Iraq: Proposal for U.S. Death Squads ‘The Salvador Option’. The Pentagon may put Special-Forces-led assassination or kidnapping teams in Iraq. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6802629/site/newsweek/) www.msnbc.msn.com, Michael Hirsh & John Barry of Newsweek, Jan 10 ’05 “NEWSWEEK has learned, the Pentagon is intensively debating … Continue reading →
Iraq and Libertarian Objections to War (original version: 2002) 2014 note: Just to avoid giving the wrong impression: At the time I wrote this (2002), I didn’t realize that Ayn Rand’s foreign policy views may have been hawkish and inconsistent … Continue reading →
2014 note: my attitude towards some of these organizations has changed quite a bit since this post. Asia Earthquake and Tsunamis Relief, December 2004 Donate here to the Canadian Red Cross www.redcross.ca Ottawa 67’s, Ottawa Senators/Corel Centre and Canadian Red … Continue reading →
Governments at their Worst: Cambodian Killing Fields The Cambodian Killing Fields www.dithpran.org, The Dith Pran Holocaust Awareness Project “On April 17th, 1975 the Khmer Rouge, a communist guerrilla group led by Pol Pot, took power in Phnom Penh, the capital … Continue reading →
Gasoline Taxes Facts on Gasoline www.energy.gov.ab.ca, Alberta Department of Energy, May 2004 “There are two federal gasoline taxes, a 10¢/L federal flat tax, and 7 percent GST applied to the entire purchase price. Alberta has a flat 9¢/L tax since … Continue reading →
The “Smoke-Free” – seriously 🙂 – the “smoke-free” (ha ha) future of this unbelievably enormous province will be brought to you by the same people who use terms like “zero tolerance”, “prohibit”, “forbid”, “control”, “comply” and “public place” (to refer … Continue reading →
Western Interference in Ukraine The Ukrainian Template Antiwar.com, Justin Raimondo, Dec 13 ’04 “You’re a “foe of the West” and an opponent of “liberalism” unless you genuflect while NATO points a sword at your neck.” (Original Post)
Continue reading →U.S. media still hiding bad news from Americans(http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_PrintFriendly&c=Article&cid=1102547410018&call_pageid=968256290204) www.thestar.com, Toronto Star, Antonia Zerbisias, Dec 9 ’04 “If you blinked, you would have missed news of a Pentagon “strategic” report to Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld revealing that U.S. actions “have not … Continue reading →
Weapons in Space Canada Tiptoeing Around Weapons in Space Antiwar.com, Paul Weinberg, Dec 14 ’04 “Regehr [executive director of Project Ploughshares] says the United States is contemplating a space-based test as part of the BMD program in 2012. When that … Continue reading →
December 19, 2004 Boundaries of Knowledge Possible Undersea City off the Coast of Cuba City-like shape a sunken mystery www.charlotte.com, Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post Oct 11 ’02 “… The videotape, made by an unmanned submarine, shows massive stones in oddly … Continue reading →