Canadian Government Tortures American Exposing Police Run Drug Ring: His Wife And Son Missing

Take a look at the Scott Loper story. It’s the story of an American citizen, a former New Jersey police officer, who was jailed and tortured for years by the Canadian government after exposing a police-run drug operation. Now his wife and son have disappeared mysteriously, and the State Department has launched an investigation.

Toronto police apparently are a den of corruption and vice, as bad as any mob or other criminal organization, and when they were exposed, they took retribution on an American citizen who brought it out into the open–according to an article by CBC News. He was imprisoned and tortured for several years, and the Canadian government presented the US Government with an UNSIGNED WAIVER of his rights that supposedly was justification for this heinous act.

The Canadian government went so far in their attempt to cover up what happened as to deny that Loper had ever lived in Canada (his wife is Canadian), and dumped him at the US border. The Canadian government had to recant that assertion however, after Loper was able to present documents exposing the lie of the Canadian government, showing that in fact he had lived there.

Many American government officials are not doing anything about this story because they don’t want to make waves and don’t want to upset the Canadian government. However, it is time for the American people to remind our government that it works for the American people, not Canada or any other nation, not foreign corporations, not special interest groups, and certainly not corrupt police officers running drug operations in Toronto Ontario.

Contact your representatives in Congress and demand action and demand accountability by the Canadian government. This outrage cannot stand. If the US government will do nothing to protect American citizens, it does not deserve our obedience nor our allegiance. It is time to start forcing our leaders to do their jobs.

Obama And McCain: Campaigning More Important Than Doing Their Job

Both presidential candidates are out on the campaign trail again, more concerned about garnering votes than doing what Senators ought to be doing. It’s not surprising, but it tells you something about the lack of character all American politicians seem to display—with the exception of Ron Paul, of course.

Why would someone want to vote for a leader more concerned about their own political career than they are about the state of the nation they seek to lead? Desperation perhaps? Or is it simply because of the feeling that there is a lack of real choice?

Everyone who is worried about the current global financial crisis ought to be voting for Ron Paul by write-in come November.

It’s the only way to put an end to being led by self-serving idiots.

We see President Bush acting concerned (probably about his legacy, you think?) and trying to frame the danger to our economy as a responsibility that belongs solely to Congress, warning of the dangers if Congress doesn’t act now. Where the hell was that sense of urgency for the past eight years, Mr. President? Over the past two years (more for some analysts) people have been warning of a recession and pointing to the very things that are causing the financial crisis we find ourselves in. It isn’t as if we couldn’t see it coming.

Yet, you did nothing Mr. President. I guess you were too busy compiling databases on American citizens, coming up with plans to implant radio frequency transmitting chips in national ID cards for tracking, wasting billions on the Real ID act, and doing everything you could to screw Americans out of liberties and freedoms instead of helping them out.

Or perhaps you were too busy spewing your empty rhetoric about freedom and democracy to our Georgian allies whom you then turned your back on?

Back to Obama and McCain. How come they aren’t in Washington, where a Senator ought to be in times of national crisis? Well, because it’s not a real crisis until the economy fails.

And when it does, Washington is the last place anyone wants to be—particularly if they are partly responsible through personal inaction and failures of leadership.

Nancy Pelosi Shoots Down Financial Bailout With Partisan Rant

Nancy Pelosi apparently couldn’t pass up an attempt to make a partisan attack in the debate on the financial bailout, which angered a lot of members of the House and led to the measure not passing. That’s fine by me—it’s good for the world to see her true colors.

I thank Nancy Pelosi for her right-wing rant. It at least killed a bailout that ought not happen. Still, it was a particularly hypocritical rant. Why?

Well the things she accused the Bush administration of (lack or responsibility, discipline, leadership and oversight) are all things that have plagued the USA since Bill Clinton was elected…and even further back before him. Are we to forget about Clinton’s lack of leadership, discipline, and financial woes that began under his administration (not to mention shaming the Presidency with his actions in office and subsequent lying about it under oath)? I don’t think he gets a free pass.

Nor does Congress or Nancy Pelosi. It seems to me that the Democratic party is as much responsible for the current situation as any. It is the Democratic party, after all, that has engendered the climate of irresponsible behavior and, poor leadership, and liberal ideology that anything is acceptable. I mean, you can point a finger at Bush (and I don’t care for the guy either), but let’s face the cold, hard fact here: he inherited the state of things as they were from a two-term Democrat, Bill Clinton. Any lack of regulation or oversight that exists under Bush existed under Clinton.

It’s nice to know that when our country is in turmoil and world markets are collapsing, that self-centered, self-serving, hypocritical politicians like Nancy Pelosi can rise to new heights of opportunism and shallow behavior in order to seek personal political gain.

Now, personally, I think that Americans ought to vote ANY member of the House or Senate out of office that goes home to campaign until this crisis is resolved. Politicians are elected to serve We the People, not their own interests. If they won’t do it, if they’re more concerned about their political career than they are about serving their constituents, they don’t deserve your vote or mine. And that goes for any politician of any political party.

Any member of Congress ought to be willing to give up their political fortunes to help fix the problem this country and the entire global market now faces as a result of the lack of action by Congress as a whole for the past several decades on major, important issues. Congress doesn’t need, nor does it deserve a break. I mean, what the hell do they really do but argue and trade pathetic attempts at political one-upmanship anyway, right? It’s not like it’s a hard job. What they need is to fix the problems they and their selfish lack of concern, their political pandering and fattening of their personal fortunes at the expense of the American people have created.

Really, if they go home to campaign, ask yourselves if there’s really any point in having a government that does nothing but look out for itself. If members of Congress go home before this is solved, they are saying America is unimportant, We the People aren’t worth as much as their personal fortune. That’s fine. Let them.

It might be the spark We the People need to start the next Revolution. After all, We the People are about to see businesses going under en masse, are about to start seeing massive layoffs. It’s not just investors and speculators and members of Congress who are at risk here. Already, the pain of this economic crisis is hitting a variety of industries, including the technology sector (Apple shares already dropped 18%) and the energy sector.

Make sure your powder is dry, your hatchet scoured…

They may be worth far more than your 401K, retirement fund, personal savings or even your home in the very near future.

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[Note: Read one of the interesting and unsettling prospects for what an economic collapse of the USA might be like and how it might unfold, here: Protocols For Economic Collapse In America. Are you prepared for those sorts of scenarios? The overwhelming majority of Americans are not prepared for the situations that might unfold simply because---as the piece linked to points out---they don't understand what is at stake economically and how a major economic collapse might precipitate something beyond a bad day on Wall Street.

I am not, as I mentioned to one reader in private, suggesting the scenario described on the above referenced web page is by any means real, credible, or necessarily fact. I leave that for you to research and determine. I merely suggest it as a possible scenario to keep in mind when considering the broader implications of economic collapse.]

Bailout In Crisis, But There Is A Simple Solution

The latest news, which is sure to send markets spiraling down tomorrow, is that the proposed economic bailout package is in jeopardy. I’m glad to hear it. We shouldn’t be spending $700 billion - $1 trillion (depends on who you ask and what costs you count) bailing out any companies.

Whatever course of action should be taken, the damage gets worse every passing day because self-serving politicians who work in Washington can’t get their act together.

There is simple solution, however. The government ought to secure and insure retirement funds and offer some sort of small compensation package to employees that are affected by this—excepting all executive level employees. Forget anything else and everything else.

Let the industry, companies, and individuals and special interest groups and the myriad speculators and greedy bastards who have caused all of this suffer in the bed they made. Secure retirement funds and to hell with everything else. Spend it on national health care, paying off some our debt or something worthwhile.

Taxpayers shouldn’t be bailing out companies and speculators who through their own negligent, inept, unethical, criminal, or greedy devices ran themselves to ruin.

Another Reason To Loathe Pakistan: Bear Baiting

Bear baiting in Pakistan is just one more reason to loathe the barbaric tribes living there. Not that the terrorist and Taliban breeding ground really needs another reason to be looked upon with contempt, but why not get it all out there, you know? Muslims love to point out the evils of Western civilization, so I thought it would be nice to point out another of theirs (as if honor killings and stonings and beheadings and oppression weren’t enough to warrant a little loathing, right?).

To help put an end to this practice, learn more on the World Society for the Protection of Animals site: https://www.worldsocietyprotectionofanimals.org/bear/

And yes, there are still idiots who contribute to dog fighting and like to fight chickens (how pathetic is that?) all around the world. And there’s bull-fighting in Spain and Mexico and a few other places—which is equally pathetic.

There’s something beyond barbarous and cruel (almost inhuman, really) in wanting to see dogs maul a bear that has had its teeth removed, that is mistreated and in poor health. Leave it to the Islamic world to enjoy that particular brand of bloodthirsty and disgusting cruelty. At least in medieval Europe, such fights involved captured wild animals with all their teeth and claws intact. Not that that justifies it or is any better—it’s not. It does go to show that even when it comes to barbarity and depravity, there are many levels, and the Islamic world has always sat at the lowest level in both areas.

It is too bad those tribesmen don’t have the courage to get in a gladiatorial arena to fight and kill each other like Western civilization has enjoyed doing through the course of history. The world would be better off for it just now.

Cowardice, simple-minded barbaric cruelty and violence is what Pakistan’s tribal regions are all about, however. I hope some day to see on YouTube video footage of a bear slipping his bonds and mauling one of his captors in Pakistan to death. I’ll raise a toast to the poor beastie for a job well done.

On Earth, there are two worlds. One moves forward through history, advancing humanity with time, discoveries, and gained enlightenment. The Muslim world, however, just continues trying to destroy everything in hopes of keeping humanity trapped in the barbarous cruelty and primitive ignorance of ages past…

Knut’s Zookeeper Surrogate Dad Found Dead

Tragically, the zookeeper who raised Knut—the world famous polar bear cub at the Berlin zoo—was found dead in his apartment. Thomas Doerflein became famous along with Knut as he spent 150 days straight with the first polar bear cub born to the zoo in over 30 years and raised him after its mother had rejected it.

As the article on Yahoo where I discovered the news reveals, he will be greatly missed by many who came to view him not just as a celebrity, but as a friend.

I Agree With Ron Paul: Do Not Bail Out Wall Street And Mortgage Lenders

Ron Paul is indeed the only politician with any common sense, I truly believe that. In an article published today, Congressman Paul offers his take on the economic crisis. His understanding of economics just shames other politicians.

Neither Obama or McCain will be getting my vote this year—both of them have failed miserably to offer even the least bit of insightful commentary on the situation much less come up with any kind of solution.

Ron Paul has been warning about this very thing for a long time. Investors take their chances, they know the risks. I don’t think the government ought to be bailing anyone out. Especially not those who make their money speculating and then cry about it when they lose their ass due to their own stupidity and panic which contributes to the economic crisis.

Let them all go down. Why should the American taxpayers spend $1 trillion dollars to bail out banks, lenders, corporations, speculators, investors and people living above and beyond their means? We shouldn’t. Let them all go down, and in the long run we’ll be better off.

The Federal Reserve needs to be eliminated once and for all. Its constant tinkering and malpractice in the realm of finance and economics has helped lead to this ruinous situation. It’s time to pay the piper—not write him another IOU.

Meanwhile, Fed chairman Bernake said we risk a recession without a bailout. Hello…where the hell have you had your head for the last two years that we’ve actually been in one? Get rid of the Fed, the idiots who run it, and the idiots who support it—it is far past time to do so.

Besides if there are lots of foreclosures, investors and home shoppers who weren’t/aren’t living above their means will be able to buy them cheap on eBay.

Solar, Molten Salt, Steam And Algae: Alternative Fuel Tidbits

Solar energy used to heat molten salt which is used to produce steam which is used to produce electricity sounds like some hair-brained scheme, but it is not: it just received $140 million in second round venture funding. Also, Bill Gates is investing along with others in Sapphire Energy, which aims to replace petroleum with an algae based gasoline, diesel and jet fuel which is compatible with existing engines and technology and does not use a fermentation process.

In the realm of alternative energy some interesting stuff is turning up every month it seems. The big question is will any one or some small number of solutions gain enough traction by leaping ahead in viability to lead the way to an energy revolution? Or, will the market pull and tug investors and scientists in too many directions to make the significant change needed to forestall the sort of societal collapse sure to happen when petroleum supplies dwindle and run out?

I just happened across those while catching up on some articles over at Red Herring, and thought I would share. Molten salt. Hmmm…

The War Zone On The American Border

Regarding those still in denial about the state of social decay and violence that has become rampant in Mexico, I thought I might throw a few more logs on the fire. I suppose some people are simply in need of a bonfire that reaches to the heavens before they call it light enough to see by. This is for them.

Eleven decapitated bodies used for rituals; story from Sept. 1, 2008: Headless bodies may have been burned in ritual

Twenty-four people bound and shot, execution style; story from Sept. 13, 2008: Bodies of 24 shooting victims found in Mexico

Three Mexican chiefs of police seek asylum in USA as drug war spins out of control: Violence in Mexico spills across U.S. border

Assassinations of Mexican law enforcement officers, military officers, and civilian authorities has become routine. The Mexican people aren’t even so blind as to deny what is happening. They held large demonstrations to protest the violence just weeks ago, with hundreds of thousands of people participating.

2,682 people have lost their lives in Mexico’s violent drug war just this year alone (and that as of August 31, 2008) according to Mexican newspaper, El Universal.

Contrast that with 4,342 Palestinians that have died over more than four years in the second Intifada that has the whole Middle East and world leaders around the globe so concerned. There have been 4,469 coalition casualties in the war in Iraq as of September 12, 2008.

Comparing those numbers to the number of deaths in the drug war in Mexico gives one pause. And let us keep in mind that those killed in the drug wars in Mexico are not just the number of deaths due to crime in general and do not include your violent robberies and so forth. These are deaths where drug cartel soldiers and hit-men attack people at birthdays or funerals or bingo parlors and kill men, women and children (yes, even 16 month old infants), where they gun down police officers, assassinate Army officers, and kill each other.

As I have previously pointed out in one reply to a comment on my post entitled The Mexican Threat To America (Terrorists, Drug Cartels, Russia, Cuba, And Red Dawn), I’m not the only one who thinks Mexico is on the road to becoming a failed state. Stratfor has posed the question and explained how that just might be the case very nicely.

See for yourself what one of the leading firms in the intelligence/geo-political analysis field thinks about Mexico’s current condition: Mexico: On the Road to a Failed State?

Since the Mexican cartels control most of the drug trade in the USA, it is time for Americans to start demanding their government take stronger measures to protect our borders. Neither Obama or McCain has any intention of doing so. In fact, they intend to keep allowing a steady stream of illegal aliens, drugs and criminals across our border, fully intending to offer amnesty to them.

When you consider such how ineffectual the USA has been in dealing with what is going on right on our doorstep in Mexico (supposedly one of our closest “friends” and largest trading partner?) and how the USA failed to even come to the aid of our Georgian allies when Russia invaded, it isn’t hard to see the writing on the wall. Nations and empires rise and fall like the tides, and the same tide that is flooding Mexico will sink America…it is only a matter of time.

The failure of our governments to adequately prepare us for the future, to alter our infrastructure, to alter our energy consumption and resource utilization, to secure our borders and defend our sovereignty and insulate our energy needs from sandal-wearing goat herders and cave-dwelling radicals shows how incredibly inept and unfocused our government is. The concern has for too long been politicians making money for themselves and their lobbyists, and Americans will pay the price.

As global water shortages and global warming (doesn’t matter if it’s natural or the result of human activity) increase, as petroleum becomes more scarce, as the global population explodes—all by the end of this century—America will find itself spread even thinner than we are today militarily, our nation’s status greatly diminished, and less and less able to do anything about it.

There is a war zone on our border, and it is going to spread. Don’t be fooled by the recent headlines that the FARC is finished and that there will be no more insurgencies in Latin America as Hugo Chavez himself suggested. History holds all the warnings we ought to heed, if we but listen.

Palin Would Make A Better President Than McCain, Obama Or Biden

Palin seems more Presidential than anyone else competing to get into the White House. After having watched her speech at the RNC, that is my opinion. Time on the job is obviously no guarantor of how well one will perform, and while I cut Obama some slack in that area because I firmly believe some of the best politicians you could possibly have are those who bring passion to the job and new ideas, he has a problem.

I’ve followed the occasional news about her since she won office, partly because my dad is always talking about going back to Alaska (where my folks lived for a while). She has been stirring the pot up in the Northwest for a while now. Compared to Obama, she has far more experience. You simply can’t compare being a first term senator to being the chief executive of the largest state in the union.

As Palin pointed out, Obama has authored two books but no important legislation at all. She also went after him and savaged his credentials pretty well. The fact that we’re actually winning the war in Iraq while he wants to cut and run like a coward—and never mentions victory except when speaking of his personal campaign—is a point she drove home quite well.

I don’t like the Republican party (or any other for that matter). I have to say though, I like Palin. She’s actually a bit of a reformer and trend-bucker and more in touch with the average person than McCain, Obama or Biden. It’s too bad we can’t get her on top of the ticket—I would vote for her.

As to whether or not she will attract Hillary’s disgruntled voters, who cares? She’s not some feminazi who wants to pretend to be a strong woman, but rather, Governor Palin actually is a strong woman. If I were a Republican, I wouldn’t really care to draw on the votes of those who only voted for Hillary because she was a woman. I would think that women who are actually strong women will end up voting for whichever candidate they think will do the best job rather than the one who gets teary-eyed because she occasionally gets help with her hair…when not dodging fictional snipers in Sarajevo.

I bet Governor Palin would have grabbed a rifle and been firing back at the snipers anyway.

That’s the kind of President I would like to see.

Now…that still doesn’t do anything to move me away from my intent to vote for Ron Paul this November. McCain still wants to give the country away to illegal aliens with his amnesty plans—the same as Obama.

The most important issue we face as Americans (and it’s the single most important issue for the survival of any nation) is preserving our country and McCain and his party refuse to address it—preferring, instead, to hide from it.

Obama talks the talk, but he is decidedly unable to walk the walk. Palin, on the other hand…I bet she would give us even better tough gal photo-ops than Russia’s Putin has.

Besides, she gave her kids all really different and special names. And she has a child with special needs, and sticks by her daughter who is facing one of the most difficult challenges in life. Those things say a lot about a person.

Biden? Well, he’s been on the wrong side of every foreign policy issue in America for decades, and he wants to take your guns away. Palin? She enjoys hunting. You don’t need any more contrast between those two—anyone who believes in the right to bear arms is unlikely to vote for Obama/Biden, regardless of how they are registered to vote.

Oil Companies Begging Money From Taxpayers Due To Hurricane

The same jerks that have recorded record profits recently (we’re talking in excess of $60 billion in a quarter) and that have kept gas prices soaring high for the last year for no real good reason now want the American taxpayers to loan them money because of hurricane Gustav. How about you cheapskates spend some of your billions of dollars of profits you earned at our expense?

Song of the Day: Lenka - The Show

Today I want to share a catchy song. Careful, or you’ll be humming the melody all day even if you don’t know the words.

One of my friends I discovered on MySpace, Meghan (who can be seen playing guitar in the video), had posted this on her blog and I took a look at it. It’s just about as upbeat and catchy as songs come, and this live studio performance is really great. I listened to it and sent a link to a very special friend of mine, and she loved it as well. Next thing you know, it’s the song of the day.

The Show, by Lenka. I hope you enjoy it…because you will probably be humming it all day.

Team Disbanded, Kid Is Banned From Baseball: He Is Too Good

The liberal feel-good, overzealous protect-kids-from-everything-under-the-sun crowd really have outdone themselves. A 9 year old boy was banned from little league baseball and his team disbanded because he pitches too fast.

Yes, he’s too good at what he does, so he shouldn’t be allowed to use his talent. Parents who raise their kids to be mediocre and afraid don’t want their kids to compete against a team that has an exceptional player. The message being sent, loud and clear for everyone to hear, is that if you stand out as exceptional, you will be cut down to size. Mediocrity and low expectations are all that are acceptable in America anymore it seems.

Look at the quality of goods produced in America. Look at how much outsourcing and poor business conduct occurs in the name of cutting costs (and customer service…what the hell is that?). Look at how obese American kids are becoming, how drugs and gangs and a million other things are getting worse and worse (right along with the economy, which is no wonder) every year.

A large part of the reason is poor parenting. Why on Earth would you teach or encourage your kid to be mediocre, or to fear a challenge, or to dread loss and failure? Those things test people and build character—especially in young people.

What next? Will we see schools and attorneys and moonbats say you can’t target the easiest kids to hit when playing dodge ball? Worse, will they say you can’t play if your aim is too good?

The entire field of sports is becoming a joke. From football to boxing to basketball to the Olympics, joke, joke, joke. And poor jokes at that. Underage gymnasts, steroids, ear-biting, brawls with fans, shoplifting, killing endangered birds of prey with golf balls, whining about getting paid hundreds of thousands of dollars (or millions!) to play a kids game for a living… You can’t hardly find a respectable athlete that you would feel comfortable having a kid look up to.

Hell, you could probably start a sports trading card company just using mugshots of arrested athletes these days.

I don’t even really like baseball. I find it boring to be honest. But even I think it is incredibly stupid to ban a 9 year old kid from playing baseball because he essentially is better at what he does than those around him.

Gosh, I hate to think what kind of message it might send if excellence was respected. I wonder… Do you think a business would ever want to hire someone who is more talented at what they do than the majority of those in a peer position? Nah…that’s crazy. Why would you want someone talented on your team?

Instead of hiring a kick ass doctor, your hospital should be forced to close down—and that doctor should be banned from practicing…unless he is willing to accept a position as a CNA. That’s the kind of society we want to live in, right?

Give me a fucking break.

The Beijing Farce, AKA The Olympics

I’m glad I have boycotted the Olympics and not watched a single moment of it on television. You can’t hardly miss it for the media coverage online however. All of it just drives home the point that I am indeed glad to have boycotted this farce of an Olympics in China.

While President Bush was enjoying the farce and frolicking about in at the games in one of the nations with the worst human rights records in existence, one of our allies was invaded by Russia. In the meantime, it seemed like every day brought news of some athlete being disqualified, giving up their metals, deported and someone imprisoned or murdered at the Olympics. And then we have the underage Chinese gymnasts and the IOC’s cover up.

No one wants to offend China. Everyone wants to sweep things under the rug and kiss ass.

I’m not just boycotting this Olympics…I’m boycotting them all from now on. The Olympics aren’t anything but an occasional feel-good get-together these days. They have no integrity whatsoever.

And really, indoor bike racing? That’s sort of like calling golf a sport…

I suppose most people in the world prefer to watch two guys in spandex hurrying around in circles on an indoor wooden track than watch those in Tibet, Georgia and Darfur dying, though.