Farmgate Importing
In order to have a true democracy, trade must be removed from the control of the military industrial complex (MIC). The more direct a path we can draw between consumers and producers, the more we can...
View ArticleAccountability and 'Obama's Wars'
After reading the horribly written NY Times advance review of ‘Obama’s Wars’, I have been wondering what the point is. When the NY Times comes out with their ‘official view’ articles, the ones full of...
View ArticleThe Prince of Pot in a US Prison
Ok, he is not Omar Khadr. He is not Maher Arar either. But to some, this story in its very unimportance sends a very cold chill through Canada.Marc Emery is a Vancouver icon. The Prince of Pot, a well...
View ArticleExtradition and Sovereignty
Extradition has been a touchy subject between Canada and the US at various times in history. During the Vietnam War, the US was infuriated by Canada’s refusal to return draft dodgers, but those were...
View ArticleLest We Forget
I’ve been feeling so conflicted about Remembrance Day. For years I have been telling myself to just remember the things I’m proud of, the feeling I got reading Rilla of Ingleside and hearing about the...
View ArticleCanada in Afghanistan (CIA)
Or so we tell ourselves. It’s not really us, it’s the US, our prime minister will do anything the US tells him to, and so will the opposition. That’s not our fault, there’s 34 million of us and two of...
View ArticleThe 30 IQ Point Bridge
For decades we in North America have watched anything intelligent viewed with deep suspicion. From high school clichés, to ‘charisma’ politicians, the mainstream has marginalized the intelligentsia....
View ArticleThey Act With Impunity Now
The US president orders the assassination of a US citizen without a trial. The Canadian prime minister signs Canada up for another three plus years of war, after explicit promises not to, and says he...
View ArticleThe Intelligence Mafia
What is the difference between a terrorist and a soldier? The actions are now identical, both act to produce terror, so probably the only standing difference is that terrorists are non-government...
View ArticleAmnesia As A Way Of Life: WikiLeaks Amid The “Careless People” By Phil...
As many wags have noted, the disclosures of Wikileaks have subjected the US Empire and its operatives to a full-body scan. Turnaround is fair play, because, until now, in the US, the powerless masses...
View Article2011-05-08 15 Universities nationwide to join the May student protests #Iran
WL Central will be updating news on Iran, with new items added at the top. All times are ET in USA. You can contact me on twitter @carwinb or by email at carwinb@hushmail.com. Don't send media when...
View Article2011-05-19 WikiLeaks: Bulgarian Nationalist under US Diplomatic Fire
The leader of the Bulgarian far-right, nationalist Ataka party, Volen Siderov. Photo by BGNESNovinite.comDiplomatic cables of the US embassy in Sofia have been revealed on WikiLeaks and provided to the...
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