Cyrus the Great and the Persian Promise

I hiked up Sky Chair again today on mount Strachan at Cypress. You get a great view of the Lions and of Howe Sound. I met two nice young couples from Czechoslovakia on the way up and pointed them towards the lookout spot. When it's hot like this you need to bring lots of water.



Thursday I took the ferry over to Vancouver Island. I had an enlightening conversation with a very intelligent Persian woman who lives in LA while we were sailing through the Gulf Islands. We were talking a little bit about Iran and she mentioned an ancient Persian king named Cyrus. Her heart glowed when she spoke of him as she explained he was great because he established peace throughout the land by allowing religious freedom.



Historically all the great leaders practiced religious tolerance. Alexander the Great, Caesar of Rome even Genghis Khan. Cyrus the Great not only practiced religious tolerance but he was the author of the first Charter of Human Rights known to mankind. That indeed made him great.

"Cyrus had no thought of forcing conquered people into a single mould, and had the wisdom to leave unchanged the institution of each kingdom he attached to the Persian Crown. In 539 BCE he allowed more than 40,000 Jews to leave Babylon and return to Palestine. This step was in line with his policy to bring peace to Mankind. A new wind was blowing from the east, carrying away the cries and humility of defeated and murdered victims, extinguishing the fires of sacked cities, and liberating nations from slavery." Cyrus liberated the Jews from Babylonian captivity.

It was a very enlightening conversation so it was. She said that she was a follower of Rumi who was a poet that wrote about divine love. What a wonderful concept. The world could use a little more divine love so it could. Seemingly Rumi is becoming very popular in the US and there is going to be a new movie abou Rumi that will challenge Muslim sterotypes.

I like challenging stereotypes. Personally I don't care if someone is Catholic or Protestant, Muslim or Jew, Buddhist, Atheist or Baha'i. A man should be judged by the content of his character not by the colour of his skin or the name on his dogma. That's why I say don't fear the hijab, get to know the person under the hijab. Segregation is the first step to racial disinformation. Once you segregate a group of people it becomes easier to slander them. Take the Falun Gong in China. They dont cut themselves. They're not a cult. If you use your brain and get to know them you will see that. Dark forces spend a lot of money on advertizing trying to convince us to live in fear. Yet God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

On my way back on the ferry there was a young Scottish girl my daughter's age playing a First Nations drum. She was from the Cowichan valley and made the drum herself. She did a great job. I asked if it was made of goatskin like most other drums and she said no Elk. I half jokingly asked if she had shot it herself. She smiled and said yes with a bow and arrow. It took me a few seconds to realize she was joking. She said she was wanting to paint some Scottish symbols on it because that was part of her heritage. Great idea. I have Irish symbols painted on mine.

While she was playing it she was also making the vocal sounds to go along with it. No words just sounds. Only it was very uplifting. No disrespect to the traditions but sometimes when they make the vocal sounds that go along with the First Nations drum it can sound kind of ear piercing. That's because it is often a heartfelt lamentation. Hers was slightly different and it was very pleasant to the ear. I mentioned how my son used to go to jazz festivals and I became familiar with listening to the sounds that jazz vocalists make. Again they are sounds not words. She said she had done that in the past. So there it was. She had taken a local tradition and remixed it with some of her own and created a masterpiece. Another Lindsey Stirling but unique. Peace.

World wide protest to set Wang Zhiwen free

Today the Falun Gong returned to the Chinese consulate in Vancouver joining in a world wide protest objecting to China's refusal to let Wang Zhiwen leave the country and join his family abroad after serving a sixteen year sentence as a political prisoner. Anciently the Great Wall of China was built to keep invaders out. Now the CCP has turned the Great Wall of China into another Berlin Wall that keeps political prisoners detained and prevents them from leaving.



Rebel Media was there to cover the event. They did a great job covering the Falun Gong protest at the Vancouver art Gallery. Rebel Media is non mainstream and claims to represent conservative viewpoints. It's nice to see other views being expressed. Glad to see they are concerned about the atrocities of Communist China.



Big brother was of course watching but that's OK because we are watching them and are well aware of their lies about Wang Zhiwen and the Falun Gong. Just remember time is on the side of truth and that no lie can live forever. Wang was arrested in 1999 simply for being known as a Falun Gong coordinator in Beijing when the illegal and violent persecution was waged against the spiritual practice in July 1999. He was one of the first to be targeted in a show trial that was televised across the country as part of the regimes massive propaganda campaign to fuel the persecution. He served a 16-year sentence and was released in 2014. He has been under surveillance 24 hours a day and constant harassment. It's time to let him leave.

The show trial was a bizarre example of government lies and propaganda. The first absurd allegation is that Falun Gong is a cult. That is ridiculous. The CCP claims anyone that disagrees with them is a cult. The Falun Gong are not a cult any more than the Dali Lama is. The CCP hates the Dali Lama too but the rest of the world sees him a a peaceful spiritual leader.

The Falun Gong are peaceful Buddhists that believe in truthfulness, compassion and forbearance. Their crime is that they like to meditate. You can't get any more peaceful than that. During the televised mock trial the CCP made an absurd allegation claiming that the Falun Gong cut themselves. That is simply not true. They even went so far as to set up a fake self mutilation event at Tiananmen Square. Those people weren't even Falun Gong practitioners. It was the perpetuation of the televised mock trial fraud.

Wang Zhiwen is currently under house arst after serving a 16 year sentence. Earier this month he was prevented from leaving the country with his family. It's time to stop the lies and let him leave. He has suffered enough. Organ harvesting is unethical. Stop the greed and stop the lies.

Update: Article in the Epoch Times - English translation.

President of Ontario Nomads shot in Granby

The Stopru is reporting that "The president of the Hells Angels Nomads Ontario, Martin Bernatchez, was the victim of an assassination attempt on Thursday night while camping in Granby." This is interesting. Last April Philippe Boudreau, the vice-president of the Ontario Nomads was shot in Quebec. Stopru claimed that shooting was the result of an internal conflict and asks if this shooting is also the result of an internal conflict.

Granby is in an interesting location. Several year ago the Rizzutos had a conflict with the D'Amico family of Granby. In August 2005, Francesco Arcadi told a sidekick that "bikers" of Granby wanted to "cut off his head."

TVA Nouvelle is reporting that Martin Bernatchez was hit by three bullets but is doing OK. They claim his colours is a bullet proof vest. He was shot around 2:30 AM in the EstriVal campgrounds. TVA Nouvelle is confirming that it appears to be an internal conflict and imply that it is likely because Quebec Hells Angels arrested during SharQ have now been released and want their territory back. Don't f*ck with Quebec. They will blow sh*t up. Je me souviens.

Woman knocks out groper in elevator

This is a funny one because it had a happy ending. However, it could have ended in tragedy which shows why self defense is so important in our cause and effect world. MSN posted a surveillance video of a slimeball creeping out a woman in an elevator. He sneaks up behind her and presses up on her so she immediately steps away to avoid his creepiness. Then he puts his arm around her so she instantly throws his arms off of her and gives him a solid slap across the face which drops him. He gets up then she gives him a solid kick in the groin.

She then grabs his head and knees him in the face for the KO. Then walks off without breaking a nail. Priceless. There was a similar video of a woman in a subway tunnel who kicked a guy's ass for stealing her iphone. Both of these woman obviously had some self defence training. Now I'm not saying it's OK for women to hit men in an argument. I'm saying it's OK for people to defend themselves. As they say in Mortal Combat, finish him.

Fentanyl addiction in Calgary

A blog reader sent in a link to this powerful documentary on Vice about the Fentanyl drug trade in Calgary. It talks about how addictive the drug is and how it is much worse than heroin. This video talks about people who are addicted to Fentanyl and are intentionally buying it. That is no doubt what the local drug dealers are trying to create here in BC by lacing other drugs with it or as in the recent Fentanyl fatality in Shakers, selling straight up Fentanyl and pretending it's cocaine. These drug dealers who are cooking crack with Fentanyl and selling it to people unkowlingly are complete pecices of sh*t. Not arresting them for doing that is the epitome of insanity.

Just when you think it can't get any worse it does. Fentanyl is worse than Oxycontin and now there's a new drug called Carfentanyl which is even worse than Fentanyl. Border agents recently seized a kilo of the stuff in Vancouver that was enroute to Calgary. Stop the greed.

Rob Ford crack video released after publication ban lifted

The Metro news is reporting that since the publication ban on the extortion trial related to the Rob Ford crack pipe video has finally been lifted the new video of him smoking crack is now online.

So should we have set up a safe inhalation site for Rob Ford to smoke crack or should we send him to rehab? Rehab was the humane thing to do. Perpetuating his addiction was not. Confronting the problem is what forced him into rehab. Remember when courts used to force prolific offenders into rehab? Now the drug dealers support groups just continue to promote the drug trade and any rehab centre that helps people get off drugs instead of turning them into lifetime methadone addicts can't get government funding. Health Canada is the biggest criminal organization in the country funding the tax paid pharmaceutical scam as well as Insite's tax paid junkets.

Update: I totally forgot that Rob Ford passed away. Not to speak ill of the dead, but this guy did have a few issues. My point here is that for drugs like crack rehab is good, harm promotion is not.

16 year old drug OD in Starbucks washroom - Update

CBC is reporting that "Port Moody police say a 16-year-old girl died Sunday in a Port Moody Starbucks washroom where they also discovered drug paraphernalia and a small amount of drugs." Police haven't said what drugs were involved and whether or not it is tied to the recent surge in fentanyl fatalities but the bizarre response is very disturbing.

Once again extremists are using this tragedy to try and put a lethal injection site into every community under the sun. So does that mean we are going to open up lethal injection sites to minors? Just what are we really promoting here? Why are we rewarding drug dealers that sell tainted drugs? That is insane. It is indeed tragic a 16 year old girl died of a drug overdose. It could have been any of our daughters. No doubt the patrons at Starbucks are traumatized.

We cannot in good conscience endorse harm promotion without supporting treatment and prevention as well as enforcement of current laws with regards to charging drug dealers. Blindly endorsing the drug dealers the way we are is a crime. I have numerous people from different communities that consistently say they dont want a lethal injection site in their community. We need to start arresting the drug dealers. It is as simple as that. Failing to do that and we are part of the problem not part of the solution. Endorsing drug dealer support groups like VANDU is wrong. It's time to wake up and smell the coffee. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Update: CBC is reporting that "The mother of a Coquitlam, BC, teen who died of a suspected overdose in a Starbucks washroom says she tried to get help for her 16-year-old daughter who was struggling with addiction but the public waitlists were too long and she couldn't afford private clinics." Maybe spending tax dollars on rehab is more important than feeding Insite's slush fund.

Kelowna News - Shootings and Machete attack

Kelowna Info News is reporting that "RCMP have identified the man murdered in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood on Friday. Police say Benjamin Cory Virgint was the victim of a targeted attack. RCMP were called to a fourplex in the 400 block of Hein Road at about 6:07 a.m., Friday, Aug. 5 for reports of shots fired. Virgint was found deceased."

Kelowna Info News is also reporting that "The man RCMP believe to be behind a shooting in West Kelowna last week has been charged and identified as Tyrone Reynolds McGee. The shooting happened early on Aug. 2 on Hudson Road near Highway 97." This is that bicycle sooting. "Sources say the 48-year-old victim was shot six times by a cyclist while he was in his car. A hospital staff member who does not want to be named says the crime is gang related."

Castanet is reporting that "a man was viciously attacked in a Kelowna park overnight – hacked with machetes, and kicked and punched. Police are now looking for two suspects in the attack, which took place at Ben Lee Park in Rutland just after midnight Monday." Which means it just happened. "RCMP believe that the victim was targeted by his attackers, said O’Donaghey. He was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. Police are looking for witnesses to the attack."

Police describe the first suspect as: First Nations, Between 25 to 30 years old, 6-feet, Shaved head, Heavy set, Wearing a red shirt. First Nations wearing a red shirt. What are the odds the guy was Redd Alert? The HAs used Redd Alert to take back all the drug dealaers in the DTES.

The second suspect is described as: Caucasian man, Shorter than the first suspect, Between 25 to 30 years old, Skinny or slender build, Wearing a sport jacket, with grey and black sleeves and a baseball cap. The Kelowna Warriors on the other hand are Hells Angel rivals.

Helping the Hells Angels obtain a monopoly on the drug trade does not end the violence. Just ask Brittany Irving, Janice Shore and Ashley Machiskinic. Look at the violence in the DTES and on the Surrey Strip. They are responsible for all that violence. Fronting addicts drugs is bad business. If you dont front addicts drugs, there are no drug debts. In both areas the drug dealers are the pimps that give crack to the sex trade workers then take all their money when they get a trick and brutalize them. There is nothing consensual about it. It's human trafficking.

Update: I have now confirmed from a second source that Redd Alert is not in Kelowna. No wonder Blaze is doing business on the Island. Nobody in Kelowna respects him and he is certainly not able to deal with any rivals. All that woman beater can do is bitch slap an ex.

Researcher astonished by level of drug violence in DTES

The Vancouver Province is reporting that "An international drug and addiction researcher says she has been astonished by the level of violence perpetrated by dealers and 'enforcers' in Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside." No kidding. That's what we've been saying for years. Nice to hear it from a third party who is an expert in the field.

“What I wanted to do was to look at violence in (drug-dealing) situations, because I knew that dealing is very openly done here in the Downtown Eastside — and differently from other places,” said Stallwitz, who has studied community-mindedness in drug cultures in Scotland and Germany for 16 years. What she didn’t expect was the violent, extreme sanctions being used by some higher-level boss dealers when debts weren’t settled. 'The sanction part is massive here … violence as I’ve not experienced anywhere else on the street level,' she said."

"She also heard about robberies, forced dealing and prostitution, as well as “hot shots” — where someone is intentionally given an overdose — and attacks with carpet knives, sexual assaults and rape. Her sources recounted rare cases of people being pushed from windows, having their hair sliced off, being set on fire, and even murdered for as little as $30."

Sadly instead of arresting the violent drug dealers she blames the police and suggests handing out pamphlets to ask drug dealers to be nicer and for users to pay their debts. Stop the insanity and arrest the drug dealers for God's sake. Our social experiment has failed. It's time to try something else. It's even worse on the Surrey Strip.

Meanwhile back on the Ranch, Dumb and Dumber exploit another photo op and have another smoke and mirrors press conference saying they have narrowed down the choices to three to fill the vacant position of Surrey Police Chief. Believe you me the position was vacant when Bill Fordy was in it. What's the dancing monkey gonna do, pick someone of his own incompetence? Fraser MacRae was a Rock Star. Bill Fordy never came close. History has recorded that.

The Return of Xander Cage - from Russia with love

I don't know what this massive spike in traffic on my blog from Russia is all about but Greetings. I made a few posts about the Ukraine a while back. It's pretty obvious from the election before the conflict, half the population wanted to be part of Russia while the other half wanted to be part of the EU. I don't trust Putin but I don't have beef with him either. As far as I'm concerned he's no different than the Americans. He's willing to kill his own people and blame it on terrorists just to get elected. Back in Ireland they used to refer to Russia as big brother.

I still have love for my brother yo. From Russia with Love was an old James Bond movie that took place in Russia. Pure fiction as the MI 6 and the CIA are both dirty as f*ck. Vin Diesel fell for a Russian girl in the movie xXx. Turns out Vin Diesel is making a come back in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage featuring Nicky Jam. Now that's what I'm talking about. Reggaeton lives.