Sunday, August 9, 2009

Carleton University V Ontario Human Rights Tribunal .... back off Carleton University! .

Rights panel to hear Carleton students' case

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Carleton University students who say their school has denied them the freedom to express their political views will have their case heard, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal says.

The group Students Against Israeli Apartheid says its members have been threatened with expulsion for engaging in what it believes are legitimate political activities.

Last year, the group put up posters around campus to promote "Israel Apartheid Week," which opened at universities in 10 countries on March 1.

The posters showed an Israeli helicopter firing a missile at a Palestinian child labelled "Gaza."

Both Carleton and the University of Ottawa removed the posters from their respective campuses but did not cancel the events, the first of which was launched in Toronto in 2005.

Palestinian supporters said banning the posters was proof that universities were biased against them and pointed out that both U of O president Allan Rock and Carleton president Roseann Runte had accepted trips to Israel paid for by Israeli advocacy groups.

Protesters rally

A week and a half after the posters were banned at Carleton, about 100 protesters rallied outside Runte's office to have the posters approved.

The poster ban and subsequent threats of expulsion that some students in the group reported are the key issues in the human rights complaint.

Ben Saifer, a member of Students Against Israeli Apartheid, said students worried that the school would impose even further restrictions on their expression.

"They basically put a chill on our activism, on our activities," he said.

Saifer said students fretted that "if we crossed a line — and we were unaware where this line was — then we could be expelled."

At the time of the ban, pro-Israel groups were calling for tough action against the March 1 events at the school and commended Carleton for taking action against the ads.

Frank Dimant, the executive vice-president of B'nai Brith Canada, which was among the groups that approved of the ban, said the Jewish advocacy organization is now dismayed that the tribunal is examining the university's decision.

"The university did the right thing. I am confident that if the tribunal will be fair, it will throw the case out," Dimant said. "I'm just shocked that they would even entertain looking at it."

In a written statement, Carleton University representatives said the charges against the school were "false and completely unfounded."

Carleton, officials said, would "vigorously defend itself."

A mediation date has been set for Sept. 1.

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Critical medical cases treated promptly in Canada Re: Letter from William R. Eghert entitled "Many must wait for health care in Canada Re: Letter

Critical medical cases treated promptly in Canada

(UNEDITED)Re: Letter from William R. Eghert entitled "Many must wait for health care in Canada".

It infuriates me to read this kind of dribble from American doctors who are more interested in the money they make rather than the service they can provide for their fellow man. He talks of one case and projects that case to the whole Canadian Health System. I lived in the United States for 5 years and found a great number of people I knew that could not access health service because they had no insurance. To me it is a disgrace for a country as rich and prosperous as the United States that has millions of people without health care services.

Yes in Canada when you go to the hospital or doctor they ask for you health care number and you receive what assistance is needed, down here they ask for your insurance and if you do not have it then you're sent someplace else or they require your Visa card. This doctor talks the about waiting times in Canada to receive service, emergency and critical cases are helped immediately and yes others may have to wait a short period of time, but unlike the United States they do receive service. I am 77 years old and the service I receive is just the same as those who are much younger, service is not determined by your age. The service provided for my wife and I include no premium payment, the most we pay for our prescription drugs is $25.00. We also have dental care and eye care (every three years money is provided to buy glasses). Whereas I find those friends I have here who are on Medi-Cad or Medi-Care have to top it up from $300.00 to $600.00 a month to receive the service they require.

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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Glenn Beck needs to be interviewd by the Secret Service PPD!

Media persona and commentary

Beck's on-air persona has been described as a "mix of moral lessons, outrage and an apocalyptic view of the future ... capturing the feelings of an alienated class of Americans."[21] Beck has referred to himself as an entertainer,[21] a rodeo clown,[21] and identified with Howard Beale "When he came out of the rain and he was like, none of this makes any sense. I am that guy."[22]

Time Magazine describes Beck as "[t]he new populist superstar of Fox News" saying it is easier to see a set of attitudes rather than a specific ideology, noting his criticism of Wall Street, yet defending bonuses to AIG and denouncing conspiracies against FEMA but warning against indoctrination of children by the AmeriCorps program. Time concludes that "[w]hat unites Beck's disparate themes is a sense of siege" but notes that Beck describes his program as "the fusion of entertainment and enlightenment." [23]

Political views

Glenn Beck has alternately described himself as a conservative or a libertarian. He repeatedly refutes charges that he is a member of the Republican Party.

Gun Rights

Beck supports individual gun ownership rights, and is against gun control legislation.[24] On June 2, 2008, Beck interviewed Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana on his syndicated radio talk show about the Second Amendment, gun control, and the state of Montana. The interview was mostly focused on Montana's status as a state if the United States Supreme Court ever ruled that gun ownership was a collective right and not an individual right, thus violating Montana's compact with the United States government for its entry as a state. The interview also covered several other subjects including global warming, high fuel prices, alternative energy, and Schweitzer's ideas on how best to deal with the aforementioned issues.[25][26]

On May 7, 2009 Beck spoke on his Fox News show about the Montana Firearms Freedom Act which was signed by Governor Brian Schweitzer on April 15, 2009 and will become effective October 1, 2009. The law exempts firearms made and kept in Montana from Federal firearms regulations.[citation needed]

Other Issues

Beck also is pro-life, including being opposed to euthanasia, in which he said that he could not "imagine telling God that he lived in a society that decided who should live or not."[citation needed] His position on embryonic stem cell research is that he hopes that it can be done without the destruction of another life, and admits his daughter's cerebral palsy affects his viewpoint. In a more recent statement, Beck clearly stated his opposition to federally funded stem cell research.[citation needed]

Beck favors hard currency and opposes the Federal Reserve.[citation needed]

The 9/12 Project

The 9/12 Project is a campaign that was announced by Beck on March 13, 2009. It is named for nine principles and twelve values, extolled by Beck, that he says embody the spirit of the American people on the day after the September 11 attacks.[27] His twelve values are honesty, reverence, hope, thrift, humility, charity, sincerity, moderation, hard work, courage, personal responsibility, and gratitude.[28]

His nine principles are:

1. America Is Good
2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life
3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday
4. The family is sacred
5. If you break the law you pay the penalty
6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results
7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with whom I want to
8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion
9. The government works for me — I do not answer to them, they answer to me.[29]

References

  1. ^ "Events". Glenn Beck. http://www.glennbeck.com/content/events/. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  2. ^ "Glenn Beck not household name - yet | Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Find Articles at BNET.com". Findarticles.com. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20061125/ai_n16876746. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  3. ^ a b "Is Glenn Beck The Most Annoying Man On Tv?: Gq Features On". Men.style.com. http://men.style.com/gq/features/full?id=content_5845&pageNum=6. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  4. ^ "Glenn Beck: The Real Story" by Jamie Lawson, LDS Living, 2007. http://www.ldslivingmagazine.com/articles/show/325
  5. ^ A Folksy Guy, in Recovery, about to land Millions. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
  6. ^ Glenn Beck: Mormon conservative says he's on a personal mission from God., May 11, 2007, The Salt Lake Tribune, Retrieved: May 19, 2007
  7. ^ "About the Glenn Beck Program". www.glennbeck.com. http://www.glennbeck.com/about/about-glennbeck.shtml. Retrieved on 2006-08-02.
  8. ^ "The Top Talk Radio Audiences". Talkers magazine. http://www.talkers.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=34. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
  9. ^ "Glenn Beck". www.cnn.com. http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/glenn.beck/. Retrieved on 2006-07-30.
  10. ^ Stelter, Brian (2008-10-16). "Beck Leaving CNN for Fox News - TV Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com". Tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com. http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/beck-leaving-cnn-for-fox-news/. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  11. ^ "Current Events & Politics - Picture of the Day - July 22, 2008". Glenn Beck. 2008-07-22. http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/12710/. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  12. ^ "Beck Wins Marconi Award - mediabistro.com: TVNewser". mediabistro.com. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/beck_wins_marconi_award_95056.asp. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  13. ^ "Jane Velez Mitchell to Anchor HLN's 7pmET Hour - mediabistro.com: TVNewser". mediabistro.com. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/jane_velez_mitchell_to_anchor_hlns_7pmet_hour_97835.asp. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  14. ^ Glenn Beck joins Fox News The Politico. Retrieved on October 16, 2008.
  15. ^ The 5000 Thousand Year Leap [1] Accessed: 2009-06-24
  16. ^ "Focus on Family pulls Glenn Beck article". MormonTimes. 2008-12-27. http://www.mormontimes.com/mormon_voices/joel_campbell/?id=5597. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  17. ^ "Question: Is Glenn Beck Mormon". Deseret News. 2009-05-29. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705307446/Question-Is-Glenn-Beck-Mormon.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.
  18. ^ Al Peterson (June 2005). "Not Just Another Conservative". radioandrecords.com. http://www.premiereradio.com/vfile/2005/07/22.pdf.
  19. ^ America's Freedom Foundation (Press Release) (June 2007). "Glenn Beck to Host 2007 Toyota Tundra Stadium of Fire". Yahoo! Finance. http://biz.yahoo.comostbw/070623/20070623005003.html?.v=1.
  20. ^ "National Rifle Association - NRA Website Gateway". Nra.org. http://nra.org/. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  21. ^ a b c "Fox News’s Mad, Apocalyptic, Tearful Rising Star". The New York Times. 2009-03-31. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/30/business/media/30beck.html. Retrieved on 2009-07-31.
  22. ^ Stossel, John (2009-06-10). "Glenn Beck on Glenn Beck". 20/20 (ABC News). http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Stossel/Story?id=7795824&page=4. Retrieved on 2009-07-31.
  23. ^ Poniewozik, James (2009-04-08). "Glenn Beck: The Fears of a Clown". Time magazine. http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1890174,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-07-31.
  24. ^ "Glenn Beck: Gun Week!". 12 May 2008. http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/9902/. Retrieved on 15 November 2008.
  25. ^ "Glenn Beck: Montana here we come". 2 June 2008. http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/196/10727/.
  26. ^ "Glenn Beck: McCain pros & cons". 4 June 2008. http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/10847/.
  27. ^ "Glenn Beck - The 9/12 Project". Theglennbeck912project.com. http://theglennbeck912project.com/. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  28. ^ "12 Values : Glenn Beck - The 9/12 Project". Theglennbeck912project.com. http://theglennbeck912project.com/12values/. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  29. ^ "9 Principles : Glenn Beck - The 9/12 Project". Theglennbeck912project.com. http://theglennbeck912project.com/9principles12values/. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.

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Friday, August 7, 2009

Lou Dobbs view

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Dobbs once described himself as a "lifelong Republican,"[20] but has stated that he has switched to being an unaffiliated independent populist, as he no longer openly supports any party.[21] Though he made a donation of $1,000 to the Bush-Cheney campaign in January 2001,[22] he often has described the Bush administration and the then Republican-controlled Congress as "disgraceful." He has also argued that both parties are controlled by corporate interests. Dobbs faulted Bush's 2004 presidential election opponent, Democrat John Kerry, for first criticizing outsourcing and then backing off.[23]

Dobbs is pro-choice, opposes gun control and, though he is a fiscal conservative, supports some government regulations, as revealed in a 60 Minutes interview.[24]

Dobbs' stance on trade has earned plaudits from some trade union activists on the traditional political left, while his stance on immigration tends to appeal to the right.[2] In an interview with Larry King, Dobbs revealed that he is now "an unaffiliated independent" owing to dissatisfaction with both the Republican and Democratic parties.

Dobbs has been generally supportive of gay civil rights. In June 2006, as the U.S. Senate debated the Federal Marriage Amendment, Dobbs was critical of the action. He asserted that traditional marriage was threatened more by financial crises perpetuated by Bush administration economic policy than by gay marriage.[25]

In July 2006, Dobbs criticized U.S. foreign policy as being disproportionately supportive of Israel, pointing out the U.S.' rapid recognition of Israel in 1948, foreign aid to Israel, and other policy choices in the past and present.[26]

Dobbs is the author of War on the Middle Class, in which he claims that both Democrats and Republicans are harming the middle class. In it, he comes out strongly against the Bush tax cuts, which he argues favor the wealthy, and argues for raising the U.S. minimum wage from what was then $5.15 an hour.[27]

Recently, Dobbs has been critical of the rescue package brought about by the Bush Administration and supported by the Democratic-controlled Congress, which he and others call as a "Wall Street Bailout." Dobbs describes this package as a way for U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to help corporate interests rather than average Americans.

Controversy

Dobbs' critics, including columnist James K. Glassman, author of Dow 36,000 and member of the conservative American Enterprise Institute think tank, have accused him of inciting xenophobia.[28] Others have accused him of Hispanophobia, a charge he denies[29] and one which he has said offends him deeply, as his wife Debi Segura is a Mexican-American.[30]

Dobbs has also been criticized for his style of reporting, which some claim often lacks clear transitions between stories reported in an objective manner and his own opinions. This ambiguity led to criticism of Dobb's journalistic ethics from other journalists, notably Amy Goodman.[31]

A CNN report, filed by Christine Romans for Dobbs's April 14, 2005 program, reported on the carrying of diseases across the border by illegal immigrants. Romans' report cited an article in the Spring 2005 issue of the non-indexed Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, written by Madeleine Cosman, which made the statement that 7,000 cases of leprosy had emerged in the United States within the previous three years (2002-2005), an increase attributed mostly to an influx of immigrants into the country.[32][33][34] Critics of the program argued that, in fact, the actual number of leprosy cases had reached 7,000 in the registry over 30 years, not the previous three years, with 137 cases reported in 2006.[35][36] In addressing the leprosy issue, Dobbs compared his critics from the left and right political spectrums to "commies" and "fascists."[37] On December 4, 2007, Dobbs rejected Cosman's claims as unsubstantiated, calling her "a wackjob".[38]

On the May 23, 2006 edition of Lou Dobbs Tonight, Dobbs's program displayed a map of Aztlán sourced to the controversial Council of Conservative Citizens. CNN spokeswoman Christa Robinson apologized for the graphic's use, saying: "A freelance field producer in Los Angeles searched the web for Aztlan maps and grabbed the Council of Conservative Citizens map without knowing the nature of the organization. The graphic was a late inclusion in the script and, regrettably, was missed in the vetting process."[39]

In mid-2009, Dobbs was criticized for giving air time to Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories that claim Barack Obama was not born in the United States,[40] even though CNN itself considered it a "discredited rumor".[41] The issue had come up in 2008 during the Presidential campaign, and had largely disappeared from the media spotlight until Dobbs picked up the issue again.[42] His statements in support of these investigations have been dubbed "racist" and "defamatory" by the Southern Poverty Law Center[43][44] The controversy led to Media Matters airing ads critical of Dobbs and of CNN,[45] and to Jon Stewart mocking Dobbs on the satirical The Daily Show.[46]

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Thursday, August 6, 2009

CNN should offer Lou Dobbs an early retirement package ... ASAP

CNN, do me a favor and fire Lou Dobbs as soon as possible. Why are you continuing to employ this anti-immigrant, anti-Hispanic, anti-black ... in other words a racist pig? This is kind of ironic as Mr. Dobbs' personal chef, housekeeper, groundskeeper etc. are members of the aforementioned groups that he espouses to not like.

I also find it unusual that CNN has not already fired Mr. Dobbs as most of the demographics that he does not like are the key demographics that CNN gets most of its ratings from. So then I ask, why give a person a multimillion dollar contract to alienate CNN's own viewer base? It seems both counter intuitive and counter productive. On the other hand, he could go and work for Fox but they are full of raving psychotics already. Which leaves talk radio but they wouldn't have high enough ratings to fit the size of his ego. Rumor has it that his wife is of Hispanic descent. I find it odd he would fall in love with a member of an ethnic group that he is not a fan of on air. I am surprised his wife has not bitch slapped him to the curb over his views. She must be quite the conservative herself. Very strange. The good news is his ratings have dropped because he doesn't think Barak Obama was born in the United States and has aligned himself with the crazy Ivan (no offense to any Russian readers) of the Congress and Senate, Michelle Mulkin. It will be interesting to see if CNN finally does fire him but so fat, they haven't fired Campbell Brown yet so I don't hold out much hope. I'll save Campbell Brown for a possible future post. I have different issues with her. She should have stayed at ABC News.

Ted Turner would not be pleased.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Caspian Airlines info.

Caspian Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی کاسپین) was established in 1993 in Tehran, Iran. It operates services between Tehran and other major cities in Iran and international flights to Armenia, Syria, Turkey, UAE and Ukraine. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran[1]. It is a private company founded by Ali Akbar Rafsanjani.

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[edit] History

The airline was established in 1993 and started operations in September 1993.It was set up as a joint venture between Iranian and Russian interests.

Caspian Airlines operates Tupolev aircrafts.

[edit] Destinations

Domestic

International

[edit] Fleet

[edit] Accidents and incidents

On 15 July 2009, a Tupolev Tu-154M, Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, traveling from Tehran to Yerevan crashed near the Iranian town of Qazvin, reportedly killing all 168 people (156 passengers, 12 crew) onboard.[2][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 62. 2007-03-27.
  2. ^ eTurboNews
  3. ^ BBC report

[edit] External links

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Monday, August 3, 2009

Businessman sent back to Germany to face charges

Karlheinz Schreiber speaks with journalists as he arrives at the Toronto West Detention Centre on Sunday.Karlheinz Schreiber speaks with journalists as he arrives at the Toronto West Detention Centre on Sunday. Darren Calabrese/Canadian Press)German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber was being flown to Germany on Sunday evening after losing a last-ditch battle to avoid extradition earlier in the day.

Schreiber's lawyer, Eddie Greenspan, was granted permission for a special weekend court appearance to seek an injunction against the federal government's extradition order. He argued that his client should be allowed to stay in his adopted country — where he has been a citizen since 1982 — until at least Tuesday morning so he can file an appeal challenging Canada's extradition treaty with Germany.

But the lawyer for the government told the Superior Court of Justice that this was a frivolous challenge because the treaty was ratified 30 years ago.

In her decision turning down the injunction bid, Superior Court Justice Barbara Conway said: "Mr. Schreiber has travelled a long road in fighting his extradition to Germany. He is now at the end of that road."

Schreiber reported to the Toronto West Detention Centre shortly before 5 p.m. ET, and left Toronto for Germany early Sunday evening, his wife confirmed to CBC News.

Justice Department spokeswoman Geneviève Breton said his flight left Toronto between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET. But she did not provide further details.

In a letter released to CBC, Schreiber said he decided to ask for the emergency hearing after two officials from the federal Justice Department visited him on Friday afternoon. He said they served him at 5:10 p.m. ET with a response to a letter from his lawyer, triggering a process that requires him to surrender himself into custody by Sunday afternoon.

In the letter, addressed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Schreiber said he was concerned the visit was timed in a way to preempt any legal moves on his part duringt the holiday weekend.

"It seems obvious that the timing of the service seemed to be designed to prevent me from having access to the courts on a long weekend during which I apparently have 48 hours to surrender myself to the Toronto West Detention Centre after receipt of the minister's letter, as specified in my bail conditions," he said in the letter.

Extradition politically motivated: Schreiber

He also alleged in the letter that Germany's centre-left Social Democrats are using his case as an election issue in a bid to defeat their conservative opponents in next month's election.

Schreiber, a key figure in a political scandal surrounding former German chancellor Helmut Kohl, was arrested in Canada in 1999 under a German warrant seeking his extradition.

Journalists are reflected in the sunglasses of Karlheinz Schreiber as he arrives at the Toronto West Detention Centre on Sunday. Journalists are reflected in the sunglasses of Karlheinz Schreiber as he arrives at the Toronto West Detention Centre on Sunday. (Darren Calabrese/CP Photo)Schreiber, 75, who has both Canadian and German citizenship, is being sought by German prosecutors on bribery and fraud charges as well as charges he evaded income tax on millions of dollars in commissions from arms deals. He was released on bail from a Canadian jail in late 2007.

"Now we have the election coming up in Germany in September, and the Social Democrats won three elections with my case in the past," Schreiber told reporters Sunday just before entering the detention centre. "If I would [return] now that would be the greatest thing. They would start another huge circus and huge investigation and all the previous chancellor Kohl and all the ministers and everybody would be there. And with that, they would think they could win the next election."

Public hearings on his financial dealings with former prime minister Brian Mulroney drew to a close last Tuesday.

The federal government allowed Schreiber to stay in Canada long enough to give evidence at the Oliphant Commission.

"The whole approach is again to get my mouth shut and get me out of the country," Schreiber told reporters.

He also said Justice Minister Rob Nicholson had received a fax from the German authorities urging the extradition to proceed now that the inquiry was complete.

By complying with the request, the federal Conservative government is essentially undermining the re-election efforts of their own conservative counterparts in Germany, who are heading into a campaign next month, Schreiber said.

At the inquiry, Schreiber testified he gave Mulroney $300,000 to lobby the Canadian government to build a light-armoured vehicle plant on behalf of Thyssen Industries. Schreiber said he struck the deal with Mulroney before the prime minister left office, although the money didn't change hands until later.

Mulroney told the commission he accepted $225,000 in cash from Schreiber to promote the sale of those vehicles internationally, but only after leaving politics. He admitted to taking the sum but not reporting the cash payments for income-tax purposes until six years after he started getting them.

Mulroney has described the agreement as one of the biggest mistakes of his life and said Schreiber's allegations are an attempt to stave off his extradition.

The deadline for Oliphant's report to the federal government is Dec. 31.

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