Since so many “conservatives” and former supporters of the Harper Regime have either been tossed under the bus or simply jumped off the omnibus, let’s dig through our archives and take a trip down memory lane, since it appears as if the yellow journalists at Postmedia are still busy heavily censoring and restricting access to past articles that cast their ideologically driven despot Stephen Harper into the negative spotlight.
That being stated, please take a few moments to review the following op-ed(s) published in late November 2013 by former conservative communications consultant David Sachs in the Ottawa Citizen. It should be worth noting, and we have, the censored Ottawa Citizen version of the op-ed compared to the version published via the Times Colonist on 29 November 2013…
CENSORED Op-Ed: Stephen Harper puts Conservatives in a bind By David Sachs, Ottawa Citizen November 25, 2013
Op-Ed: Stephen Harper puts Conservatives in a bind
By David Sachs, Ottawa Citizen November 25, 2013
The conservative mindset understands that power tends to corrupt. How far will we let it corrupt us? I have been involved in party work for more than a decade and I call on other party members to demand answers, or resignation from our leader.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has long employed the cynical strategy of total denial when faced with controversy, disregarding the public’s right to the truth.
He knows the public will never follow the minutiae of events. As long as solidarity is maintained, Harper can ride out any storm by claiming it is just more partisan noise. Only we Conservatives have the power to break that solidarity, and take away Harper’s trump card. It’s time to demonstrate that Conservatives care about ethics and ultimately, checks on that corrupting influence of power.
Some of the prime minister’s key people have conspired to undermine Senate investigations, to influence a third-party financial audit and ultimately to pay off a senator, all, in tragic irony, to maintain an illusion of party ethics. The prime minister has, in the kindest interpretation, hidden the full truth.
Is that acceptable to you, as a Canadian and a Conservative?
As Conservatives, there is much Harper and his government have done to be proud of. But as more power is seized by the unelected members of Harper’s inner circle; as more of his key, chosen people turn out to be ethically unsound or worse, we must ask: how far will we let our own leader go?
Some Conservatives argue this tempest is all over a small amount of money. But if the prime minister’s key people are willing to go to such lengths over such a small issue, solely to maintain (how ironic) the façade of ethics, how far would they go over big issues? Does anyone trust this government to deal openly when facing major challenges?
We Conservatives have a rare opportunity. Our opponents are weak and divided. Our team is strong and experienced. If we force Harper to answer truthfully or resign, we gain back our ethical platform. We give a new leader a chance to run in the next election from the prime minister’s office. Even if we lose one election, we will likely face a short-term minority government with a flawed leader. In the big picture, this is the least risky time to change a faulty part.
If we do not act, we embolden Harper. We increase the risk of further ethical scandals. Make no mistake: if Harper continues like this, he will fall, and he will take our party down with it. It will be hard to win an election for a decade. We should control the process.
As a first action, our senators need to make themselves heard. They can break that façade of Conservative solidarity that Harper depends on. Here is a chance to show that they matter, and to take real action to reverse the slide of ethical responsibility we have seen under successive governments of various party stripes.
Ask what is democracy if an elected leader abuses all the levers of power? If he, or his people, manipulate independent branches of government (Senate, Parliamentary Budget Officer)? If he, or people acting on his behalf, abuse the electoral process (as in the allegations of electoral fraud), and then abuse the investigative process (the independent Deloitte audit)? If our leaders hide the truth as common practice?
Harper is no dictator. Call on Harper to speak the truth at last. If he can pull the party back from this slide, he can yet rescue his leadership. If not, he must go.
Harper is putting each of us Conservatives in an ethical bind, and we should resent him for this. We will never be united as a party, let alone as a country, when we are each so divided within ourselves. We need to make ourselves and our country right, and demand ethical, accountable government whatever its colours.
David Sachs: Stephen Harper puts Conservatives in a bind
David Sachs / Times Colonist
November 29, 2013 04:29 PM
The conservative mindset understands that power tends to corrupt. How far will we let it corrupt us?
I have been involved in party work for more than a decade and I call on other party members to demand answers or resignation from our leader.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has long employed the cynical strategy of total denial when faced with controversy, disregarding the public’s right to the truth.
He knows the public will never follow the minutiae of events. As long as solidarity is maintained, Harper can ride out any storm by claiming it is just more partisan noise. Only we Conservatives have the power to break that solidarity and take away Harper’s trump card.
It’s time to demonstrate that Conservatives care about ethics and, ultimately, checks on that corrupting influence of power.
Some of the prime minister’s key people have conspired to undermine Senate investigations, to influence a third-party financial audit and ultimately to pay off a senator, all, in tragic irony, to maintain an illusion of party ethics. The prime minister has, in the kindest interpretation, hidden the full truth.
Is that acceptable to Canadians and Conservatives?
As Conservatives, there is much Harper and his government have done to be proud of. But as more power is seized by the unelected members of Harper’s inner circle, as more of his key chosen people turn out to be ethically unsound or worse, we must ask: How far will we let our own leader go?
Some Conservatives argue this tempest is all over a small amount of money. But if the prime minister’s key people are willing to go to such lengths over such a small issue, solely to maintain the façade of ethics, how far would they go over big issues?
Does anyone trust this government to deal openly when facing major challenges?
We Conservatives have a rare opportunity. Our opponents are weak and divided. Our team is strong and experienced. If we force Harper to answer truthfully or resign, we gain back our ethical platform. We give a new leader a chance to run in the next election from the prime minister’s office.
Even if we lose one election, we will likely face a short-term minority government with a flawed leader. In the big picture, this is the least risky time to change a faulty part.
If we do not act, we embolden Harper. We increase the risk of further ethical scandals.
Make no mistake: if Harper continues like this, he will fall and he will take our party down with him. It will be hard to win an election for a decade. We should control the process.
As a first action, our senators need to make themselves heard. They can break that facade of Conservative solidarity that Harper depends on. Here is a chance to show that they matter and to take real action to reverse the slide of ethical responsibility we have seen under successive governments of various party stripes.
What is democracy if an elected leader abuses all the levers of power? If he or his people manipulate independent branches of government (Senate, Parliamentary Budget Officer)? If he or people acting on his behalf abuse the electoral process (as in the allegations of electoral fraud), and then abuse the investigative process (the independent Deloitte audit)? If our leaders hide the truth as common practice?
Harper is no dictator. We should call on him to speak the truth at last. If he can pull the party back from this slide, he can yet rescue his leadership. If not, he must go.
Harper is putting each of us Conservatives in an ethical bind, and we should resent him for this. We will never be united as a party, let alone as a country, when we are so divided within ourselves.
We need to make ourselves and our country right, and demand ethical, accountable government, whatever its colours.
Please note: As of this posting (Election Day 2015) both of the above (Ottawa Citizen) urls currently lead to an error page at the Ottawa Citizen propaganda outlet BUT the Time Colonist url is still active. While you ponder that, be sure to check out the following video explaining the Harper Regime’s “free trade” policy trade offs.
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Since it is early morning on the 42nd Election, 2015 Edition, we felt it may be in our best interest as a Nation to review an “Old Stock” educational film that explains the differences between Despotism and Democracy to encourage everyone to think really hard before traveling to the polls. We would like to especially deliver this to the “undecided” potential conservative voters that may, or may not, grasp the importance of placing their Country above the Harper Regime’s ideology. In other words, it may be worth considering the option of falling on your swords with dignity today with honour as opposed to casting your kids and grand-kids futures under the ReformaCon bus while falling under another’s sword in disgrace. Below you will find the video that we have uploaded via our ytube channel followed by the transcripts for those that may like to read along or have trouble viewing as it has been rumoured that this is being blocked in Canada. As always, we encourage sharing and commenting…
#Harper’s #DumpsterFire: #Despotism vs #Democracy (Explained in 1946) #cdnpoli #elxn42
Measures how a society ranks on a spectrum stretching from democracy to despotism. Explains how societies and nations can be measured by the degree that power is concentrated and respect for the individual is restricted. Where does your community, state and nation stand on these scales?
The companion Encyclopedia Britannica Film “Democracy” can be found here.
Run time: 11:00
Producer: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Audio/Visual:sound, B&W
Shotlist
Illustrates the thesis that all communities can be ranged on a scale running from democracy to despotism. The two chief characteristics of despotism — restricted respect and concentrated power — are defined and illustrated. Two of the conditions which have historically promoted the growth of despotism are explained and exemplified. These are a slanted economic distribution and a strict control of the agencies of communication.
The end of World War II gave impetus to the “one-worlder movement.” Sparked by the sense that nationalism engendered conflict, this movement for world government viewed nationhood as a relic made obsolete in an age of economic interdependence and rapid air transportation. The movement was marked by the release of films calling for world government, such as Man: One Family; We, the Peoples; Brotherhood of Man; and Our Shrinking World, and exposing the nature of fascist and authoritarian rule.
Despotism treats the idea of nationhood differently than most other educational films. It sees nations not as static entities but dynamically, moving towards democracy or despotism as conditions change. This outlook doesn’t mesh well with old cliches about patriotism and democracy, because it doesn’t necessarily see the American system as democracy’s highest achievement.
Despotism offers a number of indicators by which the degree of democracy or despotism in a society can be measured, using a sliding, thermometer-like animated scale. According to an article in The New York Times (March 16, 1946), an advisory board of educators debated for eighteen months (at seventy-five conferences) over the definition of the terms “democracy” and “despotism,” the titles of the two films released at the same time. Finally, a compromise was reached, resulting in the “respect scale” and the “power scale” that we see in Despotism.
So how does our own system measure up? The film becomes a little frightening as we consider where we stand with regard to indicators like economic distribution, concentration of land ownership, regressive taxation and centralized control of information. Draw your own conclusions.
[Despotism. An Erpi Classroom Film. Produced by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc. in collaboration with Harold D. Lasswell, Ph.D., Yale University. Copyright MCMXLV by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc. All rights reserved. main titles graphic design art cards]
You can roughly locate any community in the world somewhere along a scale running all the way from democracy to despotism. One at the democracy end, another somewhere in the middle, and a third (inaudible). [rotating globes rulers animation graphs charts measurement quantification scales measures points pointers]
Let’s find out about despotism. This man makes it his job to study these things. “Well for one thing, avoid the comfortable idea that the mere form of government can of itself safeguard a nation against despotism. [maps charts wallcharts professors academics commentators authorities]
Germany under President Hindenburg was a republic. And yet in this republic an aggressive despotism took root and flourished under Adolf Hitler. [maps flags art cards swastikas animation James Brill narrators]
When a competent observer looks for signs of despotism in a community, he looks beyond fine words and noble phrases.” “. . . for which it stands, one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all.” [saluting flag pledge of allegiance flags hands over hearts lynchings hangings gallows capital punishment condemnation death murder ropes nooses]
“Many observers have found that two workable yardsticks help in discovering how near a community is to despotism. The respect scale and the power scale. [goal variables charts graphs posters pointing fingers]
A careful observer can use a respect scale to find how many citizens get an even break. As a community moves towards despotism, respect is restricted to fewer people. [shared fairness equality]
A community is low on a respect scale if common courtesy is withheld from large groups of people on account of their political attitudes; if people are rude to others because they think their wealth and position gives them that right, or because they don’t like a man’s race or his religion. [drugstores soda Palmer Pharmacy pharmacies prescriptions candy cosmetics Scarlet Stores pedestrians people walking sidewalks storm troopers goons fascists military uniforms SA men SS men brownshirts brown shirts Nazis Sam Browne belts leather boots spectators Good Germans Jewish people Jews anti-Semitism antisemitism racism prejudice bigotry private doors offices bosses employers management class chauvinism classism For a quiet, restful vacation. Camp Gentilhomme on the Lake. Reservation Blank.
Gentlemen: Enclosed please find $ — deposit for my party of: name, address, date of arrival, religion. We solicit Gentile patronage only. Are there any Hebrews in your party? Yes or no. I hereby swear that the above statements are true. Signed application blanks pencils pointing]
Equal opportunity for all citizens to develop useful skills is one basis for rating a community on a respect scale. The opportunity to develop useful skills is important but not enough. [schools colleges universities lawns trees graduates steps stairs mothers cap and gown mortarboards parental pride pictures snapshots photography parents diplomas]
The equally important opportunity to put skills to use is a further test on a respect scale. [newspapers jobs applications employment offices unemployment work lines employment agencies]
A power scale is another important yardstick of despotism. It gauges the citizen’s share in making the community’s decisions. Communities which concentrate decision making in a few hands rate low on a power scale and are moving towards despotism. Like France under the Bourbon kings, one of whom said, “The state – I am the state.” [shared concentrated political power democracy equestrian statues horses statuary public art]
Today democracy can ebb away in communities whose citizens allow power to become concentrated in the hands of bosses. “What I say goes. See, I’m the law around here. Ha ha ha.” [government buildings smoke fires political power Tammany Hall machines laughs laughing newspaper reporters press]
The test of despotic power is that it can disregard the will of the people. It rules without the consent of the governed. [Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 booklets opening inserts printed pieces In Congress, the unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.]
Look beyond the legal formalities of an election in measuring a community on the power scale to see if the ballot is really free. [fascists Nazis elections voting booths rigged storm troopers soldiers terrorism voters crosses hats uniforms Sam Browne belts hats control]
If the citizens can vote only the way they are told, a community approaches despotism.
When legislatures become ceremonial assemblies only, and have no real control over lawmaking, their community rates low on a power scale. “Sieg Heil. Sieg Heil.” [Germany Third Reich Nazis Adolf Hitler swastikas ceremonies applause clapping newsreels salutes fascists fascism]
In a downright despotism, opposition is dangerous whether the despotism is official or whether it is unofficial. [signs fences concentration camps Camp 33 for Political Offenders political prisoners prisons prison camps hoods hanging nooses ropes executions deaths capital punishment condemned people murder flames fires burning crosses Ku Klux Klan terrorism hoods racism]
“The spread of respect and power in a community is influenced by certain conditions which many observers measure by means of the economic distribution and information scales.” [instrumental variables]
If a community’s economic distribution becomes slanted, its middle income groups grow smaller and despotism stands a better chance to gain a foothold. [balanced distribution of wealth money affluence poverty]
Where land is privately owned, one sign of a poorly balanced economy is the concentration of land ownership in the hands of a very small number of people.
When farmers lose their farms they lose their independence. This one can stay on, but not as his own boss any more. To the extent that this condition exists throughout a nation, the likelihood of despotism is increased. [couples men women John J. Shea v. Walter Leeds.
Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale. mortgages fingers pointing United States maps animation]
In communities which depend almost entirely on a single industry, such as a factory or mine, maintaining economic balance is a challenging problem. [company towns monopolies smokestacks factories animation]
If this condition exists over the nation as a whole, so that the control of jobs and business opportunities is in a few hands, despotism stands a good chance. Another sign of a poorly balanced economy is a taxation system that presses heaviest on those least able to pay. [animation money graphs wealth national revenue large incomes small incomes regressive taxation]
A larger part of a small income is spent on necessities such as food. Sales taxes on such necessities hit the small income harder. [pie charts pie graphs large income small income]
In the days of the salt tax, feudal despotisms were partly sustained by this and other (inaudible). [historical recreations Colonial North America taxation without representation]
A community rates low on an information scale when the press, radio, and other channels of communication are controlled by only a few people and when citizens have to accept what they are told. In communities of this kind, despotism stands a good chance. [uncontrolled media monopolies monopolization oligopolies Time Warner Disney ABC Capital Cities Westinghouse CBS NBC General Electric Fox News Corporation Turner CNN critical evaluation automatic acceptance]
See how a community trains its teachers. “Bear this in mind. Young people cannot be trusted to form their own opinions. This business about open-mindedness is nonsense. It’s a waste of time trying to teach students to think for themselves. It’s our job to tell ’em.” [lecturers mental discipline drill classrooms agreement nodding heads manufacturing consent consensus]
And when teachers put such training into practice, despotism stands a good chance. These children are being taught to accept uncritically whatever they are told. Questions are not encouraged. [students conformity conditioning brainwashing writing learning education]
“How can you ask such a question? Have you got a textbook?” “Yes Ma’am.” “Does it say here that our law courts are always just?” “Yes Ma’am.” “Then how dare you question the fact? Sit down.”
And so we aren’t surprised when – “But it must be true. I saw it in this book right here.”
And if books and newspapers and the radio are efficiently controlled, the people will read and accept exactly what the few in control want them to. Government censorship is one form of control. [Ministry of Propaganda plaques signs doors windows Internal Censorship censors rubber stamps passed by censor deletions blue pencils manuscripts]
A newspaper which breaks a government censorship rule can be suspended. It is also possible for newspapers and other forms of communication to be controlled by private interests. [The Daily Citizen press control proclamations This Newspaper is Suspended editors journalists newspaper offices Advertising Manager Mgr.]
“I thought I told you to kill that story. It’ll cost us a lot of advertising.” “If that story goes out, I quit.” “All right.” [firings]
What sort of community do you live in? Where would you place it on a democracy/despotism scale? To find out, you can rate it on a respect scale and a power scale. And to find out what way it is likely to go in the future, you can rate it on economic distribution and information scales. [cities wipes]
The lower your community rates on economic distribution and information scales, the lower it is likely to rate on respect and power scales and thus to approach despotism.
What happens in a single community is the problem of its own citizens, but it is also the problem of us all because as communities go, so goes the nation. [animation United States]
[Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc. Bring the World to the Classroom. end titles]
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For this Propaganda Challenge issued to the CBC, we’ll keep the intro rather short since most of it has been covered in previous summaries as well as our recently published Propaganda Challenge 7.
As mentioned previously, the Harper Regime has elected to dismiss pertinent facts with regards to who is fighting who and has instead decided to “fund” several oligarch funded “volunteer” battalions under the guise of “helping” the Kiev Regime. As of the drafting and publishing of this summary, the “cease-fire” that really never began has pretty much evaporated and the sadly the Civil War within Ukraine rages onward.
Once again, we would like to advise everyone that this has been a very hectic week and following along, archiving and preparing the summary results of these published “articles” has been very time consuming to say the least. For this reason we will continue to post a series of summaries over the next several hours as time permits, that will cover the corresponding days individually. Since we are obviously not “journalists” this info and data is being presented raw so that others may utilize and disseminate it further in a more professional way.
Not only is the Harper Regime attempting to sell us a war that we cannot afford, but Ukraine is drowning is debt, destruction and death. The IMF imposed austerity measures are beginning to take hold so the blame must be placed elsewhere to divert from the ongoing mass looting of the Ukrainian economy by the various oligarchs. Plus NATO is still demanding more “investment” into the Military Industrial Complex but on a “voluntary” basis as the rifts within itself become more apparent. The reckless and haphazard actions and inaction of Harper and the Regime, combined with the collective subversion of the media, is indeed a dangerous thing for any/all involved!
For this challenge we are going to focus on the propaganda of the day that was published on 03 September 2014 and like the others, this “article” was “updated” and edited several times to spin the narrative throughout the day at various times. it should be noted that the propaganda “article” of the day was one of the most edited and “updated” thus far with at least 14 different versions being archived.
As always, we will present the basic general info within a numbered list that will include the title, author, posted and last updated time-stamps, plus the shares, comments and url “wording” at the time of the page snapshots that follow the list. Please note that this really is the same article and once again was drastically changed and edited throughout the day as you can plainly see.
Also worth noting, as mentioned above, is the timing of the updates and how the entire context of the “reports” gets shifted throughout the based upon the images, titles and subtitle headers. This also affects what we see and hear via the CBC News Network and Radio along with local broadcasts throughout the day. Due to the complex nature of this particular “article” we are appealing to a wider collaborative effort to provide analysis.
Truth, accuracy and factual reporting for “We the People” seems to be deteriorating into the abyss and is essentially dead on arrival, period.
Ukraine crisis: Ceasefire regime agreement reached, Poroshenko says [archived v1] Russia denies claim, saying they are not directly involved in conflict The Associated Press Posted: Sep 03, 2014 2:39 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 03, 2014 7:56 AM ET
LIVE Ukraine crisis: Pro-Russian rebels reject ceasefire announcement [archived v2] Ukraine’s vague statement agreeing with Russian President Putin on ceasefire steps sowing confusion The Associated Press Posted: Sep 03, 2014 2:39 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 03, 2014 9:22 AM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Obama reiterates support for Ukraine ahead of NATO summit [archived v3] Pro-Russian rebels reject Ukraine’s ceasefire announcement The Associated Press Posted: Sep 03, 2014 2:39 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 03, 2014 9:37 AM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Obama lashes out at Russian ‘aggression’ ahead of NATO summit [archived v4] Pro-Russian rebels reject Ukraine’s ceasefire announcement The Associated Press Posted: Sep 03, 2014 2:39 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 03, 2014 10:34 AM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Obama lashes out at Russian ‘aggression’ ahead of NATO summit [archived v5] Pro-Russian rebels reject Ukraine’s ceasefire announcement The Associated Press Posted: Sep 03, 2014 2:39 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 03, 2014 10:59 AM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Obama lashes out at Russian ‘aggression’ ahead of NATO summit [archived v6] Pro-Russian rebels reject Ukraine’s ceasefire announcement The Associated Press Posted: Sep 03, 2014 2:39 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 03, 2014 11:17 AM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Obama lashes out at Russian ‘aggression’ ahead of NATO summit [archived v7] Pro-Russian rebels reject Ukraine’s ceasefire announcement The Associated Press Posted: Sep 03, 2014 2:39 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 03, 2014 12:48 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Obama lashes out at Russian ‘aggression’ ahead of NATO summit [archived v8] Pro-Russian rebels reject Ukraine’s ceasefire announcement The Associated Press Posted: Sep 03, 2014 2:39 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 03, 2014 1:04 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Obama lashes out at Russian ‘aggression’ ahead of NATO summit [archived v9] Pro-Russian rebels reject Ukraine’s ceasefire announcement The Associated Press Posted: Sep 03, 2014 2:39 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 03, 2014 3:26 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Putin, Poroshenko working on ceasefire [archived v10] Russian leader spells out seven-point plan, Western leaders express doubts The Associated Press Posted: Sep 03, 2014 2:39 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 03, 2014 4:57 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Putin, Poroshenko working on ceasefire [archived v11] Russian leader spells out seven-point plan, Western leaders express doubts The Associated Press Posted: Sep 03, 2014 2:39 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 03, 2014 5:59 PM ET
Ukraine crisis: Putin, Poroshenko working on ceasefire [archived v12] Russian leader spells out seven-point plan, Western leaders express doubts The Associated Press Posted: Sep 03, 2014 2:39 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 03, 2014 6:39 PM ET
Ukraine crisis: Putin, Poroshenko working on ceasefire [archived v13] Russian leader spells out seven-point plan, Western leaders express doubts The Associated Press Posted: Sep 03, 2014 2:39 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 03, 2014 7:30 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Putin, Poroshenko working on ceasefire [archived v14] Russian leader spells out seven-point plan, Western leaders express doubts The Associated Press Posted: Sep 03, 2014 2:39 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 03, 2014 11:13 PM ET
Very Brief Summary
Once again the “story” changes throughout the day which provides a high level of confusion amongst the masses, not only by way of the large amounts of online “updates” but in addition to the fact that the on-air broadcasts typically, but not always, reflect the updating and sometimes conflicting narratives. This is rather obvious when scrolling through the CBC’s comment thread.
Like many of the others we have presented, this single “article” seems to actually be what amounts to 3 separate articles morphed into one massive propaganda piece. If these presumed 3 articles were published independently, “We the People” may have had the opportunity to utilize our own critical thinking skills to come to our own independent conclusions instead of the conclusions that are prepared for us by the Harper Regime, its Loyalists and trolls in collusion with its globalist war-mongering factions.
Another thing that should be noted is that most of the ‘Related Articles” within the above “article” have been unraveled in our previous summaries.
Until next time, we’ll leave you with the following quote in the form of an info-graphic to ponder:
“All the war propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, come invariably from people who are not fighting.”
~ George Orwell
To be continued…
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Before we issue our latest CBC News Propaganda Challenge and before it gets bumped by the next several updates listed in the “Recent Posts“, we would like to present the latest article published yesterday by our long time contributor Bear Cat titled “Harper Party Spies“. We would also like to remind everyone to review our previous summaries as well. Since we have been requested to provide the actual content of the previous summaries, we’ll be do that throughout the day today.
Before we move forward we would like to advise everyone that this has been a very hectic week and following along, archiving and preparing the summary results of these “articles” has been very time consuming. For this reason we will be posting a series of summaries over the next several hours or so, that will cover the corresponding days individually. Since we are obviously not “journalists” this info and data is being presented raw so that others may utilize and disseminate it further in a more professional way.
One should also keep in mind that the “cease fire” was broken very early on by the latest shelling of civilian areas by the Ukrainian Armed Forces backed by attacks by the various oligarch funded militias on Saturday. This was something that was NOT reported via the CBC since the only “article” of the day mentioned that the cease fire was holding. It is also noteworthy that a lot of the info being propagated is coming directly from the “volunteer” oligarch funded Azov Battalion (see below), along with the other oligarch funded ultra-far-right militants that seem to be directing the mandate and narrative as opposed to Poroshenko’s Regime in Kiev that has absolutely zero control over the Civil War being fought in the East.
For this challenge we are going to focus on the propaganda of the day that was published on 02 September 2014 and like the others, this “article” was “updated” and edited several times to spin the narrative throughout the day at various times. While this may seem insignificant to a certain segment of those that have been following along as well as newcomers, one must keep in mind a few things that are more than relevant. Since Canada has 6 time zones and our summaries are utilizing the Eastern Time Zone, they should be considered and referenced along with the “updated” timestamps. To get everyone familiar with these time zones, below is the official chart posted via the National Research Council Canada:
Another thing that should be considered are the “comments” posted on the “articles” we are presenting along with the known trolls that seem to repeat the same narrative and spins throughout the day. At some point we’ll be putting together a summary of who the most prominent narrative spinning trolls are but it doesn’t take very long for anyone to notice who they are. It is also worth mentioning that judging by the various comments over the past week, many long time CBC commenters have mentioned that they have contacted the Ombudsman and CBC directly to address their concerns with regards to the odd way this “topic” is being reported. As of this time, none have received a reply from either.
We do realize that the CBC News has been spoon feeding us reports from 2 “wire” services but has also interconnected them within the same article in many instances, sometimes swapping one out for the other midstream. Not only that but they are utilizing these “reports” within their various broadcasts during the day and evening. The trouble with this game is that they can claim plausible deniability with regards to bias reporting. In addition, the uppers echelons and hierarchy within the CBC News can still claim to be a “free press” when in fact they are merely parroting what all of the others within the “West’s” war-mongering narrative are. This level of unprecedented subversive and dangerous media consolidation poses a big conundrum for “We the People” that rely on “freedom of the press” to hold our “elected” officials accountable.
How “free” is that “press” when they all republish the same narrative based upon unproven speculation from the same source(s)?
As always, we will present the basic general info within a numbered list that will include the title, author, posted and last updated time-stamps, plus the shares, comments and url “wording” at the time of the page snapshots that follow the list. Please note that this really is the same article and once again was drastically changed and edited throughout the day as you can plainly see.
Also worth noting, as mentioned above, is the timing of the updates and how the entire context of the “reports” gets shifted throughout the based upon the images, titles and subtitle headers. This also affects what we see and hear via the CBC News Network and Radio along with local broadcasts.
Truth, accuracy and factual reporting for “We the People” seems to be essentially dead on arrival, period.
There are pretty much 3 actual versions between the 10 versions archived. Versions 1 thru 3, versions 4 thru 7 and versions 8 thru 10 might be considered updated if published separately if we leave out the fact that even those titles and urls were systematically changed.
The most striking abuse and manipulation of the media within these 10 version of the same “article” can be noticed on Version #6 that was highly propagandized and repeated throughout the day and following days. Version 6 also sees an odd drop in the “shares” as well.
Below you will find the excerpt of the narrative correction that was published on 04 September 2014 that can be found behind the Wall Street Journal’s pay-wall. It would seem as if only those with “power and privilege” that don’t get their “news” from the MSM are allowed to view some form of the truth:
EU Moves to Temper Putin ‘Two Weeks to Kiev’ Row
EU Official Says Comments Were Made Public Out of Context
By Laurence Norman
Sept. 4, 2014 7:57 a.m. ET
BRUSSELS—The European Union moved to dampen the latest diplomatic row with Moscow, with a spokeswoman for the bloc saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reported comments about sending forces into Kiev were “made public out of context.”
Italian newspaper La Repubblica was the first to report that European Commission President José Manuel Barroso had told fellow leaders at Saturday’s EU summit in Brussels that Mr….
It is always a good idea to know who the Harper Regime is “sponsoring” in Ukraine with OUR tax dollars. Don’t allow yourself to be fooled into thinking that it is the “People of Ukraine” when in fact it is not. It is in fact a select few oligarchs backed by violent extremist militias that do NOT answer to Kiev. While there are literally dozens of articles about the Azov Battalion throughout the MSM, below you’ll find the latest Wikipedia entry as it appeared on 07 September 2014 at 13:54:24 GMT.
Azov Battalion
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Azov Battalion (Ukrainian: Батальйон «Азов») is a paramilitary Territorial Defense Battalion of Ukraine[3][4] volunteer unit of the National Guard, operated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. Journalist Alec Luhn has described the unit as openly Neo-Nazi.[5] The Ministry has denied any link between the Battalion and Neo-Naziism.[6] The battalion is based in Mariupol in the Azov Sea coastal region.[7] The battalion’s commander is Andriy Biletsky (Ukrainian: Андрій Білецький), the head of the social-nationalist[8][9] political groups Social-National Assembly and Patriot of Ukraine.[1] The Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs special police company is led by Volodymyr Shpara (Ukrainian: Володимир Шпара), the leader of both the Vasylkiv’s Patriot of Ukraine and the Vasylkiv’s Right Sector organizations in the Kiev region.[10][11][12]
The battalion is also referred to as the “Men in Black,” and is one of a series of paramilitary forces that operate in Ukraine.[3] More than half of the battalion’s members are Russian-speaking eastern Ukrainians,[13] and its professional English-language social media pages, and far-right ideology, have attracted extremist fighters from other locations in Europe.[14]
[caption width="120"] Logo of the Azov Battalion.
Recent emblem with Wolfsangel and Black Sun
Flag of the Social National Assembly
History
Arsen Avakov, the new Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine after the overthrow of the Yanukovich government, issued on April 13, 2014 a decree authorizing creating the new paramilitary force from civilians up to 12,000.[15] Anton Heraschenko (Антон Геращенко), MVS, Avakov’s deputy, was tasked with overseeing the process of establishing of the new security force.[16]
The Azov Battalion was formed on May 5, 2014 during the 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine. Among the patrons of the battalion are a member of the Verkhovna Rada Oleh Lyashko, and an ultra-nationalist Dmytro Korchynsky.[16] The battalion started in Mariupol where it was involved in combat,[3] and was soon afterwards relocated to Berdyansk.[17]
On June 10, the battalion dismissed deputy commander Yaroslav Honchar and distanced themselves from him after he made criticizing statements of the ATO [Anti-terrorist operation].[18]
On 11 August, Azov battalion, backed by paratroopers, captured Marinka from pro-Russian rebels and entered the suburbs of Donetsk clashing with DPR fighters.[19]
In early September 2014, the Azov battalion was engaged in the defence of Mariupol.[20] Regarding the ceasefire agreed on 5 September, Biletskiy stated “If it was a tactical move there is nothing wrong with it… if it’s an attempt to reach an agreement concerning Ukrainian soil with separatists then obviously it’s a betrayal.”[21]
Organization
Key figures in the battalion include the commander and deputy, Andriy Biletsky and Ihor Mosiychuk.[1]
A 16 July 2014 report placed the Azov Battalian’s strength at 300.[1] An earlier report stated that on June 23 almost 600 volunteers, including women, took oaths to joined the “Donbass” and “Azov” battalions.[22] Recruits receive a salary of $360.[23]
The political party led by the battalion’s leader Biletsky calls for the expansion of Ukraine, the “struggle for the liberation of the entire White Race,” and seeks to “punish severely sexual perversions and any interracial contacts.”[1] Volunteer Mikael Skillt told the BBC that while the Battalion did include others sharing his views – those calling themselves national socialists or adorned with swastikas – not all agreed, and one member was even “a liberal.”[1]
Interviewed while engaged in military operations in eastern Ukraine, one member stated that the unit was on edge because they were “behind enemy lines” and opposed by “the police, the army and the people,” whom he said they did not trust.[3] According to London’s Sunday Times, the Azov Battalion was deployed against militants by the Ukrainian government because it feared its regular forces were infiltrated by Russian sympathizers.[3]
The Azov men use the symbol that resembles Wolfsangel (Wolf’s Hook) symbol on their banner and members of the battalion are open white supremacists, or anti-Semites.[14] The battalion commander Biletsky wrote that the historic mission of Ukrainian nation “is to lead the White Races of the world in a final crusade for their survival against the Semite-led Untermenschen.” A former member of the battalion also claims that only men with National Socialist views may join.[24]
Foreign membership
In mid-July 2014, the BBC reported that the battalion had recruited the former Swedish Army and Swedish Home Guard sniper Mikael Skillt.[1] Skillt, a Swedish white supremacist, joined the Azov Battalion for ideological reasons.[1] Anton Gerashenko denied this but did claim “foreign journalists, from Sweden, Spain and Italy, who have come to report on the heroic achievements of the fighters in their struggle against terrorism” were accompanying the unit.[1] Gerashenko insisted he had never heard of Mikael Skillt.[1] Asked about Skillt in a late-July interview with Swedish Radio, Gerashenko pointed out that it’s forbidden by law for foreign citizens to fight and asked for understanding that he’d “stay tight-lipped” about the topic.[25] Ukrainian political scientist Anton Shekhotsov told the Swedes that at this time four Swedish neo-Nazis were fighting with Azov, while the Swedish national police confirmed “several”.[25]
According to The Telegraph, the Azov Battalion’s extremist politics and professional English social media pages have attracted foreign fighters.[14] Azov’s leader, Biletsky, states that he has received recruits from Ireland, Italy, Greece and Scandinavia.[14]
According to French volunteers fighting for the insurgent side, Azov Battalion has a French instructor named Gaston Besson who tried to recruit them over the internet.[26]
The Russian and Ukrainian security expert at New York University, Mark Galeotti, has described groups like the Azov Battalion as magnets attracting violent, fringe elements from around and outside Ukraine, warning that they will continue to play an outsized role in Ukrainian affairs after the war.[14]
^ Newman, Dina (16 July 2014). “Ukraine conflict: ‘White power’ warrior from Sweden”. BBC News. “The Azov Battalion was formed and armed by Ukraine’s interior ministry. A ministerial adviser, Anton Gerashchenko, [was asked] if the battalion had any neo-Nazi links through the Social National Assembly. ‘The Social National Assembly is not a neo-Nazi organisation,’ he said. ‘It is a party of Ukrainian patriots….’”
^ Ishchenko, Volodymyr (21 Oct 2011). “Fighting Fences vs Fighting Monuments: Politics of Memory and Protest Mobilization in Ukraine”. Debatte: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe (Routledge) 19 (1-2). doi:10.1080/0965156X.2011.611680. “Framing them as “just” Ukrainian patriots, forced to violate the law for a just cause, concealed their authoritarian and xenophobic ideas reflecting the tendency to ignore the problems of the rise of xenophobia (O‘l‡mqqm 197–214) and a splash of racist attacks in 2007–2008 (Kht‘veb 12). After the notorious death of Maksym Chaika in a fight with antifascists in Odessa in April 2009, Yushchenko unambiguously supported the far right interpretation of the accident claiming the victim to be “an activist of a patriotic civic association” consciously murdered by “pro-Russia militants” ignoring Chaika’s connections with rightist football hooligans and his membership in the “SICH” (“Glory and Honor”) organization, a participant in the Social-Nationalist Assembly (http://sna.in.ua/) together with the neo-Nazi group “Patriot of Ukraine.””
^ Volodymyr Batchayev; Oleg Martynenko, Association of Ukrainian monitors on observance of human rights, Ukrainian Law Enforcement, Yevhen Zakharov, Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group. “12. Protection against discrimination, racism and xenophobia”. ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS • HUMAN RIGHTS IN UKRAINE 2009-2010. Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union. Retrieved 12 May 2014. “On the public request, the authorities stopped the musical festival «Traditions of Spirit» near Kyiv, scheduled for June 26–27, 2010, under the aegis of the radical «Social Nationalist Assembly» with the goal to promulgate among the youth the ideas of neo-Nazi and chauvinism. During the festival, the performances of ultra-right musical bands were planned («Sokyra Peruna», «Seitar», «Nachtigall», «White Lions»), who in the lyrics of their songs openly approve and show in romantic light the skinhead movement, promote Hitlerist aesthetics, and encourage to harass national minorities.”
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If anyone really wants to know what the real threats are to the National security of Canada and the World, we can provide a starting point. While this is NOT exclusive to the CBC News Network and crossed the entire spectrum of the MSM, we have focused upon them because they are the publicly funded broadcaster that is supposed to serve “We the People” of Canada.
For this short important update, we’ll save the additional commentary since it is pretty well covered in the following summaries. We are certain that you will agree that propagating a false narrative based upon political posturing, fear mongering, pure speculation, outright lies and deception, without any real data or proof is dubious and terribly tragic at best. The simple and sad fact is that this manufactured tragedy will only enrich a rather small minority of global oligarchs and capitalists at the expense of the vast majority of humanity. Feel free to take a gander at what we have compiled with respect to how the “Ukraine Crisis” has been covered and decide for yourselves…
Coming Soon: #CBC Propaganda Challenge 7: #Harper vs #cdnpoli vs #Ukraine vs #Russia vs #NATO
Better wake up Canada, before these clowns and charlatans lead us into an unnecessary war just to line their wallets with our blood!
Please note: A while ago we received a very good reply and critique via tw*tter to this post (see below). We really value and appreciate the constructive feedback and would like to thank sailsmart and also provide a short reply and request.
We do realize that the info needs to be presented in such a way as to make comparisons easier and it has been pointed out to us in the past. The problem we have is that besides the technical limits of the site itself, acquiring and assembling the necessary snapshots and contextual content is very time consuming. To make it a bit easier for the viewer/visitor, we have tried a couple of different methods so far but have yet to really hit the nail on the head as far as presentation goes. What we have decided is that it is vital to provide snapshots of the “articles” preceded by a bullet list that contains the title, author, timestamps, shares, comments (when enabled) along with the urls. In some cases we do attempt to provide additional commentary but for the most part, the titles and snapshots themselves provide a visual “picture” of the changes as they occur and speak for themselves. In addition, these “articles” that are being published via the CBC News site are sometimes a challenge to monitor and the amount of updates/edits can be overwhelming at times to say the least.
Taking the above into consideration, we would like to appeal to others that may have a little time they may be willing to invest and be interested is providing some assistance. This would be to our advantage since it would provide a much better alternative when submitting the info/complaint to the CBC, MP’s and the Ombudsmen.
As noted above, we could really use a better method of presentation that is more informative and easier for a viewer/visitor to compare the differences and share and are open to suggestions. Since we already have the basic info and full size images available, as well as archives of the content of the articles, all we really need is a bit of dissecting and summarizing and feel free to download the images if it makes it easier. This can be done either by utilizing the comment box below the summary posts themselves, by email or by web-form. If you would like the actual text and content of any of the article presented, it can be provided. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated and definitely welcomed by many.
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This media manipulation situation is getting truly bizarre and it seems as if all hope may be lost regarding the journalistic integrity of our beloved CBC, at least as far as the manufactured crisis in Ukraine is concerned. This is troubling on several fronts but most of the brunt and burden is being shouldered by the People of Ukraine. One might think that since this steady escalation based upon speculation and rhetoric may well lead us all into another World War that would make the first two seem like a picnic, the media would attempt to be somewhat balanced.
One sided “reports” only serve as propaganda, plain and simple. One sided “reports” only serve a select minority of global investors. One sided “reports” only serve to deceive the majority on any and all sides. One sided “reports” usually destroy civilizations and economies for no justifiable reason. One sided “reports” are pure evil.
Have you ever heard the phrase similar to, there are 2 sides to every story and then there is the truth? If that is the case, then what can be learned from one side that is always shifting, dancing and dodging around alleged facts and proven fictions? How many times does a media outlet need to change the title of a “story” before they can get their “story” straight?
Yesterday we seen another day of a shifting narrative disguised as “Updates” once again and this is unjustifiable. Today, it seems like the media subversion is getting even worse since the CBC News has decided to not utilize the terms “NEW” and/or “UPDATED” in several instances thus far. Not only that but one “story” was changed 5 times before noon Eastern time, but that is another issue for another time. (please note that as of this time in this summary draft, the “article” has been updated again, and yet again for the 7th version as of 1:06pm EDT.)
While these constant edits and rewrites may not seem significant, keep in mind that we have several time zones combined with the broadcast and scrolls at the bottom of the CBC News Network plus CBC Radio reports. This is a really simple way to confuse a whole population. Not only that but when one considers that the Harper Regime has so many pro-Harper trolls being employed to ‘correct misinformation’ and control the flow of information at our expense. The sad reality is that “We the People” of Canada are footing both bills.
Not only is the Harper Regime attempting to sell us a war we cannot afford, but Ukraine is drowning is debt, destruction and death, plus NATO is demanding more “investment” into the Military Industrial Complex. The reckless and haphazard actions and inaction of Harper and the Regime, combined with the subversion of the media, is indeed a dangerous thing!
Moving forward to the task at hand, below you will find the propaganda of the day from yesterday 01 September 2014, courtesy of the CBC News. This expose has a slightly different twist as well. It seems as if the narrative shift required an update to the Reuters article itself that required it to be pulled down for a while completely, leaving the “Page not found” error message. Since we located the before and afters, we’ll post them below for a closer look. Not only was the “article” “updated” but a few of the words, sentences and paragraphs where changed.
As always, we will present the basic general info within a numbered list that will include the title, author, posted and last updated time-stamps, plus the shares, comments and url “wording” at the time of the page snapshots that follow the list.
Please note that this really is the same article and once again was drastically changed as you can plainly see. Also worth noting is the timing of the updates and how the entire context gets shifted based upon the titles. There are pretty much 3 actual versions between the 5 noted. Truth, accuracy and factual reporting seems to be essentially dead, period.
Ukraine crisis: Russia will defend economy from sanctions, Lavrov says [archived v1] Negotiators set to meet in Minsk to discuss possible ceasefire Thomson Reuters Posted: Sep 01, 2014 2:55 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 01, 2014 2:55 AM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Petro Poroshenko accuses Russia of ‘direct and open aggression’ [archived v2] Changes coming in Ukraine military top brass Thomson Reuters Posted: Sep 01, 2014 2:55 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 01, 2014 9:17 AM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Petro Poroshenko accuses Russia of ‘direct and open aggression’ [archived v3] Changes coming in Ukraine military top brass Thomson Reuters Posted: Sep 01, 2014 2:55 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 01, 2014 9:22 AM ET
Ukraine crisis: Separatists soften stance on independence [archived v4] Insurgents release platform at the start of Monday’s negotiations in Minsk The Associated Press Posted: Sep 01, 2014 2:55 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 01, 2014 1:50 PM ET
Ukraine crisis: Separatists soften stance on independence [archived v5] Insurgents release platform at the start of Monday’s negotiations in Minsk The Associated Press Posted: Sep 01, 2014 2:55 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 01, 2014 10:04 PM ET
Summary Observations
If you notice the credited “author” was changed in Version 4. This is not an “update” in any way as it is a selectively edited merging of several articles that only serves to massage the narrative. There really is no reason that it could not have been published separately. It should also be noted that even the last version did not accurately “report” many very pertinent facts from the days events, which were many, not to mention it did NOT accurately reflect what was actually stated by the Novorossiyan Leadership. Version 1 is a stand alone, Versions 2 and 3 are similar to each other, and Versions 4 and 5 are similar to each other.
In comparing the versions above and below, if you notice the time-stamps between CBC’s version 3 and version 4 coincided with the MIA version 1 from Reuters below. Note the entire title was completely swapped out via the CBC’s new version that was re-credited to the AP (Associated Propaganda) and was changed in in the Reuters version. This is what one may consider a “red” flag.
Ukraine accuses Russia of “undisguised aggression” as rebels advance By Pavel Polityuk and Polina Devitt KIEV/MOSCOW Mon Sep 1, 2014 3:05pm EDT
Ukraine accuses Russia of “undisguised aggression” as rebels advance By Pavel Polityuk and Polina Devitt KIEV/MOSCOW Mon Sep 1, 2014 3:05pm EDT
Above there are 2 (two) versions from the Reuters site captured via the g**gle cache. We included this segment for a couple of reasons, but primarily because the original “article” went missing and was returning a Page not found” error message. It was also referenced in countless comment threads and independent sites as well. If you notice, the second version was pretty heavily edited and there are several “word” changes along with several paragraph additions and subtractions that change the tone and context as well. The most noticeable difference between the 2 is the wording within the title itself from alleged ‘open aggression’ to “undisguised aggression”. So, which was it, open or undisguised. This wordplay is getting outta hand already!
Bonus Article: Harper is in Over His Head!
This is where it gets very interesting since Harper was blatantly posturing and pandering for the Ukrainian Diaspora’s vote while war-mongering and now finds himself in a jam. Considering his Regime has slashed our Armed Forces budgets so drastically and is delivering weapons and armaments stockpiles to other foreign endeavours such as Iraq, one may wonder how he will increase military spending that NATO is demanding and still balance the budget in order to make good on his election promises of tax cuts for his caucus. Not only that but it has become rather clear that our CAF are ill-prepared for anything for the most part.
NEW Stephen Harper takes big words, small stick to NATO summit Meeting in Wales this week puts spotlight on the gap between Canada’s words and deeds By Terry Milewski, CBC News Posted: Sep 01, 2014 3:50 PM ET Last Updated: Sep 01, 2014 3:50 PM ET
As mentioned within the intro, the articles published today may be the most blatant and misleading propaganda spins thus far. To be continued…
Further Research
For some additional background information that you might not otherwise be made aware of, here is very relevant and important press conference that you should definitely watch :
Press Conference – Formation of a state – 24 Aug 2014
This is a thorough press conference by Alexander V. Zakharchenko, Chairman of The Council of Ministers of The Donetsk National Republic. It touches upon a few key points regarding the war, its origins and what and whom Kiev is fighting.
The possibility of Federalization is also discarded as irrelevant as that ship had certainly sailed. This is a fight for independence now.
France Saker
Published on Aug 26, 2014
Subtitles in english, french, german
Transcription/Translation/Timecoding: Marina
English proofreading and editing: Erebus,Michael and Vaughan
Editing and Publishing: Augmented Ether
French Translation & Editing: Jean-Jacques
German Translation & Editing : Dagmar
Below you will find a few sources that will provide you the opportunity to view information from reliable alternative viewpoints that you never view from the CBC or any other Canadian MSM conglomerate, outlet or “wire” service provider.
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Well friends, it seems as if CBC News has either completely lost all credibility and gone “yellow” or the staffing and budget cuts are seriously preventing them from actually conducting investigative journalism at all. We are of coarse referring to the “coverage,” or lack thereof, regarding the “Crisis in Ukraine” as they call it. While there are a couple of rather rare occasions these days, the vast majority of any/all “reports” being published via the interwebz and/or broadcasted via the Network are works of speculative fiction. Not sure if the scripts they are given are prepared too far in advance or they just do NOT care about journalistic integrity or maybe they are being pressured to conceal pertinent facts.
For those first time visitors that may not have reviewed our previous summary exposes and for those casual and regular visitors, you will get a better idea of why we need to DumpHarper! This is part 5 of our “propaganda challenge” issued to to the CBC News, which is a follow up to our original dicovery and subsequent connection to the Harper Regime a couple of weeks later. The basic premise and objective is to point out how the CBC News is engaging directly with the Harper Regime and the Opposition in a rather dubious and deceptive subversive information manipulation campaign against “We the People” of Canada. One that will not only cost us hundreds of millions of dollars at the least, but may well cost unknown numbers of lives and limbs if it proceeds unchallenged.
Sadly, one does not even need to “choose” a side in this multi-pronged manufactured civil war to realize that something is just not right and something is definitely rotten. At last count we have noticed there are at least a half dozen sides battling it out in Eastern Ukraine from several factions. Not counting the various Nations States and their “covert” black-ops and destabilization teams, there are several groups of paid mercenaries, oligarch and capitalist funded paramilitary groups, several “volunteer” battalions blended in with the Ukrainian Military, Novorossiyan Armed Forces and of coarse the local populations attempting to salvage their home, businesses and communities. All of these combined equate to the equivalent of 2 (two) sides, Pro-Kiev and Anti-Kiev.
At this point it is rather hard to tell “who” Kiev actually represents, it certainly is not interested in well being of ordinary Ukrainians from either side of the West/East divide since they are conscripting those from the West to fight against those in the East. One thing that is certain is that the criminal banksters, speculative investors, Military Industrial Complex and Media Propaganda Complex is benefiting immensely from this tragedy.
Moving forward a bit, it should be noted that yesterdays propaganda piece did not have comments enabled for some reason or another and we speculated to why this occurred in yesterdays summary. We might ponder that this was due to it being a Sunday within a long weekend, but that does not jive considering other articles published did have comment threads open for discussion and/or debate. We can safely assUme that this is because there were a lot of fast moving developments that they did NOT want to be mentioned, nor discussed, publicly within the CBC Community. In other words, the entire Kiev and Harper Regime vote pandering narrative about the glorious ATO victories have seemingly vanished into the abyss. if any of the reports from independent observers are correct at all, Kiev has pretty much lost their manufactured war and are in full damage control mode. This observation is not really speculation at all, it is a simple fact. All one needs to do is traverse the Twittersphere, independent sources and social media to fill in the blanks of what is oddly missing from the following CBC “article” and the other MSM articles of the day. It should be duly noted that it seems as if this mornings article has attempted to fill in a couple of the holes,but we’ll delve into that one, and any other that may cross the “wire” later tonight or tomorrow depending on the “timing” of the last update(s).
Moving forward further to the point, this summary really has only one “article” to present, since there was only one directly related article published, and subsequently updated, as the day progressed yesterday. While there was another “related” article that does fill in some of the blanks, we’ll simply post that one further down so that you may came to your own conclusions. It should be noted that since the “article” we are presenting is the only one published and it was provided via a “wire” service (as usual), we took it upon ourselves to dig into the source and follow it around the interwebz to see how it was presented abroad as a comparison study of sorts. You might be surprised at the difference between the original, what we were presented and what was presented in other online publications.
As always, we will present the basic general info within a numbered list that will include the title, author, posted and last updated time-stamps plus the shares and url at the time of the page snapshots that follow the list. Please note that this really is the same article and was drastically changed as you can plainly see.
NEW Ukraine, Russia swap soldiers as Putin says only ‘political will’ in Kyiv can end crisis [archived v1] Thomson Reuters Posted: Aug 31, 2014 7:34 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 31, 2014 7:37 AM ET
Vladimir Putin calls for talks on ‘statehood’ in southeast Ukraine [archived v2] Statements seen as support for pro-Russia rebels’ bid for independence from Ukraine Thomson Reuters Posted: Aug 31, 2014 7:34 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 31, 2014 12:52 PM ET
Vladimir Putin calls for talks on ‘statehood’ in southeast Ukraine [archived v3] Statements seen as support for pro-Russia rebels’ bid for independence from Ukraine Thomson Reuters Posted: Aug 31, 2014 7:34 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 31, 2014 8:24 PM ET
Comparison Articles
Below you will find the original source article along with a few other articles that were republished. Notice how they differ from the version CBC news presented.
This is Google’s cache of http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/31/us-ukraine-crisis-prisoners-idUSKBN0GV06D20140831. It is a snapshot of the page as it appeared on 31 Aug 2014 12:56:15 GMT. The current page could have changed in the meantime. Russia and Ukraine trade soldiers at border: Russian news agencies By Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW Sun Aug 31, 2014 6:41am EDT
Russia and Ukraine Trade Soldiers at Border: Russian News Agencies By REUTERS AUG. 31, 2014, 3:48 A.M. E.D.T.
UPDATE 1-Russia and Ukraine trade soldiers at border – Russian news agencies 5 minutes ago by Thomson Reuters
Russia and Ukraine trade soldiers at border – Russian news agencies Reuters By By Mark Trevelyan | Reuters – 47 minutes ago
Captured Russian paratroopers return home in swap with Ukraine Posted on 31 August 2014 – 04:10pm Last updated on 31 August 2014 – 08:24pm
Captured Russian paratroopers return home in swap with Ukraine 31 Aug 2014
Stupidest Tweet of the Day
We felt the need to update this summary article after noticing this tw**t from Margaret Evans of the CBC especially after it was retw**ted by @CBCWorldReport. Not sure if they are really that stupid, but if they seem to have missed their own articles and reports over the past several months. Nice that she @ mentioned the Fogh of War. Maybe she will be nominated for the Captain Obvious award?
Since there is a very important meeting scheduled for today, here is very relevant and important press conference that you should definitely watch for some additional background information that you might not otherwise be made aware of:
Press Conference – Formation of a state – 24 Aug 2014
This is a thorough press conference by Alexander V. Zakharchenko, Chairman of The Council of Ministers of The Donetsk National Republic. It touches upon a few key points regarding the war, its origins and what and whom Kiev is fighting.
The possibility of Federalization is also discarded as irrelevant as that ship had certainly sailed. This is a fight for independence now.
France Saker
Published on Aug 26, 2014
Subtitles in english, french, german
Transcription/Translation/Timecoding: Marina
English proofreading and editing: Erebus,Michael and Vaughan
Editing and Publishing: Augmented Ether
French Translation & Editing: Jean-Jacques
German Translation & Editing : Dagmar
Below you will find a few sources that will provide you the opportunity to view information from reliable alternative viewpoints that you never view from the CBC or any other Canadian MSM conglomerate, outlet or “wire” service provider.
NEW NATO pushes for bigger crisis response brigade By Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press Posted: Aug 31, 2014 9:50 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 31, 2014 9:50 AM ET
To be continued…
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While the madness never stops, the hysteria and false narrative and war-mongering propaganda rages onward at an ever slightly slower pace. These are indeed troubling times for not only the Harper Regime, but for the CBC News as well. As always, yesterday being the beginning of the weekend, the endless loop of disinfo and misinfo based on unconfirmed speculation is seemly repeated via the CBC News Network loop. Those budget cuts and staff reductions sure are working out well for the Harper Regime, not so much for “We the People” of Canada though or the poor souls that find themselves caught in the profit trap that is Ukraine.
It just goes to show ya, that the only thing that is necessary is to simply repeat the lie and never, ever let facts get in the way of a great propaganda campaign. The narrative has slightly shifted over the past couple of days though in a couple of ways, which were obvioulsy “capitalized” upon by the outdated and overrated NATO cabal and their Military Industrial Complex speculative investors. Sadly, we are being duped by these speculators and their globalist investors unlike any other time in the past century. This allows for the best of both worlds for a rather small percentage and the worst for the vast majority. The modus operandi of the Harper Regime’s hard shift to the far-right is becoming less opaque as the days progress and the very troubling thing is that the Opposition seems to be mezmerized into a controlled status in much the same way as they were when the Harper Regime “won” their majority during the “Arab Spring” narrative. Not only will the Harper Regime get the “free pass” that they so desperately need as far as their inability to balance a budget or lower the historic debt, that will take a generation or two to pay off, but they will also be able to lose track of umpteen billions of dollars along the way, all the while lining the pockets of their globalist offshore investors.
Let the mass psyops and looting begin!
We should begin this summary article with some very relevant news that never seen the light of day. We know why, but we really have an issue with the way the MSM and the CBC News Network in particular have deceived us by way of omission. Oddly enough the false narrative that has been built upon with regards to the latest (of who knows how many now, we lost count) “Russian Invasion” proclamation from the other day was actually corrected from within Ukraine itself. This confirmation was published by none other that the Svoboda Party via their site which is part of the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) propaganda site that is funded by the U.S. Government. Here is the g**gle translation of the press release dated 26 august 2014. After reviewing the following, you shall be able to appreciate the relevance to the snapshots of the “article” below from 30 August 2014 and connect the ridiculous false narratives that persist to poison our minds.
(Please note that the propaganda of the day (today) will be covered in another summary article later tonight or tomorrow. It should be duly noted that todays article(s) do NOT have comments enabled. We can only presume that based upon the comments as the day progressed yesterday into this morning before they were closed, the pro-Harper trolls lost control of the comment treads. Considering even some of Harper’s most adamant supporters shifted and began to question the narrative, this did not bode very well for the Harper Regime, NATO and Kiev narrative based upon speculations.)
August 26 Ukrainian authorities denied message about the invasion of Russian troops Posted 08/26/2014 23:11
On the Tip of National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) August 26 refuted reports about the Russian military invasion of the Ukraine. Speaking on the program “Freedom of Speech” on the channel ICTV, a representative of the National Security Council Andrei Lysenko said recently communicated with the border guards and the military – Russian tanks and troops in the Donetsk region has not been seen.
At the same time, according to Lysenko, there is evidence of the appearance of a column of about 100 pieces of military equipment in the area Gukovo Rostov region; her under surveillance.
Earlier Tuesday, a Ukrainian journalist Roman Bocskai said with reference to the border guards and soldiers of the volunteer forces of the invasion of Russian regular troops to Ukraine by the Taganrog – towards Novoazovsk. How to write in facebook Bocskai, troops, supported by about 30 tanks into the territory of Donetsk region already for 8 kilometers and took control of the six border villages; put up roadblocks, the Russian military does not hide insignia.
On Monday it was reported about the defeat of Ukrainian troops of the column of Russian military hardware, which tried to make a breakthrough on the same stretch of the border.
This deception by the Western MSM is to be expected considering the facts surrounding the false narrative about how the Ukrainian Military had pretty much completed their ATO (ethnic cleansing campaign) against the Russian speaking Ukrainians of Eastern Ukraine. This false narrative has been quite convincing to many in the “West” since anyone that speaks Russian must be from Russia proper, let’s just conveniently forget there are millions of Russian speaking Ukrainians. Surely they must be Kremlin agents and terrorists or the whole narrative falls flat.
btw: Has anyone noticed yet that there have been absolutely zero reports or published statements or interviews from the “other” side of this Kiev driven civil war code named the ATO? All we have to go by is the “word” of Poroshenko, Yat’s and the very incompetent Ukraine Defense Ministry. Oh yea, what ever happened to the (war crimes) investigation related to MH17? It seemed like the “lost” MH370 was in the news loop for days upon days upon days upon days, 24/7 to the tune of hundreds of millions of $$$.
Considering the population in the East is fighting for the right of self determination and political representation, one might ponder to question them about their rational and motives. Isn’t the right to self determination and political representation what a “democracy” is supposed to be founded upon? What about taxation without representation? Boston Tea Party anyone? American Revolution? Afghanistan? Iraq? Libya? Syria?
As for the military equipment, surely it could not have been acquired from numerous defeated brigades, defectors, those that surrendered or the many military outposts, bases and/or armories outside the control of Kiev. Nah, all of it, every last piece was certainly shipped in under the cloak of invisibility and hand delivered by Putin himself. If this is “technically” possible, we should really consider whether it is wise to keep poking that bear, eh? As for those thousands upon thousands of Russian invasion troops, surely none of those “terrorists” are locals defending what may be left of their homes and communities. Nah, all of them, each and every last one, most certainly appeared outta thin air, like Fiat Currency, under another cloak of invisibility by some Jedi trick performed by the master magician Putin himself. If this is “technically” possible, once again, we should really consider whether it is wise to keep poking that bear, eh? Geez, maybe we should all learn the Russian language before we get forcibly assimilated like the First Nations Peoples.
Before we proceed with the latest cache of “article” snapshots, it should be noted that there have been some rather troubling reports over the past 24-48 hours that seem to have missed the news cycle. Sadly, it would appear as if the Chocolate King Poroshenko’s war against the Russian speaking Ukrainians is costing thousands of poor soldiers their lives, not to mention the seriously under-reported thousands upon thousands of civilian casualties.
This mass deception by a small group of oligarchs with the backing of capitalists is just criminal. How many sons, fathers and husbands have to be sacrificed “fighting” against their own fellow Ukrainians? How many wives must be made widows? How many children deserve to lose their fathers? How many mothers need to lose their sons? These are Ukrainians killing Ukrainians here and they are being either lead of forced to the slaughter for the benefit of a few oligarchs. These are the very same oligarchs that they “thought” they deposed in order to take back their Country!
It is being reported that the losses alone today are just staggering. The only light that seems to be barely visible is that it appears as if Kiev is considering meeting and possibly, for the first time, engaging in some sort of dialog with the the representatives of the Novorussian officials tomorrow. Will this be too late to reconcile and more importantly will this be able to put that ultra-far-right genie back in the bottle?
Let’s move forward, shall we…
Once again we will proceed with a similar presentation as the previous summaries. First you will see a numbered list of general details, followed by the snapshots of the “article” as the updates were captured. We will cover a few articles in reverse chronological order dated 30 August 2014 and 29 August 2014.
Ukraine crisis: Why the U.S. avoids calling Russia’s actions an ‘invasion’ [archived v1] Canada can talk tough because expectations of action are lower By Mark Gollom, CBC News Posted: Aug 30, 2014 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 30, 2014 5:23 AM ET
Ukraine crisis: Why the U.S. avoids calling Russia’s actions an ‘invasion’ [archived v2] Canada can talk tough because expectations of action are lower By Mark Gollom, CBC News Posted: Aug 30, 2014 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 30, 2014 1:57 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: EU poised to level new sanctions against Russia [archived v1] Poroshenko claims thousands of Russian troops operating in country’s east The Associated Press Posted: Aug 30, 2014 6:00 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 30, 2014 12:02 PM ET
Ukraine crisis: EU poised to level new sanctions against Russia [archived v2] Poroshenko claims thousands of Russian troops operating in country’s east The Associated Press Posted: Aug 30, 2014 6:00 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 30, 2014 1:58 PM ET
Ukraine and Russia ‘very close’ to war, [archived v3] President Petro Poroshenko says Kyiv claims thousands of Russian troops operating in country’s east The Associated Press Posted: Aug 30, 2014 6:00 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 30, 2014 3:58 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: EU gives Russia ultimatum, threatens sanctions [archived v4] Kyiv claims thousands of Russian troops operating in country’s east The Associated Press Posted: Aug 30, 2014 6:00 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 30, 2014 7:11 PM ET
Ukraine crisis: EU threatens Russia with more sanctions [archived v5] Kyiv claims thousands of Russian troops operating in country’s east The Associated Press Posted: Aug 30, 2014 6:00 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 30, 2014 8:38 PM ET
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen urges Canada to boost defence spending Alliance ‘not considering military options’ against Russia but wants to enhance co-operation with Ukraine By Janyce McGregor, CBC News Posted: Aug 29, 2014 4:13 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 29, 2014 5:32 PM ET
To be continued…
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The propaganda piece of the day takes a real ugly and very noticeable twist and is probably the most obvious of all. Not only have the typical subtle things been “updated” such as the title, url wording and link, but the entire article has been pretty much rewritten from the top to the bottom. We were rather fortunate to catch a snapshot of the very first version, before the initial “update” this time.
While the choices being made by the upper echelon of the CBC News Network have been opaquely shrouded, their “modus operandi” is rather transparent. They are hell bent on justifying and hard selling an unnecessary war based on speculation and a false narrative along with all the armaments and munitions necessary, period. The one thing that “We the People” know is that they will never actually fight in any wars because they are cowards. Not only that but based upon the history of modern warfare, not only will their children, families and cohorts not fight in this war, they will indeed profit handsomely while remaining safe and secure.
Oddly enough, it now becomes crystal clear that the Kiev Regime is looking for a handout from our hard earned tax dollars and the Harper Regime will be more than willing to donate as much of our money as possible. Damn the costs, their Loyalists, caucus and constituents will never pay a dime, nor spill a single drop of their own blood. They are nothing more than vampire capitalists funding their vampire oligarch comrades ethnic cleansing campaigns across the globe.
How much ideological idiocy is enough already? Does the Harper Regime really think this is some kind of game or are they just insane? Who are they trying to impress and at what cost?
Moving forward to what the focus of this summary is all about. Below you will find a very simplify presentation as the previous summary articles. First you will see a numbered list of general details, followed by the snapshots of the “article” as the updates were captured. Like we stated above, a summary comparison is really not necessary, the pictures are worth a thousand words. All one needs to do is focus on the initial version and the last to see how the “story” was completely transformed. Please note that as of this draft there were 8 versions of this “article” prior to the publication of this summary post…
Ukraine crisis: Putin urges safe passage for surrounded government troops [archived v1] Statement comes after U.S. says Russia lying about role in escalating conflict The Associated Press Posted: Aug 29, 2014 3:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 29, 2014 3:27 AM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Rebels agree to give Ukrainian troops safe passage [archived v2] Ukrainian troops must first lay down arms, top rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko says The Associated Press Posted: Aug 29, 2014 3:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 29, 2014 5:50 AM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Rebels agree to give Ukrainian troops safe passage [archived v3] Ukrainian troops must first lay down arms, top rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko says The Associated Press Posted: Aug 29, 2014 3:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 29, 2014 6:40 AM ET
Ukraine crisis: Rebels agree to give Ukrainian troops safe passage [archived v4] Ukrainian troops must first lay down arms, top rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko says The Associated Press Posted: Aug 29, 2014 3:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 29, 2014 7:46 AM ET
Ukraine crisis: Pro-Russia rebels control coastal town [archived v5] Rebels want to eventually push to major port city of Mariupol, leader in coastal town says The Associated Press Posted: Aug 29, 2014 3:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 29, 2014 10:02 AM ET
UPDATED Ukraine seeks NATO membership to gain Western military aid [archived v6] European foreign ministers meet, discuss further economic sanctions against Russia Thomson Reuters Posted: Aug 29, 2014 3:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 29, 2014 12:52 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine seeks NATO membership to gain Western military aid [archived v7] European foreign ministers meet, discuss further economic sanctions against Russia Thomson Reuters Posted: Aug 29, 2014 3:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 29, 2014 3:39 PM ET
Ukraine seeks NATO membership to gain Western military aid [archived v8] European foreign ministers meet, discuss further economic sanctions against Russia Thomson Reuters Posted: Aug 29, 2014 3:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 29, 2014 3:50 PM ET
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Brief Summary
Version 2 seen a change in the title as well as the url “wording” and link edit to reflect the changes. This seems like the most genuine “update” as it included the response from Alexander V. Zakharchenko, Chairman of The Council of Ministers of The Donetsk National Republic to Russian President Putin’s request.
Version 3 seen a sudden drop in the number of shares and the the diplomatic and positive tone shifted. The bottom segment “Obama rules out military action” was removed and replaced with “More economic sanctions considered”. This seems at odds with the previous “demands” that President Putin must do more to deescalate the situation.
Version 4 seen a rather odd image swap. The header photo was replaced with the caption “Servicemen sit atop an armoured vehicle as they drive east away from the Ukrainian border in Russia’s Rostov region.” that seems to speculate the they are Russian servicemen. BUT, the flag on top of the vehicle is clearly not a Russian Flag, nor the flag of the Federal State of Novorossiya. It seems like it is a white flag, which suggests that it may be Ukrainian troops traversing through the safe passage via the “humanitarian corridor” towards Russia.
Version 5 sees the title, url “wording” and link changed and the previously swapped image becoming an embedded video link with the caption “Putin calls for escape corridor for Ukraine troops 2:46”. The problem here is that the clip of the report from CBC News Network that is embedded features more NATO war-mongering propaganda based upon speculation. The “tone” is beginning to drift further into the propaganda abyss. Version 5 also seen a dramatic rise in the share count.
Version 6 seen the “article” being swapped from an AP (Associated Propaganda) piece to a Thomson Reuters credited piece as well as the title url “wording” and link edit. This is not the first time this has occurred during this manufactured crisis. It also seen a title change to proclaim the original goals all along of annexation and occupation by NATO. It also acknowledges what has been fairly evident to any independent researcher that Ukraine is definably loosing the battle to cleanse the East of the Russian speaking Ukrainians. It is also apparent that oligarchs that control the Kiev Regime have effectively looted the National Treasury and has exhausted whatever IMF funds it may have received up to now. Ukraine is flat broke and an utterly failed state at this point and is desperately looking for a handout by seeking NATO membership in order to gain free Western military aid and cash.
Versions 7 and 8 pretty much massage the narrative and presentation for general consumption to the ill-informed masses that have been spoon-fed non-stop false propaganda by the MSM for several months.
In summary, the false narrative and deceptive propaganda has reached a dangerous level, desperation has reared it’s ugly head and those that pushed for the putsch have reached the point of not return. Based upon the incompetence of the Kiev Regime and rush towards conflict as opposed to dialog, we should expect something rather stupid sooner rather than later. They will need to prepare for new opponents as the Right Sector, Azov Battalion and other ultra-far-right oligarch funded “volunteer” militia (mercenary) groups head West to Kiev. if lucky they may be able to stay in power long enough to rush through NATO legislation before the proposed election and/or General Winter storms in. Make no mistake as these groups have made no bones about it, they will not accept the EU nor any other outside forces to control or occupy their territory since their motto is Ukraine is for Ukrainians. It might be wise to keep an eye on the moves by the Svaboda/Svoboda Party since they have the most control, contrary to popular assumptions.
In closing, let’s just state one last observation, Harper is in over his head!
As an additional footnote, for those that may wonder why there are “so many” of our youths joining in the fighting in Syria with the likes of IS/ISIL/ISIS and who actually began the recruitment drive a few short years ago, take a gander at the following three articles. You’ll notice a seemingly forgotten yet often repeated proclamation by Harper’s own John Baird. Maybe these young men feel that it is their patriotic duty to serve and are simply following the mandate set by the Harper Regime and have headed the call to action?
Syria’s Assad ‘must go,’ Baird warns
By Edmonton Journal
March 5, 2012 dumpharper
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird condemned the continued violence and aid impasse in Syria as heavy shelling continued in Homs over the weekend, saying that Canada is considering new measures to make clear that Syrian president Bashar Assad “must go.”
“The depravity and reprehensible acts of the Assad regime continue to sink to new lows. Assad and his regime are blocking humanitarian aid from getting to the Syrians who need it most, while making life miserable for countless others,” Baird said in a statement late Saturday.
“Canada is considering new measures to make clear that Assad must go. Change will happen. Syrians will have their day – and Canada stands with them in their calls for a better brighter future.”
The Red Cross delivered aid to areas around the battered Baba Amro district of the Syrian city of Homs on Sunday, but was blocked from entering the former rebel stronghold itself, three days after anti-government fighters fled a month-long siege.
In a further indication civilians were being caught up in the conflict, up to 2,000 Syrians fled into neighbouring Lebanon, the UN Refugee Agency said.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it had been prevented from entering Baba Amro by Syrian ground forces despite receiving government permission, a move activists said was to prevent aid workers witnessing army “massacres.”
After a month of bombardment by President Bashar Assad’s forces, concerns mounted for freezing, hungry and wounded civilians in Homs, which on Saturday had come under renewed shelling by government troops, anti-Assad activists said.
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he had received “grisly reports” troops were executing and torturing people in Homs after insurgents abandoned their positions.
Late last month, Canada issued a stern warning to those opposing As-sad’s regime that the protection of religious minorities and good relations with the country’s neighbours must be a priority for any post-Assad government.
The demand, delivered by Baird in Tunisia, highlights the complex nature of the uprising in Syria as Canada and its allies struggle with a response to the crisis.
Baird and foreign ministers from the U.S., Britain, Qatar and other western and Arab countries were in Tunis to discuss ways to end the violence that has killed as many as 8,000 Syrians, and to begin a transition to democracy.
The ministers, meeting for the first time as the Friends of Syria, called on the Assad regime to stop its attacks on civilian areas and let in humanitarian aid – including $1.5 million in assistance announced by Baird at the conference.
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says the top priority in Syria needs to be ending the violence.
Baird spoke to reporters from Montreaux, Switzerland, where he is attending the Geneva 2 peace talks on Syria to try to find a political solution to the civil war that has raged for more than two years.
Canada’s top concerns include humanitarian access and “the number of extremists and radicals” entering Syria, Baird said.
Baird reaffirmed that Syrian President Bashar Al Assad must go, and said “Canada strongly believes that those who commit war crimes should be held to account.”
One day before the peace talks began, hundreds of thousands of brutal images allegedly depicting the torture and murder of thousands of civilians at the hands of the Assad regime were smuggled out of the country and released to the media.
Baird called the images “deeply disturbing, shocking” and “frightening.”
Baird is representing Canada at the peace talks, which are attended by 40 countries and groups including the Arab League and the UN.
More than 2.3 million refugees have fled Syria and roughly 9.3 million Syrians are in need of humanitarian aid.
Oxfam says “millions of lives are riding on this event, which offers the best chance of ending the violence and alleviating the suffering of the millions of Syrians caught up in the conflict.”
The aid group also urged the international community to agree to a “complete halt” of arms and ammunitions transfers to Syria.
Canada targets Assad family by stepping up sanctions against Syria
Agence France-Presse | March 30, 2012 | Last Updated: Mar 30 4:46 PM ET
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Syria president Bashar al-Assad’s family the target of Canadian sanctions
MONTREAL — Canada tightened the sanctions Friday on Syria, targeting President Bashar al-Assad’s wife, mother, sister and sister-in-law a week after the European Union made a similar move.
Stepping up its sanctions as fighting raged after an embattled Assad said he had accepted a peace plan to put an end to a year of violence that has left over 9,000 dead, Canada said it sought a “Syria that respects the fundamental rights of all its people.”
“Canada’s position is clear: Assad must go,” Foreign Minister John Baird said in a statement.
The four Assad relatives were among 12 people and two oil companies added to an existing Canadian blacklist now totaling 127 people and 41 entities.
Under Canada’s seventh round of Syria sanctions, those cited will be subject to an asset freeze and a prohibition on economic dealings.
“These latest sanctions target in particular those who profit from their association with the regime and those closest to Assad, including his wife Asma,” Baird said.
“Assad’s family may be kept shielded from the misery of the average Syrian, but they will not be immune from international will.”
A stylish Western-educated former investment banker, Syria’s British-born first lady was widely expected to give the regime a more human face and shatter the isolation of the secretive Assad family.
But she became the focus of sharp criticism this month when Britain’s Guardian newspaper released e-mails showing the ruling couple shopping for luxury goods as the country slid into bloody chaos.
Baird is due in Istanbul on Sunday for a Friends of Syria meeting to head off the crisis.
The United States earlier hit Syria’s Defense Minister Dawoud Rajiha as well as the army’s deputy chief of staff and the head of presidential security with sanctions, with the Treasury Department saying it would hold individuals accountable for the bloody crackdown.
The EU sanctions — the union’s 13th round in less than a year — were announced a week ago. EU foreign ministers reiterated a plea for Assad to “step aside to allow for a peaceful and democratic transition.
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We’re really not sure what to make of this strange sequence of “reporting” via the CBC News Network. While it may be a simple case of coincidence, based upon our research, documentation and archiving, it seems more likely and highly plausible that this was an intentional method of subversive media manipulation, deception and censorship. If true, this is far more troubling propaganda campaign than we could have imagined. It is becoming more and more obvious that “We the People” of Canada and the West are being forced upon a war-footing unlike any other.
For this summary we’ll try to keep it somewhat short and stick to the basic info that is available at this time. Please refer to our previous summaries for more details if you are so inclined. Keep in mind that we are also following along with another troubling and coordinated propaganda campaign that is being waged against us as we type this.
Please allow us to review the 9th version of yesterdays propaganda campaign mentioned above. for this we will include 3 snapshots, from before, during and after the live airing of yesterday (28 August 2014) evenings Power & Politics program. Below that we will provide 2 (two) clips from yesterday evenings Power & Politics broadcast.
Article Snapshots
Version 9 is the most strikingly different version and the timing is really suspicious. It is also a very stripped down version of the “article” of the day. We must consider why it was “updated” at 5:01pm ET, which coincided with the start of the “live” broadcast of Power & Politics, and then was updated again at 5:55pm ET, just prior to Power & Politics ending. Here is the text of the title, authors and last updated timestamps along with the share and comment counts and the “url wording” and links. Below that you may take a peek for yourselves at the snapshots. It is also noteworthy that the “article” was updated several times after version 10 (see this summary for more details)
Version 8 – Before
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: UN Security Council members express outrage as Russian tanks roll in
20,000 Russian troops remain in Russia, near Ukraine border
The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET | Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 4:27 PM ET
494 shares
2069 Comments
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: UN Security Council members express outrage as Russian tanks roll in [archived v8] 20,000 Russian troops remain in Russia, near Ukraine border The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 4:27 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Obama rules out military action [archived v9] NATO produces satellite imagery of Russia’s operations inside Ukraine The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 5:01 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Obama rules out military action [archived v10] NATO produces satellite imagery of Russia’s operations inside Ukraine The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 5:55 PM ET
Video Clips
Below you will find 2 (two) clips from yesterday evenings broadcast of Power & Politics.
The first features Chris Hall interviewing both former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Kramer and the Atlantic Council’s Irena Chalupa as they discuss Russia’s incursion into Ukraine and their “take” on the impact of sanctions against Russia. Since the CBC Player is terrible and so many have issues viewing anything, we have uploaded the clips to our ytube for easy access and sharing regardless of your device, ISP, technologies, etc. in addition to providing the Closed Captioning [CC] options and so we could embed them here and others may elsewhere as well.
It is very noteworthy to understand that Irena Chalupa is/was an employee of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), which is directly linked to Radio Svaboda, the propaganda wing of Ukraine’s Svaboda/Svoboda Party, which is funded by the US Government and was the primary propaganda voice against the former Soviet Union and “communism” during the Cold War era. In other words, she is a paid propagandist, thus anything she says is written for her by special interests. (see the copypasta footnote below taken directly from Wikipedia this morning for info about RFE/RL and more info about Svaboda/Svoboda Party)
The second clip features Chris hall interviewing Ambassador Vadym Prystaiko of Ukraine regarding the ongoing crisis, from the Kiev Government’s perspective.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a broadcaster funded by the U.S. government that provides “news, information, and analysis” to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East “where the free flow of information is either banned by government authorities or not fully developed”.[3] RFE/RL is supervised by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, a bi-partisan federal agency overseeing all U.S. international broadcasting services.[4]
RFE/RL was headquartered at Englischer Garten in Munich, Germany, from 1949 to 1995. In 1995, the headquarters were moved to Prague in the Czech Republic. European operations have been significantly reduced since the end of the Cold War. In addition to the headquarters, the service maintains 20 local bureaus in countries throughout their broadcast region, as well as a corporate office in Washington, D.C. RFE/RL broadcasts in 28 languages[5] to 21 countries[6] including Armenia, Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq.[7]
Early history
Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe was created and grew in its early years through the efforts of the National Committee for a Free Europe (NCFE), a US anti-communist organization that was formed in New York City in 1949. The committee was composed of an “A list” of powerful U.S. citizens including former ambassador and first NCFE chairman Joseph Grew; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Allen Dulles; Reader’s Digest owner Dewitt Wallace; former diplomat and the co-founder of Public Opinion Quarterly Dewitt Clinton Poole; and prominent New York investment banker Frank Altschul.[8]
Radio Free Europe received widespread public support from Eisenhower’s “Crusade for Freedom” campaign.[9] In 1950, over 16 million Americans signed Eisenhower’s ‘Freedom Scrolls’ on a publicity trip to over 20 U.S. cities and contributed $1,317,000 to the expansion of RFE.[10]
The NCFE’s anti-communist mission was to support the refugees and provide them with a useful outlet for their opinions and creativity while increasing exposure to the modern world.[11] The NCFE divided its program into three parts: exile relations, radio, and American contacts.[8] Although exile relations were initially its first priority, Radio Free Europe (RFE) became the NCFE’s greatest legacy.
The United States funded a long list of projects to counter the Communist appeal among intellectuals in Europe and the developing world.[12] RFE was developed out of a belief that the Cold War would eventually be fought by political rather than military means.[13] American policymakers such as George Kennan and John Foster Dulles acknowledged that the Cold War was essentially a war of ideas. The implementation of surrogate radio stations was a key part of the greater psychological war effort.[10]
RFE was modeled after Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) a U.S. government-sponsored radio service initially intended for Germans living in the American sector of Berlin (but more widely listened to in East Germany).[14] Staffed almost entirely by Germans with minimal U.S. supervision, the station provided free media to German listeners.
Newly constructed building of CIA Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Prague-Hagibor.
In January 1950 the NCFE obtained a transmitter base at Lampertheim, West Germany and on July 4 of the same year RFE completed its first broadcast aimed at Czechoslovakia.[15] In late 1950, RFE began to assemble a full-fledged foreign broadcast staff, becoming more than a “mouthpiece for exiles”.[16] Teams of journalists were hired for each language service and an elaborate system of intelligence gathering provided up-to-date broadcast material. Most of this material came from a network of well-connected emigres and interviews with travelers and defectors. RFE did not use paid agents inside the Iron Curtain and based its bureaus in regions popular with exiles.[17] RFE also extensively monitored Communist bloc publications and radio services, creating an impressive body of information that would later serve as a resource for organizations across the world.[18]
In addition to its regular broadcasts, RFE spread anti-communist propaganda through a series of balloon operations codenamed Prospero, Veto, Focus, and Spotlight. “Using Balloons To Breach The Iron Curtain”, RFE/RL Off-Mic Blog From October 1951 to November 1956, the skies of Central Europe were filled with more than 350,000 balloons carrying over 300,000,000 leaflets, posters, books, and other printed matter.[10] The nature of the leaflets varied, and included messages of support and encouragement to citizens suffering under communist oppression, satirical criticisms of communist regimes and leaders, information about dissident movements and human rights campaigns, and messages expressing the solidarity of the American people with the residents of Eastern European nations. The project served as a publicity tool to solidify RFE’s reputation as an anti-communist broadcaster.[19]
Radio Liberty
Whereas Radio Free Europe targeted satellite countries, Radio Liberty targeted the Soviet Union.[20] Radio Liberty was formed by American Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia (Amcomlib) in 1951.[21] Originally named Radio Liberation, the station was renamed in 1959 after a policy statement emphasizing ‘liberalization’ rather than “liberation”.[22]
Radio Liberty began broadcasting from Lampertheim on March 1, 1953, gaining a substantial audience when it covered the death of Joseph Stalin four days later. In order to better service a greater geographic area, RFE supplemented its shortwave transmissions from Lampertheim with broadcasts from a transmitter base at Glória in 1951.[23] It also had a base at Oberwiesenfeld Airport on the outskirts of Munich,[24] employing several former Nazi agents who had been involved in the Ostministerium under Gerhard von Mende during World War II.[25] In 1955 Radio Liberty began airing programs to Russia’s eastern provinces from shortwave transmitters located on Taiwan,[26] while in 1959 Radio Liberty commenced broadcasts from a base at Platja de Pals, Spain.[27]
Radio Liberty expanded its audience by broadcasting programs in numerous non-Russian languages. By March, 1954 Radio Liberty was broadcasting six to seven hours daily in eleven languages.[28] By December 1954, Radio Liberty was broadcasting in 17 languages including Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek, Tatar-Bashkir, Armenian, Azeri, Georgian, and other languages of the Caucasus and Central Asia.[22]
Cold War years
Radio Free Europe
RFE played a critical role in Cold War era Eastern Europe. Unlike government censored programs, RFE publicized anti-Soviet protests and nationalist movements. Its audience increased substantially following the failed Berlin riots of 1953 and the highly publicized defection of Józef Światło.[29] Its Hungarian service’s coverage of Poland’s Poznań riots in 1956 arguably served as an inspiration for the Hungarian revolution.[30]
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty transmitter site, Biblis, Germany
Hungary
RFE’s Hungarian service was accused of precipitating the 1956 Hungarian revolution by giving its Hungarian listeners false hope of Western military assistance.[31] However, later investigations of RFE’s involvement in the Hungarian revolution cleared the organization of these accusations, while also urging more caution in its broadcasts.[32] RFE’s Broadcast Analysis Division was established to ensure that broadcasts were accurate and professional while maintaining the journalists’ autonomy.[33]
Others argue, alternatively, that Radio Free Europe’s broadcasts may also have precipitated the Soviet crackdown on Hungary on November 3–4, 1956. Inflammatory broadcasts by émigrés may have caused Soviet leaders to doubt Hungarian leader Imre Nagy’s managerial skills, fear the power vacuum in Hungary, and conclude that a second military invasion was necessary. Moreover, the early balloon and leaflet operations initiated by the National Committee for Free Europe during Nagy’s first term as Hungarian prime minister (1953–1955)—namely “Operation Focus”—arguably antagonized Nagy and spawned a stern neutralism (later, hostility) toward him among U.S. diplomats and RFE broadcasters during the crisis.[34][35]
Romania
RFE was seen as a serious threat by Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu. From the mid-1970s to his overthrow and execution in December 1989, Ceaușescu waged a vengeful war against the RFE/RL under the program “Ether”. Ether operations include physical attacks on other Romanian journalists working for RFE/RL, including the controversial circumstances surrounding the deaths of three directors of RFE/RL’s Romanian Service.[36]
1981 RFE/RL Munich bombing
On February 21, 1981, RFE/RL’s headquarters in Munich was struck by a massive bomb, causing $2 million in damage. Several employees were injured, but there were no fatalities. Stasi files opened after 1989 indicated that the bombing was carried out by a group under the direction of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (AKA Carlos the Jackal), and paid for by Nicolae Ceaușescu, president of Romania.[37]
Czechoslovakia
Communist governments also sent agents to infiltrate RFE’s headquarters. Although some remained on staff for extended periods of time, government authorities discouraged their agents from interfering with broadcast activity, fearing that this could arouse suspicions and detract from their original purpose of gathering information on the radios’ activities. From 1965 to 1971 an agent of the Służba Bezpieczeństwa (Communist Poland’s security service) successfully infiltrated the station with an operative, Captain Andrzej Czechowicz. According to former Voice of America Polish service director Ted Lipien, “Czechowicz is perhaps the most well known communist-era Polish spy who was still an active agent while working at RFE in the late 1960s. Technically, he was not a journalist. As a historian by training, he worked in the RFE’s media analysis service in Munich. After more than five years, Czechowicz returned to Poland in 1971 and participated in programs aimed at embarrassing Radio Free Europe and the United States government.”[38]
Other espionage incidents also included a failed attempt by a Czechoslovak Intelligence Service (StB) agent in 1959 to poison the salt shakers in the organization’s cafeteria.[39]
In late 1960, an upheaval in the Czechoslovak service led to a number of dramatic changes in the organization’s structure. RFE’s New York headquarters could no longer effectively manage their Munich subsidiary, and as a result major management responsibilities were transferred to Munich, making RFE a European-based organization.[40]
Broadcasts were often banned in Eastern Europe and Communist authorities used sophisticated jamming techniques in an attempt to prevent citizens from listening to them.[41] Polish Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa and Russian reformer Grigory Yavlinsky would later recall secretly listening to the broadcasts despite the heavy jamming.[42]
Jamming
During the Cold War, Radio Liberty gained a reputation as one of the most reliable sources of international and internal news in the Soviet Union. Radio Liberty’s audience expanded significantly during the Cold War, despite Soviet attempts to compete with Western media.
After failed attempts to out-compete Western media, the Soviet government turned its efforts towards blocking reception of Western programs. To limit access to foreign broadcasts, the Central Committee decreed that factories should remove all components allowing short wave reception from USSR made radio receivers. However, consumers easily found out that the necessary spare parts were available on the black market while electronics engineers opposing the idea would gladly convert radios back to being able to receive short wave transmissions.[43] The most aggressive and extensive form of reception obstruction was radio jamming.
Jamming was controlled by the KGB, which in turn reported to the Central Committee. Jamming was an expensive and arduous procedure, and its efficacy is still debated. In 1958, the Central Committee mentioned that the sum spent on jamming was greater than the sum spent on domestic and international broadcasting combined.[44] The Central Committee has admitted that circumventing jamming was both possible and practised in the Soviet Union. Due to limited resources, authorities prioritized jamming based on the location, language, time, and theme of Western transmissions.[45] Highly political programs in Russian, broadcast at prime time to urban centers, were perceived as the most dangerous. Seen as less politically threatening, Western music such as jazz was often transmitted unjammed.[46] The intensity of jamming fluctuated over time. During and after the Cuban missile crisis in late 1962, jamming was intensified. The Cuban crisis, however, was followed by a five-year period when the jamming of most foreign broadcasters ceased, only to intensify again with the Prague Spring in 1968. It ceased again in 1973, when Kissinger became secretary of state. Jamming was completely and irreversibly stopped only after Gorbachev came to power by a decree to that effect on 29 September 1986.[47]
United States
During the Cold War RFE was often criticized in the United States as not being sufficiently anti-communist. Although its non-governmental status spared it from full scale McCarthyist investigations, several RFE journalists including the director of the Czech service, Ferdinand Peroutka, were accused of being soft on Communism.[48] Fulton Lewis a U.S. radio commentator and fervent anti-communist was one of RFE’s sharpest critics throughout the 1950s. His critical broadcasts inspired other journalists to investigate the inner workings of the organization including its connection to the CIA. Eventually it was exposed as a CIA-front organization in the 1960s, and funding responsibility shifted to Congress.[49]
Funding
RFE/RL received funds from the CIA until 1972.[50] The CIA’s relationship with the radio stations began to break down in 1967, when Ramparts magazine published an exposé claiming that the CIA was channeling funds to civilian organizations. Further investigation into the CIA’s funding activities revealed its connection to both RFE and RL, sparking significant media outrage[51]
In 1971 the radio stations came under public spotlight once again when prominent U.S. Senator Clifford Case introduced Senate Bill 18, which would have removed funding for RFE and RL from the CIA’s budget, appropriated $30 million to pay for fiscal year 1972 activities, and required the State Department to temporarily oversee the radio stations.[52] This was only a temporary solution, however, as the State Department was reluctant to take on such a significant long-term responsibility.
In May 1972 President Richard Nixon appointed a special commission to deliberate RFE/RL’s future.[53] The commission proposed that funding come from the United States Congress and that a new organization, the Board for International Broadcasting (BIB) would simultaneously link the stations and the federal government, and serve as an editorial buffer between them.[54]
Although both radio stations initially received most of their funding from the CIA, RFE maintained a strong sense of autonomy. Under Cord Meyer, the CIA officer in charge of overseeing broadcast services from 1954 to 1971, the CIA took a position of minimal government interference in radio affairs and programming.[55]
The CIA stopped funding Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty in 1972.[52] In 1974 they came under the control of an organization called the Board for International Broadcasting (BIB). The BIB was designed to receive appropriations from Congress, give them to radio managements, and oversee the appropriation of funds.[56] In 1976, the two radios merged to form Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and added the three Baltic language services to their repertoire.
The 1980s and the fall of communism
Funding for RFE/RL increased during the Reagan Administration. President Ronald Reagan, a fervent opponent of Communism, urged the stations to be more critical of the communist regimes. This presented a challenge to RFE/RL’s broadcast strategy, which had been very cautious since the controversy over its alleged role in the Hungarian Revolution.[57]
During the Mikhail Gorbachev era in the Soviet Union, the radios worked hand in hand with Glasnost and benefited significantly from the Soviet regime’s new openness. Gorbachev stopped the practice of jamming the radios’ broadcasts, and dissident politicians and officials could be freely interviewed by the radios for the first time without fearing persecution or imprisonment.[58] By 1990 Radio Liberty had become the most listened-to Western radio station broadcasting to the Soviet Union.[59]
Its coverage of the 1991 August coup enriched sparse domestic coverage of the event and drew in a wide audience from throughout the region.[60] The broadcasts allowed Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin to stay in touch with the Russian people during this turbulent period. Boris Yeltsin later expressed his gratitude through a presidential decree allowing Radio Liberty to open a permanent bureau in Moscow.[61]
RFE/RL also played a significant role in the 1989 Velvet Revolution, which brought an end to the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Following the November 17 demonstrations and brutal crackdown by Czechoslovak riot police, RFE/RL’s Czechoslovak service reported that a student, Martin Šmid, had been killed during the clashes. Although the report later turned out to be false – Šmid was alive and well – the story is credited by many sources with inspiring Czechoslovak citizens to join the subsequent (larger) demonstrations which eventually brought down the communist government.
Upon hearing about the story, RFE/RL did not run it immediately, but attempted to find a second corroborating source for the story, as per official RFE/RL policy. While a second source was never found, RFE/RL eventually decided to run the story of Šmid’s death after it was reported by several major news organizations, including Reuters, the Associated Press, and the Voice of America.[62]
In addition, Pavel Pechacek, the director of RFE/RL’s Czechoslovak service at the time, was mistakenly granted a visa to enter the country by the Czechoslovak authorities prior to the demonstrations. He reported live from the demonstrations in Wenceslas Square, and was virtually the only reporter covering the events fully and openly in the Czech language for a Czech audience.[63]
On January 31, 2004, RFE/RL launched broadcasts to the former Yugoslavia in Serbo-Croatian (Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian-Montenegrin). In the late 1990s RFE/RL launched broadcast to Kosovo in Albanian and to Macedonia in Macedonian. In 1995, RFE/RL moved its headquarters from Munich to Prague. The Clinton Administration reduced funding significantly and placed the radios under the United States Information Agency’s oversight.[55]
RFE/RL ended broadcasts to Hungary in 1993 and stopped broadcasts to Poland in 1997. Broadcast to the Czech Republic proceed for three more years under the agreement with Czech Radio. In 2004 RFE/RL stopped broadcasting to Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Romania.
After the fall of communism
RFE/RL states that its mission is to serve as a surrogate free press in countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. It maintains 20 local bureaus, but governments criticised often attempt to obstruct the radios’ activities through a range of tactics, including extensive jamming, shutting down local re-broadcasting affiliates, or finding legal excuses to close down offices.[64] In many of these countries, RFE/RL and similar broadcasters provide more reliable domestic news than local sources.
RFE/RL says that its journalists and freelancers often risk their lives to broadcast information, and their safety has always been a major issue, with reporters frequently threatened and persecuted.[65] RFE/RL also faces a number of central security concerns including cyberterrorist attacks[66] and general terrorist threats.[67] After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, American and Czech authorities agreed to move RFE/RL’s Prague headquarters away from the city center in order to make it less vulnerable to terrorist attack.[68] On February 19, 2009, RFE/RL began broadcasting from its modern new headquarters east of the city center.[69]
1994–2008, RFE/RL used the former Federal Parliament building of the abolished Czechoslovakia in Prague New Town. For many years past 2001, security concrete barriers reduced capacity of the most frequented roads in Prague center.
RFE/RL says that it continues to struggle with authoritarian regimes for permission to broadcast freely within their countries. On January 1, 2009, Azerbaijan imposed a ban on all foreign media in the country, including RFE/RL.[70] Kyrgyzstan suspended broadcasts of Radio Azattyk, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz language service, requesting that the government be able to pre-approve its programming. Other states such as Belarus, Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan prohibit re-broadcasting to local stations, making programming difficult for average listeners to access.
In 2008 Afghan president Hamid Karzai urged his government to provide assistance to a rape victim after listening to her story on Radio Azadi, RFE/RL’s Afghan service.[71] According to REF/RL in 2009, Radio Azadi was the most popular radio station in Afghanistan, and Afghan listeners mailed hundreds of hand-written letters to the station each month.[72]
In September 2009 RFE/RL announced that it would begin new Pashto-language broadcasting to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region.[73]
The following month RFE/RL introduced a daily, one-hour Russian-language, US backed propaganda outlet, broadcasting to the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The program, called Ekho Kavkaza (Echo of the Caucasus), focused on local and international ‘news and current affairs, organized in coordination with RFE/RL’s Georgian Service.[74]
On January 15, 2010, RFE/RL began broadcasting to the Pashtun tribal areas of Pakistan in Pashto. The service, known as Radio Mashaal, was created in an attempt to counter the growing number of “pirate” Islamic extremist radio stations broadcasting in the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan. These pirate stations broadcast pro-Taliban messages as well as fatwas (religious edicts) by radical, pro-Taliban clerics.[citation needed]
A reporter for RFE/RL’s Afghan Service interviews a citizen in Helmand, Afghanistan
Radio Mashaal says that it broadcasts local and international news with in-depth reports on terrorism, politics, women’s issues, and health care (with an emphasis on preventive medicine). The station broadcasts roundtable discussions and interviews with tribal leaders and local policymakers, in addition to regular call-in programs.[75]
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Well, it has now been 3 weeks since we first realized that there was something rotten within the CBC News website as well as the Harper Regime’s narrative itself and today it has been confirmed. For those that may require a bit of a back story, please feel free to review our summary posts dated 07 August 2014, 24 August 2014 and 27 August 2014.
If this weren’t so pressing and important we wouldn’t even bother to go to such lengths in exposing this media manipulation. The fact that our national broadcaster is playing along with this game, is very troubling. One might begin to consider that they are either colluding with war-mongers or are utterly corrupted to the core or simply incompetent. Then again, considering the CBC News Network and the crew at Power & Politics and The National are spinning this deceptive web as well, maybe it’s all three. If so, their rush to war based upon fear and speculation equates to 3 strikes and yer out!
We do acknowledge that this is a bit confusing to many and it is rather difficult to decipher, but all we can do is present our findings so that you may decide for yourselves. We also must acknowledge that they are relying upon “wire” services for their reporting as opposed to actually performing the task of independent journalism by way of due diligence. Maybe it’s the budget cuts imposed by the Harper Regime or maybe it’s just simple fear, who really knows for certain.
What we do know is that this brand of yellow journalism and irresponsible reporting based upon lies, deceit, fear and speculation is toxic to our Nation. We also know that this yellow journalism and irresponsible reporting based lies, deceit, upon fear and speculation is damaging our economy. We also know that this yellow journalism and irresponsible reporting based upon lies, deceit, fear and speculation is spawning the seeds of hate that breeds ignorance. We also know that this yellow journalism and irresponsible reporting based upon lies, deceit, fear and speculation is a form of psychological warfare against “We the People” of Canada. This MUST stop!
Below you will find a series of snapshots of 1 (one) article that was published on 28 August 2014 via the CBC News website and propagated via the CBC News Network preceded by a numbered list with the title, author, posted time-stamp, last updated time-stamp, number of shares, comment counts and links at the time of our snapshots. Pay close attention to the sometimes subtle and other times blatant edits that only serve to suit the false narrative in the aggressive rush to war based upon fear and speculation.
Moving forward, it is worth noting that this “article” was “updated” at least 14 times as of the drafting of this summary. Not only that, but it was one of the more “popular” propaganda pieces published today that was pushed on the main CBC News “Home” page, the “World” page, the “Business” page and the various sidebars with various titles and headers. It is also noteworthy that some of the “updates” were minor while others were major and others were almost complete rewritten. It does seem as if the CBC News propaganda tram has taken heed of our previous summary article exposing their shenanigans and has decided to tone down the title changes and instead focus upon the content itself. Not that it matters much though, we make sure to archive the text of the content as well but we sometimes save that for future use.
Before we proceed we would like to point out that sadly, the “updates” are always spaced apart in such a way that sharing and commenting becomes rather prohibitive when attempting to find any shred of truth or providing any type of scrutiny and/or constructive discourse, not only within the comment thread on the CBC site itself, but throughout the social media circuit and the greater blogosphere. Of coarse the only “individuals” that seemed to be in sync with the “updates” are the pro-Harper hasbara trolls and Loyalists that are fed the scripted narrative to push. These “individuals” are very noticeable and work in tandem with each other and they usually do not refer to the content within the article itself and simply repeat the same comments over and over again. As a short footnote, we are acquiring a list of the most prominent trolls along with archives of their posted comments and will be publishing these findings in the future, after we submit them to the Opposition and the Ombudsman.
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UPDATED Russian tanks enter Ukraine, fire missiles at border post [archived v1] 20,000 Russian troops remain in Russia, near Ukraine border The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 10:58 AM ET 60 shares 584 Comments
UPDATED Russian tanks enter Ukraine, fire missiles at border post [archived v2] 20,000 Russian troops remain in Russia, near Ukraine border The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 11:56 AM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Russian tanks enter Ukraine, fire missiles at border post [archived v3] 20,000 Russian troops remain in Russia, near Ukraine border The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 1:14 PM ET
LIVE Ukraine crisis: Russian tanks enter Ukraine, fire missiles at border post [archived v4] 20,000 Russian troops remain in Russia, near Ukraine border The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 2:20 PM ET
LIVE Ukraine crisis: UN Security Council holds emergency meeting as Russian tanks roll in 20,000 Russian troops remain in Russia, near Ukraine border [archived v5] The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 2:55 PM ET
LIVE Ukraine crisis: UN Security Council members express outrage as Russian tanks roll in [archived v6] 20,000 Russian troops remain in Russia, near Ukraine border The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 3:28 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: UN Security Council members express outrage as Russian tanks roll in [archived v7] 20,000 Russian troops remain in Russia, near Ukraine border The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 4:01 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: UN Security Council members express outrage as Russian tanks roll in [archived v8] 20,000 Russian troops remain in Russia, near Ukraine border The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 4:27 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Obama rules out military action [archived v9] NATO produces satellite imagery of Russia’s operations inside Ukraine The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 5:01 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Obama rules out military action [archived v10] NATO produces satellite imagery of Russia’s operations inside Ukraine The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 5:55 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Obama rules out military action [archived v11] NATO produces satellite imagery of Russia’s operations inside Ukraine The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 6:59 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Obama rules out military action [archived v12] NATO produces satellite imagery of Russia’s operations inside Ukraine The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 7:31 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Obama rules out military action [archived v13] NATO produces satellite imagery of Russia’s operations inside Ukraine The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 8:06 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Obama rules out military action [archived v14] NATO produces satellite imagery of Russia’s operations inside Ukraine The Associated Press Posted: Aug 28, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014 8:36 PM ET
Brief Summary
Versions 1 and 2 contain the direct link to Petro Poroshenko’s statement titleed “Ukrainian president’s statement [http://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/31102.html]” within the left “External Links” sidebar.
In Version 3 the top photo was swapped to link to a video titled “Russian tanks enter Ukraine, fire missiles at border post 1:58” and the first title and url wording change was implemented. The “link” from Poroshenko’s statement was also completely removed in Version 3 and all subsequent versions. It was replaced by the “See satellite imagery released by NATO [http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/photos_112112.htm]” link within the left “External Links” sidebar.
Version 5 seen a title change and url wording swap along with some major changes to the text content including snippets from the UN Security Council meeting into the “articles” well before it was concluded.
Version 6 seen another title change and url wording swap as well as more changes to the text content with more snippets from the UNSC meeting. Version 6 also introduced the “Russian stock markets dived” meme but failed to mention the sinking stock markets of the West. Of coarse U.S. Ambassador Samantha Powers’ statements made it into several paragraphs.
Version 9 is the most striking and the timing is really suspicious as it is a very stripped down version of the “article” and considering it was “updated” at 5:01pm ET, which coincided with the start of the “live” broadcast of Power & Politics, and then was updated again at 5:55pm ET, just before Power & Politics ended. It was also noted that Obama stated he spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the situation and stopped short of calling it an invasion. Obama also stated that military action from the West is not on the table.
Version 10 seen another title change and url wording swap plus added some of the text portions from the previous versions and included a new “crisis map” of the region along with the response from the Harper Regime’s John Baird as well as the new header “Russia must stop lying” based upon the grandiose statement by Samantha Powers.
The rest of the versions pretty much massaged the content and stripped out a lot to streamline and suit the narrative.
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Almost 3 (three) weeks ago, 07 August 2014 to be exact, we noticed something strange occurring with the “articles” that were being published and presented by our national broadcaster, the CBC News Network, who happens to be “celebrating” their 25th birthday.
The article we published seemed to draw some mixed responses, from outrage to disgust to suspicions about our motivations, especially from Harper Regime Loyalists and our critics that seem to favour the status quo. In addition, for those that “trust” the CBC News Network and the MSM for the most part, the very thought of the supposed “free press” being biased and/or compromised by special interests is beyond the pale.
It is for the reasons mentioned above that we decided to dig a bit deeper and diligently follow along as events unfolded as more “articles” were published and more reports were broadcasted. Surely we could have picked just about any topic, yet we chose to stick to one that is of utmost importance, in our opinion anyway, since it is one that may lead us into a catastrophic war of unprecedented proportions. For some additional information about how false propaganda and outright lies can lead “We the People” down this perilous road and how easy it is to be unwittingly led astray by those within the power structures, we recommend a couple of CBC documentaries, The Lies That Led To War and The Spies Who Fooled the World.
After some valuable feedback and critique we realized that our last summary article was a bit hard to digest and compare the carefully crafted edits for many, since it was primarily word based and lacked a strong visual component. So to present this case, we will provide a series of image galleries, since a picture is worth a thousand words.
Before we proceed, it should be noted that in addition to the false and misleading propaganda component we will present, we would like you to pay close attention to the “timing” of the “updates” plus the title and sub-title edits plus the url “wording” changes plus the share counts and then consider how our multiple timezones may fit into the bigger deception strategy being deployed as well as the number of comments at each point. Be sure to pay attention to the changing “authors” as well and ponder how more than one wire service can be swapped out midstream. Another noteworthy factor is connected to how trolls and hasbara operatives “work” the comment sections of the MSM and Alternative outlets which is extremely relevant to more than one issue that the Harper Regime firmly and unconditionally stands behind.
Also worth serious consideration are the “sources” of the propaganda and their “sources” along with the non-stop accusations that are based upon unsubstantiated and unproven speculations as opposed to any real facts. Some of this was recently covered in our last article and video presentation.
FYI: To those within the CBC, this “challenge” is being offered to you because we love you and would prefer that you would reflect upon the damage you are inflicting upon yourselves as you are simply playing right into the Harper Regime’s bloody hands. They have made no bones about their desire to gut your funding and privatize your remains for pennies on the dollar. If there is one shred of journalist integrity left within your organization, please do the right thing and stop peddling pre-canned propaganda, we’ll do the rest.
UPDATED Shelling rocks Novoazovsk in southeastern Ukraine [archived v1] 10 Russian soldiers reported captured near eastern border: Kyiv The Associated Press Posted: Aug 26, 2014 5:52 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 26, 2014 7:39 AM ET
UPDATED Shelling rocks Novoazovsk in southeastern Ukraine [archived v2] 10 Russian soldiers reported captured near eastern border: Kyiv The Associated Press Posted: Aug 26, 2014 5:52 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 26, 2014 8:26 AM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Putin, Poroshenko meet in Minsk amid border violence [archived v3] Shelling rocks southeastern Ukraine town of Novoazovsk The Associated Press Posted: Aug 26, 2014 5:52 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 26, 2014 10:19 AM ET
Ukraine crisis: Putin, Poroshenko meet in Minsk amid border violence [archived v4] Shelling rocks southeastern Ukraine town of Novoazovsk The Associated Press Posted: Aug 26, 2014 5:52 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 26, 2014 12:12 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Poroshenko says ‘roadmap’ to ceasefire with Russia possible [archived v5] Shelling rocks southeastern Ukraine town of Novoazovsk Thomson Reuters Posted: Aug 26, 2014 5:52 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 26, 2014 6:00 PM ET
Ukraine crisis: Poroshenko says ‘roadmap’ to ceasefire with Russia possible [archived v6] Putin disavows Russian involvement in talks with rebels Thomson Reuters Posted: Aug 26, 2014 5:52 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 26, 2014 10:29 PM ET
Ukraine crisis: Russia plans to second aid convoy to eastern Ukraine [archived v1] Thomson Reuters Posted: Aug 25, 2014 6:15 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 25, 2014 6:15 AM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Russian tanks crossed border, Kyiv alleges [archived v2] The Associated Press Posted: Aug 25, 2014 6:15 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 25, 2014 11:25 AM ET
UPDATED Ukraine crisis: Russian tanks crossed border, Kyiv alleges [archived v3] The Associated Press Posted: Aug 25, 2014 6:15 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 25, 2014 12:47 PM ET
Ukraine crisis: Ukraine will hold a parliamentary election on Oct. 26 [archived v4] The Associated Press Posted: Aug 25, 2014 6:15 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 25, 2014 3:18 PM ET
Ukraine crisis: Ukraine to hold parliamentary election Oct. 26 [archived v5] The Associated Press Posted: Aug 25, 2014 6:15 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 25, 2014 5:10 PM ET
Ukraine crisis: Ukraine to hold parliamentary election Oct. 26 [archived v6] The Associated Press Posted: Aug 25, 2014 6:15 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 25, 2014 5:33 PM ET
Ukraine crisis: Ukraine to hold parliamentary election Oct. 26 [archived v7] The Associated Press Posted: Aug 25, 2014 6:15 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 25, 2014 7:16 PM ET
NEW Ukrainian president marks independence day with $3B US defence spending boost [archived v1] The Associated Press Posted: Aug 24, 2014 9:21 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 24, 2014 9:21 AM ET
NEW Ukrainian president marks independence day with $3B US defence spending boost [archived v2] The Associated Press Posted: Aug 24, 2014 9:21 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 24, 2014 1:25 PM ET
Ukraine’s independence day marked by rival shows of force [archived v3] Thomson Reuters Posted: Aug 24, 2014 9:21 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 24, 2014 2:41 PM ET
COMING UP LIVE Ukraine crisis: Russian aid convoy crosses border without Kyiv OK [archived v1] Russia said it was no longer prepared to tolerate any delays The Associated Press Posted: Aug 22, 2014 4:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 22, 2014 12:05 PM ET
UPDATED Russia denies aid convoy in Ukraine is to arm rebels [archived v2] Russia unilaterally decides to cross border, saying it tolerated enough delays The Associated Press Posted: Aug 22, 2014 4:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 22, 2014 1:52 PM ET
U.S. condemns Russian aid convoy into Ukraine, threatens more sanctions [archived v3] Russia unilaterally decides to cross border, saying it tolerated enough delays The Associated Press Posted: Aug 22, 2014 4:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 22, 2014 3:08 PM ET
U.S. condemns Russian aid convoy into Ukraine, threatens more sanctions [archived v4] Russia unilaterally decides to cross border, saying it tolerated enough delays The Associated Press Posted: Aug 22, 2014 4:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 22, 2014 4:13 PM ET
UPDATED U.S. condemns Russian aid convoy into Ukraine, threatens more sanctions [archived v5] Russia unilaterally decides to cross border, saying it tolerated enough delays The Associated Press Posted: Aug 22, 2014 4:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 22, 2014 5:11 PM ET
UPDATED U.S. condemns Russian aid convoy into Ukraine, threatens more sanctions [archived v6] Meanwhile, “there was no unanimity of views” during UN emergency consultations The Associated Press Posted: Aug 22, 2014 4:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 22, 2014 7:21 PM ET
U.S. condemns Russian aid convoy into Ukraine, threatens more sanctions [archived v7] UN emergency consultations reveal “no unanimity of views” The Associated Press Posted: Aug 22, 2014 4:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 22, 2014 8:28 PM ET
U.S. condemns Russian aid convoy into Ukraine, threatens more sanctions [archived v8] UN emergency consultations reveal “no unanimity of views” The Associated Press Posted: Aug 22, 2014 4:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 22, 2014 10:29 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine artillery destroys part of Russian armoured column [archived v1] ‘Part of it no longer exists’ Ukrainian military spokesman says of column The Associated Press Posted: Aug 15, 2014 2:14 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 15, 2014 11:55 AM ET
UPDATED Ukraine says its artillery destroyed part of Russian armoured column [archived v2] ‘Part of it no longer exists,’ Ukrainian military spokesman says of armoured convoy Thomson Reuters Posted: Aug 15, 2014 2:14 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 15, 2014 1:12 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine says it destroyed Russian military vehicles crossing border [archived v3] Moscow stoutly denies reported incursion The Associated Press Posted: Aug 15, 2014 2:14 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 15, 2014 2:50 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine says it destroyed Russian military vehicles crossing border [archived v4] Moscow denies report, while Merkel presses Putin The Associated Press Posted: Aug 15, 2014 2:14 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 15, 2014 4:52 PM ET
Ukraine says it destroyed Russian military vehicles crossing border [archived v5] Moscow denies report, while Merkel presses Putin The Associated Press Posted: Aug 15, 2014 2:14 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 15, 2014 5:02 PM ET
Ukraine says it destroyed Russian military vehicles crossing border [archived v6] Moscow denies report, while Merkel presses Putin The Associated Press Posted: Aug 15, 2014 2:14 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 15, 2014 10:43 PM ET
UPDATED Ukraine rebel leader open to a ceasefire [archived v1] Unconfirmed reports indicate Ukrainian forces gaining in eastern region The Associated Press Posted: Aug 09, 2014 12:52 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 09, 2014 2:10 PM ET
Ukraine crisis: Rebel leader open to a ceasefire as forces advance [archived v2] Artillery reverberates across Donetsk, home to nearly 1 million before 300,000 fled the conflict The Associated Press Posted: Aug 09, 2014 12:52 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 09, 2014 5:35 PM ET
Ukraine crisis: Rebel leader open to a ceasefire as forces advance [archived v3] Artillery reverberates across Donetsk, home to nearly 1 million before 300,000 fled the conflict The Associated Press Posted: Aug 09, 2014 12:52 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 09, 2014 7:43 PM ET
Russia bans food imports from Canada, other countries for 1 year [archived v1] Ban covers meat, fish, milk, fruit, vegetables from Canada, the U.S., EU The Canadian Press Posted: Aug 07, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 07, 2014 9:53 AM ET
Russia sanctions show Putin’s ‘short-sighted desperation,’ Canada says [archived v2] Ban covers meat, fish, milk, fruit, vegetables from Canada, the U.S., EU CBC News Posted: Aug 07, 2014 5:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 07, 2014 2:56 PM ET
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We regret to inform our fellow Canadians and the rest of the World that our publicly funded broadcaster has seemingly and purposely selectively edited 2 (two) articles today with regards to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. This should be of great concern to everyone considering the implications and are calling on the RCMP to immediately conduct an investigation into this matter of National security. In addition, we would like the CBC Ombudsman, CRTC and any independent body to also launch an investigation so that those responsible may be immediately be held accountable.
This war-mongering propaganda campaign MUST stop and someone needs to be behind bars. This is not limited to those within the CBC, but also those that may be involved from the PMO as well as the Harper Regime’s Conservative Party of Canada along with any/all Opposition Members that may have knowledge of this travesty. Not only is this detrimental to the freedom of our press corp, but it is extremely damaging to our economy and the psychological well being of our citizenry.
Propaganda + Cold Wars + Free Trade = Trade Wars = Economic Wars = Currency Wars = Energy Wars = Real Hot Wars
This war against “We the People” of Canada MUST stop and we are issuing a cease and desist ultimatum. If the Opposition cannot stand by us, than they can and must stand down. We are NOT going to war for a bunch of neocon/neolib corporate globalists nor are we willing to pay the costs associated with this war you seek to start in our name. You may feel free to send your sons and daughters to fight your imaginary boogeyman and you may feel free to pay the financial costs as well, period.
Below you will find copypasta’s of what we have uncovered thus far along with a brief summary of each. Please note that these articles from the AP are really nothing more than Associated Propaganda and we have noticed and been tracking the selective editing of the AP articles published via the CBC for quite some time. These are not simply “updates”, they are narrative adjustments meant to cause confusion and conflict between viewers, readers, social media users, other independent researchers, bloggers and media the access them at different times of the day/night.
Article 1
UPDATED
Ukraine conflict: Shelling in rebel-held city kills 4
Fighting between government and pro-Russian separatists inches ever closer to the city centre
The Associated Press Posted: Aug 07, 2014 7:17 AM ET
Last Updated: Aug 07, 2014 10:17 AM ET
Sustained shelling in the main rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine struck residential buildings and a hospital, killing at least four people and wounding 10 others, officials said, as government forces pressed forward in their campaign to rout the separatists.
Mortar fire struck the Vishnevskiy Hospital in Donetsk on Thursday morning, killing one and wounding five others, Donetsk city council spokesman Maxim Rovensky told The Associated Press.
“There was a sudden explosion,” witness Dr. Anna Kravtsova said. “A mortar round flew through the window.”
The shelling, which destroyed an array of equipment in the dentistry unit, also hit three nearby apartment buildings.
It followed a night of shelling in another neighbourhood as the fighting between the government and pro-Russian separatists is inching ever closer to the city centre. The mayor’s office said in a statement posted on its website that three people had been killed, five wounded and several residential buildings destroyed during those attacks.
The government denies it uses artillery against residential areas, but that claim has come under substantial strain in the face of mounting evidence to the contrary.
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have been fighting the Kyiv government since April. Ukraine and Western countries have accused Moscow of backing the mutiny with weapons and soldiers, a claim the Russian government has repeatedly denied.
The West has also accused Russia of most likely providing the insurgents with surface-to-air missiles that may have been used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over rebel-held territory on July 17, killing all 298 people on board.
Clashes in Kyiv
Clashes erupted in central Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, as city authorities sought to clear away the remnants of a tent colony erected by demonstrators involved in the street uprising against pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych. At the time, protesters were angry about endemic corruption and wanted closer ties with the European Union.
In scenes reminiscent of that revolt, which climaxed with Yanukovych’s ouster in February, demonstrators set alight tires in their face-off against a volunteer battalion overseeing the clean-up operation.
In eastern Ukraine, government troops have made tentative progress in their strategy to retake Donetsk and other towns and cities. Armed forces have refrained from pitched urban battles, and instead favoured pushing back their opponents with artillery fire. It has led to a growing number of civilian casualties.
Vishnevskiy Hospital, one of the city’s larger medical treatment facilities, is around four kilometres from the main square. It has been used to provide treatment to civilian victims of the ongoing conflict.
“The hospital became a nightmare. This is absurd,” said 37-year old patient Dmitry Kozhur. “We came here to keep living, but now we are risking death.”
Kozhur said he now wants to join the 300,000 people that the mayor’s office says have already abandoned the once 1 million-person strong city.
As AP reporters were leaving the hospital, they heard the sound of four rounds of artillery being fired from a nearby neighbourhood under rebel control. Although it wasn’t immediately possible to confirm the sequence of events, it appeared that the shells that hit the hospital may have been a response to rebel fire.
‘New quality and quantity of arms’
Neighbours of a house struck by rockets Wednesday said their homes were also near a position used by rebel artillery forces.
Special forces detain an activist during a clash in Kyiv’s Independence Square on Thursday. (Efrem Lukatsky/Associated Press)
As the rebels struggle to push back Kyiv’s forces, fears of Russian intervention have grown. Western leaders have accused Russia of massing troops on the border with Ukraine and supplying rebels with weapons..
“We’ve noted with concern a new quality and quantity of arms and equipment flowing across the border from Russia into Ukraine, reports of shelling across the border as well as further attacks by illegal armed groups on targets in eastern Ukraine,” said Sebastien Brabant, a spokesman for the EU’s foreign policy chief.
Russia has always denied such claims.
The Ukrainian army strategy has focused on driving a wedge between Donetsk and the other main stronghold of Luhansk. Efforts to seal off the border with Russia have been thwarted as border troops come under sustained and heavy rocket fire. Ukraine says a lot of those attacks have been carried out by Russian troops, which Moscow also fervently denies.
Article 1 was “updated” and the title as well as the “wording” associated with the url was changed. In addition this update actually swapped out some images and also removed the image of the crackdown at Maidan in Kiev that is included in the above version. It may also be noteworth that there were only 8 comments when we first reviewed the article above and only 11 when we relocated it, as it was removed from the main World News page and noticed the edits and updates.
UPDATED
Ukraine conflict: Russia must ‘step back from the brink,’ NATO chief says
Shelling in rebel-held city kills 4
The Associated Press
Posted: Aug 07, 2014 7:17 AM ET
Last Updated: Aug 07, 2014 11:26 AM ET
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday called on Russia to pull its troops back from the border with Ukraine and “step back from the brink.”
Rasmussen, speaking in Kyiv after NATO said on Wednesday that Russia had amassed 20,000 troops near the border and could be planning a ground invasion of its neighbour, said Russia “should not use peace-keeping as an excuse for war-making.”
The downing of a Malaysian airliner on July 17 was a tragic consequence of Russia’s “reckless” policy of supporting the separatists and seeking to de-stabilize Ukraine, he said.
Meanwhile, sustained shelling in the main rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine struck residential buildings and a hospital, killing at least four people and wounding 10 others, officials said, as government forces pressed forward in their campaign to rout the separatists.
Mortar fire struck the Vishnevskiy Hospital in Donetsk on Thursday morning, killing one and wounding five others, Donetsk city council spokesman Maxim Rovensky told The Associated Press.
“There was a sudden explosion,” witness Dr. Anna Kravtsova said. “A mortar round flew through the window.”
UKRAINE-CRISIS/KIEV
A protester sits in front of burning barricades during clashes with pro-government forces at Independence Square in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. The latest violence in the country’s east has killed at least four and wounded ten. (Konstantin Chernichkin/Reuters)
The shelling, which destroyed an array of equipment in the dentistry unit, also hit three nearby apartment buildings.
It followed a night of shelling in another neighbourhood as the fighting between the government and pro-Russian separatists is inching ever closer to the city centre. The mayor’s office said in a statement posted on its website that three people had been killed, five wounded and several residential buildings destroyed during those attacks.
The government denies it uses artillery against residential areas, but that claim has come under substantial strain in the face of mounting evidence to the contrary.
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have been fighting the Kyiv government since April. Ukraine and Western countries have accused Moscow of backing the mutiny with weapons and soldiers, a claim the Russian government has repeatedly denied.
The West has also accused Russia of most likely providing the insurgents with surface-to-air missiles that may have been used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over rebel-held territory on July 17, killing all 298 people on board.
Clashes in Kyiv
Clashes erupted in central Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, as city authorities sought to clear away the remnants of a tent colony erected by demonstrators involved in the street uprising against pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych. At the time, protesters were angry about endemic corruption and wanted closer ties with the European Union.
In scenes reminiscent of that revolt, which climaxed with Yanukovych’s ouster in February, demonstrators set alight tires in their face-off against a volunteer battalion overseeing the clean-up operation.
In eastern Ukraine, government troops have made tentative progress in their strategy to retake Donetsk and other towns and cities. Armed forces have refrained from pitched urban battles, and instead favoured pushing back their opponents with artillery fire. It has led to a growing number of civilian casualties.
‘The hospital became a nightmare … We came here to keep living, but now we are risking death.’ – Dmitry Kozhur, patient at Vishnevskiy Hospital
Vishnevskiy Hospital, one of the city’s larger medical treatment facilities, is around four kilometres from the main square. It has been used to provide treatment to civilian victims of the ongoing conflict.
“The hospital became a nightmare. This is absurd,” said 37-year old patient Dmitry Kozhur. “We came here to keep living, but now we are risking death.”
Kozhur said he now wants to join the 300,000 people that the mayor’s office says have already abandoned the once 1 million-person strong city.
As AP reporters were leaving the hospital, they heard the sound of four rounds of artillery being fired from a nearby neighbourhood under rebel control. Although it wasn’t immediately possible to confirm the sequence of events, it appeared that the shells that hit the hospital may have been a response to rebel fire.
‘New quality and quantity of arms’
Neighbours of a house struck by rockets Wednesday said their homes were also near a position used by rebel artillery forces.
UKRAINE-CRISIS/
A Ukrainian serviceman uses a pair of binoculars as he guards a checkpoint in the Donetsk region. A mortar hit a large hospital in Donetsk Thursday. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)
As the rebels struggle to push back Kyiv’s forces, fears of Russian intervention have grown. Western leaders have accused Russia of massing troops on the border with Ukraine and supplying rebels with weapons..
“We’ve noted with concern a new quality and quantity of arms and equipment flowing across the border from Russia into Ukraine, reports of shelling across the border as well as further attacks by illegal armed groups on targets in eastern Ukraine,” said Sebastien Brabant, a spokesman for the EU’s foreign policy chief.
It is also worth noting that the article below was edited as well midway through the day. This is proof positive that this “story” is being consistently spun in order to confuse the citizens. Propaganda 101 states that it is not wise to edit article in such a way, not only does this cause doubt to how independent the “free press” is, but it discredits any and all reports from said “free” press.
Updated: 9:50 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 | Posted: 9:49 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 Shelling in rebel-held Ukrainian city kills 4
By YURAS KARMANAU
The Associated Press
DONETSK, Ukraine —
Sustained shelling in the main rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine struck residential buildings and a hospital, killing at least four people and wounding 10 others, officials said, as government forces pressed forward in their campaign to rout the separatists.
Mortar fire struck the Vishnevskiy Hospital in Donetsk on Thursday morning, killing one and wounding five others, Donetsk city council spokesman Maxim Rovensky told The Associated Press.
“There was a sudden explosion,” witness Dr. Anna Kravtsova said. “A mortar round flew through the window.”
The shelling, which destroyed an array of equipment in the dentistry unit, also hit three nearby apartment buildings.
It followed a night of shelling in another neighborhood as the fighting between the government and pro-Russian separatists is inching ever closer to the city center. The mayor’s office said in a statement posted on its website that three people had been killed, five wounded and several residential buildings destroyed during those attacks.
The government denies it uses artillery against residential areas, but that claim has come under substantial strain in the face of mounting evidence to the contrary.
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have been fighting the Kiev government since April. Ukraine and Western countries have accused Moscow of backing the mutiny with weapons and soldiers, a claim the Russian government has repeatedly denied.
The West has also accused Russia of most likely providing the insurgents with surface-to-air missiles that may have been used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over rebel-held territory on July 17, killing all 298 people on board.
Clashes erupted in central Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, as city authorities sought to clear away the remnants of a tent colony erected by demonstrators involved in the street uprising against pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych. At the time, protesters were angry about endemic corruption and wanted closer ties with the European Union.
In scenes reminiscent of that revolt, which climaxed with Yanukovych’s ouster in February, demonstrators set alight tires in their face-off against a volunteer battalion overseeing the clean-up operation.
In eastern Ukraine, government troops have made tentative progress in their strategy to retake Donetsk and other towns and cities. Armed forces have refrained from pitched urban battles, and instead favored pushing back their opponents with artillery fire. It has led to a growing number of civilians casualties.
Vishnevskiy Hospital, one of the city’s larger medical treatment facilities, is around 4 kilometers (less than 3 miles) from the main square. It has been used to provide treatment to civilian victims of the ongoing conflict.
“The hospital became a nightmare. This is absurd,” said 37-year old patient Dmitry Kozhur. “We came here to keep living, but now we are risking death.”
Kozhur said he now wants to join the 300,000 people that the mayor’s office says have already abandoned the once 1 million-person strong city.
As AP reporters were leaving the hospital, they heard the sound of four rounds of artillery being fired from a nearby neighborhood under rebel control. Although it wasn’t immediately possible to confirm the sequence of events, it appeared that the shells that hit the hospital may have been a response to rebel fire.
Neighbors of a house struck by rockets Wednesday said their homes were also near a position used by rebel artillery forces.
As the rebels struggle to push back Kiev’s forces, fears of Russian intervention have grown. Western leaders have accused Russia of massing troops on the border with Ukraine and supplying rebels with weapons..
“We’ve noted with concern a new quality and quantity of arms and equipment flowing across the border from Russia into Ukraine, reports of shelling across the border as well as further attacks by illegal armed groups on targets in eastern Ukraine,” said Sebastien Brabant, a spokesman for the EU’s foreign policy chief.
Russia has always denied such claims
The Ukrainian army strategy has focused on driving a wedge between Donetsk and the other main stronghold of Luhansk. Efforts to seal off the border with Russia have been thwarted as border troops come under sustained and heavy rocket fire. Ukraine says a lot of those attacks have been carried out by Russian troops, which Moscow also fervently denies.
In Kiev, demonstrators confronted city workers clearing a main square of long-standing barricades in a standoff that turned violent. A group of men set light to fuel-drenched tires and remonstrated with armed men from a pro-government battalion charged with protecting clean-up workers.
Dark plumes of acrid smoke from burning rubber rose above Independence Square as workers in high-visibility vests worked fast to dismantle barricades surrounding the main stage.
The square and surrounding streets were the site of huge winter protests that led to Yanukovych’s ouster. Despite the election in May of a successor — 48-year old billionaire confectionery tycoon Petro Poroshenko — many said they would continue to squat on the square to ensure the new authorities lived up to their promise to usher in an era of transparent and accountable rule.
Many Kiev residents have fumed over the months-long sit-in, however, complaining that it severely disrupts traffic and blights the city’s main thoroughfare.
City authorities have been negotiating with the protesters to clear the square since a new mayor was elected, but have met strong resistance from the several hundred demonstrators still camped out there.
While many barricades were removed Thursday, numerous tents remain in place.
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Peter Leonard reported from Kiev. Juergen Baetz contributed to this report from Brussels.
The text and title of this version of the AP article was also changed and adjusted to the false propaganda narrative.
Updated: 2:04 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 | Posted: 2:03 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 NATO pledges support to conflict-wracked Ukraine
By PETER LEONARD
The Associated Press
KIEV, Ukraine —
NATO’s chief defied mounting Russian belligerence Thursday with a pledge to provide assistance to Ukraine, which is battling to quash an insurgency being waged by pro-Russia rebels in the country’s east.
The show of support from Anders Fogh Rasmussen comes as government troops increasingly focus their push to claw back rebel-held territory on the stronghold of Donetsk. Ukraine appears to be ratcheting up the urgency of its onslaught against the backdrop of an alleged escalation of Russian troop presence on the border.
“In response to Russia’s aggression, NATO is working even more closely with Ukraine to reform its armed forces and defense institutions,” Rasmussen said during a visit to the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.
In a sign of sagging morale among rebel forces, separatist authorities issued a desperate plea for assistance Thursday, complaining in a statement that a “critical situation has developed with the militia’s food, uniform and ammunition supplies.”
In Donetsk, sustained shelling struck residential buildings and a hospital, killing at least four people and wounding 10 others, local officials said.
Mortar fire struck the Vishnevskiy Hospital on Thursday morning, killing one and wounding five others, Donetsk city council spokesman Maxim Rovensky told The Associated Press.
“There was a sudden explosion,” witness Dr. Anna Kravtsova said. “A mortar round flew through the window.”
The shelling, which destroyed an array of equipment in the dentistry unit, also hit three nearby apartment buildings.
It followed a night of shelling in another neighborhood as the fighting between the government and pro-Russian separatists is inching ever closer to the city center. The mayor’s office said in a statement posted on its website that three people had been killed, five wounded and several residential buildings destroyed during those attacks.
The government denies it uses artillery against residential areas, but that claim has come under substantial strain in the face of mounting evidence to the contrary.
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have been fighting the Kiev government since April. Ukraine and Western countries have accused Moscow of backing the mutiny with weapons and soldiers. The West accused Russia of most likely providing the insurgents with surface-to-air missiles that may have been used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over rebel-held territory on July 17, killing all 298 people on board.
The Russian government has repeatedly denied all those charges.
More recently, Moscow has drawn accusations it is attempting to sow more instability with an intimidating show of force by dispatching what NATO estimates is 20,000 troops to Ukraine’s eastern border. That deployment has led many to speculate Russia may pursue an incursion under the guise of restoring stability to eastern Ukraine.
“I call on Russia to step back from the brink. Step back from the border. Do not use peacekeeping as an excuse for war-making,” Rasmussen said.
While stopping short of committing to direct assistance in Ukraine’s ongoing conflict, Rasmussen said that NATO would intensify its cooperation with Ukraine on defense planning and reform.
Hours before Rasmussen’s arrival, clashes erupted in central Kiev as city authorities sought to clear away the remnants of a tent colony erected by demonstrators involved in the street uprising against pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych. At the time, protesters were angry about endemic corruption and wanted closer ties with the European Union.
In scenes reminiscent of that revolt, which climaxed with Yanukovych’s ouster in February, demonstrators set alight tires in their face-off against a volunteer battalion overseeing the clean-up operation.
In eastern Ukraine, government troops have made tentative progress in their strategy to retake Donetsk and other towns and cities. Armed forces have refrained from pitched urban battles, and instead favored pushing back their opponents with artillery fire. It has led to a growing number of civilians casualties.
Vishnevskiy Hospital, one of the city’s larger medical treatment facilities, is around 4 kilometers (less than 3 miles) from the main square. It has been used to provide treatment to civilian victims of the ongoing conflict.
“The hospital became a nightmare. This is absurd,” said 37-year old patient Dmitry Kozhur. “We came here to keep living, but now we are risking death.”
Kozhur said he now wants to join the 300,000 people that the mayor’s office says have already abandoned the once 1 million-person strong city.
As AP reporters were leaving the hospital, they heard the sound of four rounds of artillery being fired from a nearby neighborhood under rebel control. Although it wasn’t immediately possible to confirm the sequence of events, it appeared that the shells that hit the hospital may have been a response to rebel fire.
Neighbors of a house struck by rockets Wednesday said their homes were also near a position used by rebel artillery forces.
The Ukrainian military’s strategy has focused on driving a wedge between Donetsk and the other main stronghold of Luhansk. Efforts to seal off the border with Russia have been thwarted as border troops come under sustained and heavy rocket fire. Ukraine says a lot of those attacks have been carried out by Russian troops, which Moscow also fervently denies.
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Karmanau reported from Donetsk, Ukraine. Juergen Baetz contributed to this report from Brussels.
Below are two versions of another article published and edited today by the CBC that have seemingly been scrubbed to avoid mentioning the violent crackdown in Kiev today as well as title and url “wording” changes like Article 1 above. Since it was a little more subtle, other than adding irrelevant Harper Regime Minister photo-op vote pandering dribblings, and done behind the scenes within the slideshow scripts, we’ll present both for further review of the text portion. Of special concern is the image swaps (where the text 1 of 13 is located in the article) which are explained further down. The most noteworthy is image 1, the removal of the violent crackdown in Kiev. Please note that this article is a combo of files from the AP (Associated Propaganda) as well as Reuters in cahoots with The Canadian Press.
Russia bans food imports from Canada, other countries for 1 year
Ban covers meat, fish, milk, fruit, vegetables from Canada, the U.S., EU
The Canadian Press Posted: Aug 07, 2014 5:31 AM ET
Last Updated: Aug 07, 2014 9:53 AM ET
Russia is responding to fresh sanctions from Canada, the U.S. and other countries with a ban on food imports for a year.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the ban covers Canada, the U.S. the European Union, Australia, Norway and covers:
Meat.
Fish.
Milk and milk products.
Fruit and vegetables.
The move announced Thursday was taken on orders from President Vladimir Putin in response to sanctions imposed over the crisis in Ukraine. The ban will cost Western farmers billions of dollars but also isolates Russian consumers from world trade to a degree unseen since Soviet days.
Russia’s sanctions will mostly affect Canada’s pork industry. Canada’s agricultural exports to Russia amounted to $563 million in 2012, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and most of them were frozen pork.
Canada on Wednesday slapped new sanctions and travel bans on several top Russian and Ukrainian politicians and groups with ties to Putin’s government. Those sanctions, imposed in co-ordination with the U.S. and the EU, came amid reports Russia is massing thousands of troops along the Ukrainian border.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has frequently said Russia’s occupation of the Crimean Peninsula and provocative military activity in eastern Ukraine is a “grave concern” to Canada and the world.
Harper said Canada is prepared to take further actions if Putin’s government continues its military aggression.
Russian economy already showing effects
The announcement saw Russian bond yields rise to their highest levels in years and Moscow’s already reeling share prices extend a sell-off.
Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov acknowledged that the measures would cause a short-term spike in inflation, but said he did not see a danger in the medium or long term. He said Russia would compensate with more imports of products from other suppliers such as Brazilian meat and New Zealand cheese.
Russia Sanctions
A woman shops at a supermarket in downtown Moscow on Thursday. Russia’s new sanctions were made in response to sanctions imposed on Russia by the West over the crisis in Ukraine. (Ivan Sekretarev/Associated Press)
Russia depends heavily on imported foodstuffs — most of it from the West — particularly in the largest and most prosperous cities such as Moscow. In 2013 the EU’s agricultural exports to Russia totalled $15.8 billion US, while the U.S. Department of Agriculture says food and agricultural imports from the U.S. amounted to $1.3 billion.
Medvedev argued that the ban would give Russian farmers, who have struggled to compete with Western products, a good chance to increase their market share.
But experts said that local producers will find it hard to fill the gap left by the ban, as the nation’s agricultural sector has continued to suffer from poor efficiency and shortage of funds.
While the government claimed it will move quickly to replace Western imports by importing more food from Latin America, Turkey and ex-Soviet nations to avoid empty shelves and price hikes, analysts predicted that it will further speed up inflation.
Moscow will be hit hard
The damage to consumers inflicted by the ban will be felt particularly hard in big cities like Moscow, where imported food fills an estimated 60-70 per cent of the market.
Russians have relished imported food since the fall of the Soviet Union, when year-round supplies of fresh fruit and vegetables arrived and ubiquitous cheap American frozen chicken quarters became known as “Bush’s legs” after the then president.
Medvedev said Russia is also considering banning Western carriers from flying over Russia on flights to and from Asia — a move that would significantly swell costs and increase flight time. He said a decision on that hasn’t been made yet.
Protesters hold a Molotov cocktail during clashes with pro-government forces at Independence Square in Kyiv on Thursday. Tensions flared in the square, the scene of street protests that toppled a Moscow-backed president in February, when protesters still camped there clashed with city workers who tried to clear away their tents.
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Russia may also introduce restrictions regarding imports of planes, navy vessels and cars, Medvedev said, but added that the government will realistically assess its own production potential.
Medvedev made it clear that Russia hopes that the sanctions will make the West revise its policy and stop trying to pressure Russia with sanctions.
“We didn’t want such developments, and I sincerely hope that our partners will put a pragmatic economic approach above bad policy considerations,” he said, adding that the ban could be lifted earlier if the West shows a “constructive approach.”
If the West doesn’t change course, Russia may follow up by introducing restrictions regarding imports of planes, navy vessels, cars and other industrial products, Medvedev warned, but added that the government will move carefully.
“The government understands how important such co-operation is, and naturally, we have a realistic assessment of our own capacities,” he said.
EU Commission spokesman Frederic Vincent voiced regret about the ban. He said the commission still has to assess the potential impact, and reserves “the right to take action as appropriate.”
This article was a little more subtly edited as the day progressed. While we are still sifting through the text, the most noteworthy edit was to the slideshow (13 of 13) contained towards the end. The first 2 images were swapped out, one was related to the violent crackdown in Kiev and the other was of the situation in the hospital (see below for the urls and captions).
Russia sanctions show Putin’s ‘short-sighted desperation,’ Canada says
Ban covers meat, fish, milk, fruit, vegetables from Canada, the U.S., EU
CBC News Posted: Aug 07, 2014 5:31 AM ET
Last Updated: Aug 07, 2014 2:56 PM ET
Canada will not be intimidated by Russia’s ban on its food imports, Industry Minister James Moore said Thursday, warning that the sanctions will hurt Russian consumers more than Canadians.
“We will certainly look at the impact of these sanctions on the Canadian economy, but they will in no way cause us to have any hesitation in the principled position we’ve taken in opposing [Russian President] Vladimir Putin’s regime,” Moore said during a news conference in Montreal.
Russia responded Thursday to fresh sanctions from Canada, the U.S. and other countries with a ban on food imports for a year. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced that the ban includes Canada, the U.S. the European Union, Australia, Norway and others. Banned items include:
Meat.
Fish.
Milk and dairy products.
Fruit and vegetables.
Moore said the sanctions show the importance of expanding free trade, including the Harper government’s drive toward a free-trade deal with the European Union.
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz made similar comments in a statement Thursday, criticizing Putin’s “short-sighted desperation.”
“Our government will continue to put Canada’s national interests first, but we cannot allow business interests alone to dictate our foreign policy,” Ritz said.
Industry Minister James Moore
Industry Minister James Moore said Canada won’t back down in the face of sanctions from Russia. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
Russia’s move was taken on orders from Putin in response to sanctions imposed over the crisis in Ukraine. The ban will cost farmers in North America, Europe and Australia billions of dollars but also isolates Russian consumers from world trade to a degree unseen since Soviet days.
Canada had on Wednesday slapped new sanctions and travel bans on several top Russian and Ukrainian politicians and groups with ties to Putin’s government. Those sanctions, imposed in co-ordination with the U.S. and the EU, came amid reports Russia is massing thousands of troops along the Ukrainian border.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has frequently said Russia’s occupation of the Crimean Peninsula and provocative military activity in eastern Ukraine is a “grave concern” to Canada and the world.
Russia’s sanctions will mostly affect Canada’s pork industry. Canada’s agricultural exports to Russia amounted to $563 million in 2012, though Jim Laws of the Canadian Meat Council said that number dropped to $260 million last year.
Laws told CBC News Network pork producers will start to feel the effects right away, with up to 1,000 container loads of pork on ships bound for Russia.
Laws was optimistic that much of the meat could be re-directed to other countries or back to Canada, but said that the redirection alone would cost the industry “quite a bit of money.”
“We’re fortunate that we have many markets for pork around the world. Last year, we sold some $3.2 billion worth of pork to over 120 different countries. Russia, however, was the fourth most important market” behind U.S., Japan and China, he said.
Geoff Irvine, head of the Lobster Council of Canada, said the Russian sanctions are “not good for Canada.”
“For lobster, Russia is a small but potentially good market. The biggest impact on seafood in Canada will be on northern shrimp, and maybe cheaper fish like Pacific hake and herring.”
Russia depends heavily on imports
Russian stock indexes initially fell by about 1.5 per cent on the news before recovering most of the losses a few hours later.
Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov acknowledged that the measures would cause a short-term spike in inflation, but said he did not see a danger in the medium or long term. He said Russia would compensate with more imports of products from other suppliers such as Brazilian meat and New Zealand cheese.
Russia depends heavily on imported foodstuffs — most of it from the West — particularly in the largest and most prosperous cities such as Moscow. In 2013, the EU’s agricultural exports to Russia totalled $15.8 billion US, while the U.S. Department of Agriculture says food and agricultural imports from the U.S. amounted to $1.3 billion.
Russia Sanctions
A woman shops at a supermarket in downtown Moscow on Thursday. Russia’s new sanctions were made in response to sanctions imposed on Russia by the West over the crisis in Ukraine. (Ivan Sekretarev/Associated Press)
Medvedev argued that the ban would give Russian farmers, who have struggled to compete with Western products, a good chance to increase their market share.
But experts said that local producers will find it hard to fill the gap left by the ban, as the nation’s agricultural sector has continued to suffer from poor efficiency and shortage of funds.
While the government claimed it will move quickly to replace Western imports by importing more food from Latin America, Turkey and ex-Soviet nations to avoid empty shelves and price hikes, analysts predicted that it will further speed up inflation.
Chris Weafer, an analyst at Macro Advisory in Moscow, said the ban will likely speed up inflation and further cloud an already grim economic outlook. “Along with higher interest rates, higher food costs will mean that households have less money to spend and that will depress the economy,” he said.
Market watchers said consumers in the expensive food segment will suffer the most, losing access to goods like French cheeses and Parma ham, but others will also eventually feel the brunt as food variety will shrink and inflationary pressures increase. With retail chains stocked up for months ahead, the ban will take time to hurt, however.
The measure led to sardonic comments across Russian online media and liberal blogs, bringing reminiscences of empty store shelves during the Soviet times, but there was no immediate indication of consumers trying to stock up.
Moscow will be hit hard
The damage to consumers inflicted by the ban will be felt particularly hard in big cities like Moscow, where imported food fills an estimated 60-70 per cent of the market.
Russians have relished imported food since the fall of the Soviet Union, when year-round supplies of fresh fruit and vegetables arrived and ubiquitous cheap American frozen chicken quarters became known as “Bush’s legs” after the then president.
Medvedev said Russia is also considering banning Western carriers from flying over Russia on flights to and from Asia — a move that would significantly swell costs and increase flight time. He said a decision on that hasn’t been made yet.
A Ukrainian army sapper shows reporters an IED that pro-Russian separatists allegedly left behind during their retreat at a checkpoint outside the eastern Ukrainian village of Nikishyne on Aug. 1.
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Russia may also introduce restrictions regarding imports of planes, navy vessels and cars, Medvedev said, but added that the government will realistically assess its own production potential.
Medvedev made it clear that Russia hopes that the sanctions will make the West revise its policy and stop trying to pressure Russia with sanctions.
“We didn’t want such developments, and I sincerely hope that our partners will put a pragmatic economic approach above bad policy considerations,” he said, adding that the ban could be lifted earlier if the West shows a “constructive approach.”
EU Commission spokesman Frederic Vincent voiced regret about the ban. He said the commission still has to assess the potential impact, and reserves “the right to take action as appropriate.”
With files from The Canadian Press, The Associated Press and Reuters
Below are the original images that were in the slideshow. oddly enough they implicate the Kiev Regime. the first is from the violent crackdown that seems to be covered under a media blackout, while the second implicated the Kiev Regime’s ongoing aerial assault, bombardment and onslaught against Ukrainians in Donetsk.
Protesters hold a Molotov cocktail during clashes with pro-government forces at Independence Square in Kyiv on Thursday. Tensions flared in the square, the scene of street protests that toppled a Moscow-backed president in February, when protesters still camped there clashed with city workers who tried to clear away their tents
Local residents cry and hug each other as they sit in a hospital basement being used as a bomb shelter after shelling, in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on Aug. 7. Fighting in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk claimed more civilian casualties, bringing new calls from Russian nationalists for President Vladimir Putin to send in the army
People emerge the morning of Aug. 6 to inspect the rubble of damaged buildings following what was described as a airstrike by Ukrainian forces in Donetsk on Wednesday. NATO says it fears Russia is poised to invade under the pretext of humanitarian aid
A Ukrainian soldier mans a checkpoint in the eastern city of Debaltseve on Aug. 6. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday slapped a one-year ban and restriction on food and agricultural product imports from nations that have imposed sanctions on Russia over its defiant stance on Ukraine
People emerge the morning of Aug. 6 to inspect the rubble of damaged buildings following what was described as a airstrike by Ukrainian forces in Donetsk on Wednesday. NATO says it fears Russia is poised to invade under the pretext of humanitarian aid
Armed pro-Russian separatists stand guard at a checkpoint in the settlement of Yasynuvata, outside Donetsk, on Aug. 5. NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said in an emailed statement that the treaty organization was concerned Moscow could use the pretext of peacekeeping as an excuse to send troops into eastern Ukraine
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko, second from left, meets with heads of security and force services in Kyiv on Aug. 6. Kyiv denies launching an artillery barrage and air raids against residential neighbourhoods in Donestsk and accuses the rebels of firing at civilian areas, claims that Human Rights Watch and others have questioned
A man removes debris from a ruined building on the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian town of Slovyansk on Aug. 6
Ukrainian servicemen on board an armoured vehicle patrol the eastern Ukrainian town of Kramatorsk on Aug. 5. Airstrikes and artillery fire between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian troops in the region have brought the shadow of war closer than ever to the urban core of some of the east’s larger cities
Ukrainian servicemen fire artillery rounds against pro-Russian separatists near Pervomaisk, in the Luhansk region, on Aug. 2
A Ukrainian army sapper shows reporters an IED that pro-Russian separatists allegedly left behind during their retreat at a checkpoint outside the eastern Ukrainian village of Nikishyne on Aug. 1
Article 2 Image Swaps
Below are the 2 new replacements for images 1 and 2 that were edited midway through the day.
Boys play a game of war in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kramatorsk on Aug. 7, 2014. Russia responded Thursday to fresh sanctions from Canada, the U.S. and other countries with a ban on food imports for a year. The ban includes food stuffs like milk, fish, meat and vegetables.
Smoke billows from the flaming debris of a crashed Ukrainian fighter jet near the village of Zhdanivka, some 40 km northeast of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, on Thursday. The the Sukhoi warplane was blasted out of the air while flying low over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, An AFP crew reported, with the parachute of at least one pilot opening up in the clear blue sky.
Suspiciously Missing image
The image below seems to be intended as a thumbnail related to the violent crackdown against protesters in Kiev as it is also located in the alternative Associated propaganda article presented above.
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Is this a case of subversive censorship and/or social media manipulation by the Harper Regime targeting our Veterans? Please invest a few minutes to review, share and provide some feedback below. This is follow-up to “#Harper’s ‘Pigs at the Trough’ II: #Fantino vs #Canada’s #Veterans #cdnpoli via #pnpcbc Part 1” of the the must see and share Breaking News press conference that aired during CBC’s Power & Politics with Evan Solomon on Tuesday, January 28, 2014.
A missing comment was brought to our attention yesterday evening by one of our Vet’s that posted the comment so we began our quest for clues and to rectify the situation. We replied to the inquiry then retrieved the missing comment from our archives and posted it along with a short statement. When we followed up this morning something was definitely amiss and this “issue” may be more troubling than originally thought as it now seems as if the comments are being displayed differently depending on “who” is viewing them and whether or not the user is logged in.
This summary contains 6 screenshots of the same video that was previously uploaded to our channel from a few vantage points. Two of the screengrabs were taken when logged into the channel, one is from the channel summary page and the other is from the video page itself. The third screengrab is from the vantage point of a non-logged in user and the other two are from different users vantage points.
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leckie411
Weeks before my retirement my friend from 3 RCR Petawawa, Cpl Mathew Cossette committed suicide related to mental health issues. 3 days after my retirement another friend from the same unit, WO Mike McNeil committed suicide and I find myself at times overwhelmed by this loss.
These were some of Canada’s best and I was privileged to witness them at their best. This overall view toward the troops by our federal gov’t is what I will remember upon my retirement.
Today I was offered an option to cash out on the pension that I earned and I must say that the offer was a slap in the face to add to these recent current events. I was stunned that my pension was held back by three weeks from previously committed finalization and then a very poor used car sales pitch was offered. I would be willing to discuss this in detail with anyone that would like to hear about this.
As I connect the dots, it appears that the federal gov’t is forcing austerity measures on DND to pay for the F-35’s that we have not heard about in a very long time
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Below we have provided a web-accessible video playlist regarding the issue regarding the disrespected Veterans who were in Ottawa to fight ongoing service cuts by the Harper Government and lobby against the closing of their regional offices. After waiting all day, Canada’s Veterans left an emotional meeting feeling betrayed Tuesday, after being cut short and virtually ignored by Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino.
It is worth noting that the closeted Minster of Foreign Endeavours John Baird, just returned from a pilgrimage to Silicon Valley to meet with the “experts” at g**gle and tw*tter to seek help and discuss how the Regime can best use social media to manipulate propaganda globally.
Baird seeks help from Google, Twitter on how diplomats can promote agenda on social media Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press Published Friday, February 7, 2014 12:41PM EST Last Updated Friday, February 7, 2014 3:21PM EST
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is encouraging Canadian diplomats to experiment with social media to promote democratic freedom and trade across the globe.
The plan could represent a loosening of the communications leash the Harper government has placed on foreign diplomats as part of its centralized communications strategy.
Baird announced the initiative Friday in northern California as he visited the Silicon Valley headquarters of Internet search giant Google and of Twitter, where he is seeking advice on how to better use social media tools to advance Canadian foreign policy.
“Diplomacy may never live up to the Silicon Valley mantra of ‘move fast and break things,’ for various reasons. But in the environment of instant communication and social media, we do have to move faster and not be afraid to try new things or to make mistakes,” Baird said.
Baird encouraged diplomats to take risks on social media to reach “civic actors” who can bring about political change in their countries.
“It basically is a message to all of our diplomats, a word of encouragement to be innovative, even if it means there are risks,” said a senior government official who was not authorized to speak on the record.
After coming to power in 2006, the Conservative government imposed strict communication controls on is diplomats, including ambassadors and high commissioners, requiring them to clear major public events through the Privy Council Office in Ottawa.
The Canadian Press reported this week that bureaucrats at Industry Canada must run each proposed tweet through a 12-step protocol, and seek the approval of the minister’s office.
However, the senior government official said diplomats abroad would have more local control, saying, “each mission is ultimately responsible for their own Twitter/Facebook and other social media tools.”
Canada has lagged far behind its two closest allies, the United States and Britain, in digital diplomacy so Friday’s announcement was a welcome development, said Roland Paris, director of the Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa.
Paris said in a blog post that the Americans and British have accepted that their diplomats need the freedom to communicate, and make mistakes, because that’s “the price of getting their voices heard in new media, which are increasingly shaping and driving events.”
It remains to be seen whether Baird gives Canadian diplomats the leeway they need to be effective digital diplomats, he said.
“Relations between Canada’s foreign service and the minister’s office have been strained for years. Neither side fully trusts, respects, or even understands the other. In this climate, Baird’s avowed willingness to let Canadian diplomats take chances and make mistakes will need to be demonstrated, not just stated,” said Paris.
Paris said it is not clear whether “the youthful apparatchiks in the Prime Minister’s Office who control the government’s communications will look kindly on such experiments, regardless of what Baird might want in his department.”
Baird said the Internet is an incredible tool that is “creating space for open dialogue, giving voice to the voiceless and expanding human rights” and he says Canadian foreign service needs to embrace it.
“The fast and free exchange of information is changing the nature of diplomacy and foreign affairs, just as it is changing industries,” the minister said.
“The closed world of demarches, summits and diplomatic dinners is no longer sufficient to project our values and interests.”
The government has already launched initiatives in missions in Tunisia, Ukraine and Egypt but wants to expand, officials say.
The initiative builds on an earlier democracy-building partnership with the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto that helps ordinary Iranians share information over the Internet that their government deems off limits.
Baird said social media and “big-data analytics” can allow diplomats to engage in directly with key actors, while social-media mapping exercises by the Foreign Affairs Department “have helped us to reach out to civic actors who seek to bring about positive social and political change in the countries they live in.”
A Foreign Affairs document, obtained by The Canadian Press, says the department has launched 60 new Twitter and 50 new Facebook accounts since June 2013. Most are in embassies and some are in being used by the department’s new Office of Religious Freedom to broadcast Canadian positions in places such as Ukraine and Egypt.
Foreign Affairs is also using YouTube, LinkedIn, Flickr and Foursquare, it says.
In particular, LinkedIn has been used more in recent years by Canadian trade commissioners in foreign missions “to improve their ability to connect Canadian businesses with potential partners in foreign markets.”
The new social-media strategy also appears to dovetail with another major foreign policy announcement last November.
Trade Minister Ed Fast announced that “economic diplomacy” would be the central focus for Canada’s foreign service.
The initiative is part of Canada’s broader strategy to improve trade and investment performance in emerging markets.
The government and the Bank of Canada have identified that as essential to the country’s prosperity.
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This certainly appears to be a coup d’etat of sorts by Big Oil driven Fracking special interest groups in an apparent effort to capitalize on the chaotic and deadly situation in Syria, that was encouraged and instigated by the Harper Regime, in-order to subversively exploit the occupied Golan Heights while leveraging, manipulating and diverting Asian, Middle Eastern, African political support and financial assets between various taxpayer-funded government missions and groups domestically and abroad.
Questions to Ponder
Who is currently dictating and scripting Canada’s Foreign Policy and who is benefiting from this speculative Economic Diplomacy?
What are the costs and motivators behind the timeline and sequence of events?
When was the recently updated propaganda narrative mandated?
Where is the investment funding coming from and where will the profits go?
Why is there so much secrecy in the present and censorship of the past?
How does this “timing” affect Canada and Canadian interests in the future?
Please review the following trilogy of topics and chronological sequence of articles, archives, caches and snapshots of retrieved pages, paying close attention to the removed text, links and information from the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada websites:
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird condemned the continued violence and aid impasse in Syria as heavy shelling continued in Homs over the weekend, saying that Canada is considering new measures to make clear that Syrian president Bashar Assad “must go.”
The Russian gas giant that haunts Europe – and Israel
Visiting Russian leader Valdimir Putin last month reportedly proposed bilateral energy cooperation, but a Haifa University expert warns that partnerships with the state-owned company are not of equals.
Explanations of vote on United Nations resolutions concerning the Middle East
UN Votes and Statements
Please note that “59th Session: 2004” currently redirects to a 404 “Page Not found” error message. Date Modified: 01Mar2012 Date Cached: 20Oct2012 Date Retrieved: 15Jan2014
Why is Ottawa so extraordinarily supportive of the Jewish state? Has the Harper administration gone too far, and cost itself influence in the Arab world? And would a change of government see an altered stance?
24 Seven – Jan 2-8, 2014
Transcript:Welcome to 24 SEVEN, a week in the life of the Prime Minister of Canada and more….This week…The Prime Minister was in Vancouver to talk trade and the economy. He started public consultations leading up to Canada’s 150th anniversary. He was joined by Mrs Harper to announce a new investment in the Trans Canada trail. And, he made history by breaking ground for the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway.This is what the week of January 2nd to the 8th looked like.Happy New Year, everyone!On Thursday, the Prime Minister was in Calgary where he celebrated Christmas with his family. He took some time over the holidays to meet with local seniors.And he was able to take in a hockey game with his son Ben.On Monday the Prime Minister was in British Columbia where he spoke at the Vancouver Board of Trade about Canada’s free trade agreement with Europe.(audio clip of Prime Minister Harper) So one of the things we have been doing over the past few years was expanding not just our number of trade deals but expanding our capacity to negotiate. I remember in the early days, when we started focusing on some of the smaller deals that we signed in Latin America and elsewhere, part of what I was saying is we had to get the trade capacity, negotiation capacity back in this country. So we’ve now gone essentially from five countries we have trade deals with to 42 countries that we have trade deals with. And we have a very active program of ongoing negotiations. (end of audio clip)Later, the Prime Minister visited BurnabyVillage. He was joined by Minister James Moore and some local school children.And, the Prime Minister launched public consultations on the Road to 2017 – Canada’s 150th anniversary. Our Government will consult with people across the country from different walks of life to determine how best to celebrate this landmark moment.That afternoon, the Prime Minister met with local media where the discussion focused on increasing trade with Asia.On Tuesday, the Prime Minister joined a group of scouts and girl guides for a trip to the Kinsol Trestle north of Vancouver Island’s ShawniganLake.There, he and Mrs. Harper announced that our Government will match private donations in order to complete the Trans Canada Trail in time for Canada’s milestone birthday in 2017.(audio clip of Mrs. Harper) The Trail, one of the things I love about it is 80 per cent of Canadians are within 30 minutes of the Trail. So I just think it’s a wonderful chance to come, and we want to encourage people to hike, bike, horseback, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, and my favourite, snowshoeing, even though we won’t be doing a lot of that today, I don’t think. (audio clip of Mrs. Harper)And the PM marked the celebration of Orthodox Christmas.On Wednesday, the Prime Minister traveled all the way to Inuvik where he broke ground on the new Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway. This road will fulfill Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s vision of making it possible for Canadians to drive from coast to coast to coast.Meanwhile, back in Ottawa, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced Canada’s new ambassador to Israel in advance of the Prime Minister visit to the Middle East later this month.
(audio clip of Minister Baird) …for the time obviously, in our relations, not just with Israel, but with all the countries in the region, some tremendous challenges but also some tremendous opportunities. With that, I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Canada’s new Ambassador to Israel, Vivian Bercovici. (end of audio clip)
And that was the week of January 2nd to the 8th 2014. For more information visit pm.gc.ca/24Seven.
(audio clip) Okay, I got him, I got him. That’s great, thanks everybody. Two, three, got you right there. (end of audio clip)
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Alrighty then, something is really rotten here. This “disabled” comment is the second, of only two, comments we have ever attempted to post on the CBC website, the other can be viewed here. Riddle us this gang… Can anyone spot any potential violations as far as “commenting” moderation is concerned? The copypasta of the text is below, along with an updated hashtag plus the screenshot and the links below…
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This is a simple case for indictments against many individuals, not only the Prime Ministers Office, House of Commons, Conservative Senate Leadership, Conservative Caucus members involved in Senator’s Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau various issues, but Stephen Harper, the seemingly blind and unaware “sitting” Prime Minister and seemingly blind and unaware “active” CEO of the Conservative Party of Canada and it’s wholly owned subsidiary, the Harper Government.
The undeniable plausibility of guilt based upon unproven facts in the case of “Harper v. Senate” are as preposterous as is the assumption of innocence based upon the plausible deniability of proven facts in the case of the “Harper v. Truth”. As a matter of fact, if due process is circumvented in such a selective fashion based upon the “beliefs” of one person who opaquely conducts his “private sector” CEO business for the “base” with his “public sector” PMO responsibility to those he serves, aka: the other 70%+ of Canadians. This hear-no-evil, see-no-evil, speak-no-evil Ministerial/Executive technique becomes very dangerous when the CEO and PMO both “believe” in “spirits” of laws/rules as opposed to “letters” of written laws and rules. Especially when the ideological spirits evoked are opaquely envisioned within an undefined belief system and contained within one mind. This can quickly accelerate into a National security issue and economic threat as the spirits of the laws can be arbitrarily created and selectively applied through all levels of society very quickly. This delves into criminal when the ideological spirits evoked are opaquely envisioned within an undefined belief system.
btw: Nigel Wright? What ever happened to Pitbull Dean Del Mastro?
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#opTeaKettle asks @Twitter how @opHarper was #cdnpoli compromised via #Twitter? #Censorship in #Canada via #PMO?
Before we proceed please note that “this” summary may be sent more than once considering the recent events we uncovered related to the attempted take-down of the “Statement of Apology” by the Harper Government this past weekend. We apologize in advance if this causes any inconvenience this may cause, especially to the PTB at Twitter who felt the need to look out for “our” best interests. (?) In addition, we needed to publicly inform the collective, our contributors, our visitors, our supporters and adversaries as to this issue and the steps we took to assure there was no compromising security breach, not that it matters as it is all archived and mirrored. 🙂
Riddle us this Twitter…
What promoted the pre-emptive actions that were initiated by Twitter support relating to our @opHarper Twitter account? This seems oddly suspicious.
How was our @opHarper Twitter account compromised? This is Puzzling.
Who compromised our @opHarper Twitter account? This is Troubling.
Who “reported” that our @opHarper account was compromised? This is alarming.
Was the PMO, Stephen Harper’s Harper Government Prime Ministers Office, Conservative Caucus or the Conservative Party of Canada and/or any of their supporters, trolls, Harper Government Ministry of Truth employees, etc. involved in ANY way with the interference, harassment, negative influence or ANY compromisation of our @opHarper account? This would be a problem.
If our @opHarper Twitter account was NOT actually compromised, what are you prepared to do to assist us in finding the instigators of this? This is Important.
Will you help us get to the bottom of this issue related to our @opHarper Twitter account so that we may employ adequate protections from potentially subversive government activities? This will be Quite Informative and Telling.
Will you provide us ALL of the details related to ANY and ALL users that have either reported, our @opHarper Twitter account, OR banned us as another issue has presented itself. We have noticed that some users will ban and/or report a user and then constantly and repeatedly @ mention them which the @ mentioned user cannot view nor be notified via email, etc. of a a mention to solicit a reply. This will be in explained in great detail below.
Any and All logs, reports, statistics and data related to our @opHarper Twitter account delivered to our administrative email.
An investigation by the proper authorities into the potential misuse of social media, abuse reporting mechanisms, undue governmental influence and/or the use of tax-payer funded resources for political and/or subversive reasons.
In addition we think it imperative that the Harper Government explain to “We the People” of Canada, as well as the International Community, why “it” decided to pull down the “Statement of Apology” that was addressed to First Nations and Aboriginal Peoples at the precise time that “it” did?
The Issue(s)
This past Monday morning, 22Jul2013 at 6:25 AM Toronto/Montreal time, we received this ALARMING message regarding our Twitter account @opHarper as you can see below:
Twitter has reset your account password, @opHarper
From:
Twitter (n-qhzcunecre=yvir.pn-2a6c0@postmaster.twitter.com) This sender is in your safe list.
Twitter believes that your account may have been compromised by a website or service not associated with Twitter. We’ve reset your password to prevent others from accessing your account.
You’ll need to create a new password for your Twitter account. You can select a new password at this link: https://twitter.com/pw_rst…
Please don’t reuse your old password and be sure to choose a strong password (such as one with a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols).
In general, be sure to:
Always check that your browser’s address bar is on a https://twitter.com website before entering your password. Phishing sites often look just like Twitter, so check the URL before entering your login information!
Avoid using websites or services that promise to get you lots of followers. These sites have been known to send spam updates and damage user accounts.
Review your approved connections on your Applications page at https://twitter.com/settings/applications. If you see any applications that you don’t recognize, click the Revoke Access button.
For more information, visit our help page for hacked or compromised accounts.
The Twitter Team
Please do not reply to this message; it was sent from an unmonitored email address. This message is a service email related to your use of Twitter. For general inquiries or to request support with your Twitter account, please visit us at Twitter Support.
The Back-story
Obviously this compromisation by a website or service not associated with Twitter caused us great ALARM and DISMAY! Why? Well, let’s consider that over the weekend, we just uncovered and possibly exposed yet another Harper Regime Ministry of Truth Censorship and Information Take Down Attempt! The back-story about that can be found here along with some other useful insights and perspectives that are seemingly related:
Now Twitter, you know, that we know, what the real deal is. We also know, that you know, that we know, who is responsible as you know, as we know, that you know, that we know, out account @opHarper is a mere fragment of a molecule withing the bar clearing bar fart that is the interwebz…
So, with that being stated, please allow us to post the steps we have undertaken over the past couple of days to investigate and document some of the “evidence” and findings that were promoted by your message. Below you will find the related to the activities of our Twitter outreach medium @opHarper, our Facebook Page, our Online Newspaper and our Canadians Against the Harper Regime [CAHR] Collective Research Website aka: Dump Harper!
Initial Steps
You’ll need to create a new password for your Twitter account. Progress »Success
Please don’t reuse your old password and be sure to choose a strong password (such as one with a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols). Progress »Success fyi: you really should consider lengthening the password character limit
Always check that your browser’s address bar is on a https://twitter.com website before entering your password. Phishing sites often look just like Twitter, so check the URL before entering your login information! Progress »; Success
Avoid using websites or services that promise to get you lots of followers. These sites have been known to send spam updates and damage user accounts. Progress »Success
Review your approved connections on your Applications page at https://twitter.com/settings/applications. If you see any applications that you don’t recognize, click the Revoke Access button. Progress »Success
For more information, visit our help page for hacked or compromised accounts. Progress »EPIC FAIL!
To make this question/story/answer/short let’s attempt to get to the root which lies beneath the story that led to the rejection of a rather simple comment to the article below. But first, please allow us to explain why we sent you this way. We smell a Gatekeeper. Please proceed to reference your own published article, as to it to enlighten yourselves of what the implications “could” be. Keep in mind, as your masters within the matrix are aware with their spam filters etc., we have never, ever, ever even attempted to post a comment to an article, but this one was important in our opinion based upon the facts that are within an Act that may or may not relate, but let’s let the court decide. This was a simple comment that did not deserve, in a lot of folks opinions, banishment. CBC Comment Censored
What’s the worse thing that can happen if we drag these people through the courts? At this point, considering the “narrative” geared towards the various “War’s on Inc”, professional and amateur terrorists, counter terrorists, underground sea-creature terrorists, space alien terrorists, who really cares if some complicit people that did some horrific crimes against humanity have to stand trial but will most likely die in prison awaiting their day in court? Who cares, Lady Justice is Blind, period. They are almost done here anyway, round ’em up, send ’em to Gitmo, who cares.
Oddly, judging the comments we are reviewing right NOW, in real time, it appears as if not only was our comment acceptable based upon your “submission guidelines”, a few may have “liked” it maybe they would have all “flagged” it, who knows. Is it “flag-able” ? Is it Offensive? Really? Please allow ourselves, by reviewing some things below, to refresh our memories of what Canada is, or maybe what it was?
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Experiments on aboriginal people ‘monstrous,’ Paul Martin saysFormer PM urges federal government to disclose all records on testing ‘horrors’ By Kathleen Harris, CBC News Posted: Jul 18, 2013 6:09 PM ET Last Updated: Jul 18, 2013 6:30 PM ET Continue reading here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/07/18/pol-reax-aboriginal-experiments.html (we’ll cache and archive it later for future reference, since it will be referenced where it CAN be commented upon)
Our Attempted Offensive Reply?
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Operation Harper
Let’s see how this SHOULD transpire, as the following may show, and find out what kind the Harper Regime is all about. Keep in mind, technicalities have NEVER stopped them from doing the undo-able. Let’s keep in mind why, this act became and act. Below is a potion of section 4.
Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act S.C. 2000, c. 24 Assented to 2000-06-29 – An Act respecting genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes and to implement the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: http://www.canlii.org/ca/sta/c-45.9/
OFFENCES WITHIN CANADA
Genocide, etc., committed in Canada
4. (1) Every person is guilty of an indictable offence who commits
(a) genocide;
(b) a crime against humanity; or
(c) a war crime.
Conspiracy, attempt, etc.
(1.1) Every person who conspires or attempts to commit, is an accessory after the fact in relation to, or counsels in relation to, an offence referred to in subsection (1) is guilty of an indictable offence.
Punishment
(2) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) or (1.1)
(a) shall be sentenced to imprisonment for life, if an intentional killing forms the basis of the offence; and
(b) is liable to imprisonment for life, in any other case.« less
Or maybe just skip reading any of them anyway, Commies and Nazi’s make us sick, PUKE!
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#PMO #Harper’s #CPC #EnemyList vs #Canada = #EpicFail 4 #cdnpoli and #Freedom
“There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can’t take part; you can’t even passively take part, and you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to make it stop. And you’ve got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you’re free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!” ~ Mario Savio – The Machine Speech – Sproul Hall Steps – Dec 2 1964 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_C3yoxTSEk
Richard Nixon, Watergate cited as anger erupts over Stephen Harper government’s ‘enemy’ list By Lee Berthiaume, Postmedia News July 16, 2013
OTTAWA — Comparisons with the Nixon administration and Watergate are being raised following revelations the Harper government ordered “enemy” lists compiled in advance of this week’s cabinet shuffle.
The Prime Minister’s Office sent an email to Conservative ministerial aides on July 4 asking to develop lists of troublesome bureaucrats as well as “friend and enemy stakeholders” for incoming ministers and their staff.
The PMO has refused to comment on the controversy, which erupted after emails outlining the order were leaked to media outlets in Ottawa by an unidentified source on Monday, the same day as the federal cabinet shuffle.
Postmedia News has confirmed through several sources that the emails are authentic, although it was unclear whether the lists were actually created and distributed to new ministers after the shuffle.
The order was considered controversial from the beginning, one insider said, prompting an immediate pushback from some corners and contributing to the decision not to compile a list of “bureaucrats that can’t take no (or yes) for an answer.”
Some also reportedly questioned the wisdom of putting the order down in writing for fear it could be leaked and prompt the type of controversy that has, in fact, erupted.
Former environment minister Peter Kent, who is now a Conservative backbencher, said in an interview with Postmedia News that he had not seen nor was aware of any such request from the PMO.
He added it makes perfect sense for an incoming minister to be briefed on those organizations and interest groups he or she can expect to interact with on the new file.
But Kent said “friend and enemy” language is not only “juvenile,” but harkens to former U.S. president Richard Nixon’s so-called “Enemies List,” the existence of which was revealed during the Watergate scandal.
“That was the nomenclature used by Nixon,” he said. “His political horizon was divided very starkly into friends and enemies. The use of the word ‘enemies list,’ for those of us of a certain generation, it evokes nothing less than thoughts of Nixon and Watergate.”
Independent MP Brent Rathgeber, who resigned from the Conservative caucus in June, described the existence of such lists as “inappropriate” and contributing to the “dysfunctional workplace” that Ottawa has become.
However, he said he was not surprised the order was issued given the “very young, very hyper-partisan individuals” in the PMO “who see the world in black and white.”
Ministerial staff asked to develop blacklists in lead-up to shuffle: source
By Amy Minsky and Tom Clark | Global News July 15, 2013 11:26 pm
OTTAWA – In the lead-up to Monday’s cabinet shuffle, ministerial staffers were asked to develop lists of troublesome bureaucrats and “enemy” stakeholders, Global News has learned.
Global National’s Jacques Bourbeau and chief political correspondent Tom Clark react to the changes made during the cabinet shuffle. [Video]
The information was to be included in a transition binder traditionally prepared for incoming ministers.
Global News has obtained a July 4 email written by Erica Furtado, an executive assistant with issues management in the Prime Minister’s Office, with the subject line “Transition Binder Check List”.
In the e-mail, Furtado lists 10 items that need to be addressed in the transition binders. See a scan of the actual email below. [View this document on Scribd]
A source provided the internal email to Global News, saying Furtado sent it following a meeting of the issues management team in the Prime Minister’s Office.
Essentially, ministerial staff was asked to develop a “blacklist” of public servants and stakeholders, the source said.
When the source and some others in their office protested putting such lists together, the group was labelled “political unreliable” and cut off from further communications on the matter, the source said.
Later on July 4, Furtado sent a follow-up email noting that item six on the checklist – fingering troublesome bureaucrats – was “no longer required.”
Examples for the stakeholder “enemies” included environmental groups, non-profits, and civic and industry associations with views that don’t run parallel to the Conservative agenda, the source explained.
The source said the PMO also made a verbal request that ministerial staff come up with a list of “enemy reporters,” but the request was subsequently withdrawn.
A spokesman from the prime minister’s office denied they ever requested a list of enemy reporters, but said the rest of the checklist is normal procedure for staff to assist in the transition of a new minister.
Stephen Harper’s new ministers were given ‘enemy’ lists
Ishmael N. Daro on July 15, 2013
Every now and then, this federal government does something weird and creepy to confirm everyone’s worst suspicions about Stephen Harper and his inner circle.
Monday’s cabinet shuffle was one of the most significant renewals of the government’s front benches since the Conservatives first took office in 2006, and all those new ministers needed some pointers on how their new ministries work. So it was awfully nice that introductory binders included “enemy” lists.
Cabinet shuffle 2013: new ministers given “enemy” lists
By: Susan Delacourt Parliament Hill, Bruce Campion-Smith Parliament Hill Published on Mon Jul 15 2013
Ministers in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s newly shuffled cabinet are being armed with “enemy” lists of people and bureaucratic interests to avoid, according to a PMO email obtained by the Star.
OTTAWA—Ministers in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s newly shuffled cabinet are being armed with “enemy” lists of people and bureaucratic interests to avoid, according to a PMO email obtained by the Star.
The July 4 email, from Erica Furtado in the PMO’s issues-management department, directs government staffers on what to include in the transition booklets that are given to new ministers.
Tories facing heat for compiling ‘enemies’ lists for new ministers
STEVEN CHASE OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Jul. 16 2013, 12:58 AM EDT Last updated Tuesday, Jul. 16 2013, 8:30 AM EDT
The Harper government is facing questions about whether Conservative staffers were compiling enemies lists as part of transition plans for Monday’s cabinet shuffle.
A July 4 email obtained by Global News shows a Prime Minister’s Office official asking staff working for cabinet ministers across the government to draw up lists of pesky bureaucrats and “enemy stakeholders.”
Stephen Harper requested list of enemy lobby groups, bureaucrats and reporters, documents show
Mike De Souza Published: July 15, 2013, 6:51 pm Updated: 2 hours ago (16Jul2013)
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office asked Conservative political staffers to develop lists of “enemy” lobby groups, as well as troublesome bureaucrats and reporters to avoid as part of preparations for incoming ministers named in Monday’s cabinet shuffle, according to leaked documents sent to Postmedia News by an unidentified source.
The leaked documents, also sent to other media outlets, appeared to provide a “check list” for outgoing political staffers to provide as part of a briefing package for new ministers.
The list proposed 10 categories required for each portfolio, including immediate and long-term issues, as well as warnings about “pet bureaucratic projects” and a list of “who to avoid: bureaucrats that can’t take no (or yes) for an answer.”
Harper Government Spends Millions Monitoring Press Of Own MPs
Althia Raj huffingtonpost.com Posted: 05/08/2013 7:54 pm EDT | Updated: 05/09/2013 10:18 am EDT
OTTAWA — The Harper government has spent more than $23 million over the last two years on media monitoring — including more than $2.4 million tracking some of its own backbench MPs in television interviews, radio and print, according to documents tabled in the House of Commons earlier this week.
The names of 65 Conservative backbench MPs — or just about 64 per cent of all Tory MPs who have no ministerial or any parliamentary secretary duties — are included in a list of search terms the federal government paid third-party contractors to monitor in news media from April, 2011 to December, 2012, although some of the terms were also monitored in early 2013.
MPs and staff in every office The Huffington Post Canada contacted Wednesday were bewildered to learn who was named on a list of politicians the Privy Council Office (PCO) tracks. (The PCO is the prime minister’s department).
Conservative government found spying on aboriginal advocate: Tim Harper Well-known advocate for aboriginal children Cindy Blackstock knew all along her government was spying on her and Tuesday the country’s privacy commissioner agreed.
By: Tim Harper National Affairs, Published on Wed May 29 2013
OTTAWA—Cindy Blackstock knew all along her government was spying on her and Tuesday the country’s privacy commissioner agreed.
Now the well-known advocate for aboriginal children wants to know how many other Canadians may have official Ottawa poking around in their personal affairs — and not even know it.
On a day when most of Ottawa was justly riveted on the Tom Mulcair-Stephen Harper Senate spending showdown, a chilling report by Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart was buried in the news cycle, but it was confirmation of a story Blackstock has been telling since 2011 and an indictment of the way in which the Conservative government is dealing with aboriginal injustice.
Blackstock had become, in essence, an enemy of the state.
In 2007, her organization, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, filed a human rights complaint against Ottawa, alleging discrimination was behind a policy that has Ottawa providing 22 per cent less than the provinces for aboriginal child welfare services.
As the case lumbered through the judicial system, Blackstock first found herself shunned by official Ottawa, then, she alleges, the government began to stalk her in retaliation for her court action, monitoring her personal Facebook page, appearing at her public appearances and repeatedly accessing her Indian status report without reason.
Toronto artist Franke James says Harper government monitored her climate change artwork
By Mike De Souza, Postmedia News May 24, 2013
OTTAWA – More than two dozen senior officials and diplomats in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government monitored information about a Toronto artist over her criticism of the oil and gas industry’s environmental performance.
This behind the scenes reaction was described in passages from more than 2,000 internal federal emails and other records, featured in a new book – Banned on the Hill – released this month by the artist and environmental activist, Franke James.
“This is a small fraction of all the people who’ve been monitoring my file and this is ridiculous,” said James in an interview.
“It’s simply by disagreeing with them that I made it on to their list.”
James has gained a strong Internet fan base through her work, producing animated visual essays and illustrated books that promote sustainable development.
Her first book from 2009 – Bothered by my Green Conscience – described her efforts to reduce her environmental footprint by selling her SUV and a battle with municipal bureaucrats for the right to replace her interlocking brick driveway with a permeable green driveway.
But she found herself on the federal government’s radar in the spring of 2011 after some diplomats agreed to offer a $5,000 grant in support of a European art tour featuring James’s artwork, only to see it revoked a few days later by a senior director of the Foreign Affairs Department’s climate change division who felt the funding would “run counter to Canada’s interests.”
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When science goes silent With the muzzling of scientists, Harper’s obsession with controlling the message verges on the Orwellian
by Jonathon Gatehouse on Friday, May 3, 2013 5:00am – 0 Comments
As far as the government scientist was concerned, it was a bit of fluff: an early morning interview about great white sharks last summer with Canada AM, the kind of innocuous and totally apolitical media commentary the man used to deliver 30 times or more each year as the resident shark expert in the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). So he sent an email off to Ottawa notifying department flaks about the request, and when no response had been received by the next morning, just went ahead and did it.
After all, in the past such initiative was rewarded. His superiors were happy to have him grab some limelight for the department and its research, so much so they once gave him an award as the DFO’s spokesperson of the year. But as he found out, things have changed under Stephen Harper’s Conservatives. Soon after arriving at his offices, the scientist was called before his regional director and given a formal verbal reprimand: talk to the media again without the explicit permission of the minister’s office, he was warned, and there would be serious consequences—like a suspension without pay, or even dismissal.
“He can’t understand it. The interview was of no consequence and had absolutely no relevance to government policy,” says Gary Corbett, president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), the union that represents 30,000 government researchers, technicians and science support workers. “It really burst his bubble. They’ve taken away the impetus to educate the public.” Corbett shared details of the incident for the first time with Maclean’s but not the scientist’s identity, for fear he might face further sanction. It’s just one of many such stories of muzzled federal scientists and suppressed research that are being brought to the union’s attention, he says. All against the backdrop of sweeping cuts to water, air and wildlife monitoring programs, a total restructuring of federal environmental reviews, and the downloading of responsibility for lakes and rivers to the provinces. “It’s almost like this government doesn’t want any of this stuff to be open to public discussion,” says the union leader. “What we’re seeing is a total lockdown.”
Since taking power in 2006, Stephen Harper’s government has rarely been caught on the wrong foot. Disciplined on the hustings, in the House, and above all with the media, Tory ministers and MPs have largely avoided the gaffes and unvarnished opinions that used to plague the conservative movement. But to many of its critics, Ottawa’s obsession with controlling the message has become so all-encompassing that it now threatens both the health of Canada’s democracy and the country’s reputation abroad.
Allan Gregg Speech To Alberta Federation Of Labour Slams Harper Government (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post Alberta | Posted: 05/01/2013 12:12 pm EDT | Updated: 05/01/2013 12:18 pm EDT
In a bold move on Alberta soil, Canadian pundit and former Progressive Conservative pollster Allan Gregg delivered a speech to the Alberta Federation of Labour in Edmonton last weekend, criticizing the “assault on reason” by the current federal government.
The former Edmontonian returned to his hometown to deliver a speech, titled “1984 in 2013: The Assault on Reason,” to more than 500 trade unionists attending the annual convention.
“I came here to talk to you about a troubling trend, an assault on reason that doesn’t look like much different than the one described by George Orwell in his dystopian novel 1984…,” Gregg begins.
“Even more troubling, especially from the perspective of a public opinion researcher, is that Canadians seem to be, if not buying it, certainly accepting it,” he continued.
Gregg rhymes off programs cut by the government in order to save money, including the long-form census.
“Why would anyone forsake these valuable insights and the chance to make good public policy, rather than bad public policy, under the pretense that rights were being violated when no one ever voiced concern? Was this a crazy one-off move … or was there something larger going on?” he asks.
Watch the full speech in the video below. Story continues after the video
9th Conservative MP speaks out against being muzzled
Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press Published Tuesday, April 16, 2013 7:23PM EDT
OTTAWA — Another Conservative caucus meeting is expected to be dominated Wednesday by the divisive subject of an MP’s freedom to speak in Parliament without being silenced by the party leader.
There is every sign that a number of Conservative MPs refuse to allow the issue to subside three weeks after MPs vented in front of Prime Minister Stephen Harper about their right to speak their minds in the Commons.
Harper will not be in the room to quell any caucus disturbance. He is in London for the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
On Tuesday, BC MP Russ Hiebert became the ninth Conservative MP to stand in the Commons and defend the right of MPs to speak freely without prior consent of the party whip.
Canada’s environmental activists seen as ‘threat to national security’ Police and security agencies describe green groups’ protests and petitions as ‘forms of attack’, documents reveal
Stephen Leahy in Uxbridge, Canada guardian.co.uk, Thursday 14 February 2013 17.41 GMT
Monitoring of environmental activists in Canada by the country’s police and security agencies has become the “new normal”, according to a researcher who has analysed security documents released under freedom of information laws.
Security and police agencies have been increasingly conflating terrorism and extremism with peaceful citizens exercising their democratic rights to organise petitions, protest and question government policies, said Jeffrey Monaghan of the Surveillance Studies Centre at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.
The RCMP, Canada’s national police force, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) view activist activities such as blocking access to roads or buildings as “forms of attack” and depict those involved as national security threats, according to the documents.
Protests and opposition to Canada’s resource-based economy, especially oil and gas production, are now viewed as threats to national security, Monaghan said. In 2011 a Montreal, Quebec man who wrote letters opposing shale gas fracking was charged under Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Act. Documents released in January show the RCMP has been monitoring Quebec residents who oppose fracking.
“Any Canadians going to protest the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington DC on Sunday had better take precautions,” Monaghan said.
In a Canadian Senate committee on national security and defence meeting Monday Feb 11 Richard Fadden, the director of CSIS said they are more worried about domestic terrorism, acknowledging that the vast majority of its spying is done within Canada. Fadden said they are “following a number of cases where we think people might be inclined to acts of terrorism”.
Canada is at very low risk from foreign terrorists but like the US it has built a large security apparatus following 9/11. The resources and costs are wildly out of proportion to the risk said Monaghan.
“It’s the new normal now for Canada’s security agencies to watch the activities of environmental organisations,” he said.
Surveillance and infiltration of environmental protest movement has been routine in the UK for some time. In 2011 a Guardian investigation revealed that a Met police officer had been living undercover for seven years infiltrating dozens of protest groups.
Canadian security forces seem to have a “fixation” with Greenpeace, continually describing them as “potentially violent” in threat assessment documents, said Monaghan.
Stephen Harper government builds stone wall around information: Public editor Canada has avoided the plague of quote approval but governments control the flow of information in other ways.
By: Kathy English Public Editor, Published on Fri Oct 19 2012
“I was appalled, but perhaps not really surprised, to learn of the quote approval practice you reveal,” reader Frances Smith told me in an email this week in response to my last column about the increasingly common practice of U.S. journalists allowing politicians to vet their quotes before publication.
“How politely you put it: ‘quote approval,’ ” Smith wrote. “There’s another not-so-polite word for it — Censorship.
“This is so ‘1984’ it’s creepy. The Ministry of Truth, or Minitrue, is upon us.”
As I wrote last week, it is a very good thing that Canadian journalists who cover politics, government and public affairs are not facing the same pressures as their American counterparts to agree to demands to allow politicians and public officials to vet, edit or approve their own words before publication as a condition of being interviewed.
But that doesn’t mean everything is tickety-boo here. Indeed, some alarming aspects of George Orwell’s “Ministry of Truth” as described in his classic novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, are the all-too-real truth for Canadian journalists whose role it is to hold the Stephen Harper government to account.
It is no secret that the Harper government has gone to extraordinary lengths to seek to control the agenda and thwart journalists’ dual purpose of holding politicians to account and making government more transparent to citizens.
The Republican presidential candidate comes across as a wealthy patrician with little sense of how tough the world can be for people who don’t have tens of millions of dollars at their disposal.
That tendency also seems to afflict Eaton, a wealthy Conservative fundraiser appointed to the Senate by Stephen Harper. She’s a leading figure in the Harper government’s campaign to aggressively go after environmental activist groups by threatening their charitable status.
“I don’t understand their fear of a chill,” Eaton told the Globe and Mail last week. Eaton, who was born wealthy and married into the Canadian department store fortune, has probably never experienced the kind of fear that the Harper government seems bent on instilling in environmental activists who dare to challenge its agenda.
In fact, creating a chill among environmental activists seems to be precisely the aim of the Harper team, as it gears up for a new stage in its battle to sideline anyone raising questions about the relentless growth of Alberta’s oilsands.
Are Canadian Women Also Radical Enemies of the State?
Tia Everitt Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
In an orgy of axe swinging and program bludgeoning last week, the federal government set their sights on taking a clean shot at the health and well-being of Canadian women. With all of the vitriol and paternalistic reining in recently, one can’t help but wonder if the government has lumped people with two X chromosomes in with the other “radical” enemies of the state, like Dr. David Suzuki or people who like whales. The latest casualties? 6 federally funded women’s health programs, which fall under the umbrella of the Women’s Health Contribution Program.
Canadian government muzzles librarians and archivists, creates snitch line to report those who speak online or in public without permission
Cory Doctorow at 11:12 am Tue, Mar 19, 2013
Canada’s Conservative government has issued new regulations to librarians and archvists governing their free speech in public forums and online media. According to the Harper government, public servants owe a “duty of loyalty” to the “duly elected government” and must get permission from their political officers managers before making any public utterance — or even a private utterance in an online forum that may eventually leak to the public, to prevent “conflicts” or “risks” their departments.
The Tories have also rolled out a snitch-line where those loyal to the party line can report on their co-workers for failing to maintain ideological purity.
Harper wages ‘wars’
By: Frances Russell Posted: 03/14/2012 1:00 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 03/16/2012 4:52 PM
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s hostility toward Elections Canada is long-standing and visceral. As Elections Canada starts its investigation into harassing and misleading phone calls in the 2011 election, it’s uncertain how confident Canadians can be the Conservatives will co-operate or that Elections Canada can proceed without consequence.
As head of the right-wing National Citizens’ Coalition, Harper fought Elections Canada all the way to the Supreme Court over the ban on unlimited third-party election advertising and lost. From today’s vantage point, that court case has an eerie if not prophetic title — Harper vs. Elections Canada.
In 2001, Harper penned a fundraising letter to his members claiming “the Elections Canada jackasses are out of control” for charging a private citizen who transmitted election results in real time.
Harper has had two more bouts with the agency since becoming prime minister, accusing it of staging a partisan witch hunt and of being in bed with Liberals and the media. He attacked it for prosecuting the Conservatives for the “in and out” affair, illegally transferring money to 67 local candidates who then transferred it back to be spent on national ads, thus exceeding campaign spending limits. He also attacked it for upholding the law allowing veiled voting.
Stephen Harper wages war on environmental activists opposing Northern Gateway Pipeline Project Why won’t the prime minister shut up and allow the regulator to do its job?
by Matthew Kalkman on Feb 15, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Sometimes I feel like I am in a terrible nightmare and I can’t wake up. I had that feeling again when I read the story about fellow citizens being labelled by a Prime Minister’s Office official as “enemies of the government of Canada” solely for the issues they had with our government’s environmental policy. This nightmare only continued with the release of secret memos branding aboriginal communities as “adversaries” in the Enbridge pipeline debate, and took on global proportions when the attacks persisted during Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s trip to China. I gave myself a pinch, and yet still found I was in a country that was more and more difficult to recognize as the progressive Canada we all felt we inhabited. We now see Harper’s attack machine—which mastered its tactics against former Liberal leaders like Michael Ignatieff and Stéphane Dion—being pointed at Canadian citizens who care about having an honest discussion on our environment. This has become all too Orwellian.
The federal government empowered a Joint Review Panel under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and the National Energy Board Act to rule on the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline Project. Enbridge hopes to build two 1,177-kilometre pipelines between Alberta and Kitimat to facilitate the export of oil to Asia.
The PMO’s criticism of environmental groups that are intervenors in the regulatory process of the pipeline hinders the integrity of the process itself. It also calls into question the ability of charitable foundations, which fund intervenors, to have views that differ from the Harper government. This is failed leadership.
Government labels environmentalists “terrorist threat” in new report Canada’s new counter-terrorism strategy lists environmentalism next to white supremacy as an “issue-based” terrorist threat. Is eco-terrorism really a danger to Canadians?
Alexis Stoymenoff Posted: Feb 10th, 2012
This article can now be found in Extract: The Pipeline Wars Vol. 1 Enbridge. Extract contains a year of the Vancouver Observer’s powerful reporting on the proposed Enbridge pipeline. Get your copy here
Praise for Extract: The Pipeline Wars Vol. 1 Enbridge
“This is one of the greatest stories underway on the planet—the effort to wrest vast quantities of the dirtiest energy on earth from beneath Canada’s boreal forests, and the even greater and far more beautiful effort to stop them. The stakes—the health of the planet’s climate—simply couldn’t be higher.
Read this book. Extract does a great job of giving voice to some of the people on the front lines and giving you the information you need to engage in the debate.”
— Bill McKibben, climate activist and 350.org founder
Extract: The Pipeline Wars is a terrifying tour-de-force that opens a grim window on the future: this is not just about British Columbia, but about the world. As the fossil fuel industry taps dirtier and dirtier sources of energy to maintain their supremacy, as more regions of the world are despoiled in the process, the downhill run to ultimate destruction lies plainly before us…unless it can be stopped. Extract: The Pipeline Wars tells us why, and how, this must happen. Excellent, important work.
— William Pitt, Truthout editor and New York Times bestselling author.
We need information and hard facts to make thoughtful, forward-thinking decisions that reverberate long into the future. Here’s a book that cuts through the self-interested rhetoric of climate deniers and the fossil fuel industry.
— David Suzuki, environmentalist and David Suzuki Foundation founder
ForestEthics: Affidavit Accuses Prime Minister’s Office Of Threatening Environmental Charity
Bob Weber, The Canadian Press First Posted: 01/24/2012 4:44 pm Updated: 01/26/2012 11:15 am
A former employee of an environmental group critical of a proposed oilsands pipeline says the Prime Minister’s Office threatened a funding agency if it didn’t pull its support for the group.
A spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper denies the allegations.
In a sworn affidavit released Tuesday to The Canadian Press, Andrew Frank says he was told by his supervisor at ForestEthics that a PMO official had referred to their organization as an “enemy of the state.” The affidavit describes how staff were told their jobs were at risk after the official told Tides Canada, which supports the work of ForestEthics, that the government would “take down” all of the agency’s projects unless it cut ForestEthics loose.
Tides gets most of its money from private foundations and assists a wide array of social and environmental charities in Canada — from Big Brothers and Big Sisters to the World Wildlife Fund. It also partners with major corporations and governments, including federal government agencies.
Frank says he was fired from his job as communications adviser at ForestEthics on Monday over his plans to go public.
His affidavit details a series of conversations allegedly held in early January between ForestEthics and Tides staff.
“Scary time” for Canada Critics say they’re “dismayed” by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s anti-democratic and “McCarthy-esque” tactics, regarding regulatory hearings for the Northern Gateway oil sands pipeline.
Alexis Stoymenoff Posted: Jan 25th, 2012
ForestEthics whistleblower Andrew Frank claims that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office is resorting to threats to quell environmental opposition against the Northern Gateway pipeline. There have been conflicting reports on what actually happened at Frank’s organization, but for others in the environmental community his serious allegations come as no surprise.
In an open letter and signed affidavit, the former ForestEthics communications manager recounted how representatives from the Prime Minister’s Office attempted to silence pipeline critics, alleging that they blacklisted the environmental group as an “enemy of the Government of Canada”. Frank claimed that the PMO threatened the charitable status of the prominent Tides Canada Foundation, unless they agreed to pull funding from ForestEthics.
Tides CEO Ross McMillan would not comment on Frank’s allegations, saying his depiction of interactions with the Prime Minister’s Office was “inaccurate”. PMO press secretary Andrew MacDougall has denied that the office made any of the statements reported in the affidavit, and Frank has since been fired from his position.
Regardless of whether or not the Prime Minister’s Office named the organization an “enemy” of the state, the feeling of tension amongst environmental groups on the pipeline issue is hard to ignore. For John Bennett, Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada, Frank’s claims are simply another sign of the Harper government’s aggressive tactics.
“I can’t really comment on what was said there, but I can tell you that I have personally been yelled at by John Baird when he was the environment minister,” said Bennett.
“So I’m not surprised that someone in the Prime Minister’s Office might say something like that. It certainly rings true with how they talk to us whenever we do get a chance to talk to anyone.”
Harper’s Former Schoolmate Now on His Enemies List ‘Radical foreign’ oil sands foe Bill McKibben attended Toronto elementary school with Stephen Harper.
By Andrew MacLeod, 19 Jan 2012, TheTyee.ca
One of the “radical foreign” environmentalists the Canadian government has targetted in recent weeks appears to have gone to elementary school with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
“I didn’t know him, but it does sound like we overlapped,” said Bill McKibben in an email to The Tyee.
McKibben founded the global climate campaign 350.org and his books include The End of Nature, which his website says was the first book on climate change for a general audience when it came out in 1989.
In early January when Harper’s Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver criticized “radical” foreign environmentalists who oppose the proposed Gateway pipeline that would take oil from Alberta’s oil sands across northern British Columbia to the Pacific Ocean, McKibben felt targetted.
“I think he’s talking about people like me,” he wrote in a Vancouver Sun column. “I’ve spent much of the last year helping rally opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline from the oil sands to the Gulf of Mexico. I was arrested outside the White House in August, and emceed the demonstration that brought thousands of people to circle the White House in November.”
The campaign McKibben led against the Keystone XL pipeline has so far succeeded, by the way, with United States President Barack Obama announcing Jan. 18 he’s rejected TransCanada Corp.’s application for a building permit, though the company is welcome to reapply after making a small route change.
Stephen Harper’s hit list, organizations whose funding has been cut or ended
Dennis Gruending March 25, 2011
The Conservative government, or the Harper government as it insists upon being called, has either fallen or engineered its own defeat and the election is upon us. This is perhaps a good time to take stock of who the Harperites have spent their time attacking in the past several years. (They have also lavished favour on their own, appointing them to be judges, to the Immigration Review Board, the CRTC or other federal agencies). The list of organizations that have been shut down and cut back, and the individuals bullied, is a long one and we can expect it to grow if, as seems likely, the Conservatives are reelected. I have written extensively about some of these actions, including the government’s attack on the ecumenical group KAIROS and the shameful treatment of the Rights and Democracy organization, but the following list, culled from on line sources, is more comprehensive.
Hit List Voices-Voix Coalition – The hit list documents more than 80 cases of individuals, organizations and public service institutions that have been muzzled, defunded, shut down or subjected to vilification. A further dozen are currently in development. The evidence shows a pattern of silencing people, shutting out knowledge and narrowing the democratic space for those who engage in advocacy and dissent in Canada.The hit list allows you to filter your search by profile type (e.g. individuals), by type of target (e.g. women or environmental organizations), or by silencing tactics (e.g. defunding). http://voices-voix.ca/hit-list
“Enemies of the State” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C. – Although Jews were the main target of Nazi hatred, they were not the only group persecuted. Other individuals and groups were considered “undesirable” and “enemies of the state.” Once the voices of political opponents were silenced, the Nazis stepped up their terror against other “outsiders.” http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007727
First they came… WikipediA – “First they came…” is a famous statement and provocative poem attributed to pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) about the sloth of German intellectuals following the Nazis’ rise to power and the subsequent purging of their chosen targets, group after group. There is some disagreement over the exact wording of the quotation and when it was created; the content of the quotation may have been presented differently by Niemöller on different occasions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came…
Mario Savio The Machine Speech via Sproul Hall Steps Dec 2 1964LiveWord? Canada via YouTube – “There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can’t take part; you can’t even passively take part, and you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to make it stop. And you’ve got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you’re free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_C3yoxTSEk
Hat tip to D and Occupy Canada for providing some of the details!
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During this troubling time of natural and man-induced disaster, something very dark and strange is lurking in the shadows. But Who? But Why? This will be a relatively short introduction to a rather strange couple of days, but we know now that something is rotten to the core.
What could have caught the attention of a lowly Tweeter (@opHarper) with a couple dozen followers?
09Jul2013
Amongst a swirl of scandals plaguing the Harper Conservative Government and during the rail and flood crisis’ chaos our account was suspended and was not permitted to send Tweets.
What could have caused such controversy and intrigue?
This leaves us in a pickle since we have seemed to notice that the CPC, along with Postmedia News, CTV News, Sun News Network and Ezra Levant seemed to be pushing an agenda, either in anticipation of or hoping to instigate violence.
What does this mean for “”Democracy”?
The connections that may have been most troubling to “them” was the stark comparison their actual policies are more akin to Communism and they seem to fit the profile of the radical-right-wing supporters, provocateurs and antagonists with their rhetoric and propaganda.
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@kenneyjason declaring allegiance to his buddy #Toews in the #Cons circle says a lot about #Kenney ‘s warped ideology doesn’t it! #cdnpoli
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#AskaSillyQuestion –> What’s safer –> Sending #TarSands #Dilbit through #Pilelines or #Fracking #Oil by #Rail? #cdnpoli #cpc #ndp #lpc
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@jimbobbysez Wiki info about the #Bakken formation in #NorthDakota where the #Oil came from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakken_formation … #LacMegantic #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 14h
Breaking News! It may be potentially leaked that in 2011 #Harper arrested #EcoTerrorist #Noah under the offence of Flood Predicting #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 14h
@PatOndabak Well, something says #TellVicEverything will be just fine going back to what he luvs most #C30 #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/DFxYtwAqUP
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 15h
Sadly @FMPsportsguy, most were not aware they bought a home in flood plains, others assUmed or could not get coverage #PonziScheme #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 15h
@Calculator60 @pmharper’s inexperience and lack of knowledge of the global context, keeps him mentally stuck in the Colonial 1800’s #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 16h
@Eric0Lawton More than likely #Harper’s #CPC is facilitating the #UK dumping their used second-hand miltary surplus upon us AGAIN! #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 16h
@UrquhartMP Problem for #Harper is that #Kissinger survived to protect #Nixon but #CPC version #TomFlanagan did not #cdnpoli #CPC #Commies
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 16h
@kjmccauley Same reason as why politicians who dare simply to disagree with goofy righty views are deemed ‘polarizing’. #StatusQuo #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 16h
#RCMP should QUESTION @SunNewsNetwork and @ezralevant about #EzraLevant and #CPC #Commies promoting political violence in #Canada! #cdnpoli
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Hey @ToewsVic, b4 you go, Surrender YOUR passport Open YOUR books Tell the #RCMP where OUR $3.1 billion is! #TellVicEverything #CPC #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 16h
@NeilJEdmondson Hmmm, maybe @GRenouf should QUESTION @ezralevant about Ezra Levant promoting political violence in Canada! #cdnpoli #Commies
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 19h
@LakeBass @cdn2010 If deliberate stats show the most likely culprits R ignored right-wing extremists http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/08/dhs/all/ … #cdnpoli @PnPCBC
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Mr Owl, How many licks does it take to get to the rotten core of #Harper’s #CPC? http://speeches.empireclub.org/62912/data #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/mMEtn4ZsDU
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 21h
@Calculator60 I can appreciate that exercise of #FreeTrade, but isnt that more akin to #TradebyBarter? http://oll.libertyfund.org/title/2088/158912 … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@NeilJEdmondson In other words, #TomFlanagan bailed so #Harper’s #PMO and #CPC need to wait for #Koch #Kissinger #Bush for scripts #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
Thanks @billyandrsn! #Harper #CPC propaganda claims to be #Canada’s Founding Party, so we updated the errors #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/KzIY9gqHMr
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@ezralevant @CreeClayton Here’s Yuri Bezmenov explaining how the #KGB created #Nixon #Kissinger #NeoCons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnf0I2dQ0i0 … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@NeilJEdmondson They are you and you are them. Placing Party above Country is a problem only #Commies enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnf0I2dQ0i0 … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@evdelen @goingprorogue Tesla had this all figured out 100 years ago #Morgan #Rockefeller hijacked it for #DebtSlavery #War profits #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@etobian Let the Looting Begin! Here is the #Bush playbook that @pmharper and the #Harper #CPC are utilizing http://multinationalmonitor.org/mm2005/092005/cray.html … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
Twice blessed, eh @pmharper? –> #CPC Disaster Profiteering and #Comrade Contracting: Let the Looting Begin! http://multinationalmonitor.org/mm2005/092005/cray.html … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@Calculator60 Well put! Let’s explore results #Harper’s #FreeTrade with #China = #SupplySide #Economics 101 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7JA7PXXCJo … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@RachelDecoste @pmharper Because #War is Big Government’s Best Friend and #Harper and #CPC are #Commies –> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN3EryUG0EA … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
Look out #Harper, just like 1903, “someone” has sights locked on #Tories and it’s gonna be rough 4 the #CPC #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/7sGNzEkliL
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@PatOndabak Part of a global “trend” amongst the #GateKeepers –> #Turkey’s media: Caught in the wheels of power? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twb8MrATiv4 …
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@TUSKS71 Where facts converge and materialize #Harper’s #FreeTrade with #China = #SupplySide #Economics 101 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7JA7PXXCJo … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@ugottabekiddin @NotMyCanada_ This “issue” is a distraction using #Pipelines vs #RailRoads with the #BigOil #CPC driving both sides #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@NotMyCanada_ @ugottabekiddin #ven better question is how many of these are hidden in plain sight? #PetCoke #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/pYDfAii36l
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@OhToFreeCanada @ezralevant claimed the #Rockefellers are financing the #terrorists! #cdnpoli #PetCoke #Harper #Bush pic.twitter.com/QzISZgXA13
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@KKineshanko @ohcanadian @NeilJEdmondsonIt Why do so many #Harper #CPC #Trolls feel the need to seek “protection”? pic.twitter.com/Icg5nhewGS
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
A few hours ago @ezralevant claimed the #Rockefellers are financing the #terrorists! #cdnpoli #PetCoke #Harper #Bush pic.twitter.com/PNS4c8SJwT
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@lurch5877 It is hard to break a system, that was created in the 1800’s to dispel the notion that anything trumps globalization #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@_AngryCat -> @ezralevant of @SunNewsNetwork claims the #Rockefellers are responsible #cdnpoli #PetCoke #Harper #Bush pic.twitter.com/m4g493b8mP
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@lurch5877 Like religions, parties are never as they appear and are partitioned into 3 parts, extreme-left – middle – extreme-right #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@etobian #Harper’s #FreeTrade with #China = #SupplySide #Economics 101: Let’s explore return on investment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7JA7PXXCJo … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@lurch5877 it’s not so much which “party” controls CTV as they are actors, it’s which special “interests” control the propaganda. #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@tersestuff That’s the beauty of being #Commies. The more $$$ you have, the more self-serving “State” you can create for #Comrades #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@tersestuff Indeed, but what makes this interesting is how many #Harper #CPC trolls “protect” their tweets when exposed as #Commies #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@tersestuff @ezralevant claims the #Rockefellers are financing these anti- #oil #railway #pipeline blockades #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/8citwxY4N0
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@akingsmith Yup, the #Tories: #Canada’s Founding Party #NeoCon-ning #Canucks since 1867 or 1812 #CPC #Harper #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/cSQDevnG9z
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@aaronpaquette This is when the whole #PonziScheme implodes in realtime as the #GateKeepers emerge, converge, devour #cdnpoli #CPC #NDP #LPC
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
Keep up with the latest trending topics regarding the shenanigans of the #Harper Regime and the #CPC Machine http://paper.li/opHarper/1330339678 … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
#Harper’s #FreeTrade with #China = #SupplySide #Economics 101: The “investments” become transparent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7JA7PXXCJo … #TPP #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
#FreeTrade with #China: http://youtu.be/Q7JA7PXXCJo?a via @YouTube
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
Does Attacking Neoconservatism Reflect Racism or Reality? Why many conservatives are afraid of this debate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp2Tksg1O0M … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
#Neoconservatism: An Obituary for an Idea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oh6DmjQaho … Thompson charges that #NeoCons are a species of anti-Americans. #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
Pre-civil war South slave cost equivalent of $40,000. Today, a throw-away slave can be had for $50 or so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfCiQJE_sBg … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@CometsMum Yuri Bezmenov, a trained subverter tells about the influence of the #KGB on the Western Press https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cnf0I2dQ0i0 … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@CometsMum Due 2 recent revelations about past #KGB ties 2 the #Harper branded #CPC, the #Commies propping the #PMO are scrambling. #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
FYI: How to spot the #Commies leader –> #Harper’s #CPC orders #RCMP to block media from questioning him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hlpNe6sXFc … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
@JoshLambier @CdnHeritage Wow, #CPC must have a lot of history to recreate, photos of #Harper to display and #cdnpoli archives to torch!
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
Flashback: #Harper copies #Australian PM #JohnHoward’s post 9/11 #Iraq speech scripted by #Kissinger #Bush https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMot7gyS2bo … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
FYI: #God and #Gold: #Britain, #America, and the Making of the Modern World. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMESKhOHCC4 …, #CFR #Kissinger #Harper #CPC #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
Bonus Round of our “out” the Home Grown #Commies and #Terrorists Event is “Exposed #NeoCon”. Let’s play… #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/pWs58r22K5
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
Round 3 of our “out” the Home Grown #Commies and #Terrorists Event is “#NeoCon Sabotage Spin”. Let’s play… #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/c7FTllDbrm
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
Round 2 of our “out” the Home Grown #Commies and #Terrorists Event is “Accusatory #NeoCon”. Let’s play… #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/eW6tG50zBr
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
Hmmm, Seems like a good time to host an “out” the Home Grown #Commies and #Terrorists Event. Let’s play… #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/YmHewjHf7M
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 7 Jul
How to expose #Harper and the #CPC = #Terrorists Watch @ezralevant censor replies that connect the Extreme-Left 2 the Extreme-Right #cdnpoli
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How to expose #Harper and the #CPC = #Commies. Watch @ezralevant censor replies that #Nixon + #Kissinger = #KGB –> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnf0I2dQ0i0 …
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@riseupforcanada Answer: Due to the quick exit by #TomFlanagan, we are still awaiting scripts from #Kissinger. Please Stand By #cdnpoli #CPC
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@ezralevant WTF? A #NeoCon admits that #Rockefeller, #Bush and #Koch fund the Extreme-Left AND Extreme-Right? #cdnpoli #Harper #CPC #Commies
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@ezralevant #CPC R #Commies! @CreeClayton Here’s Yuri Bezmenov explaining how the #KGB created #Nixon and #NeoCons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnf0I2dQ0i0 …
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
Tip @ezralevant: #Harper’s #PMO has been busy organizing the right-wing extremists to push the #CPC Economic Extraction Action Plan #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@gunsandlaws That’s what happens when blindly accepting propaganda #Harper and the #CPC spreads They sell #Freedom provide #Tyranny #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
You, Me, and the #SPP: Trading #Democracy for #CorporateRule https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBBCeWoPi74 … #TILMA #cdnpoli #Harper #PoliceState #uspoli #FreeTrade
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
#Global #Mining and The #UglyCanadian: #Harper’s #CPC actively interferes in the affairs of other countries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx85CDGxZeE … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@OhToFreeCanada @aaronpaquette …What emerges is a stark difference in employment PLUS the scope, reach and effects of a spill/accident…
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
Well @OhToFreeCanada, do some real math by adding your comment to @aaronpaquette’s then factor ALL benefits vs costs for true analysis…
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@goingprorogue That is mighty sad propaganda spin about #Egypt @anthonyfurey Dip back to 1882 (Anglo-Egyptian War) and start again #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@jbierm02 @RCIisLeaking @Min_Reyes #Harper made it perfectly clear exploiting #Boston “this is no time to look for root problems” #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@SunNewsNetwork @anthonyfurey That is mighty sad propaganda spin about #Egypt Dip back to 1882 – Anglo-Egyptian War and start again #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@OutIawTory –> @pmharper told a different story of his trusting nature and picked up where they left off http://speeches.empireclub.org/62912/data #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
#War: Big Government’s Best Friend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN3EryUG0EA … #Iraq #Libya #Syria #Afghanistan #Egypt #TarSands #Harper #Bush #CPC #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
American Drug War: The Last White Hope https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CyuBuT_7I4 … #WaronDrugs #Afghanistan #Nixon #Harper #Bush #CPC #PoliceState #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
The #Oil Factor: Behind the #WaronTerror https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGakDrosLuA … #Iraq #Libya #Afghanistan #TarSands #PetCoke #Harper #Bush #CPC #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@OutlawTory @MuskokaMoneybag @WButler2011 @Wetaskijen @FletJan #NeoCon deficits can be attributed to this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGakDrosLuA … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
Well @PacoLebel, @notsteveharper pretty much sums it all up. If the left are all tied to the #Mafia, Then the #CPC must be tied to #AlQaeda
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@DarlaSaintMary No worries, just a 100+yr old ponzi scheme cooked up by #Capitalists aka: #Commies #Fascists #Socialists #Marxists #Nazis
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@JustinTrudeau Look at #Egypt, ponder, why has a interim govt not been formed and mobilized b4 #Harper’s #CPC does more damage? #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@feralfrank The #CPC will keep #Duffy media-bias fever alive as they await directions and scripts from #Harper’s offshore overlords #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@PatOndabak Just a top-down, post ipo, #BigBrother data-mining operation to breach accounts, identify, monitor and “kettle” certain users.
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@jasonkeays Piling up, storing and transporting #TarSands by-product #PetCoke faces NO regulatory anything. Bonus, it’s cheaper than #Coal!
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@PatOndabak Plus –> How will Postmedia disappear (censor) articles that have been paid for, on behalf of #Harper and the #CPC? #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@L0cutux @canadiancynic @Badger_Janzen 1st #Tories Founding Party by Electoral Fraud #PacificScandal, #CPC = Founding Party by #Robocalls
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
Was this orchestrated by CSIS and the RCMP to instil fear into the minds of Canadians or divert from #PMO? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkOy61TihlA … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
@SunNewsNetwork Well, it seems to me as if the #PacificScandal “almost” stacks up to = #CPC + #Robocalls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twb8MrATiv4 … #cdnpoli
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DumpHarper DumpHarper @opHarper 6 Jul
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By Kathy English Public Editor
Published on Friday October 19, 2012
George Orwell wrote the book on information control.
“I was appalled, but perhaps not really surprised, to learn of the quote approval practice you reveal,” reader Frances Smith told me in an email this week in response to my last column about the increasingly common practice of U.S. journalists allowing politicians to vet their quotes before publication.
“How politely you put it: ‘quote approval,’ ” Smith wrote. “There’s another not-so-polite word for it — Censorship.
“This is so ‘1984’ it’s creepy. The Ministry of Truth, or Minitrue, is upon us.”
As I wrote last week, it is a very good thing that Canadian journalists who cover politics, government and public affairs are not facing the same pressures as their American counterparts to agree to demands to allow politicians and public officials to vet, edit or approve their own words before publication as a condition of being interviewed.
But that doesn’t mean everything is tickety-boo here. Indeed, some alarming aspects of George Orwell’s “Ministry of Truth” as described in his classic novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, are the all-too-real truth for Canadian journalists whose role it is to hold the Stephen Harper government to account.
It is no secret that the Harper government has gone to extraordinary lengths to seek to control the agenda and thwart journalists’ dual purpose of holding politicians to account and making government more transparent to citizens.
In an open letter published in April 2010, nine Canadian journalism organizations contended that under Harper the flow of information has “slowed to a trickle.
“Genuine transparency is replaced by slick propaganda and spin designed to manipulate public opinion,” the letter stated.
Those who control information in Ottawa have various means of managing the message. A common tactic is the email “interview” (and I use that word loosely), now largely the only way that the Star’s Ottawa bureau staff can reach government ministers, deputies and other public servants, including, often, even government “spokespersons.”
As Ottawa reporter Susan Delacourt wrote in a July column: “It is now standard, for instance, for reporters to submit questions in writing to the government only to wait hours, days, or even weeks for a committee-approved response.”
Journalists in the Star’s Ottawa bureau tell me they resist sending questions in email. Diligent reporters aim to go directly to the source and seek an interview, in person or on telephone. That’s still the reporter’s best tool for gathering information.
But too often the only information reporters in Ottawa can get comes from email responses from government spokespersons that don’t actually address the questions at hand.
To understand why this is problematic consider this email response sent recently to national affairs columnist Tim Harper after he went to Public Safety Minister Vic Toews’ director of communications seeking answers from Toews about a Canada-U.S. border initiative. The response he got came from a “media relations spokesperson” in the department’s public relations arm.
“I understand you were looking for some information on Beyond the Border initiatives. I can tell you that the Action Plan sets ambitious, but achievable, goals that will advance economic opportunities and lead to greater security,” Lisa Filipps said in the email. “Many of these goals have already been achieved. A list of accomplishments that have been announced can be found at www.borderactionplan.gc.ca. More successes will be announced over the coming months and, as the action plan states, the first annual report is to be released by December 31, 2012.”
With all due respect to Filipps, who I expect is doing the job expected of her, that is a bunch of malarkey — to borrow the phrase bandied about by Joe Biden in the recent vice-presidential election debate.
It tells us nothing. All it does is offer slick government spin and directs Harper to a website he had already searched. It shuts the door to real information from the minister in charge and keeps the columnist — but more importantly you — in the dark.
This looks to me to be a fine exhibit of Orwell’s “political language,” intended, as he wrote in his 1946 essay, Politics and the English Language, “to make lies sound truthful . . . and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”
Pure wind indeed.
But this is now standard operating practice in Ottawa.
“The Conservatives encourage this type of interface because it discourages tough questions and follow-ups,” said Harper (the Star columnist, not the PM).
So, happily we don’t have “1984-style” quote approval in Canada. But these email statements that prevent journalists from pushing and probing politicians and public officials for answers to questions we ask on citizens’ behalf come awfully close to the line.
Shouldn’t we all ask more tough questions here? Of course, if you want answers from the Harper government you’ll have to send an email.
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Harper quietly holds face-to-face talks with Chinese propaganda chief
CAMPBELL CLARK
OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail
Last updated Monday, Sep. 10 2012, 2:03 PM EDT
Li Changchun arrives at the London Book Fair on April 15, 2012. Mr. Li, head of propaganda and member of the Communist Party of China’s Standing Committee of the Politburo, later met British Prime Minister David Cameron. (PAUL HACKETT /Reuters)
One of China’s most powerful figures slipped into Ottawa unannounced. Unless you were watching Chinese TV.
Li Changchun is ranked No. 5 in the Chinese hierarchy, one of the nine members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China, and the party’s propaganda chief. When he arrived in Ottawa Thursday, he met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The government of Canada had never announced the powerful official was coming.
However, Mr. Li’s visit was covered widely by Chinese television and print media like state news agency Xinhua. And then, after Mr. Li’s meeting with the Prime Minister, Mr. Harper’s PMO sent out a photograph of the two men chatting, just before 8:30 on Thursday night. It was the first time they’d told the press about Mr. Li’s visit.
On Friday, the PMO would not say what the two discussed and played down the face-to-face meeting as a “courtesy call.”
Chinese officials said Mr. Li’s visit was to discuss a variety of topics, notable cultural exchanges. Mr. Li issued a statement on Canada-Chinese relations. He also met Governor-General David Johnston and was to meet Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird Friday night, as well as witnessing the signing of an agreement on “cultural co-operation” and the official opening Carleton University’s Confucius Institute. He is to travel to Kingston on Saturday.
Mr. Li has been on a tour. He’d just come from London, where he’d met British Prime Minister David Cameron to talk about relations. But he was also there to talk about the case of Bo Xilai, another ranking Communist Party official who has been suspended from his Politburo amid accusations his wife killed British businessman Neil Heywood. There have also been rumours Mr. Li is reassuring foreign leaders that the change in China’s leadership will go ahead smoothly this fall.
Mr. Harper’s government, however, barely mentioned the three-day visit of the powerful Communist Party official. How powerful? Forbes ranked Mr. Li No. 19 on a list of the world’s most powerful people. In their words, he “controls what 1.3 billion Chinese see, hear, speak.” As chairman of the party’s Central Guidance Commission for Building Spiritual Civilization, he is the de facto controller of media and information censorship.
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by John Pilger
UWA Extension Summer School Lecture
Winthrop Hall, The University of Western Australia, 12 January 2004
In the days before September 11, 2001, when America routinely attacked and terrorised weak states, and the victims were black and brown-skinned people in faraway places like Zaire and Guatemala, there were no headlines saying terrorism. But when the weak attacked the powerful, spectacularly on September 11, suddenly, there was terrorism.
I am a reporter, who values bearing witness. That is to say, I place paramount importance in the evidence of what I see, and hear, and sense to be the truth, or as close to the truth as possible. By comparing this evidence with the statements, and actions of those with power, I believe it’s possible to assess fairly how our world is controlled and divided, and manipulated – and how language and debate are distorted and a false consciousness developed.
When we speak of this in regard to totalitarian societies and dictatorships, we call it brainwashing: the conquest of minds. It’s a notion we almost never apply to our own societies. Let me give you an example. During the height of the cold war, a group of Soviet journalists were taken on an official tour of the United States. They watched TV; they read the newspapers; they listened to debates in Congress. To their astonishment, everything they heard was more or less the same. The news was the same. The opinions were the same, more or less. “How do you do it?” they asked their hosts. “In our country, to achieve this, we throw people in prison; we tear out their fingernails. Here, there’s none of that? What’s your secret?”
The secret is that the question is almost never raised. Or if it is raised, it’s more than likely dismissed as coming from the margins: from voices far outside the boundaries of what I would call our ‘metropolitan conversation’, whose terms of reference, and limits, are fixed by the media at one level, and by the discourse or silence of scholarship at another level. Behind both is a presiding corporate and political power.
A dozen years ago, I reported from East Timor, which was then occupied by the Indonesian dictatorship of General Suharto. I had to go there under cover, as reporters were not welcome – my informants were brave, ordinary people who confirmed, with their evidence and experience, that genocide had taken place in their country. I brought out meticulously hand-written documents, evidence that whole communities had been slaughtered – all of which we now know to be true.
We also know that vital material backing for a crime proportionally greater than the killing in Cambodia under Pol Pot had come from the West: principally the United States, Britain and Australia. On my return to London, and then to this country, I encountered a very different version. The media version was that General Suharto was a benign leader, who ran a sound economy and was a close ally. Indeed, prime minister Keating was said to regard him as a father figure.
…This episode is a metaphor for what I’d like to touch upon tonight.
For 15 years, a silence was maintained by the Australian government, the Australian media and Australian academics on the great crime and tragedy of East Timor. Moreover, this was an extension of the silence about the true circumstances of Suharto’s bloody ascent to power in the mid-sixties. It was not unlike the official silence in the Soviet Union on the bloody invasion of Hungary and Czechoslovakia.
…During the 1990s, whole societies were laid out for autopsy and identified as “failed states” and “rogue states,” requiring “humanitarian intervention.” Other euphemisms became fashionable – “good governance” and “third way” were adopted by the liberal realist school, which handed out labels to its heroes. Bill Clinton, the president who destroyed the last of the Roosevelt reforms, was labelled “left of centre.”
Noble words like democracy, freedom, independence, reform were emptied of their meaning and taken into the service of the World Bank, the IMF and that amorphous thing called “The West” – in other words, imperialism.
Of course, imperialism was the word the realists dared not write or speak, almost as if it had been struck from the dictionary. And yet imperialism was the ideology behind their euphemisms. And need I remind you of the fate of people under imperialism. Throughout 20th century imperialism, the authorities of Britain, Belgium and France gassed, bombed and massacred indigenous populations from Sudan to Iraq, Nigeria to Palestine, India to Malaya, Algeria to the Congo. And yet imperialism only got its bad name when Hitler decided he, too, was an imperialist.
So, after the war, new concepts had to be invented, indeed a whole lexicon and discourse created, as the new imperial superpower, the United States, didn’t wish to be associated with the bad old days of European power. The American cult of anti-communism filled this void most effectively; however, when the Soviet Union suddenly collapsed and the cold war was over, a new threat had to be found.
At first, there was the “war on drugs” – and the Bogeyman Theory of History is still popular. But neither can compare with the “war on terror” which arrived with September 11, 2001. Last year, I reported the “war on terror” from Afghanistan. Like East Timor, events I witnessed bore almost no relation to the way they were represented in free societies, especially Australia.
The American attack on Afghanistan in 2001 was reported as a liberation. But the evidence on the ground is that, for 95 per cent of the people, there is no liberation. The Taliban have been merely exchanged for a group of American funded warlords, rapists, murderers and war criminals – terrorists by any measure: the very people whom President Carter secretly armed and the CIA trained for almost 20 years.
One of the most powerful warlords is General Rashid Dostum. General Dostum was visited by Donald Rumsfeld, the US Defence Secretary, who came to express his gratitude. He called the general a “thoughtful” man and congratulated him on his part in the war on terror. This is the same General Dostum in whose custody 4,000 prisoners died terrible deaths just over two years ago – the allegations are that wounded men were left to suffocate and bleed to death in containers. Mary Robinson, when she was the UN’s senior humanitarian representative, called for an inquiry; but there was none for this kind of acceptable terrorism. The general is the face of the new Afghanistan you don’t see in the media.
…Like the Suharto dictatorship, these warlords are our official friends, whereas the Taliban were our official enemies. The distinction is important, because the victims of our official friends are worthy of our care and concern, whereas the victims of our official enemies are not. That is the principle upon which totalitarian regimes run their domestic propaganda. And that, basically, is how western democracies, like Australia, run theirs.
The difference is that in totalitarian societies, people take for granted that their governments lie to them: that their journalists are mere functionaries, that their academics are quiet and complicit. So people in these countries adjust accordingly. They learn to read between the lines. They rely on a flourishing underground. Their writers and playwrights write coded works, as in Poland and Czechoslovakia during the cold war.
A Czech friend, a novelist, told me; “You in the West are disadvantaged. You have your myths about freedom of information, but you have yet to acquire the skill of deciphering: of reading between the lines. One day, you will need it.”
That day has come. The so-called war on terror is the greatest threat to all of us since the most dangerous years of the cold war. Rapacious, imperial America has found its new “red scare.” Every day now, officially manipulated fear and paranoia are exported to our shores – air marshals, finger printing, a directive on how many people can queue for the toilet on a Qantas jet flying to Los Angeles.
The totalitarian impulses that have long existed in America are now in full cry. Go back to the 1950s, the McCarthy years, and the echoes today are all too familiar – the hysteria; the assault on the Bill of Rights; a war based on lies and deception. Just as in the 1950s, the virus has spread to America’s intellectual satellites, notably Australia.
Last week, the Howard government announced it would implement US-style immigration procedures, fingerprinting people when they arrived. The Sydney Morning Herald reported this as government measures to “tighten its anti-terrorism net.” No challenge there; no scepticism. News as propaganda.
How convenient it all is. The White Australia Policy is back as “homeland security” – yet another American term that institutionalises both paranoia and its bed-fellow, racism. Put simply, we are being brainwashed to believe that Al-Qaida, or any such group, is the real threat. And it isn’t. By a simple mathematical comparison of American terror and Al-Qaida terror, the latter is a lethal flea. In my lifetime, the United States has supported and trained and directed terrorists in Latin America, Africa, Asia. The toll of their victims is in the millions.
In the days before September 11, 2001, when America routinely attacked and terrorised weak states, and the victims were black and brown-skinned people in faraway places like Zaire and Guatemala, there were no headlines saying terrorism. But when the weak attacked the powerful, spectacularly on September 11, suddenly, there was terrorism.
This is not to say that the threat from al-Qaida is not real – It is very real now, thanks to American and British actions in Iraq, and the almost infantile support given by the Howard government. But the most pervasive, clear and present danger is that of which we are told nothing.
It is the danger posed by “our” governments – a danger suppressed by propaganda that casts “the West” as always benign: capable of misjudgment and blunder, yes, but never of high crime. The judgement at Nuremberg takes another view. This is what the judgement says; and remember, these words are the basis for almost 60 years of international law: “To initiate a war of aggression, it is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole”
In other words, there is no difference, in the principle of the law, between the action of the German regime in the late 1930s and the Americans in 2003. Fuelled by religious fanaticism, a corrupt Americanism and corporate greed, the Bush cabal is pursuing what the military historian Anatol Lieven calls “the classic modern strategy of an endangered right-wing oligarchy, which is to divert discontent into nationalism.” Bush’s America, he warns, “has become a menace to itself and to mankind.”
…Today, the United States is currently training a gestapo of 10,000 agents, commanded by the most ruthless, senior elements of Saddam Hussein’s secret police. The aim is to run the new puppet regime behind a pseudo-democratic façade – and to defeat the resistance. That information is vital to us, because the fate of the resistance in Iraq is vital to all our futures. For if the resistance fails, the Bush cabal will almost certainly attack another country – possibly North Korea, which is nuclear armed.
…In the nineteenth century, Australia had a press more fiercely independent than most countries. In 1880, in New South Wales alone, there were 143 independent titles, many of them with a campaigning style and editors who believed it was their duty to be the voice of the people. Today, of twelve principal newspapers in the capital cities, one man, Rupert Murdoch, controls seven. Of the ten Sunday newspapers, Murdoch has seven. In Adelaide and Brisbane, he has effectively a complete monopoly. He controls almost 70 per cent of capital city circulation. Perth has only one newspaper.
Sydney, the largest city, is dominated by Murdoch and by the Sydney Morning Herald, whose current editor in chief Mark Scott told a marketing conference in 2002 that journalism no longer needed smart and clever people. “They are not the answer,” he said. The answer is people who can execute corporate strategy. In other words, mediocre minds, obedient minds.
The great American journalist Martha Gellhorn once stood up at a press conference and said: “Listen, we’re only real journalists when we’re not doing as we’re told. How else can we ever keep the record straight?” The late Alex Carey, the great Australian social scientist who pioneered the study of corporatism and propaganda, wrote that the three most significant political developments of the twentieth century were, “the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy.”
Carey was describing the propaganda of 20th century imperialism, which is the propaganda of the corporate state. And contrary to myth, the state has not withered away; indeed, it has never been stronger. General Suharto was a corporate man – good for business. So his crimes were irrelevant, and the massacres of his own people and of the East Timorese were consigned to an Orwellian black hole. So effective is this historical censorship by omission that Suharto is currently being rehabilitated. In The Australian last October, Owen Harries described the Suharto period as a “golden era” and urged Australia to once again embrace the genocidal military of Indonesia.
…If Australia is the microcosm, consider the destruction of free speech in the United States, which constitutionally has the freest press in the world. In 1983, the principal media in America was owned by fifty corporations. In 2002, this had fallen to just nine companies. Today, Murdoch’s Fox Television and four other conglomerates are on the verge of controlling 90 per cent of the terrestrial and cable audience. Even on the Internet, the leading twenty websites are now owned by Fox, Disney, AOL, Time Warner, Viacom and other giants. Just fourteen companies attract 60 per cent of all the time Americans spend online. And these companies control, or influence most of the world’s visual media, the principal source of information for most people.
“We are beginning to learn,” wrote Edward Said in his book Culture and Imperialism, “that de-colonisation was not the termination of imperial relationships but merely the extending of a geo-political web that has been spinning since the Renaissance. The new media have the media to penetrate more deeply into a receiving culture than any previous manifestation of Western technology.” Compared with a century ago, when “European culture was associated with a white man’s presence, we now have in addition an international media presence that insinuates itself over a fantastically wide range.”
He was referring not only to news. Right across the media, children are remorsely targeted by big business propaganda, commonly known as advertising. In the United States, some 30,000 commercial messages are targeted at children every year. The chief executive of one leading advertising company explained: “They aren’t children so much as evolving consumers.” Public relations is the twin of advertising. In the last twenty years, the whole concept of PR has changed dramatically and is now an enormous propaganda industry. In the United Kingdom, it’s estimated that pre-packaged PR now accounts for half of the content of some major newspapers. The idea of “embedding” journalists with the US military during the invasion of Iraq came from public relations experts in the Pentagon, whose current strategic-planning literature describes journalism as part of psychological operations, or “psyops.” Journalism as psyops.
The aim, says the Pentagon, is to achieve “information dominance” – which, in turn, is part of “full spectrum dominance” – the stated policy of the United States to control land, sea, space and information. They make no secret of it. It’s in the public domain.
Those journalists who go their own way, those like Martha Gellhorn and Robert Fisk, beware. The independent Arab TV organisation, Al-Jazeera, was bombed by the Americans in Afghanistan and Iraq. In the invasion of Iraq, more journalists were killed than ever before – by the Americans. The message could not be clearer. The aim, eventually, is that there’ll be no distinction between information control and media. That’s to say: you won’t know the difference.
That alone is worthy of reflection by journalists: those who still believe, like Martha Gellhorn, that their duty is to keep the record straight. The choice is actually quite simple: they are truth-tellers, or, in the words of Edward Herman, they merely “normalise the unthinkable.”
….I can almost hear a few of you saying, “OK, then what should we do?”
As Noam Chomsky recently pointed out, you almost never hear that question in the so-called developing world, where most of humanity struggles to live day by day. There, they’ll tell you what they are doing.
We have none of the life-and-death problems faced by, say, intellectuals in Turkey or campesinos in Brazil or Aboriginal people in our own third world. Perhaps too many of us believe that if we take action, then the solution will happen almost overnight. It will be easy and fast. Alas, it doesn’t work that way.
If you want to take direct action – and I believe we don’t have a choice now: such is the danger facing all of us – then it means hard work, dedication, commitment, just like those people in countries on the front line, who ought to be our inspiration. The people of Bolivia recently reclaimed their country from water and gas multinationals, and threw out the president who abused their trust. The people of Venezuela have, time and again, defended their democratically elected president against a ferocious campaign by an American-backed elite and the media it controls. In Brazil and Argentina, popular movements have made extraordinary progress – so much so that Latin America is no longer the vassal continent of Washington.
Even in Colombia, into which the United States has poured a fortune in order to shore up a vicious oligarchy, ordinary people – trade unionists, peasants, young people have fought back.
These are epic struggles you don’t read much about here. Then there’s what we call the anti-globalisation movement. Oh, I detest that word, because it’s much more than that. It’s is a remarkable response to poverty and injustice and war. It’s more diverse, more enterprising, more internationalist and more tolerant of difference than anything in the past, and it’s growing faster than ever.
In fact, it is now the democratic opposition in many countries. That is the very good news. For in spite of the propaganda campaign I have outlined, never in my lifetime have people all over the world demonstrated greater awareness of the political forces ranged against them and the possibilities of countering them. The notion of a representative democracy controlled from below where the representatives are not only elected but can be called truly to account, is as relevant today as it was when first put into practice in the Paris Commune 133 years ago. As for voting, yes, that’s a hard won gain. But the Chartists, who probably invented voting as we know it today, made clear that it was gain only when there was a clear, democratic choice. And there’s no clear, democratic choice now. We live in a single-ideology state in which two almost identical factions compete for our attention while promoting the fiction of their difference.
The writer Arundhati Roy described the outpouring of anti-war anger last year as “the most spectacular display of public morality the world has ever seen.” That was just a beginning and a cause for optimism.
Why? Because I think a great many people are beginning to listen to that quality of humanity that is the antidote to rampant power and its bedfellow: racism. It’s called conscience. We all have it, and some are always moved to act upon it. Franz Kafka wrote: “You can hold back from the suffering of the world, you have free permission to do so and it is in accordance with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering that you could have avoided.”
No doubt there are those who believe they can remain aloof – acclaimed writers who write only style, successful academics who remain quiet, respected jurists who retreat into arcane law and famous journalists who protest: “No one has ever told me what to say.” George Orwell wrote: “Circus dogs jump when the trainer cracks the whip. But the really well-trained dog is the one that turns somersaults when there is no whip.”
For those members of our small, privileged and powerful elite, I recommend the words of Flaubert. “I have always tried to live in an ivory tower,” he said, “but a tide of shit is beating its walls, threatening to undermine it.” For the rest of us, I offer these words of Mahatma Gandhi: “First, they ignore,” he said. “Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.”
Quotable quotes…
“…The so-called war on terror is the greatest threat to all of us since the most dangerous years of the cold war. Rapacious, imperial America has found its new “red scare.” Every day now, officially manipulated fear and paranoia are exported to our shores – air marshals, finger printing, a directive on how many people can queue for the toilet on a Qantas jet flying to Los Angeles. The totalitarian impulses that have long existed in America are now in full cry. Go back to the 1950s, the McCarthy years, and the echoes today are all too familiar – the hysteria; the assault on the Bill of Rights; a war based on lies and deception. Just as in the 1950s, the virus has spread to America’s intellectual satellites, notably Australia…”
“…we are being brainwashed to believe that Al-Qaida, or any such group, is the real threat. And it isn’t. By a simple mathematical comparison of American terror and Al-Qaida terror, the latter is a lethal flea. In my lifetime, the United States has supported and trained and directed terrorists in Latin America, Africa, Asia. The toll of their victims is in the millions…”
“…In the days before September 11, 2001, when America routinely attacked and terrorised weak states, and the victims were black and brown-skinned people in faraway places like Zaire and Guatemala, there were no headlines saying terrorism. But when the weak attacked the powerful, spectacularly on September 11, suddenly, there was terrorism…”
“…The judgement at Nuremberg…says… “To initiate a war of aggression, it is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole” In other words, there is no difference, in the principle of the law, between the action of the German regime in the late 1930s and the Americans in 2003. Fuelled by religious fanaticism, a corrupt Americanism and corporate greed, the Bush cabal is pursuing what the military historian Anatol Lieven calls “the classic modern strategy of an endangered right-wing oligarchy, which is to divert discontent into nationalism.” Bush’s America, he warns, “has become a menace to itself and to mankind’…”
John Pilger was born and educated in Sydney, Australia. He has been a war correspondent, film-maker and playwright. Based in London, he has written from many countries and has twice won British journalism’s highest award, that of “Journalist of the Year,” for his work in Vietnam and Cambodia.
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Logo of the Azov Battalion.
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Li Changchun arrives at the London Book Fair on April 15, 2012. Mr. Li, head of propaganda and member of the Communist Party of China’s Standing Committee of the Politburo, later met British Prime Minister David Cameron. (PAUL HACKETT /Reuters)
Dump Harper! 
