General Pervez Musharraf, President (aka military dictator) of Pakistan
Speaking to The Gaurdian, defending a recent US missle strike on a suspected Al-Qaida target in Pakistan which accidently killed 18 civillians ( Read more... )

A potentially new (and rather amazing) medicinal use for psychedelic drugs has been discovered, and the findings were reported in a recent edition of Science. For those of you who don't know, the peer-reviewed Science publication is one of the two most prestigious journals in the world ( Read more... )

Has anyone else noticed that since the Conservatives took office, there has been a major increase in the amount of coverage/reporting in Canadian media about the Canadian Armed Forces (specifically Afghanistan) ?

An article published in this week's edition of Vaccine, (a cutting-edge scientific journal dealing with vaccine research), details the creation of a morphine/heroin vaccine in rats. Once administered, the vaccine prevents the two drugs from having a biological effect when administered through any conventional method (oral, intravenous, etc). The ( Read more... )

Tory MP suggests jailing bad journalistsA backbench Conservative MP, blasting the media for its testy relationship with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, has suggested reporters who write distorted articles be jailed ( Read more... )

[reference]"OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has imposed central control over all information and comments to the public issued by government officials and even cabinet ministers, directing them to have everything cleared by the Prime Minister's Office, according to an internal e-mail and government sources ( Read more... )

Fear.

The draft would add to the criminal penalties for anyone who "intentionally discloses information identifying or describing" the Bush administration's terrorist surveillance program or any other eavesdropping program conducted under a 1978 surveillance law.

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"The bill would make it a crime to tell the American people that the ( Read more... )

The upsurge in workplace drug-testing in the United States has caused a simultaneous upsurge in insanity amongst its citizens.

In retrospect, my past seven days:

"The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry"

Fortune cookie say:

"Stick with what you're good at; stop being so adventurous."

This doesn't mean a radical change in our way of life.

It only means we have to fight that much harder for what we believe in.

Avoid sitting back and doing nothing -- things will not get 'sorted out' by themselves.

Be strong, courageous, and even if it feels like the rest of Canada isn't listening --

Do not be afraid to speak your mind.