Monthly Archives: July 2010

Canada July 28th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CBC | Hillier slams WikiLeaks ‘friendly fire’ report Rick Hillier, Canada’s former top soldier, is questioning the accuracy of a leaked report that suggests four Canadian soldiers who died in September 2006 in Afghanistan were killed by “friendly … Continue reading

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Leaks and stuff

I have yet to make up my mind about this leak but I tend to agree with the author in the last link. While Assange appears much concerned about stopping this war he has said little or nothing about what … Continue reading

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New Leak Found on Gulf Coast (3)

The Coast Guard is responding to a new oil leak on the Gulf Coast. This spill involves a well in a portion of Barataria Bay known as Mud Lake, near Bayou St. Dennis about 10 miles south of Lafitte, Louisiana. … Continue reading

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Lawmakers Seeking Cuts Look at Nonprofit Salaries

State and federal officials are starting to take their knives to the pay of leaders of nonprofit groups they do business with to help share the pain of tighter budgets. A provision in New Jersey’s recently passed budget, for example, … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update July 27th, 2010 (22)

Canada #1 — CBC | Clement grilled over census changes Opposition MPs grilled Industry Minister Tony Clement over his recent decision to scrap the mandatory long census form, accusing the Conservative government of “manufacturing a crisis” and deliberately misleading Canadians. … Continue reading

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Is it time to end climate alarmism?

Five allegedly independent investigations claim to have cleared U.S. and British climate scientists of chicanery in their global warming research. It’s more likely the investigations will be among the final nails in the coffin for the global warming alarmist movement. … Continue reading

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Obama's regrettable records

After a year and a half in office, President Obama has brought historic change to our nation, but the records that have been set under his administration are not those hoped for by the American people. For the first time, … Continue reading

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'I Enjoy Crushing Bastards' (13)

In a SPIEGEL interview, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, 39, discusses his decision to publish the Afghanistan war logs, the difficult balance between the public interest and the need for state secrets and why he believes people who wage war are … Continue reading

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Burma working on nuclear weapons programme: experts

Burma is working on a nuclear weapons programme, experts have concluded, after its existence was exposed by leaked photographs. Intelligence monitoring of the country’s arms purchases from North Korea has been intensified as a result. Satellite tracking and electronic surveillance … Continue reading

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It’s time for a grand ‘refudiation’ of liberalism

Just before noon on Sunday, July 18, 2010, Sarah Palin enriched the English language. Referring to the planned Islamic center near the 9/11 site in New York, she tweeted: “Ground Zero Mosque supporters: doesn’t it stab you in the heart, … Continue reading

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Justice, Chicago style (1)

A Chicago businessman with no previous record has been ordered to report to the infamous Cook County Jail Monday to finish serving his 60-day sentence for criminal contempt of court – the longest such sentence in Illinois history. To put … Continue reading

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No real bombshells

After weeks of speculation where war opponents were licking their chops and the administration was sweating bullets, Wikileaks has released 92,000 documents summarizing in detail the day to day operations on the ground in Afghanistan as well as pungent assessments … Continue reading

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