Israel admits to organ harvesting

Barry Artiste OHHH this does not bode well, if since the 1990s Israel have been harvesting organs of it's citizens, foreign nationals and Palestinians in secret. There were rumours of this, and denials by many....

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside: Qu'ils mangent de la brioche.

By Barry O'Regan "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche", a quote attributed to Marie-Thérèse, wife of 18th  century King Louis XIV of France, who said to the starving peasants who had no bread, "let them eat...

Copenhagen's Climate talks, three wise men and a beggar's banquet

U.S. President Obama promises lofty monetary ambitions of a trillion dollar plan to appease the developing world. Canada's Prime Minister Harper kept  a low profile and agreed in principle that Canada would...

2010 Olympic security, bomb-sniffing dogs on transit worry Muslim

The world of terrorism in this last decade has hit home for many in Canada, this is the world and society we are forced to live in, caused by those who relish the fact we live in terror.  Security is at an...

Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois: Canadian soldiers best interest

By Barry O'Regan The ongoing battle between the Conservative government by the opposition leaders of the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois over Afghan detainees rights makes many wonder whose interests are best...

Vancouver 2010 Olympic greed: The Gold medal goes to

By Barry O'Regan Greed, as ancient as the Olympics itself is showing promise in Vancouver as the first gold event . Activists and the public accuse some lower mainland landlords of profiting on the 2010 Olympics...

British Columbia voters and political parties six degrees of sepa

There are two sayings, “You get what you pay for” and “Pay me now or pay me later” both should apply when the voter hits the polls. British Columbia, with a population 4.4 million, again it seems is...

Danish Parliamentary Speaker issues damning criticism on climate

By Barry O'Regan Danish Parliamentary Speaker Thor Pedersen has accused politicians of taking scientific climate change theory as fact.  This is nothing new, every government at one time or another take...

Somalia Pirate money changing life in Somalia, sweet, sweet coin!

Barry O'Regan Whoever said Crime doesn't pay was never a Somalian Pirate,  perhaps one day those who have been at the end of a pirates AK-47 will have their respective countries, when they grow a spine and...

Liberal shame and the Arctic Gulag

Barry O'Regan This story reminds me of an old 1970s episode on WKRP Cincinati TV show where a thanksgiving promotional gig of tossing live turkeys out of the traffic helicopter, resulted in the deadly carnage...

2009 Climate Change Summit: Barack Obama and Stephen Harper - foo

By Barry O'Regan The Climate change summit in Copenhagen next week will see all non western countries point to us as the bad guys.  Climate change, though serious, have many looking to U.S. President Barak...

Canada’s Generation Free, a generation of ID and self entitlement

By Barry O'Regan Opinion Many Sociologists define human generation spanning between twenty and twenty five years, naming each successive generation to suit the present society. There is an offshoot spawn of Generation Y and Z, what I like to call Generation Free, a...

Swiss vote to ban minarets, redneck rampage works both ways.

By Barry O'Regan The Swiss gearing up to vote against minarets has elicited worldwide protests against religious freedoms.  Many religious groups of the non Islamic faith feel what is good for the goose is...

Obama, a man of peace, now defined by war

By Barry O'Regan It's been said the measure of a President is his ability to avoid war, for peace and diplomacy. Perhaps President Obama's speech to the nation last night offered some solace during these...

U.S. President Barack Obama could visit Vancouver Olympics

By Barry O'Regan The coy words of US ambassador David Jacobson "bringing 'a friend' to games" sent the Vancouver Board of Trade into a tizzy in what can only mean President Obama may make an appearance at one of...

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