We've all seen the seperation from 140 miles away, now see it close up.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8b8_1185044250

Kate, Connie W, the webmistress ( or Sysop, to my antiquated way of thinking ) at Free Dominion, gave a radio interview last night:

http://depositfiles.com/en/files/1290190

borderguardwannabe -

They've been cutting NASA budgets for over two decades - before the war it was deficit balancing, and overall an attitude that NASA wasn't delivering the goods which has been prevalent in Washington since before the first shuttle accident. Keep going - I'm sure you can blame your electricity bill, or your last traffic ticket, on the war.

The folks who designed the rovers and the company that built them ought to receive some HUGE bonus cheques in their Christmas stockings. Amazing bit of engineering.

The Conservatives continue to govern according to principles, not polls:

- 3w.cbc.ca/arts/story/2007/07/20/council-funding.html
- 3w.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=649d356b-133d-434d-abd7-d4acee90565e&k=49986

Oops.

...C) A woman who is Asian makes a stupid remark about a Black Man...

Ouch!

I just have to bring this topic up because I am a black man and am very much in love with a Chinese woman who also loves me very much. The topic has to do with the hatred or racism that seems to exist between the Chinese and Blacks in America and China....

tinyurl.com/yrqpvc

fake degree is just as good as a real one as far as content of studies is concerned in todays schools

"There is no such thing as moderate Islam. There is no such thing as secular Islam or a secular Muslim. It's the nature of the faith to deny any separation of religion and the state or religion and society."
[This statement is also true of the socialist religion. This explains the alliance between Islam and socialism; their goal is identical, namely, world domination. Power sharing is to be sorted out later.]

Moderate Islam Is No Islam

American Thinker ^ | July 20, 2007 | Amil Imani

[...]

"Nowadays we hear from the non-Muslim world about the moderate version of Islam and moderate Muslims. In my view, being a Muslim and not being radical is simply not possible." [...]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1869325/posts
"Amil Imani is an Iranian-born American citizen and pro-democracy activist residing in the United States of America. Imani has been writing and speaking out for the struggling people of his native land, Iran. He maintains a website."

Shades of M. Strong

Higher learning? Critics Question Fledgling University As Delays Continue
July 23, 2007

...World Trade University Global Secretariat...The president and CEO is Sujit Chowdhury, a globe-trotting native of Bangladesh with a mysterious past, questionable credentials, and an uncanny knack for winning plaudits and assistance from politicians.

Mr. Chowdhury appeared in Chilliwack three years ago, pitching his idea for a business-focused university. A private, "elite" institution, but designed to help eradicate world poverty and touting connections to the United Nations and the World Trade Organization.....

...WTU was offered, free of rent, an old building on a defunct army base. Chilliwack's business development group spent $1-million renovating the place. New furniture arrived just the other week....

canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=cffcb7d6-aa6b-4d99-879f-517f9a943d9d

March 19, 1997
Minister delivers funds for Institute for Leadership Development
....Marchi delivered a cheque for $449,874 from Human Resources Development Canada to Sujit Chowdhury, ILD's executive director, for the Institute's Leadership Skills Enhancement and Placement Abroad Program....

yorku.ca/ycom/gazette/past/archive/031997.htm

Several posts back I mentioned here that it seemed apparent to me that if they were sending the Van Doo's over there they would surly be kept out of harms way. You wouldn't want our girley girl famous Van Doo having to fight would we, well I guess my feelings were correct.

O'Connor: 'We have to train Afghan army quickly'
Updated Sun. Jul. 22 2007 10:51 PM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

Defense Minister Gordon O'Connor says by the time the 22nd Regiment, known as the Van Doos, takes over the mission in Afghanistan in August, the Canadian military will be shifting from combat to the classroom.

I guess we also know what Hillier really meant months ago when he said we are sending our A team to fight. Now I guess its time for our B team amphibian troops. We also know why it was so important to get those air-conditioned tanks, they can run faster without having their make up run.

"Opportunity and Spirit" what great names , if it were the Canadian Space program they would be called. "Subsidy and Kick Back"

On cbc just now,interview with Ont.Attorney Gen.Michael Bryant re the TO shootings on wk-end: "there are over 250,000 registered handguns in Ontario,all waiting to be stolen"
That's it Mikey..blame the responsible gun owners..note you said 'registered guns'..how about checking out the reg.# of the murder weapons.oh,can't find one? When he was asked about the tough on gun crime legislation the Cons.want to implement,and resistance by Fed.Libs,he did say he,and Dalton disagree with the feds on this one.

My favourite "fake degree" story is here . I especially like the part where the dog got a better mark than the police chief.

Co-founder of Matchbox Toys dies (Jack Odell Obit)

The co-founder of Matchbox Toys, Jack Odell, has died, aged 87.
The engineer moved into the toy trade after joining a die-casting company that had moved into toy production.
His daughter inspired the creation of his most famous invention in 1948 after her school only allowed her to take in an item that would fit into a matchbox.
The miniature green and red road roller he developed for her to show off to friends became the forerunner of the Matchbox Toy empire....-
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870236/posts

Commenter said:

His daughter enjoyed
carrying spiders to school
in a matchbox and

the rest is history!
It just goes to show, bad girls
make the world go round!

Firstly, there was Baghdad Bob.
Behold: Baghdad Thomas.
...-

Doubting Baghdad Thomas
By John Tabin

Last week the New Republic raised eyebrows across the Internet by publishing a "Baghdad Diarist" column titled "Shock Troops," under the byline of "Scott Thomas," identified as "a pseudonym for a freelance writer and soldier currently serving in Baghdad." The piece made some startling claims about the behavior of U.S. troops in Iraq. "Thomas" wrote that he and men he knew had loudly and publicly mocked a badly-disfigured woman, desecrated children's bones found during the construction of a combat outpost, and run over dogs with a Bradley Fighting Vehicle for sport.

As numerous bloggers and readers hashed out the details, the questions piled up. ...-
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=11769

this happened on the Lieberal shift , but nary a mention .

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2007/07/23/ot-champagne-070723.html

PREMEDITATED MERGER
North American union plan headed to Congress in fall
Powerful think tank prepares report on benefits of integration between U.S., Mexico, Canada

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55830

Glob-Pail does not mention/omits that C. Kenny is a Liberal senator.
To whom did Boots Zaccardelli, Liberal appointed ex-RCMP Commissioner, owe his loyalty?

Shall we presume to say it was to ex-PM Liberal AdScam Chretien?
Yes, let's say it again: Boots was loyal to ex-PM Liberal AdScam Chretien; not to "Canadians".
...-

"Much has been made as to whether the handpicked Mr. Elliott's first loyalty will be to the RCMP or to Mr. Harper. It shouldn't be either. Mr. Elliott's first loyalty must be to Canadians."
http://www.rbcinvest.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/PEstory/LAC/20070723/CORCMP23/Headlines/headdex/headdexComment/2/2/7/

In order to rebuild, the RCMP must get its men
By COLIN KENNY
Chair of the Senate committee on national security and defence ...-

Includes partisan typical Liberal bs:
Kenny says: "The RCMP is a treasured Canadian institution."

Oops(2)

After ranting all morning about guns in private hands, Michael Bryant[Ont AG] and David Miller [Captain of the sinking ship Toronto] have some serious crow to eat: It seems the first arrest this morning in the Ephraim Brown murder (11 year old shot over the weekend) is a gentleman who was recently (October) recaptured as an escapee from police with a long list of pendings:

Arrested (October, 2006): EUBANK Akiel Tafari, 20 years of Toronto
Charge: Assault with Intent to Resist Arrest
Escape Lawful Custody
Fail to Comply – Probation
Assault with a Weapon
Weapons Dangerous
Assault
Threatening Death

And now arrested in the death of the young Brown. Seems the blood of master Brown may properly lay on the hands of Michael Bryant, and not the millions of Canada's firearms owners... [w3. guncontrolcanada.org]

Front and Jarvis, Toronto entertainment district waiter last week that served us dinner had a 3 inch CBC logo tatooed on his arm.
When asked if he was an employee of the CBC , he replied "No, I just really like radio one."

Left arm of course.
Ruined my dinner thinking of where the Che tatoo must be.

Gossip? Or, a basis for the appointment of Citoyen to the Senat? Is Citoyen "weak" enough to "bite the bullet", "hit the road", go en vacances permanently?
BTW, what is a schmoozer? Would Kyoto know?
Will STOPIGGY "take the helm"?
...-

And Bourque hears that Liberal leader Stephane Dion, who had to cut short a recent Toronto schmoozer, said to be 'very weak' and suffering from 'severe exhaustion' ...-
(bourque news)

Time to put the screws to Vision TV over the airing of Jihad propaganda videos on Saturday afternoons. e-mail audience@visiontv.ca

Here's my latest post on the topic:

http://flaggman.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/tanzeem-e-islami-tv-still-on-the-air-on-vision-tv-canada/

We also know why it was so important to get those air-conditioned tanks, they can run faster without having their make up run.

Y'know, I'm not interested in getting into a flame war, but pissing on the Van Doos is just plain asinine. A company of R22eR have been acting as the KPRT's QRF for the past rotation, and have done a helluva job. I expect the Battle Group to do the same.

If you don't like the direction the Cdn mission is taking, feel free to make a case against it - or just to bitch about it in impotence and ignorance if that's what floats your boat. But stop denigrating Canadian soldiers who are following their orders in harm's way.

Anne Murray doesn't want the golf course view to be spoiled. Her friend Elizabeth May is supporting her.
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=29ddb9b3-8b06-42d2-9de4-ef2c358206c9&k=87383
NIMBY is raising it's ugly head once again. I can see Anne's point, she is retired and doesn't give a rats arse about what Canadian's think about her but Mizz May......leader of the GREEN party protesting a wind farm.
Can't make this stuff up ya know.

Conservative government sends your tax dollars to Islamist criminal/murderers.
Did you vote Conservative for this?
...-

Canada resumes funding to the Palestinian Authority

CBC News ^ | July 23, 2007
Canada has resumed its financial support of the Palestinian Authority with an immediate contribution of $8 million, the federal government announced on Monday. "In light of the new Palestinian government's commitment to non-violence, recognition of Israel, and acceptance of previous agreements and obligations, and in recognition of the opportunity for a renewal of peace efforts, Canada will provide assistance to the new Palestinian government," Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay said in a statement. But MacKay added he recognizes the Palestinian government still faces "fundamental challenges" in governance and the rule of law, and said he hopes the funds will help...-
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870359/posts

Canadians prove humans are causing climate change
[...]

"The scientists gathered global rainfall data from 1925 to 1999, and then compared it to 14 complex computer climate models.

The rainfall data confirmed what the scientists had speculated could occur thanks to human activity, ..."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070723.wrainfall0723/BNStory/Science/home

Mr. Data, give us the truth/proof; validate this.

Oui. Here is da Proof Serum from Jeancula Chretien, the notorious crimeatologist from Chicoutimi Weather Hotel. Drink ye, all of it, in remembrance of Gaia.

Jeancula said: "I don't know, a proof is a proof. What kind of a proof is a proof? A proof is a proof and when you have a good proof it's because it's proven."

Apparently it has happened before. Howcum ??

Noah's Marks at the Watergate - River Severn Flood Levels::
Beside the Watergate to Worcester Cathedral is this flood depth indicator. The highest recorded flood was in 1770, the plaque high on the wall marks this. Just below this to the left is 1947. The highest recent flood is marked on the right and was in November 2000. (More) - Although most of the recorded floods are in December to March, summer flooding in May and June have been very high.
© Copyright Bob Embleton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Politicians call for action after floods cause havoc in the UK - Wikinews, the free news source.

Politicians in the United Kingdom have started calling for action after months of heavy rainfall have left parts of Britain in crisis from flooding and electricity and water shortages. Environment Agency chief executive Baroness Young has called for an increased budget of around £1 billion a year to pay for flood defenses. Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has suggested that the conditions were 'unprecedented'...

http://www.anenglishmanscastle.com/archives/004367.html

Damien - spot on comments.

It isn't our infantry brothers that cause concern. It is the insular culture of our friends in Quebec -- why should the VanDoos be fighting an obvious "Anglo" fight for the rest of Canada.

it makes me sick reading news today - why so many crooks in eastern canada?

How extreme do you think the 'Religion of Man-made Global Warming' is ??

Try this;

[Philosophy Professor Paul Taylor, City University of New York in “Respect for Nature: A Theory of Environmental Ethics", p. 115): “Given the total, absolute, and final disappearance of Homo Sapiens, not only would the Earth’s community of life continue to exist, but in all probability, its well-being would be enhanced. Our presence, in short, is not needed. And if we were to take the standpoint of that Life Community and give voice to its true interests, the ending of the human epoch on Earth would most likely be greeted with a hearty “Good riddance!”]

And this;

[Dave Forman, Founder of Earth First!: “Phasing out the human race will solve every problem on earth, social and environmental.” ]

And this;

[Earth First! Journal editor John Daily: "Human beings, as a species, have no more value than slugs."]

[An equally extreme case is Peter Singer, a ‘bioethicist’ at Princeton University. He maintains that the suffering of a crippled ant deserves equal consideration to that of a crippled human child. If we could only save one, he says, we should decide by the flip a coin or else we would be "speciests".]

Now wait a friggin' minute !!

An ant should mean as much to us as our kids !!??

Hey Gore !! or Suzuki, try telling that to some father, face to face.

Even some of our "beloved" Canadians want us to get-the-hell-out-of-the-way !!

[The specter of industry-caused “climate chaos” - a ridiculous term used by Canadian Green Party Leader Elizabeth May - ultimately leading to the ‘destruction of the planet’ is a perfect vehicle for people who want to radically alter, or even dismantle, western civilization. Chief among these is Canadian Maurice Strong, head of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro and until recently, Executive Officer for Reform in the U.N. Secretary General’s office. His comment, “Isn’t the only hope for the planet that the industrialized nations collapse? Isn’t it our responsibility to bring that about?” speaks volumes about what is really going on in the minds of some environmentalists.]

Are we going to take it lying down ?? while the Gores, Suzukis and Maurice Strongs of the world get filthy rich off of the misery they want to impose on us (Kyoto).

An ant is more important than our kids --- pathetic.

http://www.canadafreepress.com/2007/global-warming072007.htm

Maz2 posts a ref to the Globe&Mail article:
"Canadians prove humans are causing climate change." What is ASTONISHNG here is that the first paragraph states: "Humans are directly affecting global rainfall patterns and have been doing so for most of a century, according to a new study that gives the FIRST SOLID PROOF that people are causing critical climate change." WHAT? -- THEY ARE ACTUALLY ADMITTING THAT PREVIOUSLY THEY HAD NO SOLID PROOF. What about all of Al Gore's claims? Well, if the hysteria of the last 6 years was not actually based on any solid proof (as has now been acknowledged)of man-made global warming, I think we should all be a bit cautious about accepting this latest as "solid proof".
Article is at:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070723.wrainfall0723/BNStory/Science/

Remember the fires of Kelowna, BC in 2003 ??

Remember the hype by the climate alarmists and the media ??

BC forests to burn. Lake Okanagan will never be full again. Blah blah.

We heard all this media hype being repeated on the street when we moved here in the spring of 04 --- housing market was temporarily depressed by the climate fearmongering.

Why even this year a couple of retired CBC emploees still thought Okanagan Lake was still low. They did not realize that it had overflowed in 05. They also did not realize the lake is regulated to prevent flooding. The level is droped in the winter to make room for the snow melt. Of course they would never see such fundamental information presented on their beloved CBC, now would they.

And now the Okanagan Valley has just recieved some record breaking rainfal --- only 4 years after the Suzuki alarmists said AGW would cause drought forever. And forest fires forever. What jerks.

It is plain to see that the Kyoto Kult is all about religion as they do not even try to debate the science anymore.

It will now be a true test of humanity to see whether the "unreligious" can counter the prophet's dogma. Gore, for one, has pulled out all the stops to save his money machine.

Rain records swamped in Kelowna.

http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/stories.php?id=55068

As one of the folks who sent that thing about the fake degrees/Indergit Chowdhury thing to Kate: thank You, JM- for your link to York University, and former Cruton fartcatcher,( and former MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION, Sergio Marchi)'s
involvement in this particular little scam)(Haha- nearly a half-million bucks for a college that did not even exist)! Bwahahaha!
On a more sober note: I find particularly amusing, Mr. Chowdhury's use of English buzzwords.
Duh? (Almost like he had been coached in their use? Or-perhaps his public statements are created by other people?
Anything that gets a former Crutonite stripped of their assets, (acquired through criminal activity), and then tossed into jail, is okay by moi. (See? I even spek da french, too!)
But I would still like more information about Immigration Lawyers who post fake job ads in the newspapers- so that they can bring in their third-world dogmeat/wetback clients, to fill them?

When Physics Trumps Hysteria in Global Warming

Studiously hidden from public view are some extraordinary findings in physics which are providing new understanding of our planetary history, as well as providing a much more plausible scientific understanding of global warming. Regrettably, the current hysteria about global warming is based much more on fear, political agendas, and computer models that don’t agree with each other or the climate, rather than hard-nosed evidence and science.

The climate forces which have led to the estimated 0.6C degree temperature increase over the past 100 years or more (according to the International Panel on Climate Change) have been assumed to be man-made CO2 emissions from advanced nations including the U.S. We know this can’t be true for several reasons.

The first is that water vapor provides 95 percent of the total of the greenhouse gases, not CO2. The total of the CO2 represents less than 3 percent of the total. The second is that of the total atmospheric CO2 inventory, the manmade fraction is less than 3 percent of the CO2 total and therefore far less than 1 percent of the total greenhouse gas inventories. Third, studies of the recent climate variations are finding, for example, (See article by J. Oestermans, Science, p. 375, April 29, 2005) that glaciers have been receding since 1750 or so, well before any significant man-made CO2 emissions occurred. ...-
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1868250/posts

Death of the Hildebeest: Two different worlds.
...-

Clashes said to kill 75 suspected Taliban in southern Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops killed up to 75 suspected Taliban militants in three separate clashes in southern Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday. ...-
(via canoe news)

Clinton: "We're losing the fight to al Qaeda and bin Laden" [in Afghansitan]

CNN/YouTube Debate Transcript ^ | 07/23/07 | Hillary Clinton
COOPER: Just in the spirit of trying to get the answer, does that mean no American ground troops [in Darfur]? CLINTON: American ground troops I don't think belong in Darfur at this time. I think we need to focus on the United Nations peacekeeping troops and the African Union troops. We've got to figure out what we're doing in Iraq, where our troops are stretched thin, and Afghanistan, where we're losing the fight to al Qaeda and bin Laden. (emphasis added) (APPLAUSE)
(via free republic)

George --- cretien said it all--- You people out West are different. He is right, different morals, different values, different ethics,

The Great CBC Spelling Bee: First question to CBC.
Q: Spell Liberal.
A: Labrador politician.
Wrong.

Rewrite headline for CBC:
Liberal politician charged with fraud, forgery.
...-

CBC | Labrador politician charged with fraud, forgery

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has laid three criminal charges against a Labrador politician, as the province’s legislative spending scandal twists into the courts. (via jack's newswatch)

In Today's Edmonton Journal (July 23) there was an article by Canwest Journalist Don Martin, based in Kandahar, that observed low-level dissension between the French-Canadian troops already there and our English-speaking troops. (Surprise! there is a 'Martin' with some common sense who can see the obvious.) Apparently the Frenchies won't mix socially with the Anglos, while our English-speaking troops mingle with the Brits, US, Ausies and other English-speaking troops from Europe. One comment he made was that the Frenchies were having great difficulty finding French interpreters to communicate in Pashti with the Afghanistanies.

So far as we know, the French-Canadians' mission is simply to stay in their Khandahar compound, protected by our Anglo troops, and try to train the Afghanistani military and police. Combat is not in their orders. So who is left holding the fighting bag? The Anglo troops!

...Police in the eastern Indian state of Orissa say they have recovered nearly 30 bags full of babies' body parts from a waste dump near a maternity clinic...
...According to one estimate, up to 10m female foetuses may have been aborted in the country in the past two decades...
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6911702.stm

Book gives gruesome account of India girl killings
NEW DELHI -- India's unwanted baby girls have been drowned in milk, burned alive in sealed mud pots, or fed milk laced with poisonous seeds, but these days it is much easier to kill them in the womb...
www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070720-050542-8539r

Goofy idea could sink morale
By PETER WORTHINGTON

In a major weekend article, the Toronto Star raised the issue of special combat medals for soldiers who go "outside the wire" in Afghanistan, and face greater dangers than those based in camp.

What makes this a more significant issue than mere journalistic pot-stirring, is that DND sources are noncommittal on the topic, while Anne Irwin, identified as a "military anthropologist" (what the hell is that?) at the University of Calgary's Centre for Strategic and Military Studies, seems to think it's a sound idea to give soldiers who risk combat contact with the enemy, special recognition....

torontosun.com/News/Columnists/Worthington_Peter/2007/07/24/pf-4363574.html