor with
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Campaign Research Con cats are out of the bag
> Campaign Research client and House Speaker Andrew Scheer ruled it “reprehensible” while Campaign Research client and Con House Leader Peter Van Loan defended it as “vital free speech”, but Campaign Research cofounder Nick Kouvalis put it best when he described his firm’s now infamous phone calls to Lib MP
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Bradley Manning and the Horror of Haditha
What perfect timing. Just as the U.S. ends its war in Iraq, not with a bang but a whimper. Bye bye Big Lie. Bye bye Shock and Awe. Bye bye mass murder. Bye bye Abu Ghraib. In a junkyard near Baghdad, somebody came across the true horror of Haditha. The
Continue readingwmtc: there can be no justice for bradley manning
Today begins the “Article 32” hearing for accused whistleblower Bradley Manning, the first time in 18 months of incarceration that Manning will face a judge. Tonight there’s a vigil outside Ft. Meade, Maryland, and tomorrow – Manning’s 24th birthday – there will be a big rally in support. The Article
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Media Coverage of Occupy Wall Street and Wikileaks
There are two major ways that the Occupy movement can be covered in the media. One can either tell stories about the movement itself, or one can tell stories about the ideas and concepts raised by the movement. In the former category we have things like talking about police clashes,
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Banks Plotting To Undermine Protesters and Politicians
This should be unsurprising to those familiar with the HB Gary Scandal involving an attempt to smear WikiLeaks. We’ll have to see if this latest plot is smashed by Anonymous, as the HB Gary one was months ago. Some additional banking bastards need crushing.
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: ExxonMobil and Shell Stamp Huge Oil and Gas Deals in Iraq
Rumaila Oil Field Explosion.jpg Just a few weeks after President Barack Obama announced U.S. troops are "leaving" the war-torn country, ExxonMobil and Shell each announced major new oil and gas production agreements in Iraq. On November 12, ExxonMobil signed an oil production deal with the Kurdish Regional Government to drill in Iraqi Kurdistan, located
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: US, Israel and Canada’s response to Palestine’s UNESCO membership
When Palestine overwhelmingly got approved to be a member state in UNESCO, a long standing congressional trigger was activated which entirely defunds the US contribution to UNESCO (about a fifth of its total contributions). This comes on the back of f…
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Banks Refusing Your Money?
Did you know it’s possible to try and use your good credit, and functioning Visa or Master Card, and have the transaction refused for only $10? Try sending money to the corruption-busting website WikiLeaks, and you won’t be allowed! Visa and Master Card are among the willing participants of an ominous financial blockade that has […]
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: WikiLeaks: State Did It For Lulz
The State Department is one of those organizations that deems a hyperlink as “publication” of the material it links to. Publicity, almost certainly, but it’s impossible to knowingly and forever publicize what is being linked to, because websites are dynamic and links get broken due to their targets’ changes. And the State is eager to […]
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: That certainly answers my questions
It was revealed earlier this year that the Canadian Council of Chief Executives — among others — had worked with the government to keep negotiations for a new perimeter security deal with the US under wraps until the marketing campaign could be properly coordinated with the government’s formal announcement. At the time I suggested that the willingness of John Manley, the CCCE’s new front man, to work with the government in a context that involved keeping secrets from citizens tarnished his reputation as an elder statesman. In the specific context of Manley’s role in chairing a panel that examined Canada’s role in Afghanistan I asked: when John Manley chaired that panel on Afghanistan a few years back, was he acting as an honest broker? Or did he work behind the scenes with Harper and company to prepare a script that he read from when the appropriate time came? And the answers are: no to honest broker and yes to participating in another bit of political theatre:…
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: WikiLeaks: Still Big News
In case you ever wondered whatever happened to WikiLeaks, it’s still making headlines in the news, from diplomatic cables that are in some cases years old. This is because there’s such a large volume of lies from our governments, that it’s going to take years to reconcile history with the truth. This morning there were […]
Continue readingwmtc: wikileaks: mentally ill canadian citizen held in bagram prison for 18 months, and counting
This morning CBC News reports that WikiLeaks has exposed that a Canadian is being held at the notorious Bagram prison, the US-run torture camp and holding tank for Afghans who were either trying to defend their country from foreign invaders or were in …
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: What Will Harper Try to Give Away This Time in ‘Buy America’ Fix?
Obama’s new job strategy once again includes a “Buy America” clause, specifically stating that unless there are savings of at least 25%, infrastructure projects must use only U.S. materials.Last time this happened, Harper gave away the farm for a few e…
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: WikiLeaks: Biggest Cock-up Ever
A collection of diplomatic history since 1966 to the present day. This sentence is changing the world, unintentionally. The US State Department would have given its left testicle for this code phrase until last week. Maybe they didn’t have to, because it was published in a fracking book by an arrogant ass of a journalist […]
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Star Exclusive Reveals Harper Government Collaborated With U.S. In Framing Legislation
A shocking Star exclusive today, one that will probably be met for the most part with typical Canadian complacency and passivity (‘Peace, order and good government, and may I please go back to sleep now?’) reveals that the Harper Government collaborate…
Continue reading"Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s top priority last year was to stay in power while touting his economic stewardship"
I’m beginning to like Wikileaks all that much more.OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s top priority last year was to stay in power while touting his economic stewardship, looking for a “graceful exit” from Afghanistan and avoiding any “sexy init…
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: WikiLeaks: Germany’s Solar Pullback Underway?
An interesting, and unclassified perspective on the German political landscape two years ago. Feed In Tariffs are responsible for Germany leading the world in solar PV technology and adoption. Ontario recently cut their FIT for solar. In Germany, electricity customers pay a surcharge to help fund the excellent rates paid to solar power adopters. The […]
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: So Angry
Are you so angry you’d: a- consider bombing a plane? b- leak a secret classified document? c- vote for Jason Kenney? d- all of the above? If you answered d-, you’re a Muslim man who has been accused and terror blacklisted, CSIS employed, Conservative. In other words, your life is shitty and effed-up by hate. […]
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: #OpPayPal to End WikiLeaks Blockade
WikiLeaks is an organization of journalists who publish whistleblower leaks of documents from corrupt governments and corporations. PayPal is an eBay company who quickly caved to US State Department threats, and cut off a source of funding to WikiLeaks. I’ve closed my PayPal account in protest, with thousands of others. This has had a negative […]
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