Palestinian bid for U.N. membership

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/palestinians-submit-statehood-bid-to-un/2011/09/23/gIQA33YiqK_story.html?hpid=z3

Sucsess!!

I believe the goal of this UN bid was to force Isreal back to the negotiating table, but to do so from a position of strenght. The have put many nations in a position where they have had to openly support a two state solution. With this international negognition Isreal will not be able to dictate terms any longer.

Medvedev asks Vladi­mir Putin to run for president of Russia

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/dmitry-medvedev-asks-putin-to-run-for-president-of-russia/2011/09/24/gIQAXGwpsK_story.html?hpid=z2

Welcome home to the czar. I cant help but respect this man. He is a master of politics in an arena that can kill a lesser player.

anyone out there know about the russian constitution? Im curious how many terms he can run for. is it another 2 term limit?

WWI flying ace honoured 81 years after death

Monument for Canada's most decorated war hero

First World War flying ace William Barker downed 50 enemy aircraft and received the Victoria Cross after being shot three times when he found himself alone in a dogfight against 15 German planes.

How is it possible that we haven't recognized this man until now?

The article also mentions another Canadian hero named Billy bishop. Canada's top scoring ace of the first world war. Below is a link for a bio on bishop.

Hats off to both you gentleman.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/09/22/toronto-william-barker-monument.html

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Bishop

U.S. announces details of planned arms package for Taiwan

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-announces-details-of-planned-arms-package-for-taiwan/2011/09/21/gIQAbDn8lK_story.html

Great non decision america. Way to sit on the fence.

China fumes at US arms sale to Taiwan
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/30/china-reaction-us-arms-sale-taiwan

Turkey and Isreal are really starting to butt heads

Expert deems Turkish threat on Cyprus drilling serious
http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=238981

In another chapter of Turkey vs Isreal they may be about to start a more serious conflict. As world demand for fossil fuels increases and supply is decreasing I think we are going to see this sort of thing flare up all over the world. Nations are now starting to consider claims to energy rich places as vital to their national security. I posted in an earlier post about a similar dispute brewing in the South China Sea, there are multiple claims going over arctic territory ( This is clearly Canadian turf... biased i know. deal with it)
  Thus far we have only seen some saber rattling and tough talk over these disputes. but how long until shots are fired. If you place two opposing armies or navys in close proximity to each other, bad things can happen.

Here is a repost of my earlier entry on the South China Sea dispute
http://acanucksview.blogspot.com/2011/09/in-south-china-sea-dispute-over-energy.html

Facebook expected to unveil more changes

Facebook expected to unveil more changes
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/22/technology-facebook-f8.html

Bet were all gonna love this. over half the facebook stats i saw last night were bitching about the newest changes.

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Online gamers crack AIDS enzyme puzzle

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Features/2011/09/20/18712291.html

I think this is amazing. When people combine efforts to solve a problem. Amazing things happen. Stop worrying about getting credit, patents and royalties. Put our heads together and fix our problems.

U.S. assembling secret drone bases in Africa

Update: In tropical paradise, U.S. drones meant revenue
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/checkpoint-washington/post/in-tropical-paradise-us-drones-add-up-to-revenue/2011/09/22/gIQAkqRSnK_blog.html
Nice to know that money still makes the world go round...

A future for drones: Automated killing

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/a-future-for-drones-automated-killing/2011/09/15/gIQAVy9mgK_story.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-building-secret-drone-bases-in-africa-arabian-peninsula-officials-say/2011/09/20/gIQAJ8rOjK_story.html

I am really impressed by the expanded missions and capabilities of the drones.
I do have concerns about the moral implications of turning war into a video game. The current generation of drones are basically remote controled. So it is in fact a human being that makes the decision to fire and kill another human being. Im not sure im comfortable with the next logical step in this weapons platform. Autonomous unmaned aircraft. Can we really give the decision to kill to a computer? Is a life really to be subject to an algorythm? a calculation. This screams skynet to me.

Secret drone bases: Avoiding past mistakes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/checkpoint-washington/post/secret-drone-bases-avoiding-past-mistakes/2011/09/21/gIQAPaN0kK_blog.html

Increased U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/20/AR2011022002975.html

Clifford Olson close to death

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/09/21/bc-clifford-olson-cancer.html

good riddance

If your not familiar with this guy have a read.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Olson

NEW IPHONE OCTOBER 4TH!!!!

http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/21/tech/mobile/apple-iphone-rumor/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Here are some rumored specs on the new phone.

http://www.iphonehacks.com/2011/04/iphone-5-specs-thinner-larger-3-7-inch-screen-home-button-with-gesture-area-more.html

Typhoon-ravaged Japan also hit by earthquake

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/09/21/japan-typhoon-roke.html

Poor Japan, they cant catch a break. I mean whats next? Godzilla?

Peace is hard

U.S. president promotes compromise as key to Palestinian statehood

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/09/21/obama-un-abbas-netanyahu.html

I hope that Abbas carries through with his request to the UN.  However Obama is correct. A vote at the UN in favour of Palestine will not change the facts on the ground. Only a deal with Isreal will.  I also think that this pressure on Isreal to make a deal is the real point to all this. Isreal is being put in the spot light as the real impetus of peace in the region. Why dont we pressure Isreal for a change? Im sure Turkey would like to become our main stable ally in the region. How would Isreal like to loose a little military aid? Never going to happen... but one can wish.

I cant help but be impressed by Obamas speechs. That guy can make his point. Im still pro palestine here.

On an unrelated note.. has anyone else notice how much older Obama is looking. that job adds ten years

Does Germany Owe Greece $95 Billion from WW II?

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2093990-2,00.html

And i thought visa bill collectors were pushy.

Greece may not want to bite the hand that's feeding them. The German govt has taken alot of heat at home for approving bail out money.

Nicolas Cage Might Be a Vampire

Nicolas Cage Might Be a Vampire
http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/09/19/nicolas-cage-might-be-a-vampire-or-so-one-ebay-seller-says/


pretty creepy, really does look like him

Here is another similar story. What could be a time traveler caught on film in a Charlie Chaplin movie in 1928. The person walking by in the back ground appears to be on a cell phone.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1324132/Time-traveller-woman-mobile-phone-1928-Charlie-Chaplin-film.html

Im a lil offended

Sperm bank to redheads: Keep your sperm
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2011/09/19/18709061.html


OK time for us gingers and daywalkers to unite and fight back. First its kick a ginger day... and now this?... I think we need to take up armed resitance.

Its gonna be an interesting week at the United Nations

Isreal is at the center of a three ring circus in New York this week. Desperate attempts to stop Palestine (I have decided to personally recognize them, and will refere to them as a state)

Clinton: Turkey needs to keep open mind about Israel
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/19/clinton-turkey-needs-to-keep-open-mind-about-israel/
Easy for you to say Hilary. How would you feel if the had killed 9 americans on that raid? hmmmm?

Trying to head off a vote on Palestinian statehood
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/20/trying-to-head-off-a-vote-on-palestinian-statehood/

U.S. already planning for post-U.N. fallout
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/18/u-s-already-planning-for-post-un/

Sony class action law suite

Now ain't this some bull shit

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/09/mandatory-ps3-update-removes-right-to-join-in-a-class-action-lawsuit.ars

Tax the rich!! The buffet rule.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2011/09/19/obama-deficit-cutting-plan.html
I love election season. Lol go ahead republicans, explain to America why this bad. See ya at the poles

Gotta say I really like Warren buffet. Someone who actually realizes he has more money than he knows what to do with

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In south China sea, a dispute over energy

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/in-south-china-sea-a-dispute-over-energy/2011/09/07/gIQA0PrQaK_story.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13748349

Another example of China flexing a lil muscle. Expanding her influence in the region.

As chinas demand for oil and natural gas increases as predicted in this article. Double for oil and quadruple fir natural gas. You can guarantee that china will take a much more aggressive Stance in the south china sea. With the exception of Japan no one in the region can come close to handling the Chinese navy in a confrontation. The Chinese are also very well prepared for amphibious operations. If taking a few islands become necessary. Ive also wondered if they will eventually find a way to muscle into the arctic resources. Butt heads with russia perhaps.

With Gaddafi Gone, Assessing the Winners and Losers from Libya's War

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2093345,00.html

No matter how long it takes to find Muammar Gaddafi, it is now relatively easy to draw up a scorecard on the six-month conflict in Libya and anoint the winners and losers.

Only a few remaing Gaddari strong holds left. While the resitance is stiff, it is all but over in Libya's civil war. The UN has voted to hand control of Libyas seat in the general assembly to the transitional rebel council.  Thus officially recognizing them . All that remains to be seen is what happens if Gaddafi is caught alive. As well as how are the remainig loyal Gaddafi officers are handled. .... Well on to Syria

Syrian activists form opposition council in a bid to unite against Assad

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/africa-mideast/syrian-activists-form-opposition-council-in-a-bid-to-unite-against-assad/article2167557/

A group of Syrian opposition activists announced Thursday the creation of a council designed to present a united front against President Bashar Assad's regime, which has waged a bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters during the past six months.

The Middle East’s new emperor

Update:
http://nyti.ms/qrqoWs
Here is an article from the New York Times. The Turkish foreign minister discussing Turkeys new mire aggressive role in mid east politics. He Says turkey and Egypt will be strengthening ties and may form an axis if democracy I'm the middle east at a time when U.S influence is declining.

Perhaps the ottoman empire is on the come up


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/africa-mideast/the-middle-easts-new-emperor-why-the-west-quietly-cheers-turkeys-rise/article2169665/

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1055425--turkey-s-risky-gambit

Turkey doesn't need US mediation in Israel crisis
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4123377,00.html

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Prime Minister, toured the newly liberated capitals of Egypt, Tunisia and Libya this week with the sort of popularity usually reserved for pop stars. He is polling as the most popular politician, by far, in virtually every country of the Middle East, and for the revolutionary generation who turned to the Middle East’s only Muslim democracy for inspiration, he is a conquering hero.


I am going to do a lil writing this evening on turkeys recent rise. stay tuned

Why Israel should vote for Palestinian independence

http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/16/why-israel-should-vote-for-palestinian-independence/?hpt=wo_r1

"Israel’s current leadership considers the resolution a dire threat to the country’s strategic interests and has made it a top priority to limit the Palestinians’ diplomatic coup. But Israel could achieve its own desperately needed coup by doing what no one expects: voting, under several critical conditions, for Palestinian statehood."

Very good article. Well worth giving a read.

After giving this a second read. I really must say, this would be a very shrewd political play. I like it. Do they have the balls to make such a bold play?

The mystery of flight 111's missing jewels

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/world/story/2011/09/16/f-swissair-diamonds.html

So let me get this straight .. 98% of a disintegrated aircraft and much if it's 16 tones of cargo were recovered, yet 5.8 kgs of jewels in stainless Steele containers were never recovered? Not one single diamond. Fishy. Very fishy

Abbas to ask UN to accept Palestinians as full members

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/09/16/abbas-statehood-bid.html

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/09/16/palestinian.authority.abbas.un/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/un-showdown-over-palestinian-statehood-tests-limits-of-us-influence/2011/09/15/gIQATBTlVK_story.html

I am 100% behind this move for a two state solution. Im gonna do a little writing about this one tonight. stay tuned

"A successful vote in either body will not lead to an established "state" with defined borders, but it would afford the Palestinian government an upgraded international status allowing them to pursue legal actions against Israel."

And there is why all the fuss. Time and again the UN and has chastised Isreal for their handling of conflicts against Gaza. I think they are worried about ending up arrguing this out in The Hague.

So it really strikes me as hypocrisy that Isreal is so vehemently against a UN vote on a Palestinian state. The certainly didn't like Palestinians fighting for freedom. Now the dont want Them trying to find a peaceful option. If you look at the history and creation of the state of isreal , they didn't seek anyone's approval. They ignored The British Mandate for Palestine. Which was agreed upon by the league of nations on 24 July 1922 and which came into effect on 26 September 1923. It was done in order to establish new administrative regions in the middle east in order to avoid a governmental vacuum after the collapse if the ottoman empire after world war 1. This continued until 14 May 1948, when David Ben-Gurion, the Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization and president of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, declared Israel an independent state. The next day Isreals Arab neighbors attacked in defense of the Palestinians. There have been a series of wars since then. Resulting in isreal occupying the gaza strip, west bank, Golan heights, and Sinai peninsula. In the early days the zionists integrated terrorist groups involved in political assasinations into the govt. The stern gang for example. So their argument about Abbas allowing Hamas to join forces neing acceptable is highly hypocritical. As is their arguing against working to create independence outside an agreed upon frame work. Lets not forget how often isreal has faced accusations of human rights abuses in conflicts against the Palestinians. I'll post a few links here regarding isreals disproportionate use of force against civilian targets

Photos of Israeli War Crimes in Gaza
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=7942
Israel Guilty of War Crimes in Gaza: UN
http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=105886&d=20&m=1&y=2008
UN condemns war crimes in Gaza
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8257301.stm

Swissair 111 Reconsidered

Swissair 111 Reconsidered
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-articles/read.main?id=116

This was a very interesting and detailed piece. sources listed at the bottom. It pre dates the current news, but is one of the most detailed articles ive come accross. Its also the first metion ive seen of possible electro magnetic interference from military air craft.

Swiss Air testing methods questionable?

The article states that Auger analysis was used to try to determine if the arcs were the cause or result of the fire. Incidental to this analysis, "unexpected" levels of magnesium were found.

Auger analysis has been found to be useless in determining if arcs were the cause or result of a fire. Right from the beginning, the hypothesis was questioned:

1997: http://forensicscienceandengineering.com/files/Arc_Beads.pdf
2003: http://www.doctorfire.com/arcbeads.pdf

Swissair crash speculation prompts anger, surprise

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/09/15/swissair-reaction.html

I amagine this must be hard to hear for families of the victims. Everyone wants closure when loosing a loved one.


PHOTOS: Swissair Flight 111 remembered

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/photos/1115#igImgId_17024

 

Watch The Fifth Estate documentary

The Fifth Estate investigates the crash of Swissair Flight 111 and reveals more on the stunning allegations on Friday, Sept. 16, at 9 p.m. on CBC-TV (9:30 p.m. NT). The documentary will be rebroadcast on CBC-TV on Sunday at 11 p.m. (11:30 p.m. NT) and on CBC News Network on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET and Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Swiss air flight 111 may not have been an accident

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/story/2011/09/14/swissair-investigation.html#

This is an interesting twist. I'm not sure what grabs my attention more, that it may have been a bomb. Or that this investigator was told to keep quiet and alter his notes. To what end would we want to cover this up? If it was a bomb are we talking terror attack? Assassination of one of the passengers? Or covering up the robbery of billions in jewels?

"The plane carried a Saudi prince, a relative of the former shah of Iran and high-profile UN officials. Diamonds and gems that would be worth half a billion dollars today were also never found."

pick your conspiracy here. Any debunkers out there care to offer an explaination for the high levels of magnesium ? I'm obviously no aviation expert. I find it hard to believe that such a flammable substance would normally be part of an aircraft.

It seems I may be partially wrong here. I did a little googling and found some articles about magnesium being used in casting parts for helicopters. As well as it seems that it was a common material used in aircraft during world war II.

http://www.magnesium-elektron.com/markets-applications.asp?ID=8

http://warbirdsforum.com/showthread.php?t=29

Swiss air flight 111 was a macdonell Douglas md-11. So far I have found no mention of magnesium castings being used in this aircraft.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-11

Here is a link to the TSB's official findings.

http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/medias-media/fiches-facts/A98H0003/sum_a98h0003.asp

A number of notable individuals died in this accident, including Jonathan Mann, former head of the WHO's AIDS program; Mann's wife, AIDS researcher Mary Lou Clements-Mann; Pierce J. Gerety Jr., UNHCR Director of Operations for the Great Lakes Region of Africa, who was on a special mission for U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to attempt to negotiate a peace accord with Laurent Kabila in an erupting regional war; and Joseph LaMotta, son of former boxing world champion Jake LaMotta. Also among the passengers were Mahmood Diba, the cousin of former Iranian Queen Farah Diba, Saudi royalty Prince Bandar Bin Saud bin Saad Abdul Rahman al-Saud, former New York Times executive John Mortimer and his wife Hilda, and Dr. Roger Williams, a top cardiovascular genetics expert and professor of internal medicine at the University of Utah.

Obama praises Gander for kindness

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/09/09/nl-obama-gander-letter-909.html

Where were you on 9/11?

I'm laying here watching tv and pretty much every channel has something about 9/11 on. So I'm wondering what you were doing on 9/11. Where were you. What were your thoughts when you first Heard the news? I was working at a harveys restaurant. A customer stepped up to order and says " did you hear a plane just crashed into the world trade center" as he and I discussed it another customer comes along and hears us talking. It didn't crash he says a second plane just hit the other tower. America is under attack. I almost didn't believe them. This can't be true right. I headed down the mall to stand out side the Sony store and see what the tvs were saying about. Every tv was tuned into CNN. The were already replaying the plane strike over and over. Here in nova scotia we had hundreds of stranded passengers because of them grounding all flights. My restaurant helped feed many of these people who were scared and stuck in a country they don't know. It was a strange few days. People didn't complain about being stuck. They Seemed to realize that for the moment there were bigger things going on in the world. So here we are 10 years later. Are we safer? Has anything changed? Or have we just stirred up the radicals of the world.? Please share your 9/11 memories.

Why Syria is different than Libya

Update. Libyian rebels are now attacking the last gadafi strong holds. I guess we find out soon if he dies have chemical weapons ready for his Alamo stand
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/10/world/africa/10libya.html?hp


http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/07/syria-is-much-stronger-than-libya/?hpt=hp_bn3

I was happy when the united nations agreed to assist the rebels in libya. For once it seemed the west wad intervening with a real good cause. A vicious dictator was killing his people. And after the lessons we all learned after world war two there is no way we can sit back while some mad man kills any who oppose him. Now the Arab spring has reached Syria. Another brutal regime holding onto power by shooting protesters. Were going to help the syrians too I thought. How disappointed was I. Here we are succeeds in pushing gadafi off the throne and still we do nothing to help Syria? What's with that? Guess we don't buy enough Syrian oil to take notice. Or are they scared that action against Syria will bring Iran into the mix? I think that when the people rise up and demand the government to step down it is our duty to help them. How are we picking and choosing like this? Isn't a Syrian life worth the same as a Libyian life? Do you think we should intervene in another countries civil conflicts? Should we turn a blind eye?what are your thoughts? Please leave a comment. I'd like to see what people think if the Arab spring. Drop me a line

Ancient fossils question human family tree

http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/08/ancient-fossils-question-human-family-tree/?hpt=hp_t2

Cheney’s recall is selective with ‘In My Time’

This guy just refuses to go away

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/cheneys-recall-is-selective-with-in-my-time/2011/09/03/gIQAoiG54J_story.html

big US diplomatic push at meeting of Pacific leaders

This is definitly in response to Chinas expanding influence.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/pacific-president-obama-behind-big-us-diplomatic-push-at-meeting-of-pacific-leaders/2011/09/08/gIQAvHIGBK_story.html

In some of my first post on this blog I had shared some links about chinas military modernization. These pacific nations meetings are definitely being driven by this fear if Chinese expansion into the pacific. The united states is not a member if this group I'd pacific nations yet has sent senior official to be on the side lines shaking hands and kissing babies. This is a time that they need to show some if these places a litle love. After all what happens if they suddenly need bases to fight in the pacific from. With the Chinese navy only a few years off from having an operational carrier group, military planners are starting to see that in the event of war the chinese might be able to cut our lines of communication in the pacific. Cut Japan and south Korea of from America. I suspect that once the Japanese have their house in order again we will see the offensive capabilities of their navy upgraded significantly. They need to be planning for the need to break out into the pacific against chimes carriers and some very good diesel electric subs. Not to mention this new Chinese anti carrier cruise missile.

Gaddafi’s chemical weapons spark renewed worries

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/gaddafis-chemical-weapons-spark-renewed-worries/2011/09/07/gIQA4TBVAK_story.html?hpid=z3

Turkish PM: Israel is 'spoiled boy'

Update: http://bit.ly/nDuTSW
Turkey is saying they will escort future aid ships into gaza.

Bout time someone called like it is.
This one is really starting to heat up. An item to keep an eye on. There are sanctions in place. Talk of more to come. And a rumored visit to gaza by the Turk president.

So it seems that the Israeli ambassador to Egypt was chased right out of the country. Protesters in cairo attacked the isreali embassy. Using sledge hammers the broke through a wall and stormed the building. The isreali ambassador and his family had already been evacuated at this point.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/10/world/middleeast/10egypt.html?_r=1&hp

Now here us what strikes me ad interesting. In recent weeks egypts military. Which for the moment is in total contol of the country. Have very quickly and firmly shut down student demonstration in tahir square. Peaceful rallies. Yet in come troops. Shut it down. Yet here us a violent attack on a foreign dignitary and absolutely no military response. They sat back and let it happen. We are seeing a major shift in power. It seems clear that both turkey and Egypt are drifting away from isreal. And towards their Muslim counterparts. To some degree this is just internal politics. Supporting isreal was never popular with the average egyptian. So the military council gains public support by snubbing isreal.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/israel.turkey/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

48 NYC shootings in a weekend

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/06/48-nyc-shootings-in-a-weekend-trend-or-random-tragedy/?hpt=hp_t2

Rogers wants to start bank

A company that cant get a cell phone bill right wants to be a bank... great.......

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2011/09/06/rogers-bank.html

China caught with hand in the cookie jar

Libya-China arms memos prompt Beijing pledge

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/09/06/libya-china-weapons.html

Giuliani warns U.S. economy now a 'security issue'

Ahhh fear mongoring.... how american

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/09/06/911-giuliani.html

Top Secret America

An investigative piece about america "security" build up since 9/11

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/

This is a little bit mind blowing. It takes some time to go through, im still digesting it. Id recomend everyone reads through this. Orwell and 1984 come to mind.

The Electric car..... for 45k....

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2011/09/01/chevy-volt-canada.html

48% of Canadians Lied for this survey......

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2011/09/02/hooky-global-survey.html

Russia's 1991 coup. win or loss?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russians-view-coup-darkly/2011/08/14/gIQAAGvTQJ_story.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the-three-casualties-of-the-soviet-coup/2011/08/19/gIQAdadTQJ_story.html

Americas Secret Army

I found this one very interesting. The expansion in spec ops is a bit scary

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/top-secret-america-a-look-at-the-militarys-joint-special-operations-command/2011/09/02/gIQAOlLIxJ_gallery.html#photo=1

CIA shifts focus to killing targets

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/cia-shifts-focus-to-killing-targets/2011/08/30/gIQA7MZGvJ_story.html

Irans Nuclear Plant goes online

Wonder how long until Isreal responds to this.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/09/04/iran-nuclear-connected.html

Here is what happend last time an arab country tried to build a nuclear plant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera

Captured documents in libya causing some embarrasment

been a few days with no posts, my bad. So Im starting to see stories regarding captured govt documents from libya. some egg on the face for govts around the world. The americans are caught up in their extrordinary rendition schemes again. China is caught playing both sides, support UN sanctions and ship guns to libya.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/09/05/libya.war/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/09/03/libya.west.spies/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/09/05/europe.cia.rendition/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Rodney King charged with DUI in July incident

 I bet the cops were super nice to him this time.... muhahahahaha

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/24/california.rodney.king/index.html?hpt=ju_c2

Al Qaeda's No. 2 has been killed

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/pakistan.al.qaeda/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

Sex with Neanderthals boosted human immunity

 giggidty giggidty

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/26/science-neanderthals-denisovans-humans.html

Royal Bank swings to $92M loss

 http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2011/08/26/royal-bank-earnings.html

Take that Rbc....  Thats what ya get for having so much exposure in the united states.

Libya massacre site discovered near Tripoli

Gadhafi's gonna have an appointment in The Hauge

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/08/28/libya-massacre.html

tropical storm irene. sounds better

Irene has been down graded to tropical storm. Good news for us! Should be starting to feel her wrath in the next few hours. Heading down to see the ocean soon. If the surfs up I'm sure pics to follow

pre irene

Well the weather ahead of Irene is beautiful. Home relaxing, gonna start battening down the hatches soon. Hope this is just like that lame ass hurricane bill. Stay tuned.

What Irene Could Do to NYC

doom and gloom, cnn never fails.....

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/26/irene.preparations/index.html?&hpt=hp_c1

Vader, storm troopers work Toronto car wash

very cool!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2011/08/25/storm-trooper-car-wash.html

NHL off season tracker!!

Its almost Hockey season!!!! 

here is a link to keep you up dated on who has moved where. Any predictions? who will win the cup this year...?

http://www.forecaster.ca/cbc/hockey/osm.cgi?2011

Really cool storm tracker

Keep an eye on hurricane irene here...
http://www.stormpulse.com/hurricane-irene-2011

Hurricane Irene makes landfall

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/08/27/hurricane-irene.html

Its saturday morning, Irene is now hitting NC. Will reach us sometime tomorrow. I hope it really dies down by then. stay posted if we get some wild weather i will post some pics

Gaddafi's 'Deeply Creepy' Condoleezza Photos

I know where Gaddafi is!!....   condi is helping him hide out!!...

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/gaddafis-deeply-creepy-condoleezza-photos-102850708.html

Traveller pre-empts strip search by getting naked in line

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA......that is all

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2011/08/25/18599591.html

Gorbachev Lashes Out at Putin

Lashing out at Putin... hmmmm... that never goes well for anyone...

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/08/21/mikhail-gorbachev-compares-putin-s-policies-to-stalin-s.html?obref=obnetwork

Oil companies ready to jockey for position in new Libya

Vultures.... there is still blood on the ground. Is there any group more profiteering and opportunistic than big oil?...

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/08/25/libya.oil/index.html?hpt=hp_bn2

Will Sarkozy get a statue in Tripoli?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14668335

I cant help it...  for some reason sarkozy reminds me of Mr Bean.....

also very funny....  http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2011/02/16/sarkozy-admits-french-language-a-hoax-after-wikileaks-expose/

Yankees first ever to hit 3 grandslams.....

I think this is pretty cool. i like seeing new records. Im not much of a Yankees fan.... but props...

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story/2011/08/25/sp-mlb-nyy-oak.html

I wonder how the history books will look at all the records set the last couple decades? im thinking a bunch of asterix ..   * this record was set during the steroid era.... anyone have thoughts on this?

Ontario tornado confirmed in Wednesday storm

Ontario tornado confirmed in Wednesday storm

Global warming my friends. We are seeing severe storms in new areas, more and more hurricanes. Those worry me the most personally as I live in Nova Scotia and I'm directly in the path of a good number of them. Below is a Youtube link of some of the damage caused by this tornado.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A89SX02_gMw

Irene......
Speaking of hurricanes.... here comes Irene. Last weekend I Finally repaired my sons play ground from the damage it took from hurricane Earl. Great timing right?... No worries my faithful readers ( bahahaha) it has been built right this time.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/08/26/hurricane-irene-us-coast.html

53 killed in Mexico casino attack

53 killed in Mexico casino attack

Iraq seems relativley safe in comparison to mexico these days.

It is starting more and more to sound like a narco civil war down there. like coulmbia and FARC.

Is the dragon waking up?

Lots of talk about this... new arms race in the making?


China military closing the gap

Chinese carrier starts sea trials

A new Sino-US arms race?

A New Era

A New era in U.S foriegn relations

This is one smart guy. I really like pretty much every article ive read by him.

Some highlights 
"Compared to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Libya operation was a bargain.  It cost the U.S. about $1 billion.  The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan collectively cost the U.S. $1.3 trillion. In other words, success in Libya could be achieved at less than one-tenth of one percent of the cost of the interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan.  That's not a bad model for the future."

brave guy

2nd Canadian reported dead in Libya
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/08/26/libya-2nd-canadian-found-dead.html

I read this and though how hard it must be to leave a safe place like canada, and throw your self into the fray
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/08/25/libya-gadhafi-arab-league.html