U.S. "Suspends" Afghan Police Training
Apparently yielding to the Taliban, American forces in Afghanistan have suspended training of Afghan Local Police recruits. The Afghan recruits, it appears, have become too heavily infiltrated by the Taliban…
The Mound of Sound
How America’s Job-Creator-In-Chief Actually Made his Fortune
In a much overlooked piece from Rolling Stone, Matt Taibbi chronicled how Mitt Romney actually made his mega-fortune and, here’s a hint, it wasn’t a process of job creation. No,…
And This is Democracy, the Greatest Democracy?
From the HBO series, The Newsroom And then there’s Clint
That’s It, We’re Done – Sorry Guys
Women may soon not need men to procreate. Welsh scientists have managed to create sperm from a female human embryo and figure they may do even better using female bone…
The Elusive Reality of Afghanistan
Now, after more than a decade of accomplishing astonishingly little, Western military leaders are working hard on polishing the narrative for their war in Afghanistan. It’s unclear who they plan…
What Romney-Ryan Might Mean to Canada
What would a Romney/Ryan win mean for the U.S. and for Canada? No one can tell for sure, of course, but we can probably get a rough idea of what…
In Defence of Alarmists
It goes something like this: “Hey, what’s with that smoke coming from the kitchen?“ “Oh, relax. Don’t be an alarmist. We’re only halfway through the second period with the score…
Now Imagine, Thousands of These Being Dropped On Your Town Overnight
They call it a “huge” bomb but it was nothing of the sort. Just an ordinary 500-pounder of the type dropped by the thousands in bombing raids over Germany in…
Our Prime Minister’s Warped Vision for the Arctic
When Stephen Harper looks at the ice-free Arctic Ocean he sees opportunity. In the stunted mind of our petro-addled prime minister, no ice means one thing – access to untapped…
The Disaffected Lib 2012-08-29 12:25:00
The Guardian’s lead enviro-scribe and author, George Monbiot, offers a realistic but troubling assessment of how mankind has allowed itself to become overrun by global warming. Even progressives, probably out…
BIC for Her – You Ladies Love’em
BIC has released a special, “Cristal for Her” ball pen. Some of the reviews on Amazon.com have been hillarious. Here are just a few: “Someone has answered my gentle prayers…
Too Damned Dumb to Live
A redneck’s last words? “Here, hold my beer, now.. watch this.” 44-year old Randy Lee Tenley of Montana apparently got himself liquored up and set out to fool people into…
Are Our Forests the New Steel Mills of the 21st Century?
Great news for B.C.’s forest industry. Wood pulp may be poised to become the new steel except cheaper, lighter and renewable. THE hottest new material in town is light, strong…
Can America Imagine a "Post-Israel Middle East"?
An American intelligence community report is sparking outrage among pro-Israel factions in Washington. It’s a paper entitled: Preparing For A Post Israel Middle East, an 82 page analysis that concludes…
No Matter What You Call It, It’s Still Ethnic Cleansing
The Gaza Strip, refuge for nearly 1.7-million Palestinians, will be uninhabitable by 2020. “Action needs to be taken now if Gaza is to be a liveable place in 2020 and…
In Climate Change News
The Radical Republican Party, or GOP(R), has denounced president Obama for stating that climate change presents a severe threat to America. “The strategy subordinates our national security interests to environmental,…
I Don’t Have a Problem with Crazy People
It’s radical conservatives, people who act crazy to exploit others, that infuriate me. You know they’re acting crazy when they ramble on about “death panels” and socialism, “job creators” and…
The Business of Killing
What else would you expect from the first true Warfare State in centuries? American arms sales abroad tripled last year. The Sydney Morning Herald puts the take at $66-billion or…
Either Crazy or In League With the Dark Side
An Australian study has outed climate change deniers as falling within one of two categories – radical free marketeers or nutjobs. The paper, titled “NASA faked the moon landing –…
What A Difference a Year Makes
Just ask anyone who lives alongside or works on the Mississippi River. This is what Big Muddy looked like last year. And this is what the mighty river looks like…