State of the Union Part One: The CIA's control of the media

Hillary Clinton obtaining the nomination for the Democrat party has caused me to launch a two part series on the State of the Union. Part one is about the CIA's control of the media and part two is about the documentary Requiem for the American Dream with Noam Chomsky.

Pink Floyd wrote a powerful song called Requiem for a Post war dream and asked Maggie what have we done? Noam Chomsky's documentary Requiem for the American Dream is stirring and thought provoking. He is a very intelligent man. I'm going to make a slightly different conclusion than he has and paint a bit more hopeful future for the state of affairs we are in. I concede his analogies are valid and concerning. Yet I'm a firm believer in the US Constitution and the Free republic. I don't subscribe to the redistribution of wealth. I subscribe to the preservation of civil liberty and the protection of the real American dream life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

I don't think this is the worst point in American history. I believe there is hope. I think it's more like a Tale of two Cities by Charles Dickens. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way- in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only."

Part One: The CIA's control of the media

Last December I wrote a two part series on Mainstream Media Censorship. Part one was about Media mergers and Corporate advertising while Part two was about the Dan Rather and the Gary Webb story. Media mergers are a concern because when one entity owns all the media outlets, it becomes easier to control. That was clearly demonstrated when Conrad Black was buying up all the newspapers and firing any editor that printed anything labour friendly.

When I refer to labour I'm not talking about a left wing agenda. I'm talking about people who work for a living and unlike Donald Trump actually pay taxes. Abraham Lincoln once said “If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool.”

I used to think the media was unbiased and just reported the news. I was very naive. Rupert Murdoch normally endorsed conservative candidates for Prime minister but switched to endorsing Tony Blair who was labour then switched back to conservative by endorsing David Cameron. Rupert Murdoch can vote for and endorse whoever he chooses. He owned the newspaper. When Tony Blair was running for office Murdoch's newspapers would run articles supporting Tony Blair and wouldn't run articles opposing him. The same thing with David Cameron when he ran for office. That isn't just media censorship, that is outright propaganda.

It turns out the Murdoch phone hacking scandal was tied to British Intelligence. Big surprise. How else was he able to tap Princess Diana's phone? This in turn leads us to the direct influence the "Intelligence" community has over the media. We know that MI 6 was caught red handed sending out false press releases about Iraq's weapons of Mass destruction to sell the unlawful invasion of Iraq to the public. That invasion was based on a lie not a mistake. They had no weapons of mass destruction and they knew it before they invaded. Despite the fact that they were the ones that put Saddam Hussein in power and sold him chemical weapons to use on Iran. When Operation Mass Appeal hit the press Dr Kelly, the British Weapons inspector in Iraq who was the whistleblower was found dead of a suspicious suicide.

We know that the CIA sent out the press release about the third tower in New York collapsing before it actually happened. The other day I was browsing through the newspaper and I just felt sick to my stomach. All the crazy drama. It looked like numerous reports were written by the intelligence community trying to control public opinion. Then two days later there was another article about ISIS quoting the director of the CIA.

That was my proof. If they are quoting the Director of the CIA it's pretty obvious the CIA are spamming the media with press releases and the media is blindly printing them because they are too lazy to do any investigative journalism and actually verify the story before printing it. Wouldn't want to ruffle any feathers and end up like Dan Rather. All the local newspapers are the same now. They share stories with each other. There is no alternate view there's just one view. CBC and the Tyee appear to be the only independents left.

The mainstream media's complete burial of Operation Fast and Furious and the continuation of Iran contra which helped Hillary Clinton obtain the Democratic nomination is evidence of how bad it has become. FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds has a blog called boiling frogs. The analogy is obviously from the claim that frog are cold blooded. If you put a frog into hot water it will immediately jump out but if you put a frog into a pot of cold water and gradually increase the heat the frog won't notice it and will stay there until it boils.

Why are we printing press releases from the CIA at all? They have been caught intentionally sending out false information in the past. They have been deeply involved in drug trafficking since the Vietnam war. Operation Fast and Furious validated the Gary Webb story and showed us that Iran contra never stopped. Why do we print any of their lies at all? Would we blindly print press releases from the Hells Angels or any other organization of drug traffickers? Why then do we print the CIA's lies? That should stop if the main stream media wants credibility in the eyes of the public who buy their newspapers.

Although the present situation is dark, there is still hope on the horizon. Thanks to supply and demand consumers can chose to support independent and alternative views. We just need to realize where all these birrare press releases are coming from so we can see through the propaganda and form our own opinions. Voters are supposed to direct governments. Governments are not suposed to brainwash voters. We are still free to choose what to read, how to think and what to support. Peace.

Up next: A synopsis of Noam Chomsky's Requiem for the American Dream.

Hillary Clinton and Operation Fast and Furious

The New York Times is reporting that Obama has officially endorsed Hillary Clinton and asked Bernie Sanders to step down. This comes as no surprise because the Obama deception was tied to the Bush Clinton Fraud. The crown event that ties it all together is Operation Fast and Furious. Consequently, it comes as no surprise that Former US Attorney General Eric Holder is endorsing Hillary Clinton for President. Do we remember who the former AG is? He was the freaking scapegoat for the Operation Fast and Furious scandal. If Eric Holder is endorsing anyone that is a huge concern. Now those two criminals have the audacity to declare we have just too many guns. Go figure. You were the ones selling guns to the Mexican cartel for God's sake.

Back in 2011 Infowars reported that "Last week it was reported that the State Department and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were deeply involved in the scandal known as Operation Fast and Furious, or Project Gunwalker. Today, however, new evidence has surfaced indicating that not only was Hillary deeply involved in the scandal but was one of the masterminds behind it." Big freaking surprise. Hilary's law firm and her husband Bill were up to their eyeballs in the same scam back in Mena Arkansas. Indeed Eric Holder has worked with her for over 25 years.



Operation Fast and Furious was the biggest scandal of our era. It was way worse than Watergate. It didn't even make the news in Canada. The only reason it made the news in the US was because an American border agent was killed with one of the guns the ATF sold them. The fact that they brought tons of cocaine into the United States as payment was barely mentioned.

The ATF were selling guns to the Mexican cartel and bringing back tons of cocaine into the United States as payment. It not only validated the Gary Webb story, it proved Iran contra never stopped. It was a CIA operation that went right up to the highest levels of government. Obama used executive privilege to hide criminal activity. That is not the purpose of executive privilege. When Nixon tried to hide Watergate under executive privilege the courts said no.

Eric Holder was the AG that took the fall for Operation Fast and Furious. Now he's back just like Oliver North campaigning for Hillary Clinton. How soon we forget.

Ron Paul likes Bernie Sanders

How and where to vote for Bernie Sanders

It would appear that Hilary has won the Democratic nomination. God help us. Evil has swept over the face of the earth. I'm all for a woman becoming president. Just not that woman.

The New York Times reported that the Clinton foundation helped the transfer of half of U.S. Uranium output to the Russian government in 2010 and was paid $145 milion for so doing. They used a Canadian company to do it.

That "Children's Defence Fund" was a front for money laundering. It was a CIA slush fund.

Edmonton fentanyl bust

Alberta's gang task force strikes again. The Edmonton Journal is reporting that "Three Edmonton men have been charged following the seizure of 2,000 fentanyl pills at a southwest-area condominium, the largest bust of the lethal painkiller by the Edmonton members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams." Christopher Jervis, 28, James Jervis-Hilker, 35, and Billy Roche, 28, have all been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking. The fentanyl is thought to have come from BC.

Shooting in Burnaby leaves one man dead

CKNW is reporting that "One person is dead after a shooting around the 3900 block of Forest Street in Burnaby last night, near Burnaby General Hospital. RCMP Watch Commander Bill Iggulden confirmed the victim is known to police." The Vancouver Province ran an article by Kim Bolan claiming the name of the victim is Christopher Alexander Hurtado who had gang links and slit a stranger’s throat during the 2010 Olympics.

Scan BC reported that #Nanaimo #RCMP were on scene with a shooting at the Dairy Queen, 3190 Island Hwy. Victim transported in critical condition.

Gas shortage in the Interior of BC

This is a story that was easy to miss in metro Vancouver. News 1130 reported that "You’re going to want to fill your gas tank before heading to the interior or anywhere east of the Lower Mainland. A fuel shortage caused by damage in Alberta’s wildfires is hitting more gas stations in BC. Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon and now Merritt are either seeing pumps turned off or long waits at those stations that are still running. Dan Mcteague with Gasbuddy.com says the Vancouver area likely won’t be affected as fuel here is sourced from elsewhere."

I was speaking with a guy in Surrey who said he recently came back from a trip to Vernon and the gas stations there ran out of gas. It was partly because of the Fort McMurray fires and partly because of a problem at Suncor Energy’s Edmonton refinery.

I know deep down we all want to be tree hugging vegans but sometimes we need to remember life in the real world isn't always that simple. A few years ago I was handing out fliers outside the Art Gallery in Vancouver. A couple of young transient anarchists started to heckle me. One of the guys shouted out How many trees did it take to make your fliers? Without hesitation I shouted back How many trees did it take the last time you went to the bathroom? The guy just looked stunned and turned to his girlfriend as if to say what the hell is that guy on about? She just looked at him and said toilet paper. It takes trees to make toilet paper. Now he was really stunned and didn't know what to say. I guess in reality we do have to cut down some trees after all.

The same with the oil industry. We can legitimately argue who killed the electric car but in the real world we still need oil. We can't all ride bicycles to work all year round and wipe our asses with leaves. That's just not reality based. Yes tar sands are dirty but sometimes life isn't as simple as one would hope.

I made a post about how natural gas is clean burning while burning coal is not. That is a very true statement. Some people expressed concerns about fracking which is understandable. However, some people will protest anything no matter what we do. The best thing for China would be to help them build some hydroelectric dams. Not only has hydroelectric power served Vancouver well but it is also very cost efficient. Yet some people will even protest that which once again means no matter what we do some people will protest. That's why we have to use good judgement and make up our own minds for ourselves.

Couple charged with lacing pills with fentanyl in West Kelowna warehouse

Kelowna Infotel News is reporting that "Two West Kelowna residents have been charged in connection with the RCMP raid of a warehouse in West Kelowna where a large number of fentanyl-laced pills were produced. Leslie John McCulloch, 38, and Rebekka Rae White, 27, have been charged with production and possession of a controlled substance."

"Fentanyl-laced drugs have become a serious threat in the Thompson-Okanagan recently. Through April 30, fentanyl was detected alone or with other drugs in 56 per cent of overdoses, according to the B.C. Coroner's Service. Only 31 per cent were linked to fentanyl during the same period last year. There were 308 deaths linked to illicit drug overdoses between January and May 2016 — up 75 per cent over the same period last year when there were 176 deaths, according to a media release from the coroners service. One Kelowna father died earlier this year after taking a drug he thought was heroin but a coroner's report says it was pure fentanyl."

So how do Quentin James and the Hells Angels fit into this picture? Please advise.

Recent News:

Hells Angels associate killed in Toronto

Eulogy: Finian's Ghetto Gospel

Another life lost to the drug trade while my guitar gentle weeps.

Edmonton Hells Angels busted for possession of stolen property

Gangsters out contact e-mail Update

Sean Doak sentenced to seven years

December 2015 Sean William Doak pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a cross border drug trafficking ring. CBC is reporting that he has now been sentenced to seven years in a US prison and that "The court heard that the MDMA and marijuana were transported from Canada to the United States, while cocaine was picked up in California and taken into Canada." The exact same MO in three similar rings tied directly to the Hells Angels.

In this ring Sean Doak was considered the "Kingpin" of the organization just like Rob Shannon was in the other one directly tied to the Hells Angels. December 2015 Castanet reported that investigators claimed Sean Doak's cross border drug ring was run by Colin Hugh Martin who CBC reported was ordered extradited back in 2014. As we know Colin Martin was a Canadian drug smuggler who reported other operations to the DEA in exchange for being allowed to continue his own operation. Speaking of the Walrus, no word on when Randy Jones and his brother Trevor will be extradited. Lose the Surrey Girls G. They don't make the cut. Eggheads.

Homicide victim had gang links

CBC is reporting that on Monday police found a dead body in the Fraser river near the Milltown Marina. The body was wrapped in a sleeping bag. Police determined it was a homicide and claim the victim, Justin Pauwat Chan, had ties to drugs and gangs,

Gangsters out contact e-mail Update

I was locked out of my hotmail account from Monday to Sunday but am now back in. The account was secure it's just that hotmail locked me out of it due to a fake phishing scam so my letfreedomring@hotmail.com is back up and running. As an alternative the gangstersout@gmail.com also still works. Cheers.

Surrey Shooting suspect apprehended

Seemingly there was a shooting in Guilford few minutes ago. The suspects abandoned their vehicle outside Walmart at Guildford and the police chased them through the mall. I saw they had one suspect apprehended. That was pretty fast. There is a large police presence outside Walmart right now. I'm not sure why they abandoned their vehicle in the middle of the road right outside the store. One witness said the suspects first ran into Walmart then I guess they realized it was a dead end so they ran back out and into the mall when the police caught up with them. Another witness claimed they tosses a gun before running into Walmart but I couldn't see anything and another witness said he didn't see them toss anything. Unfortunately, without a weapon they aren't going to have much to charge them with but a very noble effort and a very good response.

Eulogy: Finian's Ghetto Gospel

Another one come, another one gone, another one bites the dust. After Tupac Shakur was shot dead his estate remixed some of his music with that of Elton John and produced the infamous Ghetto Gospel calling out for an end to the war on the streets. So here we are. Another Vancouver gang associate shot dead, this time in Toronto. For what? The almighty dollar. It's such a waste.

Fairly recently I made a blog post about another gang associate murdered in BC and the mother of his child was determined to set the record straight. Seemingly the man's young son saw the post and said his Dad was a good guy. I'm sure he was. Especially in that case. The family was clearly grieving so I took the post down.

It's important to realize that whenever someone gets shot that has ripple effects that tears apart a family. In Tuesday's murder in Toronto, Kim Bolan reported that he was a father of young children. No doubt he was a good guy to his family and he will be sorely missed.

Yet he drove a fleet of luxury vehicles. Everyone in his extended family had to have known he was involved in the drug trade. Kim Bolan also reported that he had pending drug charges. Without trying to be too abrupt or insensitive I just want to point out the obvious.

Times have changed. Back in Tupac's day everyone wanted to be a G. Now, here in Vancouver people are starting to see through that illusion for what it really is. It's hard to process the extremism. Take the Dianne Rock story. Here's a guy making serious coin as a longshoreman but for some reason that's just not good enough so he starts selling crack on the side. He gets his girlfriend addicted to crack and she has to start working in the sex trade to pay for the drug. Then when the drugs have eaten her alive, he casts her aside like an old shoe. That is the epitome of greed and exploitation. How can you do that and still look yourself in the mirror?

Now I'm not saying that our friend who was recently murdered in Toronto pimped crack hoes. But I am saying that fleet of luxury vehicles was paid for by a huge amount of exploitation. Take the Janice Shore and the Ashley Machiskinic story. Ashley was pushed out the window for a drug debt while Janice was literally beaten to death. Giving the homeless crack for free then beating the life out of them for payment is predatory. If you don't front the drugs there are no drug debts.

The Anthony Terezakis story is indisputable evidence of the kind of greed and exploitation I'm talking about. He filmed himself beating the life out of drug addicts in the DTES that owed him money and yes he was a Hells Angels associate. The most disgusting part of the story is the fact that when they played the videos in court he couldn't hold back the laughter. He thought it was hilarious. That man is deranged. When I look at that life I'm forced to agree with Linkin Park and declare all I want to do is be more like me and less like you.

So when I look at the fleet of luxury vehicles I say to myself what a waste of money. If you have that much money at least spend it on something worthwhile not a butt ugly SUV that looks like a Soccer Mom's mini van. I look at those luxury vehicles and say what a waste of a life. The gang life is indeed such a waste. In the movie Pirates of the Caribbean Barbossa turns to Elizabeth and says we're surrounded. There's not a fools chance. It's not something to die for. Elizabeth responds, you're right. Then asks what shall we die for? A fleet of luxury vehicles? No thanks. That is not something worth dying for.

Gurmit Singh Dhak made a video with the Vancouver police's Odd Squad four months before he was shot dead. In the video he said “Every day I’ve got to look over my shoulder. I have got to worry if I jump out of my car am I going to get shot? Or I could be walking in the mall and walking out and get shot. I don’t know.” He said he regretted getting involved in gangs and the grief that it had caused him and his family. “If I could turn back time, I would never join a gang. I would have just finished off my high school, got a better job, anything else. Anything is better than joining a gang. It is useless. You are going to get killed,” he said. “I want to get out. It is too late now to get out. I have too many enemies." Four months later he was shot dead.

Gurmit was a good guy. He wanted to get out but couldn't. I submit that it's never too late to leave the life. Don't walk away mad just walk away. My exit strategy is simple. 1) Stop selling drugs. They shoot rival drug dealers. If you aren't selling drugs in their area you have a much better change at living your life. 2) Pay your debts. If you pay your debts, you have a much better chance of living your life. 3) Don't become a police informant. Law enforcement clearly has its place but if you want to leave the life and live don't become a police informant. Just leave and keep your mouth shut. If you do that you have a much better chance of living your life as TI and Rihanna so eloquently declare. Peace.

Another life lost to the drug trade while my guitar gentle weeps.

Edmonton Hells Angels busted for possession of stolen property - Update

The Edmonton journal is reporting that Two Edmonton members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang have been arrested and charged following a lengthy investigation that led to the recovery of $1 million in stolen property, the seizure of 21 firearms and eight other arrests. Led by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams or ALERT, the organized crime and gang investigation squad uncovered a scheme involving members of the Hells Angels, support clubs and associates who were allegedly involved in theft, putting new vehicle identification numbers on stolen vehicles, and selling stolen vehicles." Johnny Newcome dejavu.

"Among the numerous stolen items were 17 travel trailers, three pickup trucks, six all-terrain vehicles, one snowmobile, two dirt bikes, 18 rifles, two shotguns and one handgun. Knibbs said two of the people arrested, Christopher Escott, 32, and Julien Roussel, 58, both of Edmonton, were full patch members of the Hells Angels." Once again this was an ALERT bust not EPS.

Since only rats steal and fence stolen property tell me again his someone who reports a rat to the police is a rat because it just doesn't make sense. Someone who steals is a rat not someone who reports them to the police. Grow up. This is exactly what the Kelowna chapter was doing.

CBC is reporting that the investigation began in Drayton Valley. Home of the Dirty Flu. Thank God for the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams because the Edmonton Police service is compromised. I have heard many acusations about the Edmonton Hells Angels that are too henious to even mention.

Update: The Edmonton Hells Angels are running up quite the rap sheet. Clearly they are heading down the same road as the Kelowna chapter who is in court because the police are trying to seize their clubhouse under proceeds of crime and well they should. The Kelowna chapter was a cesspool of criminal activity deeply involved in drug trafficking and stolen vehicles. Rats galore. Skeletor still hasn't made bail. His coaccused was sentenced to 16 years in prison.

In 2012 two Edmonton Hells Angels were convicted of enforcing for the main drug traffickers in Fort McMurray. They lost their appeal. The Edmonton Hells Angels supplied the White Boys Posse a neo-Nazi group of drug dealers selling cocaine all over northern Alberta that were responsible for numerous heinous murders over drug debts.

April 2014 the Alberta Gang Task force targeted the Edmonton Hells Angels. Full patch Hells Angel Blake Christie and his associate were the original targets of the investigation. Blake never made it to trial. July 2015 he was found dead.

June 2015 three Canadians from the Edmonton chapter were arrested for a brutal assault in Greece which turned into a murder charge after the victim they swarmed died of his injuries.

February 2016 Edmonton Hells Angel Dominic DiPalma Jr. was arrested with a kilo of cocaine. Previously I had reported that he was the one in charge of the Whiteboy Posse's drug trafficking network. March 2016 Dominic was sentenced to six years in prison for drug trafficking.

More Shootings in Toronto - Hells Angels associate killed

The Toronto Star is reporting that "a man was slain in a brazen midday shooting on Tuesday near one of Toronto’s busiest intersections. Cowbell Lane, an alleyway behind the Minto Towers tucked south of the Yonge St. and Eglinton Ave. E. intersection, was the scene of a gruesome homicide. A man was shot multiple times while in his car, a white Range Rover. He was pronounced dead at the scene." Global posted a news clip.

That happened today. Sunday the Toronto Star reported more shootings and stabbing over the weekend and stated that a 10-year-old boy was recovering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder after a bullet flew through a window in his public housing unit was expected Sunday to be released from hospital in the coming days."

In April it was reported that Fatal shootings in Toronto now double this time last year.

Update: Kim Bolan is reporting that the victim in Tuesday's daytime shooting in Toronto was former Vancouver gang associate Sukh Deo. The Deos were affiliated with the original Independent Soldiers before they were taken over by the Hells Angels after the Loft Six shooting.

2nd Update: It appears that Sukh Deo survived and supported the changeover in leadership of the Independent Soldiers which turned them into a Hells Angels puppet club. In the printed edition of Thursday's Vancouver Province they ran a picture of Sukh Deo posing with Don Lyons and Larry Amero. Not something Bicky or Peter Adiwal would do but was something Randy Naicker did. Kim Bolan wrote the article and has the picture posted on her blog.

The Independent Soldiers were originally an Indo Canadian gang and were independent. After the Loft Six shootings most of the original leaders were killed off or converted to become patch lickers. Randy Naicker obviously converted as he was posing with Larry Amero showing the Hells Angels support and endorsement of the new changeover. All of a sudden numerous buff white guys on steroids started to join. That's when they started writing the name Independent Soldiers on their forearms in distinctive script. That was the new puppet club's trademark.

The picture shows Don Lyons, known drug dealer and member of the Independent Soldiers, showing off his forearms with the IS Tattoos posing with Larry Amero and Sukh Deo. The purpose of that picture is to show Sukh Deo's support of the new leadership and show that the Independent Soldiers now work for the Hells Angels not just Larry Amero.

Say what you want about Kim Bolan but she did break that story. The cub pack thing is a real smoke and mirror distraction from the obvious. The Hells Angels took over the leadership of the Independent Soldiers just like they used the Bacon Brothers to take over the leadership of the Red Scorpions in the Surrey Six. Both the Red Scorpions and the Independent Soldiers sell drugs for the Hells Angels just like the Alkhalils.

Surrey RCMP's Smoke and Mirrors

Well Linda Hepner's spin doctors are at it again. Another press release claiming the Surrey RCMP are making an attempt to crack down on gun violence by disrupting the drug trade - Not. They've arrested a couple more people in a dial a dope operation but still haven't touched the crack dealers selling crack outside the Front Room who are brutalizing the homeless daily.

Bill dancing naked in front of coworkers Fordy said "We are committed to tackling this crime and the resulting violence through disruption of the drug organizations." Liar. You did f*ck all when Dianne Watts was mayor and are still doing f*ck all now. The residents behind Green Timbers pub kept complaining about an after hours illegal booze can run by guess who while Bill Fordy and the City of Surrey REFUSED to do anything about it. The local residents were outraged. They said what are you going to do, wait until someone gets killed. That's exactly what they did.

In Newton the BUSINESSES were complaining about crack dealers selling crack outside their BUSINESSES while Bill Fordy and the City of Surrey refused to do anything about it exactly like how they are refusing to arrest the crack dealers outside the Front Room right now. This is not a new problem. The residents have been publically complaining about it since 2008. Are Bruce Ralston and Mike Farnworth the only politicians who care about this problem? Bill Fordy and Linda Hepner obviously don't. Fraser MacRae was a Rock Star. Bill Fordy doesn't have a clue.

Crime stats related to the sale of crack in Surrey:

Developer shot in Richmond

CBC is reporting that Police have identified the 56-year-old man shot in Richmond, B.C., Saturday night as a prominent developer, Amarjit Singh Sandhu. Sandhu died in hospital after the parking lot shooting left his truck riddled with bullets. Police say he was targeted.

Closing arguments in the John Nuttall entrapment case

BC TV is reporting that Closing arguments began in B.C. Supreme Court on today in the John Nuttall entrapment case involving the Surrey Pressure cooker fraud. Closing arguments for both defence and the Crown have been scheduled to wrap up within two weeks. Global posted an interview with John's mother back in February. In that video it showed a clip when John Nuttall said on hidden camera I don't want to kill any women and children.

The law states that entrapment is wrong. There has never been a more clear case of entrapment in the history of the earth. Without CSIS' involvement there was no means or motive to commit the crime. John repeatedly said he did not want to hurt civilians. He was pressured to come up with a plot after he had been given food and money. John was told Mr Big isn't going to be happy with your lack of progress. He's spent a lot of money on you. You need to come up with some ideas. John thought Mr Big was a kind religious man helping them out of the goodness of his heart. When he was told Mr Big was really a crazed terrorist planing an attack he became fearful for their life and did what he was told.

This case was horrific exploitation of two very vulnerable people and is the perfect example of misappropriation of tax dollars. Without CSIS there was no means or motive to commit the crime. That is entrapment. The fact that CSIS has yet to be charged with providing the explosives for the Air India bombing is an obscene miscarriage of justice.

Liberals planning to buy Super Hornets

Thank God. Finally someone with a brain. The Ottawa Citizen is reporting that " The Liberal government is intent on buying Super Hornet fighter jets, according to multiple sources. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet reportedly discussed the issue last week, and while no formal decision was taken, one top-level official said: “They have made up their minds and are working on the right narrative to support it.” Rather than a full replacement of the air force’s aging CF-18 fighter fleet, it’s believed the purchase will be labelled an interim measure to fill what Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has warned is a pending “gap” in Canada’s military capabilities."

Let's backtrack to the obvious: Boeing is good. Lockheed Martin is bad. Boeing has been making quality airplanes for a long time. Lockheed Martin has a horible reputation for fraud. Forbes wrote about The 10 Worst Things About Lockheed Martin's Alleged Lobbying Fraud. The Corporate Research Project has posted their rap sheet. Just Google Lockheed Martin and fraud.

The Boeing Super Hornet is perfect. The insider trading C-35s are not. In the Boeing Super Hornet, additional fuel can be carried in up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system. That’s a lot better than having to contract out the air to air fueling in the F-35.

The fleet of C-35's that don't work in the arctic and are solely for invading other countries for their oil, was a tumultuous scam like unto Brian Mulroney's Airbus scandal also referred to as Kickback Mountain. Mulroney lied about his relationship with Karlheinz Schreiber and defrauded taxpayers of an out of court settlement that was based on Mulroney's perjury.

Likewise with the C-35s Conservative candidate Raymond Sturgeon lobbied for Lockheed Martin. John Ivison is out to lunch. The Super Hornets are a much better deal for taxpayers.

Lower Falls Gold Creek

Took the trail to the Lower Falls on Gold Creek in Golden Ears park this afternoon. Place was packed. The trail to the falls is more of a leisurely walk not really a hike but it's a nice outing all the same. Tons of people at the Gold Creek day area and on the lake. When it's hot like this that's where everyone goes. For me the whole purpose of enjoying the outdoors it to get away from the crowds so I think this summer I'm going to try something new.

Press Gallery Dinner's 150th Royal Roast

On the lighter side, the Huffington Post is reporting that at a roast of journalists and politicians, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair dropped a few f bombs. "It's great to be here at the press gallery dinner and you know why? Because unlike every other person here tonight, I give zero f***s." He was voted out as leader of his party at their recent convention in Edmonton but is staying on until a new one is chosen. He and other party leaders spoke at this year's parliamentary press gallery dinner which celebrated the group's 150th anniversary on Saturday night.

Not to be outdone, Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose had some quality zingers of her own - many of them at the expense of former prime minister Stephen Harper. "Stephen Harper actually loved humanity," she quipped. "It was just people that he couldn't stand." In offering up suggestions for new slogans for the current Conservatives, Ambrose suggested: "The bad man is gone." Harper never attended the press gallery dinner while serving as prime minister, but gave some sharp roasts as Opposition leader.

That's pretty typical of the Harper Government. He would criticize the existing government when he was the opposition but wouldn't even show up to answer questions when he was in government. Harper did not believe in the freedom of the press. He went to great lengths to censor the press and insisted only scripted questions be asked. He was the exact opposite of everything the Reform Party ever stood for. He was just another Brian Mulroney which is what the Reform Party was created to oppose.

Ambrose's suggestion the party distance themselves from him is wise council. In his defence, I would say the one thing he did have over Justin Trudeau was an understanding of the importance of avoiding unnecessary debt that burdens and enslaves our children. Racking up a credit card knowing you won't have to pay it but your children will is sheer irresponsibility.

I'd like to say that Harper was good at reducing the debt but that is simply not true. He made a lot of reckless cuts on one hand and a lot more reckless spending on the other. Only he lied about his reckless spending and hid it from the budget. He was simply dishonest. Giving the banks a $65 billion bailout that they didn't need then denying it after the fact is a prime example. Buying a fleet of over priced jets from the fraud kings Lockheed Martin that don't work in the Arctic and need overpriced US services to be fueled is another. Boeing is good, Lockheed Martin is bad.

Now we are facing the Saudi arms deal. Like that insane trade agreement with China that had nothing to do with free trade and everything to do with throwing away civil liberty, there are penalties for trying to get out of his bad deal. The Saudi arms deal is just another example of hypocrisy and the Lord of War model for making money. The latest CIA smoke and mirrors is to blame Saudi Arabia for 911 and have the courts let the families of the victims sue them for damages despite the fact that it was the CIA that overturned the passport denials. If anyone is culpable in that heinous plot it is the CIA.

Justin Trudeau spoke highly of President Obama again which was indeed nice to see. Justin is a true statesman like unto his father. The only thing we need to get hrough this guys head is that laiding our children with uneccesary debt is iresponsible. Like he said because its 2016 not 1980. That is one area he is still behind the times in.

Face to Face with the Lions

The Lions are a famous landmark in Vancovuer that consists of two mountain peaks some people think look like two lions seated. Years ago I posted a youtube video with some pictures around Vancouver to Bruce Cockburn's song Wondering where the lions are.

When I was young my father always used to take pictures of the Lion from the park at Cleveland Dam at the foot of Grouse mountain on Capilano road. Now I like to take pictures of them face to face from the top of Sky Chair on mount Strachan on Cypress. That is where I went today. It's a nice view of the Lions and of Howe Sound. Cheers.