If They Told You the Truth, How Were They Supposed to Lie?
Oh the naivete of Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page. He says that, despite being ordered by Parliament to do so in 2010, the Department of National Defence did not provide…
The Mound of Sound
We Lose, We Win?
Here’s an interesting idea. The best and quickest way to restore peace to Afghanistan is for Western forces to pack up and get out. “Most insurgent fighters are not interested…
Ol’ Rupe Ain’t Gonna Like This – "Unfit" to Lead
News Corp boss Rupe Murdoch showed “willful blindness” toward the behavior of News of the World staffers in the lead-up to the British phone hacking scandal, according to a report…
It’s So Much More Than Just a Dismal Failure
The War on Drugs is increasingly accepted as a hopeless failure. Yet even those who do get it often act like a kid standing at the end of a high…
Boneheaded Britain
The big problem with ideologues is their propensity to do genuinely stupid things that leave others paying the price for years, sometimes decades. With Harper at the helm, Canada has…
New Global Landgrab Study
Picture a map of the United Kingdom. Now picture eight United Kingdoms. That’s how much prime farmland has been “land grabbed” by investors at rock bottom prices from the world’s…
Israeli Spy Chief Slams Netanyahu, Barak as "Messianic"
The recently retired chief of Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence agency is warning his countrymen not to buy prime minister Netanyahu’s and defence minister Barak’s justifications for bombing Iran. Yuval Diskin…
What Will You Give Up to Save the World?
This has been coming for years. Science is speaking out. It’s time to redistribute the wealth, globally. The world’s most renowned population analyst has called for a massive reduction in…
F-35 Tale of the Tape
How does the F-35 stack up against the competition today? That depends on who you ask and how badly they want to buy/sell it. First off, let’s leave the stealth…
What Do We Buy After the F-35?
I’m convinced that, badly as the air force boys want the F-35, even if they got it they would soon be back, begging bowl in hand. Everyone, especially those air…
This Is Beyond Gross
Egyptian women are fighting for the block of their country’s proposed “farewell sex” law. The provision would allow men to have sex with their wives, or their bodies, up until…
Canada in Distress
Many thanks to Paul Morrison for this: Paul would like any and all to take this image and put it up on their blogs as a way to get this…
How Many More Canadians Does Harper Want Killed?
“When planning a military expedition into Pashtun tribal areas, the first thing you must plan is your retreat. All expeditions into this area sooner or later end in retreat under…
Analytical Thinking Curbs Religious Conviction
Duh, really? We now have a scientific study, courtesy of UBC, that shows analytical thinking can be really bad for clinging to religious faith. The psychology report, published today in…
Focus on Fewer and Smaller
The Royal Society, which is celebrating its 350th anniversary, has a warning for mankind – there are too damned many of us and we’re all consuming too damned much of…
The Exxon Valdez? Child’s Play.
For decades we’ve used the Exxon Valdez incident to define oil supertanker disaster. Yet what Harper is planning for coastal BC, south and north, will make the Exxon Valdez disaster…
Auditor General – Tories Ducking True F-35 Costs
You can never go far wrong by underestimating the integrity of the Harper regime. They seem to lie when it would be easier to tell the truth and what they…
Look, I’m Only Trying to Start a Revolution
Yes, yes, I want you to rise up in revolt against Stephen Harper’s malignant regime. I want you to stand up – in public – and tell everyone around you…
Harper’s Afghan Surprise – We’re In Afghanistan Until 2016.
Okay, we’re supposed to clear out in 2014, right? Maybe, maybe not. Now, according to CBC, Harper is saying he’ll examine all options when the deadline nears. Wait a minute.…
F-35, the Wrong Plane at the Wrong Time
A retired RCAF Colonel who served as fleet manager of our CF-18s has said the obvious – the F-35 has no place in the defence of Canada. Retired colonel Paul…