Archive for January, 2007
Fascism: Satanic Christian Style
January 4th, 2007Becky and I watched Jesus Camp last night. Oh man… Believe me, you don’t want to miss this one. The article below picks up where the film leaves off. Via: AlterNet: The drive by the Christian right to take control of military chaplaincies, which now sees radical Christians holding roughly 50 percent of chaplaincy appointments […]
Inuit Diet Touted as Health Tonic
January 4th, 2007Via: Vancouver Sun: The Inuit traditional diet offers natural protection against two of the planet’s biggest killers — heart disease and cancer — according to a study that gives an unprecedented glimpse of the health of northern Canadians. While accelerating environmental and social meltdown is putting huge stress on Arctic communities, the study of almost […]
666 the Mark of the Housing Bubble
January 3rd, 2007Without discernment, being awash in information can be just as confusing as having no information at all. Cryptogon readers want—and sometimes pay me cold, hard cash for—news and analysis they can trust and use. Less is more when it comes to these here internets. So, while I’m always aware of stories like this and this, […]
18 Secret Armies of the CIA
January 3rd, 2007Via: Canongate: 1. UKRAINIAN PARTISANS 2. CHINESE BRIGADE IN BURMA 3. GUATEMALAN REBEL ARMY 4. SUMATRAN REBELS 5. KHAMBA HORSEMEN 6. BAY OF PIGS INVASION FORCE 7. L’ARMÉE CLANDESTINE 8. NUNG MERCENARIES 9. PERUVIAN REGIMENT 10. CONGO MERCENARY FORCE 11. THE CAMBODIAN COUP 12. KURD REBELS 13. ANGOLA MERCENARY FORCE 14. AFGHAN MUJAHEEDIN 15. SALVADORAN […]
CEOs Pass Average Canadian Salary by January 2nd
January 3rd, 2007Warning: If you attempt to perform a similar calculation for U.S. executives and workers, your head might explode. Scanners style. Well, these guys did it, and lived to write up the results. In 2004, American average CEO/worker pay ratio was 431:1. Via: ctv.ca: By the time most Canadians drag themselves into work on Tuesday after […]
U.S. ‘Licence to Snoop’ on British Air Travellers
January 1st, 2007Via: Telegraph: Britons flying to America could have their credit card and email accounts inspected by the United States authorities following a deal struck by Brussels and Washington. By using a credit card to book a flight, passengers face having other transactions on the card inspected by the American authorities. Providing an email address to […]
The Dangling Corpse of Saddam Hussein and a Bit of Context
January 1st, 2007On 17 December 1983, President Reagan’s special Middle East envoy, Donald Rumsfeld, flew into Baghdad bearing a hand written note to Saddam. In it Reagan offered to renew diplomatic relations and to expand military and business ties with Baghdad. Howard Teicher, who traveled to Baghdad with Rumsfeld, said that it was this letter that paved […]
