Monthly Archives: July 2010

Cameron Goes Full Idiot

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Jack

British Prime Minister David Cameron’s July 27 speech in Turkey will not live on in history. But it should, as an example of the decline of Western diplomacy and of suicide by political correctness. It is a textbook example of … Continue reading →

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Time for census reform

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Jack

The great summer census debate yesterday rolled into a Commons committee in Ottawa where it mostly rolled over Liberal MP Dan McTeague and other opposition party activists who are trying to turn the census issue into a partisan free lunch. … Continue reading →

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World July 28th, 2010 (10)

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Jack

#1 — BBC | Passenger plane crashes in hills near Pakistan capital A plane with more than 150 people on board has crashed in hills north of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. [...] #2 — BBC | Rio plans to clear … Continue reading →

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Canada July 28th, 2010 (10)

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Jack

#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

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Jack

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)

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Jack

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

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Jack

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)

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Jack

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?

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Jack

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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