Waging War on Leaks – by Stephen Lendman On July 30, the Washington Post headlined “A bill to stop security leaks puts a plug on democracy,” saying: Journalists and others talk to officials daily. Background briefings are commonplace. Vital information is discussed. Most of it is unclassified. On May 15, HR 5743: Intelligence Authorization Act [...]

Waging War on Leaks – by Stephen Lendman On July 30, the Washington Post headlined “A bill to stop security leaks puts a plug on democracy,” saying: Journalists and others talk to officials daily. Background briefings are commonplace. Vital information is discussed. Most of it is unclassified. On May 15, HR 5743: Intelligence Authorization Act [...]

Turning anger into action to stop Harper’s foreign policy By Yves Engler; August 30, 2012 – rabble.cahttp://rabble.ca/news/2012/08/turning-anger-action-campaign-… If you’re reading this you probably know that the Harper-led Conservative government has ramped up the corporate and military orientation of Canadian foreign policy. But, the extent to which they’ve done so will likely be a surprise. In [...]

Turning anger into action to stop Harper’s foreign policy By Yves Engler; August 30, 2012 – rabble.cahttp://rabble.ca/news/2012/08/turning-anger-action-campaign-… If you’re reading this you probably know that the Harper-led Conservative government has ramped up the corporate and military orientation of Canadian foreign policy. But, the extent to which they’ve done so will likely be a surprise. In [...]

Anne Frank and Rachel Corrie Anne and Rachel: A Legacy of Two Martyrs By JENNIFER LOEWENSTEIN; Aug 31-Sep 02, 2012 – Counterpunch Weekend Editionhttp://www.counterpunch.org/2012/08/31/a-legacy-of-two-martyrs/ Sixty-Seven years after the end of World War II, a team of researchers and cameramen from the Anne Frank House in Holland showed up at the Capitol Lakes retirement center in [...]

Anne Frank and Rachel Corrie Anne and Rachel: A Legacy of Two Martyrs By JENNIFER LOEWENSTEIN; Aug 31-Sep 02, 2012 – Counterpunch Weekend Editionhttp://www.counterpunch.org/2012/08/31/a-legacy-of-two-martyrs/ Sixty-Seven years after the end of World War II, a team of researchers and cameramen from the Anne Frank House in Holland showed up at the Capitol Lakes retirement center in [...]

Anti-Iranian Rage – by Stephen Lendman Washington and Israel wage dirty covert wars. Iran’s been targeted for years. Imperial aims are prioritized. Rule of law principles don’t matter. Israel wants sole regional dominance. America wants it globally. Lawless tactics continue. They include cyber attacks, other sabotage, targeted assassinations, deadly explosions, sophisticated satellite, drone, and other [...]

South Africa to prosecute strikers targeted by police massacre at Marikana By Alex Lantier; 31 August 2012 – WSWShttp://wsws.org/articles/2012/aug2012/mari-a31.shtml In an act of naked class justice, the South African National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is laying bogus murder charges against 270 striking Marikana miners after police massacred 34 of their fellow strikers on August 16. The [...]

Is Canada At War With Iran? The Evidence Is Growing By Yves Engler; August 31, 2012 – Znethttp://www.zcommunications.org/is-canada-at-war-with-iran-th… Two weeks ago an earthquake in northwest Iran killed 300, injured 3000 and affected 300,000 more people yet Canadians have raised relatively little for the victims. The reasons include a dearth of Canadian charities in Iran, general [...]

Israeli Soldiers Break Silence – by Stephen Lendman Breaking the Silence (BTS) is an organization comprised of Israeli combat veterans. They served since the start of the second Intifada. They refuse any longer to stay silent. Their testimonies expose “the reality of everyday life in the Occupied Territories.” Their purpose is to stimulate public debate. [...]

Media Scoundrels Promote Permanent Wars – by Stephen Lendman Real journalists report issues responsibly. Scoundrels operate by different rules. They play lead US imperial roles. Without them, pretexts for war wouldn’t matter. Selling them depends on widespread dissemination. Messages not heard don’t exist. Regurgitating official lies legitimizes attacking one nonbelligerent nation after another. Responsible parties [...]

Republican National Convention: A celebration of reaction By Patrick Martin; 30 August 2012 – WSWShttp://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/aug2012/repu-a30.shtml The Republican National Convention opened Tuesday in Tampa, Florida and quickly concluded its main business, endorsing an ultra-right political platform and rubber-stamping the nomination of Mitt Romney as the Republican presidential candidate. The rest of the three-day event, shortened by [...]

I’m surprised to find out that Linda Bush, the mother of Ian Bush, dropped the lawsuit against the R.C.M.P. Ian Bush was a young man who was shot and killed by a rookie police officer. My information was produced in the Final Report to Ian Bush death (http://www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/prr/rep/rev/chair-pre/IanBush-fin-r…). When Ian Bush was arrested, he was [...]

Our incumbent President says that things are getting better, jobs are being created, and America is on the road to recovery. His opponent, Governor Mitt Romney, says the opposite, but claims he has a plan that will turn things around and bring prosperity back. According to free market proponentArticle source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SHTFplan/~3/YIq0LyGqCVU/the-crunch-its-going-to-happen-in-the-next-administration-regardless-of-who-wins-this-election_08302012

Rachel Corrie’s death is not merely a ‘regrettable accident’ By Independent Jewish Voices; August 29, 2012 – rabble.cahttp://rabble.ca/news/2012/08/rachel-corrie%E2%80%99s-death-… Independent Jewish Voices – Canada rejects Haifa District Court’s decision to remove any blame from the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) or the Israeli driver of the military bulldozer that killed 23-year old Rachel Corrie nearly a decade [...]

Seven Years After Katrina, A Divided City By Jordan Flaherty; August 30, 2012 – Znet Commentaryhttp://www.zcommunications.org/seven-years-after-katrina-a-d… Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has become a national laboratory for government reforms. But the process through which those experiments have been carried out rarely has been transparent or democratic. The results have been divisive, pitting new [...]

Positions of U.S. Republican Presidential Candidates “Utterly Outlandish” By Noam Chomsky; Thursday, August 30, 2012 – Znet Source: Democracy Now In an interview with Noam Chomsky–noted activist, linguist, and philosopher–Democracy Now! asked the professor about his views on the positions of the GOP presidential candidates. Dr. Chomsky said that while he is no fan of [...]

This article has been generously contributed by Survival Blog. There as many opinions and even more guesses than those who are guessing about what will cause the collapse of the world as we know it.  There may be unexpected triggers in nature or in society such as natural disasters of a sudden or a gradual nature, [...]

By Dana Gabrielhttp://beyourownleader.blogspot.ca/2012/08/growing-oppositio… With the final rounds of negotiations sessions planned for September and October, Canada and the EU are closing in on a free trade deal that would go far beyond the reach of NAFTA. Meanwhile, there is growing opposition to the agreement as the whole process has lacked openness, transparency and any public [...]

Israeli Court Legitimizes Murder – by Stephen Lendman Cindy and Craig Corrie hoped for better. So did sister Sarah. The world knows Israel murdered their daughter, Rachel, in cold blood. On August 28, Israeli justice ruled otherwise. It’s unsurprising in a nation contemptuous of rule of law principles, democratic values, and life itself. More on [...]

Circus Shenanigans in Tampa – by Stephen Lendman Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey calls theirs “the greatest show on earth.” Politics in America combines sham with show me the money. Republicans got first dibs. Their version of politics US-style hits Tampa from August 27 – 30. Mother nature had first say. Isaac’s fury claimed day [...]

US, UK and France threaten military intervention against Syria By Chris Marsden; 29 August 2012 – WSWShttp://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/aug2012/pers-a29.shtml In citing “weapons of mass destruction” as a pretext for waging war against Syria, the Obama administration is treading a well-worn path. When President Barack Obama threatened August 21 that the movement of chemical weapons inside Syria was [...]

Settler Attacks on Palestinians – by Stephen Lendman Last February, a Jerusalem Fund/Palestine Center (PC) report titled “When Settlers Attack” discussed data collected from 2004 to 2011. It includes over 3,700 separate incidents. It explains when, how, and why they occur. PC discovered a disturbing increase in violence. Palestinian civilians are targeted. Northern rural West [...]

The New Harm Reduction Guide A Sane Approach to Psychiatric Drugs By BRUCE E. LEVINE; August 29, 2012 – Counterpunchhttp://www.counterpunch.org/2012/08/29/a-sane-approach-to-ps… Millions of people believe that psychiatric medications have saved their lives, while millions of others report that their psychiatric medications were unhelpful or made things worse. All this can result in mutual disrespect for different [...]

With its remote location and dependence on the uninterrupted flow of supplies from the lower 48 states, the Governor of Alaska has made disaster readiness a hallmark of his administration. Gov. Sean Parnell worries a major earthquake or volcanic eruption could leave the state’s 720,000 residents stranded and cut off from food andArticle source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SHTFplan/~3/BnLiOQQqe_8/just-in-case-state-of-alaska-to-stockpile-mass-amounts-of-food-and-supplies-in-giant-warehouses_08292012