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FebruaryFeb 13 Friday 09
Into The Weapons Void
How do you lose track of 220,000 weapons in a warzone? It might seem fantastical, but that is exactly what has happened in Afghanistan according to a leaked report penned by the US Government Accountability Office.
According to the report, the US military failed to keep …
Ron Paul - What If...
Sorry, I had the video embedded but for some reason it's not showing up. It seems to be down everywhere, even on 'Daily Paul'. If it does reappear, you'll be able to find it here (there is a transcript available at that link as well).
Majority Of Americans Believe Investigation Should Take Place
According to a recent poll conducted by USA Today, 38% of Americans polled believe that a major investigation into whether some of the Bush Administration's policies in The War On Terror broke the law should be undertaken. 24% of those polled believe that an independent …
A Call To Canadian Artists
As most of you are aware, Vancouver is set to host the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Given that, some of you may have already been approached or agreed to play during the games. I want to take this opportunity, on behalf of those residents of Vancouver and British Columbia …
More Gun Violence
As the streets of Metro Vancouver continue to descend into chaos, one wonders where Charles Bronson is when you need him. From Sarah Payne of the Tri-City News...
"Two people were arrested Thursday in connection with what was believed to be a targeted shooting at a home …
$500,000
The invite only event held at the Richmond Olympic Oval to mark the one-year count down to the 2010 games cost BC taxpayers a half a million dollars. For those sleeping on Vancouver's streets, near freezing temperatures aren't something lightly survived on a nightly …
Homeless Dog Rescues Dog Hit By Car
This story isn't new news, as it happened on December 13th of last year in Chile. I was completely unaware of it though, so as a dog owner I want to share it with everyone. Unfortunately, even though the following piece claims that the dog hit by the car in the video …
More Gun Violence In Langley
More gun violence in Metro Vancouver...
"Police say the shootout took place on 86th Avenue near 200th Street [in Langley] around 3:45 a.m. PT, not far from the IGA parking lot where Kevin LeClair was killed by two gunmen on Friday.
Staff at the gas station said about …
The Fly-Over Rock Nightmare
One of the things I hate about being sick is that when I sleep I tend to have terrible nightmares. Don't get me wrong, it could very well have to do with mixing a variety of cold medications together - hey, sometimes you get lucky and it's heaven - but it makes me dread …
FebruaryFeb 11 Wednesday 09
2009 Bottom Line Conference
For some reason it's slipped my mind until now, but I'll be speaking at the Canadian Mental Health Association's 2009 Bottom Line Conference at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre at Canada Place on March 11th.
According to the program I'll be giving one of …
Gangland Wonderland
I was listening out of one ear at first, laying on the couch at the studio half asleep. But as the information emanating from the television began to sink in I found myself wide awake.
In the last week there have been four gang related fatalities in Metro Vancouver, all …
The Old Girl Got Him
During last night's first Presidential news conference veteran journalist Helen Thomas posed one of the evening's most telling questions. For those of you that are unfamiliar with her, Thomas has been a member of the White House Press Corps since the Kennedy …
Ack
I'll not lie, I detest the mixing process, I always have. Tracking records is one thing, but when it comes to mixing them I am far too meticulous a creature. When I involve myself in the process I tend to over-think just about every aspect of a song which often results …
FebruaryFeb 9 Monday 09
Mass Murder With A Match
As many of you are probably aware, wildfires in the Australian States of Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia have killed some 170 people and completely destroyed numerous rural towns. Australian authorities now believe that arsonists were responsible for …
Khatami To Run For Iranian Presidency
A few days ago I mentioned that there was a possibility that Iran's former reformist President, Mohammed Khatami, may run in that country's upcoming Presidential election in June. Yesterday, Khatami openly announced his intention to run for the office that he held from …
The Only Juno Worth Receiving
Ghost horizons. Sunsets over impossible landscapes, the northern lights painting snow laden passages of the Trans-Canada green in Ontario's vast western wilderness, that small town in Saskatchewan seemingly lost in time that the bus rolled into on that warm summer's …
Intelligence Indeed
When infiltrating possible radical cells in other countries the last thing that an intelligence organization does is broadcast that fact - unless, of course, broadcasting that fact is a part of another endgame altogether.
First, the presentation of information. …