Category Archives: National Security
Cops Vs. Cameras: The Killing of Kelly Thomas & The Power of New Media – World News
On July 5 last year Kelly Thomas, a 37-year-old schizophrenic homeless man, was so badly beaten and stun-gunned by Fullerton California police officers that he was left unrecognizable. He died 5 days later from blunt force trauma to the head. Up
Washington’s Lethal Intervention in Syria – Syria
18 May 2012 While publicly insisting that it is only providing “non-lethal” aid to elements seeking the overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria, Washington is coordinating the shipment of arms into the country and working to expand the deadly
UN Official Sparks Debate Over Canadian Food Security – World News
UN special rapporteur for food Olivier De Schutter said he was in Canada to launch a conversation over a national food strategy, and he certainly started a debate. Discussion centred on whether Canadians have trouble affording to feed themselves, wi...
Chávez’s Economics Lesson for Europe – Economy
Editor's Note: Last night I received a phone text mail message from a friend citing news that Bank of America Merrill Lynch recognized in an investment report that President Chavez will be re-elected and even if he cannot stand for re-election
U.S. And Canada Implementing Beyond the Border Perimeter Security Initiatives – Global Empire
Editor's Comment: Please note that The Red River Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) is being billed as a "binational partnership" to “enhance border integrity and security along the shared Canada/U.S. border." In reality, this move takes the n...
Hedges: How Our Demented Capitalist System Made America Insane – Global Empire
When civilizations start to die they go insane. Let the ice sheets in the Arctic melt. Let the temperatures rise. Let the air, soil and water be poisoned. Let the forests die. Let the seas be emptied of life. Let
Video – Nakba Day: Return to Palestine – Palestine
On the 15th of May of every year, Palestinians and the whole world remember how it all started. How the Israelis' ethnic cleansing of a people and the destruction of a society - the Nakba - was met with global
Romney Rejects Gay Marriage – Well, Maybe … – World News
Editorial comment: The article below, reproduced from BBC News, notes that Willard Mitt Romney opposes gay marriage. [Note to those who want to know: Mitt is his full middle name; it is not short for Mittens.] He does suggest they should
The American Medical Establishment Is On the Wrong Track in Its Efforts to Reduce Medical Errors – Health/Medicine
Editorial Comment: As a member of a self-regulating legal society, I can empathize entirely with Dr Levitt's concerns about bad actors in the medical system. While he is in the United States and I'm in Canada, he'll no doubt not be
There Is No Such Thing As Gay Rights: A Look Into Our Constitution – Featured
Editorial commentary: We received this article directly from the author. He lives in the southern United States and, as you might imagine, he has not had a lot of luck in finding a local place to publish his thoughts. If you can