Loan Reveals Two Spins on Democracy

Most political news in Vancouver has been swirling around the $100 million loan that is reportedly been authorized as a bailout cushion to either Millennium Development Corp (the company building the Olympic...

VP Debate Leaves Questions Unanswered – Palin Still Shines

Squaring off with Delaware Senator Joseph Biden, Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin shined and proved once again that she is the best choice for the GOP in today’s climate of woefulness about the outgoing...

Bush claims privilege to withhold CIA leak records

What is Mr. Bush trying to do? What is Mr. Bush trying to address?Is Mr. Bush hiding something?"President Bush invoked executive privilege to keep Congress from seeing the FBI report of an interview with Vice...

UN to investigate Bhutto killing

"Pakistan and the United Nations have agreed in principle to set up a UN panel to investigate the killing of Pakistani ex-PM Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan's foreign minister said UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon...

Former MI5 chief calls 42-day Bill ‘unworkable’

It is extreemly rare for a former MI5 chief (The UK's equivalent of the CIA) to speak in public on camera about anything. Baroness Manningham-Buller's speech yesterday in the House of Lords was therefor quite...

What You Need to Know About Pinhole Glasses

"The technology of pinholes is not new. Neither was it invented by man. Use of principle of pinholes by nature can be seen in the eyes of the mollusk Nautilus found in the Indian and Pacific oceans. It uses its pinhole eyes effectively to scavenge for food."

Courts will stay open after hours to preform Gay Marriages, What happened to ...

Courts will stay open after hours to preform Gay Marriages, What happened to the 14th Amendment? By Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.com OP-ED I have alway by an advocate of those disenfranchised and loving...

WTO TRADE TALKS - To veto or not to veto, that is the question

Life is becoming very complicated here in Ireland.The WTO trade deal discussions are not supposed to be linked the the Lisbon Treaty (a very hot topic here in Ireland) but unfortunately for the "Yes" camp many people see a very direct link and noe there is a very strong...

NDP to introduce 'net neutrality' private member's bill

Congratulations to the NDP for understanding the importance of net neutrality in Canada.  One has to wonder what possible motivation the Liberals and Conservatives have for opposing something that is so...

Chomsky on World Ownership

"Chomsky on World Ownership Michael Shank | January 23, 2008 Editor: John Feffer Email this page to a friend Comment on this article Foreign Policy In Focus www.fpif.org Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On January 15, Michael Shank...

Angry exchanges as Kenya MPs meet

"Parliament in Kenya has met for the first time since disputed elections, amid continuing tension between the government and the opposition. Security is tight, with troops deployed around the building in Nairobi. Voting for a new Speaker, the nation's third most powerful...

EU & US in war-of-words over climate treaty

"The European Union and the US have accused each other of blocking a deal to launch negotiations on a new global warming treaty as the clock runs down on UN climate talks in Bali. The UN warned the 190-nation meeting that continuing deadlock meant there was a risk that the...

Jimmy Carter: U.S. tortures prisoners

In a defiance with the (very odd)  tradition that former US Presidents abide by, Jimmy Carter has openingly criticized the Bush administration:"WASHINGTON - The U.S. tortures prisoners in violation of...

Harper announces millions to bolster Canada’s Arctic presence

Kick'n it up a notch, Canadian style! Toss money at it!"Harper announces millions to bolster Canada’s Arctic presence Mike De Souza, CanWest News Service Published: Friday, August 10, 2007 Prime Minister Stephen Harper wrapped up his three-day northern sovereignty tour with...

EXCLUSIVE: Rupert Murdoch buys Dow Jones, owners of the Wall Street Journal

Global business media has taken a turn for the worse.  With the Carlye Group also spreading it's wings into pop culture, can anyone say Rollerball?  - The...

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