... that among the few times the elusive Maurice Strong raised his head after his alleged ties to the United Nations Oil-For-Food scandal became public, it was to rush to the defense of his one-time protege Eleanor Clitheroe?Clitheroe, the former CEO of Hydro One, who spent $300,000 on limousine rides for her children's nanny, holds top spot in Canada's rogues' gallery of rip-offs from the public purse.
"Prepare to live without trousers, Mr. Tipton!"
The Revolution that Never Came - by Shadi Hamid founding member of The Project on Middle East Democracy
The media double standard - Studds Vs Foley. Read Mark M, in the comments section.
Use the comments for your own tips.
Speaking of double standards, your liberal media at work:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200610180011
After watching Road to Afganistan last night, we now know why the libs are touchy on the mission. If Harper had made the same decisions against such advise of the military leaders, the cbc etc would be all over him. Now we know that Chretain lied and soldiers died. 45 minutes notice you are sending 2000 troops to be killed is not a good legacy. Will this harm the libs in the polls. I doubt it. Barnum said a sucker is born every minute, and in Canada, all those suckers are liberals.
The Desmarais-Powercor alumnus just continue to pop up in every scam like a corn-studded stool we just can't rid ourselves of in 1 flush.
Chairman Moe's re-appearance in the hydro one scam fallout reminds us that all the old public trough grifters are still in play and that the incestuous nepotism in government and public trough raiding is set to go again the moment another powercor-Moe Strong protege like Bob Rae takes office.
The analysis by Shadi Hamid on the failure of ME democracy is, in my view, seriously flawed.
He first suggests, as is usual in all international affairs, that the fault is the US. The US, he claims, are afraid that Islamists will be voted into power and claims that the US is still economically supporting 'dictators in Egypt, Jordan, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Oman and Saudi Arabia'. I question his definition of 'dictators', his ignoring the gradual movements to elected representation in these countries.
What would he prefer - that the US stop trading and/or economically helping these countries which would move them into economic hardship, always a safe haven for increased dictatorship?
Then, his second reason for the failure of democracy in the ME, is strange; he changes the definition of democracy to a requirement for a regime to have an opposition. I don't think that this is a valid definition, though, since it rests on freedom of speech, it is a valid requirement.
But, this enables Hamid to slither out of the real reason for the 'failure' - a conclusion which I don't accept anyway.
He says that the oppositional forces in the ME would be between Islamism (his term; Islamism means fascist Islam) and secularism. That's quite incredible. He's not critiquing the religion of Islam, but only saying that a ME state won't go for a non-religious opposition. Who says that an opposition must exclude religion?
What Hamid is refusing to do, is critique the Islamic religion. As I've said often, Islam is less a religion and more of a social and political ideology. It completely rejects Reason, it rejects the individual and focuses on the group, viewing the group as necessarily of One Mind. The concepts within this One Mind are all written, in the Koran. There is nothing outside of that book that has any validity. So, there is nothing to question, critique, analyze. Nothing.
Therefore, you can't have democracy because it is a social and political system that requires individuals to think. But the Koran rejects this action; individuals are not supposed to think - that is an affront to god, who knows everything and it's all in the koran.
The problem with democracy in the ME is the religious rejection of Reason, the rejection of the individual requirement to think and construct social systems. In Islam, the social system is already constructed, by god, and written in the koran. You, a mere man, have no right to set up a political system.
Hamid doesn't deal with this serious problem in that the religious ideology of the ME rejects the people actually participating in their own political and social systems. That has made them an easy prey for dictators, who move in, As Gods, and take over.
It is this ideology that has to be dealt with, as Pope Benedict is attempting, as others are attempting - but- it's not easy.
Chretien Panicked because he had to make a choice..soldiers to Iraq and support the U.S. or soldiers on the cheap (with poor equipment) to Afstan ..no debate..no preparation (as seen by having no desert pattern cadpat available as going to a spot where they would be worn was nowhere on the radar.)
That is his legacy and should be his mill stone,but "da liddle guy from Shawinigan" is no where to be seen..perhaps he is taking in all the sights and sounds of the canoe museum 'uh?
Fire alarms and evacuation on Parliament Hill.
Garth must be burning all his papers, and it got out of hand.
Top spot in Canada's rogues' gallery of rip-off's...? Not even close. There are a lot of contenders for that throne , but Steve Harper confidant Brian Mulroney would be in the running for allowing, in '91, that family trust to move out of the country without having to pay a dime on the 3/4 of a billion dollars of taxes owed.
When does Moe Strong's reign of privilege end?
Att: Taliban Jack Layton/NDP/Ignatieff/Bob Rae:
Muslim Islamist terrorists, aka Taliban kill children. ...-
Suicide bomber in Afghanistan kills 2 kids
A suicide bomber in southern Afghanistan on Thursday killed two children and wounded seven civilians and a small number of British soldiers
canoe news
It now seems the family trust thing is going to look like nothing compared to the income trust swindle.
Jeancula and CSL SSMartin together in the same room? Sharing the same podium? Clinking glasses?
Spare the laughter; no hoots of derision.
The Senator Jim Munson, an-ex journalist, was appointed to the Senate by Jean Chretien two days before Chretien drank the hemlock and departed the Prime Ministership.
Soon Chretien will return from China where Maurice Strong is reportedly holed-up.
Does Chretien carry messages/orders from Strong?
The timing is right.
The next Librano$ PM, Paul Martin, Jr., took the cup of Power[sic] from Chretien, sipped the same hemlock proffered him by the Liberal Party.
The Liberal Party cares naught for their candidates, nor their leaders. Power Corp./Maurice Strong is the cup bearer/replenisher/controller/the power behind the throne of the Liberal Party. ...-
(from voy forums):
Former prime minister Jean Chretien will be at the Liberal leadership convention in Montreal later this year, but he will skip a tribute to his longtime rival Paul Martin, according to a report.
But the decision has nothing to do with friction between the two men, Senator Jim Munson told Montreal's La Presse.
Martin will be honoured on Thursday, Nov. 30. Munson added that Chretien will be unable to attend the salute on Thursday because he will be returning from a trip to China that week.
"Mr. Chretien will be at the convention Friday night and Saturday but he will be returning from a trip to Asia that week," said Munson, who was Chretien's communications director at the end of his third term in office.
"I'm sure that Mr. Chretien will be welcomed with a lot of affection by Liberal supporters.''
Why are we not surprised?
""...."I was the one who lured Clitheroe into Ontario Hydro," Strong recalled........"
Eels that swim in the same pond!
Will Chairman Mo find his way into a US court?
One can only hope.
RE: The trouserless Mr. Tipton:
So,what do we do?
We step away from our comfortable conservative enclave.
We visit leftist web / forum / blog sites and leave seeds of honest truth with a link to verify that truth.
The curious and intelligent will become informed. These are the Liberals we welcome to move rightward.
Presently I am enjoying blog forums at BBC, The Scotsman, ParisMatch and Sweden.
Go international, encourage the defeatest Europeans and LIVE a little.
I too have spent too much time in my comfort loop of North American conservative web / blog sites = TG
When does Moe Strong's reign of privilege end?
Posted by: Liz J at October 19, 2006 11:01 AM
. . . . .when a stake is driven through the vampire's heart.
maryjane Brian Mulrony was a t one time a part of power corp. What would you expect?
In the interest of clarity this comment may seem short and abrupt.
The anticipated break with autocracy failed to materialize. Today, Arab dictators are as emboldened as ever. The heady democratic openings of last year have been replaced by sudden bouts of authoritarian retrenchment.
No surprise. . .
For those who snap their finger and enjoy the richest of opulent lifestyles, democracy, [transfer of control to the people], is a deathly threat.
Using unlimited oil wealth, it is to be expected that Chieftans would fight viciously to keep their iron fisted grip on power.
Does the Kuran*s thirteen page thesis clearly outline this urgent need to spoil democracy at all costs?
Ha! = TG
PS: Caution, this type of comment should not be posted directly to that or any *dark* ME websites. You may be inviting some nasty surprises via Email or otherwise. Avoid becoming a target.
"Never Again"? Think again.
It's happening again.
German Jews Facing 1933 Redux
"LIFE for Jewish people in Germany has become reminiscent of the 1930s, a community leader claimed yesterday, after figures showed the number of neo-Nazi hate crimes had increased by 50 per cent in two years."
Based on a report in The Scotsman
http://thecanadiansentinel.blogspot.com/2006/10/german-jews-facing-1933-redux.html
anyone see oliver on ctv after mckay's speech..i thought he was going to cry...claiming to speak for the morale of the soldiers...where was he when martin sent them there in iltis jeeps, cam for northern europe, no airlift, no medivac, etc...idiots.......GO ARMY
Liberals will reign over an orgy of theft and corruption if they get elected. Liberals are seriously pissed off at Canadian voters for denying them access to the treasury, so they're not going to hold back and they have to make up for lost time. And why not, they got away with it last time...
hmmm..maybe he read sda...he just recanted half of what he said earlier...interesting...maybe there is hope for some of them....
How many egg loll,you wan, Mistah Stlong? Two egg loll?
Mao Strong: All of them. ...-
Maurice Strong tilts at North Korea
Peter Foster, Financial Post
Published: Thursday, October 19, 2006
Rumours have long circulated that Canada's Maurice Strong -- doyen of the New Environmental Socialism -- might have hightailed it to China. Sure enough, confirmation came this week via an article in The Globe and Mail by Mr. Strong on the North Korean nuclear fandango. It ended with a note that, "Maurice Strong, the former envoy of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan for North Korea, is currently residing in China and working on the Korean issue at the recently established Institute for Security and Sustainability in Northeast Asia at Peking University."
Mr. Strong vacated his UN envoy post 18 months ago in the wake of his implication in the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal. He took a cheque for almost US$1-million from South Korean businessman Tongsun Park as an investment in one of his troubled private business ventures. The money had been given to Mr. Park by Iraqi authorities to buy influence at the UN. Mr. Strong says he had no knowledge of the source of the funds. Last July, Mr. Park -- who had previously been involved in Washington bribery scandals and was also revealed to have provided Mr. Strong with a New York office -- was convicted of money laundering and of being an unauthorized agent of Saddam Hussein's government. Mr. Park's $1-million investment was lost as Mr. Strong's company failed.
The new UN Secretary-General, South Korean Ban Ki Moon, acknowledged this week that Mr. Strong had in the past briefed him on the North Korean situation, "but we were not aware he was involved in this kind of scandal. That was unfortunate." ...-
While wandering around the G&M website after reading a link from another comment, I came across this story:"Sexual predator at private schools pardoned".
WTF??? The good old parole board is still doing stupid things to enlighten society. As it was the perp was just given a slap on the wrist even though one of his victims ended up jumping off a building only to survive and be locked up in a rubber room. Oh yeah, he was a teacher too. You know, one of those responsible folks young people should be looking to for guidence and inspiration. Does anyone care to defend this sicko?
"How many egg loll,you wan, Mistah Stlong? Two egg loll?"
Easy there. No need for silly stereotypes and comments like that. Just cause Strong has garnered well deserved criticism for his hidden agenda, that doesn't mean we need to scrape the gutter.
enough
Maurice Strong is a weirdo he has such wacky ideas its a wonder anyone takes this idiot seriously
ET (10:46 A.M.)...
I think you've nailed it. "Islamism" is the problem; the powerful Islamic/fascist elements in the ME can never be brought into government. Democracy is anathema to their creed. Period.
Incidently, I caught Michael Totten on Pajamas Media a couple weeks ago. He contends that Islamism in Algeria is COMPLETELY dead; the Algerian people have seen what it does to a nation... and NOW they'll have none of it.
"How many egg loll,you wan, Mistah Stlong? Two egg loll?"
maz2, Comments like this are an insult to everyone. Kindly take your racist stereotype nonsense elsewhere.
Joe B - I doubt that Islamism, or Islamic fascism, is 'completely dead' in Algeria.
Islamism, like all utopian ideologies, has a strong appeal because it collects individuals into the emotional security of a 'Family' and with its focus on an apocalyptic eventual Purity, it brings an emotional high - rather like drug addiction.
The difficulties in eradicating Islamic fascism is that its followers are 'kept'; they do not maintain themselves economically and socially, but are maintained by democratic and capitalist economies.
For example, Saudi Arabia's economy is 'kept' in that it is based only on raw resource production, not on intellect, work, enterprise, entrepreneurship, innovation. And, the extraction of that oil is carried out primarily by foreigners. Not Saudi Arabians.
Same with the other oil economies.
The immigration of extremist Islamists into Europe has been enabled because the European states, as welfare states, support these people, who either do not work, or work at low income jobs and yet, receive the benefits of a state system of health care, housing subsidies etc.
Islamism, in its basic form, as a non-democratic, tribal, anti-individual, anti-Reason ideology, has never been put into play and tested for very long, in a modern industrial population base. I maintain that it cannot function in a modern industrial population.
It is extremely seductive as an ideology because it purports to have the answers to ALL problems. There is no need to, as an individual, take responsibility for anything. God does that. No need to plan, work, think, reason. It's all been decided for you. You can then concentrate on pure emotion.
So, utopian ideologies will always be with us.
And the danger of Islamism is that its followers are not 'tested'; they are protected by the non-utopians, the democratic and capitalist economies.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Strong, Clitheroe, and all the others who have taken their turn at mismanagement, and gouging taxpayers while at Hydro One...Ontario Hydro...OPG:
2003-12
OPG exec's bonuses 'astounding': Minister
tinyurl.com/yzyuxe
2004-02
CEO Tom Parkinson's 2003 compensation hits $1,091,494
tinyurl.com/yap68e
2004-04
OPG chief made $8.3M over 5 years
tinyurl.com/yjjwyo
2006-04
"There are more people feeding at the hydro electricity trough under the McGuinty government than ever before in the history of Ontario and that's a big part of the reason why people's hydro rates are going through the roof,"
tinyurl.com/ydslkd
Maz2 isn't stereotyping. He's accenting. I make fun of Arnold's accent and nobody calls me an anti-Austrian bigot. PCness runs amok again... see the post below this one for more on that...
That's a tip, btw.
Mr Strong is such a nut case with his weird pagan ideas i mean he,e so way out here he cant catch the ball becuase he is on the moon
Online discussion
Sheema Khan on Muslims, the veil and fitting into Western societies
Globe and Mail
...Diane Schweik, Edmonton: I would like to ask Ms. Khan why Muslims demand tolerance from others when they themselves are so intolerant towards others? Mild criticism of her faith can be met with threats of harm and even death. Non-Muslims can find it difficult or impossible to practise their faith in Muslim countries. Acceptance and tolerance is a two-way street.
Sheema Khan: Diane, thank you for your observations.
First of all, I don't agree with your generalizations regarding Muslims as being intolerant. Historical facts, and current studies do not support that. Just yesterday, the British Home Office released a study showing Muslim high school students to be far more tolerant than their non-Muslim counterparts...
tinyurl.com/y36fbs
Here's an update over the precarious situation of Abdul Rahman, the Afgan Christian convert that had to be 'spirited' out of Afganistan to escape execution as required by Sharia law:
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/afghan_journalist_dc - 31k - 18 Oct 2006
This demonstrates what is still wrong with Afganistan. There's a long road to travel with guaranteeing individual rights and freedoms for Afgan citizens. Mr. Rahman couldn't be protected so he was exiled...I hope that's not seen as progress.
I support Canada doing what it can to protect the fledgling democracy but the Afgan government needs to do more to speed up basic protections for its' citizens under a COMMON LAW for all. That's worth fighting for.
Is detente possible with the Islamic world?
Most people would argue that it's not possible - given the Islamic tactic of murdercide in allah's service - what threat does death hold for them?
What has to be threatened is something more precious than life. The future of Islam itself.
First, make the leftoids happy by pulling all the troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Then issue a joint statement from all allied western countries:
One more terrorist attack and Mecca will be gone.
I know it's an old argument, yet I can't believe that Muslims would be willing to sacrifice one of their five pillars and number one holy place over an attack against the west. What Islamic state, organisation or Mohammadan would want responsibility for the implosion of their 'religion?'
The west could then stick the billions earmarked for war and security into, I don't know, a viable alternative to oil.
Oh yeah, and a moratorium on Muslim immigration would be necessary as well.
Chairman Mao Strong speaks 'bout Martin and Chretien.
Mistah Stlong back wong dlagons; Kyloto him dead. ...-
Paul Martin will probably become the next Prime Minister of Canada. Do you think he would be more aggressive at meeting environmental and conservation challenges in Canada?
I wouldn’t use the word aggressive, but effective? Yes.
Committed? Yes.
After all, he was the environmental critic in the shadow cabinet of the Liberal party. He was down at Rio at the Earth Summit on the Canadian delegation when the Liberals were out of power and he was the environmental spokesman for the shadow cabinet.
His interest is deep.
I just spoke to him this morning, and he is very … I have full confidence that he is going to be very much committed to making Canada again a leader in environmental affairs. We have lagged recently.
Prime Minister Chretien has redeemed our international reputation to a considerable degree by championing the Kyoto Protocol.
But overall we have lagged, and I believe we will move out in front again in the environmental field under a Paul Martin government. ..-
corporateknights.ca
Librano$$$$$$$$$$
How Ottawa Sabotaged Our Kyoto Pledge in 2002
Chretien: protected petro profits
Quiet deal with oil industry locked in failure. ...-
tthe tyee.ca
Pro-U.S. stance hurts Conservatives in poll
TORONTO (Reuters) - Support for Canada's ruling Conservatives is falling and the outcome of the next federal election is up in the air, according to a poll published on Saturday.
ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/061014/n_top_news/news_politics_col
maryjane at 10:56 from edited hansard
1715 No.79
Wednesday, April 5, 2000
Mr. John Solomon (Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, NDP): If members will recall, the Liberals allowed the Bronfmans to transfer billions of dollars in trust accounts to the U.S. without paying taxes on the accounts. This created a loss to the Canadian taxpayers of almost a billion dollars. I think it was $750 million but we would not know because we were not told the value of the tax evasion, which was supported by the Liberals and the member for Wascana who also supported it front and centre. The Liberals allowed the Bronfmans to take this trust fund, which was set up in trust for the Bronfman family to use in Canada, and move it outside the country, thereby avoiding taxes.
From comments at Western Standard Shotgun:
Quote of the Day (From S.D.A. comments):
Is Garth Turner now dating Tie Domi?
Posted by: Eskimo | Oct 19, 2006 2:12:40 PM
******
Question: Who is Garth Turner?
WARNING! DO NOT VISIT THE WESTERN STANDARD SHOTGUN BLOG!!!!!!
Like Stormfront, it is a major hate speech site, perhaps the biggest in Canada, and is likely flagged by major ISPs as such.
You do NOT want a site like the Shotgun in your browsing history; it can get you fired from your job, or worse!!!!
(Is maz2 a racist skinhead racist neo-nazi racist fascist racist?)
:-)
David Brown, enough, bugger off with your PC nonsense before I lay some Kung Fu on your sorry butts.
here is the site b O b does not want you to visit. http://westernstandard.blogs.com/
CNN is in bed with terrorists, showing propaganda video of US soldiers being shot. See Little Green Footballs http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php. for more details.
Ontario is under the control of the fascist/socialist Liberal regime of Dalton McGuinty and his commissars. Store raiders they are.
Next on their target list are Chinese (faux) restaurants, Greek (faux) restaurants, Western Standard website, chicken-egg farmers and Rona's hairdresser; you know, the hair dryer melts, dummy. ...-
Ontario bill targets unsafe electrical items | October 19th, 2006
TORONTO — An extension cord that retails for $2 melts after heat from a hair dryer is applied for two minutes,
smoke spews from a lava lamp filled with oil
and a night light overheats after a pillow is thrown over it. ...-
jack's newswatch
MacKay in dog house over alleged Stronach slur ...allegedly referred to his MP ex-girlfriend as a dog
theglobeandmail.com
U.S. tracking N. Korean ship with banned military equipment: CBS News
Kyodo ^ | Oct 19
U.S. intelligence has detected the departure from a North Korean port of a North Korean ship suspected of carrying military equipment banned under a U.N. sanctions resolution against Pyongyang's Oct. 9 nuclear test, CBS News reported Thursday. The United States is tracking the ship, CBS said, noting that it remains uncertain exactly what the ship is carrying and where it is headed. free republic
I think McKay should take that back. That is an insult to mans best and most loyal of friends.
The best thing that can be said about CNN is..
Certainly Not the News!
Move along folks nothing to see here!
Herein is shown the arrogant presumptousness of the left liberal/socialists. They presume to speak for the "world".
Let's test this bs: All youse in favour of a no-name AIDS pill, please raise both left hands. ...-
London Free Press - 17 Oct 2006
By JOE MATYAS, FREE PRESS REPORTER. Whatever it's named, it could be the HIV/AIDS treatment for
which the world has been waiting.
Stephane Dion, Liberal wannabe leader/PM of Canada, has dual citizenship: France and Canada.
His loyalty is divided between 2 countries, France and Canada. If he became Prime Minister of Canada, which country's interest would he place first?
G-G Jean gave up her French citizenship. Why does Dion retain/not give up his French citizenship? ...-
Straight shooter looks to lead
Extract:
"Mr. Dion's mother, Denyse, was a real-estate agent. Born in Paris, she gave her children their dual citizenship; Léon Dion would joke he was the only one in the household to be solely Canadian.
(Mr. Dion does not have a French passport and has not voted in a French election, his staff says.)" G&M
THIS IS A MUST SEE VIDEO.
I SAY AGAIN, Kate, you should post on this.
http://hotair.com/archives/2006/10/19/moderate-muslims/
Speaking of Caledonia...
Apparently, if you're a white guy/gal and you criticize McGuinty, he deports your relatives...