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Suadis Offer Russia Control of Global Oil Markets 27 Aug 2013 | 11:23 am
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting a blockbuster, back room deal being offered by the Saudis to the Russians that could hand Moscow control of global oil markets. Saudi Arabia has secretly offere...
Importing Democracy to Canada, a Timely Notion. 27 Aug 2013 | 11:01 am
A Toronto lawyer is trying to raise funds to bring a copy of Magna Carta and the companion Carta de Foresta or Charter of the Forest to Canada. The four original charters dating to 1215 never leave E...
Warplanes Massing in Cyprus 27 Aug 2013 | 10:51 am
Jet fighters and military transport aircraft have been reported massing at RAF Akrotiri, a British military airbase on Cyprus just a hundred miles distant from Syria. There's still no clear indicatio...
Why Does John Kerry Make Me Think of This Guy? 27 Aug 2013 | 07:23 am
Obama's secretary of state John Kerry says there exists "undeniable" evidence of a recent chemical weapons attack in Syria. Of course he's not actually saying it was the Assad government behind the a...
The Big Cod Says, "Keep Verizon Out." 27 Aug 2013 | 02:51 am
Safely retired ex-general Rick Hillier has a new gig as chairman of Telus Atlantic Canada Community Board. In that capacity he wrote an op-ed urging the government not to let foreigners in to play i...
Mac Harb Resigns 27 Aug 2013 | 02:13 am
Liberal senator Mac Harb has resigned effective immediately and repaid a total of $231,000 for disputed housing allowances he received plus interest. Harb said there are plenty of senators in the sam...
Why Does the American South Embrace Climate Change Denialism? 27 Aug 2013 | 12:03 am
Even as climate change whipsaws the American south, states such as Florida and Texas remain hotbeds of global warming denialism. The outgoing governor of Texas, who is expected to seek the GOP nomina...
Why PRISM Matters 26 Aug 2013 | 09:19 pm
The Guardian has done an excellent and vital job digesting the U.S. National Security Agency PRISM data leaked by Edward Snowden. A good deal of it had come out, in part, in dribs and drabs but it wa...
Too Dumb to Live 26 Aug 2013 | 08:46 pm
Sean, the IT guy, is no more. The 26-year old Australian was at a birthday party at the Mary River Wilderness Retreat when he thought he'd swim across the croc-infested river. The crocs thought oth...
L'il Miss Piggy's Tar Sands Adventure 26 Aug 2013 | 04:40 am
Oilsands Quest, Inc. was very, very good to senator Pam Wallin. Her spot as a director of the Calgary-based energy company earned her $648,000 in cash and stock options, according to The Globe & Mail...
