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    Arafat

    Please… the truth, for the historical record The other night I caught on television the remaining minutes of Studio Two, the Ontario public television network current affairs program. Speaking of the recent events in Iraq, host Steve Paikin tossed out one last item for discussion to his three...
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    Margaret Hassan

    Margaret Hassan: Another US Black Operation? I was away for most of the week and I am surprised there was no comment on this. Iraqi authorities admitted they still had no clear idea about who killed the aid worker Margaret Hassan. Hassan’s abduction as a high-profile relief worker was perfect...
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    CROSSING THE RUBICON

    CROSSING THE RUBICON: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil I have written an excerpt of Rubicon for those who haven't read this blueprint for understanding where we are and how we got here. The result is not pleasant. I have not detailed the artifical intelligence...
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    CDN International Policy Review

    In response to a Globe and Mail article on the IPR by John Ibbitson, I passed on my own commentary and sent it to all our MPs. Why not, eh? More e-mail for their Trash Bin... Meanwhile, Ibbitson commented positively on my "comprehensive critique". Interestingly, I have recently had a cordial...
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    CD - Desert Isand Pick

    Ok. Standard question. You're alone on a desert island and you have one CD or album. What would it be? Mine is Yessongs. Yes at their most magical - 1973ish. This is the live album so it is 3-LP's long (kind of cheatin' pickin' this one) and encompases their best work - Close to the Edge...
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    CIA windfall

    A CIA windfall- this will simply not be destroyed. Massive haul of Colombia cocaine By Jeremy McDermott BBC Colombia corrrespondent The US authorities have just unloaded 37 tonnes of Colombian cocaine seized at sea over the last two months. The hauls represent the largest quantities of drugs...
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    Flashmedia: Peak Oil in a nutshell

    http://www.powerswitch.org.uk/portal/images/stories/animoil.swf two minutes long...
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    SNAP OUT OF IT!

    Here is an excerpt from Michael Ruppert latest essay. Indeed, we can't change the past election results and there is no more democracy in America. The Day to Forget the November 2nd Election Forever is November 3rd The rest of the world has known for some time that it is pointless to oppose...
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    Election Countdown

    At this stage we seem to have a few threads on the go. How about one to detail the election countdown coverage and thoughts. Be the voting machines or voter challenges, tomorrow will be a mess. Perhaps I'll stay home and watch it - entertainment at it's finest. A script worthy of an Oscar...
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    US Dollar Hedgemony

    Getting back to the Dollar/Eruo issue... Whole future of USA rests on if the US$ continues to be used to buy oil THE INTERNATIONAL FORECASTER editor Bob Chapman writes: In a move that would have massive repercussions in the global balance of power, last week Russian President Vladimir Putin...
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    POLL: Bin Laden: Real or another CIA Hoax

    See tape as boost for President With his typical flair for drama, Osama Bin Laden inserted himself directly into the presidential election yesterday, and both parties believed it would boost President Bush's reelection hopes. Bin Laden popping up like a malignant jack-in-the-box four days...
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    Bin Laden is located, says 9/11 panelist

    I thought we had a thread on this already but I couldn't find it. Note that the capture of Saddam was a staged event -- a PSYOPS operation -- and before Saddam was 'captured' and trotted out for public fodder, officials were bragging that the arrest was about to take place. Congressman Ray...
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    CIA Brainwash victims win cash claims

    Brainwash victims win cash claims HUNDREDS of mentally ill patients who were subjected to barbaric CIA-funded brainwashing experiments by a Scottish doctor could be entitled to compensation following a landmark court ruling. Doctor Ewan Cameron, who became one of the world’s leading...
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    Google Might Be a Big Brother

    Be it the NSA's electronic interception spyware, ECHELON or the USG's backdoor software spyware, PROMIS or Google - privacy is a myth. Google Might Be a Big Brother People who use public or workplace computers for e-mail, instant messaging and web searching have a new privacy risk to worry...
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    The Master of Cinema

    Masterpiece Works What I feel and experience with Sylvian musically is equaled on a visual scale with the cinematic works of Kieslowski. Hollywood, he is not. European cinema still is an art form - not a movie studio formula. My journey began with the Three Colours Trilogy, featuring...