crazier than fiction

Shadow Company

2007-07-09T10:29:00.000-07:00

Fantastic documentary covering the history of mercenaries, from the middle ages up to present day Iraq.

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Shadow Company (divX high quality)

The Leopard Son

2007-07-08T10:46:00.000-07:00

This video is a Wildlife documentary that follows a leopard cub into adult life.

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The Leopard Son

Suicide Killers

2007-07-08T10:41:00.000-07:00

Here's a film examining Palestinian suicide bombers.

This video uses the divX web player. Download it, the video quality is great.

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Suicide Killers

Brief Deviations

2007-05-07T09:00:00.000-07:00

Here's something a little out of left field.

Some Elliott Smith for yah. Enjoy!

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Pretty Mary K (other version)

lyrics

Pretty Mary K walks along the docks
With some sailor's pay shoved down in her sock
Pretty Mary K with some little boy in blue
Who can't stay away from you

Pretty Mary K, take him back to town
I'm down here by the bay where the water pounds
Up against the wall, crying black and blue
Keeps me away from you

Pretty words that you whisper, maybe I misunderstood
Somebody's not paying attention
What they promised and their word isn't good

Oh, Mary K, I can see her face
Down there in the waves, painted and erased
But I know it's just the reflection of the moon
A big fake resembling you

Gonna go down in the water, fill my mouth up full of sand
I'll be waiting, still impatient
With my dead imagination while you're with some other man

Pretty Mary K is off in somebody's room
I'm down here by the bay with my arm around the moon
But I'll be with you soon, just as soon as I pay
I walk across the water with pretty Mary k
Walk on water, pretty Mary K

New Monkey

lyrics

Here comes the sidewalk boss again
Telling me how I can’t cave in
That I’m a study in black
Need a pat on the back
I look up and smile
A picture of dissatisfaction
That he can only see as a junkie
Though I might be straight as an arrow
He’s busy shaking hands with my monkey
Busy shaking hands with my monkey
Well, I go in the car
Straight to the bar
Where my sweetie pours the beer
For the millions of fans ignoring the bands
He’s in my ear
Wants me to live in denial
Says, "You’ve got to settle for something
Though it might not be really living
Anything is better than nothing
Anything is better than nothing"

No actor action man going to move in to take my place
I’ll be pumping out the product
Just a total waste

Look at your hands unoccupied
Look at the lengths you’ll go to hide
You’re under the veil
Pretending to fail
Got a whole lot of empty time left to go
Now you’ve got to fill it with something
I know what you can do, don’t you know
Anything is better than nothing

No actor action man going to move in to take my place
I’ll be pumping out the product
Just a total waste

I’m here with my cup
Afraid to look up
This is how I spend my time
Lazying around, head hanging down
Stuck inside my imagination
Busy making something from nothing
Pictures of hope and depression
Anything is better than nothing
Anything is better than nothing
Anything is better than nothing
Anything is better than nothing

Going Nowhere

lyrics

he waved hello silent like a mime
there's no changing my mind
I won't walk the stairs with you tonight
going nowhere
the clock moved a quarter of a turn
the time it took a cigarette to burn
she said you got a lot of things to learn
going nowhere

saw you move a certain way
missed you a lot
return to this abandoned place
should a been forgot
echoes drown the conversation out
echoes that only seem to bring about
a silent expression
things you may allow
going nowhere

the steps made a pattern
i'd never seen
i felt like a kid of six or seventeen
i was off in some empty day dream
going nowhere
it's dead and gone matter of fact
maybe for the best
said some things you can't take back
honestly i guess

the old records
sitting on the floor
the ones i can't
put on anymore
he walked over to her like before
going nowhere
going nowhere
going nowhere

The Holocaust

2007-05-03T17:28:00.000-07:00

First, an interview with Auschwitz survivor Renée Firestone.

Next a film produced for the british government documenting the liberation of Belsen concentration camp. Some of the scenes in the second film may be profoundly disturbing to some people, so be warned. This isn't a movie for everybody.

Either way, if you think you can handle these movies I highly recommend watching them. It's shocking to think that some people honestly believe that this is all a hoax, despite the overwhelming amount of documentary evidence, much of it provided by the Nazi's themselves.

The Harvard Law School Library has approximately one million pages of documents relating to the trial of military and political leaders of Nazi Germany before the International Military Tribunal (IMT) and to the twelve trials of other accused war criminals before the United States Nuremberg Military Tribunals (NMT).

The documents, which include trial transcripts, briefs, document books, evidence files, and other papers, have been studied by lawyers, scholars, and other researchers in the areas of history, ethics, genocide, and war crimes, and are of particular interest to officials and students of current international tribunals involving war crimes and crimes against humanity.

To preserve the contents of these documents--which are now too fragile to be handled--and to provide expanded access to this material, the Library has begun a digital project to create and present images or full-text versions of its Nuremberg documents on the Internet, along with analytical information about each document and general information about the trials.

Apparently that isn't enough for some people.

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Death of a Nation

2007-04-27T10:59:00.000-07:00

Here's a documentary looking at the situation in post-commuist Russia.

It's a very bleak situation.

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Louis Theroux meets the most Hated Family in America

2007-04-27T10:50:00.000-07:00

Louis Theroux spends time with the members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas. These people are hate-mongering cult members trapped within the confines of an authoritarian ideology that provides escape from the fires of hell that await all of us "fag enablers". You'll see.

As a prelude I thought it would be a good idea to post this lecture from Harvard university about the dynamics and characteristics of cult organizations.

Real player is needed.

part one.
part two.
part three.

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"I'm ashamed to be an American, where the fags can freely roam. They spread their filth around this land every pervert calls their home."

Robert Baer on Charlie Rose

2007-04-27T10:34:00.000-07:00

Here's another Charlie Rose episode, this time featuring Robert Baer, discussing the situation in the middle east, particularly focusing on Iran.

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Dr.Suess goes to war

2007-04-27T10:29:00.000-07:00

Here's some interesting editorial cartoons done by Dr.Suess during the second world war.

Here's the catalogue.

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Inside Chernobyl

2007-04-27T10:25:00.000-07:00

Here's a stunning view into the recovery work that was going on inside of the Chernobyl power plant. The level of danger these technicians were exposed to is simply stunning.

enjoy

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Mara Salvatrucha

2007-04-21T13:25:00.000-07:00

Here's Ross Kemp On Gangs. This time he's looking into MS-13 an extraordinarily violent gang in El Salvador. It's an interesting look into to the "gang" mindset that perpetuates the violence.

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Identifying Demagogues;

2007-04-21T09:03:00.000-07:00

According to Princeton University a Demagogue is: "a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices".

I'd like to focus on one particularly extreme example of demagoguery: George Galloway. George Galloway is a politician without substance who relies exclusively on emotionally loaded arguments, and it shows when he is debating someone with a solid historical understanding and years of experience in the region.

This video is a debate held by the Qatar foundation in Doha, Qatar. The motion being debated is Iraq needs a new dictator to bring stability. On one side you can watch the arguments put forth by Rober Baer, an ex-CIA station chief who knows the history of Iraq intimately. Robert Baer argues that Democracy, Freedom and other widely held popular ideals are useless to the Iraqi people without stability. Baer argues that without a strong dictator capable of crushing dissent, reigning is anarchic militias, and bringing some semblance of normal everyday life to Iraqi civilians the nation will continue to self-destruct as foreign interests (USA, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, The Kurds and Iran) and religious ideology continue to rip the country into pieces. Baer builds his argument on historic fact, and you will notice that he refrains from turning to emotionally loaded ideals.

Galloway on the other hand, builds his arguments on unrealistic ideals of "freedom", "justice", "resistance". Statements such as "think what the Arabs could be if they were free" serve to inflame the passions of the audience but do nothing to address the very real issue at hand: Is democracy worth anything when death squads can torture and mutilate bus loads of people periodically with impunity? When daily life in your country looks like this:

How much is a vote really worth?

Frighteningly enough in the end it is the emotionally loaded, unrealistic and hopelessly idealistic argument that wins the debate by inflaming the passions of the audience. Interestingly enough, while Galloway is staunchly anti-bush, he uses the same political techniques to gain support for a foolish and unrealistic cause. Bush won't be the last politician to pepper his speeches with healthy doses of "freedom", "liberty", and "justice for all" while pushing an unrealistic and unworkable agenda that spits in the face of reason.

The video illustrates Galloway's strategies well. He hides behind emotionally loaded language while supporting his friends in The Islamic Republic of Iran, Cuba, Venezuela and the "Glorious Iraqi Resistance Which every honorable and dignified Arab supports".

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Doha Debate:

Al Quds rally in London:

Thought I throw that in too, it's just galloway showing his support of the the government of Iran. For somebody who claims to support freedom, he sure is friendly with some very authoritarian political groups.

Promises

2007-04-10T20:09:00.000-07:00

This documentary film provides a rarely unbiased look at the conflict in the middle east by interviewing the children on both sides. By interviewing children the film maker gets a remarkably candid and honest opinion. The children interviewed include secular Israeli children, religious Israeli children, Israeli arab children and Palestinian children living in the Deheisha refugee camp, providing a well rounded view into the dynamics of the conflict. To me, it's interesting to see how the effects of trauma have shaped the perceptions the children have about each other - essentially assuming that the "other" has the worst intentions in mind.

Perhaps the children have associated the most terrible kind of pain, trauma and sense of loss with their enemy, and perhaps just talking to them brings back these terrible emotions. It seems to me that if peace is going to come there will need to be some sort of meaningful rehabilitation of populations traumatized by war.

After all:

"Flashbacks are not necessarily episodic — that is, the re-experienced memories may not include specific identifying features (such as images and sounds) that were part of the original event or experience. Because there is a strong emotional component to memory as well, flashbacks can occur as a rush of feelings, emotions, and sensations associated with a traumatic event. This is especially true for young children who were lacking the cognitive abilities needed to define and characterize the trauma when they experienced it, but who may, nevertheless, relive all of the emotions associated with the traumatic event. In addition, those adult survivors of childhood trauma who have solely these emotional memories to draw on, also may experience them in flashbacks."

Flashbacks

In fact, if you choose to watch this documentary you will watch one such flashback, brought about when the children meet. I won't tell you where, you'll have to watch the movie and spot it for yourself. It's a great film, enjoy.

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The Fall of the House of Saud

2007-04-10T19:54:00.000-07:00

This is a chapter from Robert Baer's book Sleeping with the Devil. Robert Baer is a former CIA station chief who worked in the middle east for close to 21 years. It's a great article giving some insight into how dangerous the Saudi monarchy really is, and how the quest for cheap oil has led America into the hands of the corrupt House of Saud.

"Americans have long considered Saudi Arabia the one constant in the Arab Middle East—a source of cheap oil, political stability, and lucrative business relationships. But the country is run by an increasingly dysfunctional royal family that has been funding militant Islamic movements abroad in an attempt to protect itself from them at home. A former CIA operative argues, in an article drawn form his new book, Sleeping With the Devil, that today's Saudi Arabia can't last much longer—and the social and economic fallout of its demise could be calamitous"

The Fall of the House of Saud

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Charlie Rose interviews Henry Kissinger

2007-04-10T19:44:00.000-07:00

Here's a great interview featuring Former Secretary of state Henry Kissinger. He's attempting to "put the middle east conflict into historical perspective". This interview is particularly insightful because Henry Kissinger is still a major force in the shaping of united states foreign policy by privately advising various political figures. He is a man with powerful friends and a highly valued opinion. Some consider him a genius, others consider him a war criminal. Either way his opinion on Iran offers insight into some of the opinions on Iran being expressed at high levels.

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The Fog of War;

2007-03-12T11:31:00.000-07:00

This video is a documentary/interview with former Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara who served at the height of the cold war. He offers 11 lessons from his experience that my generation would do well to pay attention to. In the course of this mans service the United States stood on the brink of nuclear war 3 times. That's 3 times in 6 years.

1) Empathize with your enemy.
2) Rationality will not save us.
3) There's something beyond one's self.
4) Maximize efficiency.
5) Proportionality should be a guideline in war.
6) Get the data.
7) Belief and seeing are both often wrong.
8) Be prepared to reexamine your reasoning.
9) In order to do good, you may have to engage in evil.
10) Never say never.
11) You can't change human nature.

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Cocaine Cowboys;

2007-03-12T11:26:00.000-07:00

A great documentary featuring interviews with people involved in the "cocaine wars" era in Maimi's history. This stuff is right out of a movie, it's shocking.

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Extraordinary People - The Boy with the incredible Brain;

2007-03-12T11:24:00.000-07:00

This video documents an autistic savant lucky enough to posses the social skills necessary to explain how he makes massive calculations without applying any conscious effort.

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Near Death Experiances;

2007-03-12T11:17:00.000-07:00

Here's a video looking at Near Death Experiences that occurred under full medical supervision.

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Recollections

2007-02-21T16:35:00.000-08:00

Here's the WW2 recollections of a frontline soldier who served with the 28th Division in Europe. It's a very, very good rememberance of his service.

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Part 1

Part 2

Human v2.0

2007-02-21T16:33:00.000-08:00

Here's a video looking at the convergance of neurobiology and computer science. It's stunning stuff.

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Apostasy and The Stagnation of Islamic States

2007-02-12T16:00:00.000-08:00

Today throughout the world people are searching for reasons why the Islamic world lags so far behind in terms of social and economic development. Some say the reason is American involvement in the oil rich lands of the Islamic States. Some say that the problem is Islam itself. Both of these hypothesis are historically inaccurate. The social problems of the Muslim world have been around much longer than America has been a nation, and there was a time that the Muslim world was the intellectual and cultural center of the world, and Christianity was once in much the same position Islam finds itself in today - as a tool of political oppression.

The concept of "Christendom" developed primarily as a tool meant to maintain law and order in a time when government power was limited and civil strife was common. Since no man could muster enough power to suppress the restless masses that duty was given to God. The eternal rewards of the afterlife were offered to those who fell in line and played by the rules of the ruling religious class while eternal hellfire waited for those who defied the church. Those who challenged this rigid, theocratic system were put to death as heretics, burned at the stake and accused of satanic subversion of this pure Christian system of rule.

This system, though brutal, served a necessary purpose. Without such an effective tool of control European societies would have forever been caught in civil war, unable to develop in any other field as each member of European society would primarily be concerned with protecting his own family, instead of contributing to the social development of his nation.

Eventually Christianity was reformed and although many of these repressive elements still exist today within the Christian community they have been removed from the political system of western-style democratic nations. Through experience we have realized that by allowing all powerful religious figures to dominate the political system we create an environment that prevents dissent and creates massive opportunities for unchallenged abuse of power. Today separation of church and state stand as one of the fundamental pillars of western democracy as a means of protecting both the church and the state from corruption.

The Muslim world has yet to experience such a reform, and in my opinion it is the biggest cause of the stagnation found in Islamic states. It is destroying both Islam and the Muslim states. Across the muslim world you will find religious laws being widely abused by the political and religious powers who constantly seek to suppress dissent as a means of maintain power.

It's important to understand that there is virtually no separation of church and state in most of the Muslim world. The religious institutions and the political institutions have been bound together as a means of gaining control over populations that remain divided along tribal and ethnic lines.

The primary tool of these religious and political powers is something known as "apostasy laws". "Apostasy" is the act of rejecting your Islamic faith once you have become a Muslim and it is punishable by death across the Islamic world. This places some religious leaders in the Middle east in a unique position - they can choose who lives or dies arbitrarily. Apostasy laws have been expanded to include, in the example of Pakistan, "Penal Code 295-C: Use of derogatory remarks, etc., in respect of [Muhammad]: whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representations, or by any imputation, innuendo, or insinuation, directly or indirectly, defiles the sacred name of [Muhammad], shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine."

To someone living in a free society it is clear that this law has a tremendous potential for abuse. The only judge in this regard are the Shariah courts, effectively allowing the religious leaders to levy a death sentence on anybody they wish to, at any time, for any reason under the banner of religion. How can you defend yourself from charges of having "indirectly defiled the sacred name of Muhammad" when you stand before a religious court?

According to Amnesty International - "In all the cases known to Amnesty International, these charges have been arbitrarily brought, founded solely on the individual's minority religious beliefs or on malicious accusations against individuals of the Muslim majority who advocate novel ideas. The available evidence indicates that charges were brought as a measure to intimidate and punish members of minority religious communities or non-conforming members of the majority community and that the hostility towards minority groups appeared in many cases compounded by personal enmity, professional envy or economic rivalry or a desire to gain political advantage".

In western democracies our protected free speech is what allows us to grow and prosper. Peaceful dissent and criticism of the political powers of the day allows us to adapt to an ever changing world. Our political leaders are not appointed for life, nor can they levy random accusations of "apostasy" on any political figure who criticizes them.

Imagine a world where President Bush could randomly execute leading democrats on the grounds that they had defiled the name of Christ. How would anybody form a cohesive, vocal, productive opposition? Suppose you can't vote either. What would you do? What could you do? What peaceful avenues would be left? Who would oppose the war in Iraq? Who would oppose his stance on Gay marriage? Who would oppose his abuse of the Geneva conventions, or his use of torture on terror suspect?

Ask yourself what kind of a place America would be if the political leaders were able to use draconian religious law to silence any criticism.

America would be like Pakistan. America would be like Saudi Arabia. The standard of living would plummet. Human rights abuses would be common place. Government corruption would run rampant (even more then today). People would be afraid of speaking their mind and Americas social development would grind to a halt.

It is dissent, criticism, and free speech that drives progress. It is a free press, freedom of assembly and the right to choose your religion freely that drives progress. Any nation who's political and religious elites seek to stifle such basic elements of a healthy society will fail miserably. By taking away a societies basic right of self-examination the religious elites strip away any chance for growth, as you must be allowed to identify and understand a problem before you can deal with it progressively. The society will in time become incapable of claiming responsibility for any of it's own failings. The youth will never have the opportunity to improve their parents society via peaceful means as we lucky few in the west do.

So the youth will turn to violence, and the cycle will repeat generation after generation.

And the society will remain stagnant.

This is not a condemnation of Islam, nor of Muslims. This is a condemnation of a political structure that abuses the basic rights of it's citizens at every opportunity. This is a condemnation of a political structure that cynically abuses religion as a means of maintaining draconian control over undereducated masses. This is a condemnation of a political structure that will be the ruin of the Muslim world unless fundamental reforms come out of the middle east.

I wouldn't hold my breath if I was you.

Either way here's a video featuring some liberal voices from the Middle east. Maybe that'll give you a little hope.

Here's the link. There's some very smart people talking on this video. very, very smart.

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Lebanon;

2007-01-23T12:06:00.000-08:00

Here's a short video featuring english speaking Lebanese Grad students discussing america. It was shot back in 2005 before this summers war and the current internal tensions between the anti-syrian government and the pro-syrian opposition.

I'm very afraid Lebanon will be plunged into civil war shortly. Hez'b'Allah is using the fact that they are heavily armed to demand veto power in the Lebanese parliament despite the fact they do not have the votes to back it up. As the only political party in Lebanon today with a militia that operates above the law there is a high risk that violence could erupt at any time.

Today Hez'b'Allahs true colors are shining through for the whole world to see. If they truly represented the Lebanese people they would lay down there arms and dominate the political scene with the peoples popular support. Instead they use masked thugs to bring the economy to a halt and force the lebanese people to submit to their will. They seek political power through domination - not consensus.

Many in the west have a sadly mistaken view of Hez'b'Allah as some sort of stalwart peoples resistance. These people should examine the facts objectively and critically instead of allowing their disdain for Israeli policy to cloud their perception of an anti-democratic fundamentalist militia that operates above the law and is accountable to no one but Nasrallah.

Let's examine some facts, mmmkay?

We know Syria supports HezbAllah, and that HezbAllah is always quick to portray themselves as a peoples movement. We should ask ourselves why the Syrians are so quick to lend support to a violent faction that brings war to Lebanon and claims to be fighting "Israeli Aggression". If this was truly the motivation then would it not be logical for Syria to have their own resistance? For militias to launch rockets over the Syrian border considering the fact that ISrael occupies the entire Golan Heights?

There is no such thing as a Syrian "resistance". Bashar Al-Assad (Syria's secular dictator) has no interest in provoking Israel into a devastating war that would likely leave his military decimated and his stranglehold on his nation weakened - opening an opportunity for various oppressed opposition movements to take hold.

Assad and Hez'b'Allah have opted instead to use Lebanon as a staging ground for war against Israel. They have used Israel to weaken the democratically elected government of Lebanon and open an opportunity for Hez'b'Allah to violently seize power - effectively destroying any hope for a prosperous democracy in the diverse and progressive nation of Lebanon.

Bashar Al-Assad and Nasrallah care little for the people of Lebanon. They seek to dominate the people and impose their will at the cost of Lebanese prosperity and stability. How unfortunate that a few thousand anti-democratic thugs can be responsible for the destruction of such a beautiful country. How unfortunate that the democratic aspirations of the Lebanese people are surrendered to people who would bring death to a thousand and a half Lebanese citizens without consensus and proclaim it a "victory".

How unfortunate that many in the west harbor such a deep rooted disdain for Israel and America that they would cheer as thugs and gangsters take control of such a progressive and beautiful country.

for more news on the current situation check out Ya Libnan.

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Moderates, you say?

2007-01-16T14:27:00.000-08:00

Here's a shocking documentary full of undercover video shot in mosques in Britain. The clerics in these allegedly moderate mosques preach spouse abuse, child abuse, marriage of pre-pubescent girls with older men. They preach that muslims are superior to "kuffar" and that the muslims must subvert the western democratic culture until they take over and turn it into a muslim state.

seriously.

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Frankensteer;

2007-01-15T10:45:00.000-08:00

Great CBC doc covering the beef industry in Canada and the widespread use of questionable farming practices.

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The Denial Machine;

2007-01-15T10:41:00.000-08:00

Here's a look at the controversy in the Global Warming debate and how the Oil Corporations funnel money to scientists willing to take their position. Many of these people are scientists who took the tobacco corporations position when there was a debate about cigarettes causing cancer.

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Iraq: The Lost Generation;

2007-01-15T10:18:00.000-08:00

Here's a great look at the consequences of the occupation and subsequent civil war on the next generation of Iraqi youth.

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Sharia comes to Canada;

2007-01-12T10:32:00.000-08:00

Check out this news piece about attempts to set up Sharia courts in Canada. Pay attention to the way the supporter of Sharia treats the women who disagree with him. Notice the overbearing attitude. Notice the utter lack of respect. Notice the lack of compassion for the suffering of a vulnerable women.

Why should I allow oppressive legal systems from socially underdeveloped parts of the world where authoritarian theocracy is par for the course into my secular democracy? This is a legal system where women who are raped face lashes. Where girls of 17 are hung for defending themselves from violent gang rape. If immigrants to my nation want to reap the benefits of a secular, democratic society with equal rights for people of all faiths, then they damn well better adapt to my secular legal system. If they would rather enjoy the kind of society that "political Islam" brings then they can stay in Pakistan. They can stay in Saudi Arabia. They can stay in their poverty stricken, violent and oppressive nations.

I'm not anti-immigrant. I'm not "Islamophobic". Far from it. This nation was built by immigrants from all around the world. I see Muslims as another part of the pluralist culture that is central to the prosperity and security we enjoy in Canada. What I hate is political Islam. I hate how people with authoritarian political agendas use religion and accusations of persecution to obscure their true intentions, particularly when these intentions constitute a direct attack on the foundation of my democratic institutions - the secular legal system with equal rights for men and women.

These Sharia courts represent the worst elements from the wider Muslim world. These Sharia courts represent an attack on the separation between church and state that forms one of the pillars of western democracy. These courts represent an attack on civil rights in Canada. These courts have no place in Canada, or this century, for that matter.

I have no tolerance for attacks on my democratic society. This doesn't make me anti-Islam. This makes me pro-democracy, pro-civil rights, pro-free speech, pro-secular society. When somebody attacks the foundation of the best society on the face of the earth where people of all different races and religions live in peace, where free speech is a *right* and all citizens are equal in the eyes of the law we have an obligation to our fellow citizens, to ourselves, and to future generations to protect it.

These freedoms aren't set in stone. People from all over the world struggle and suffer in unimaginable ways just to get here. Have we become so spoiled we don't value our basic freedoms? Are we really willing to sacrifice our democratic institutions to "political correctness"? We won't have these rights and freedoms forever if we are unwilling to protect them from anyone who seeks to undermine them.

Political correctness be damned.

Oh yeah, on an interesting side note the Muslims who are working to preserve the democracy they value so much are receiving death threats from fundamentalists (pdf format). The Muslim Canadian Congress is working to keep sharia courts out of Canada, and in many cases are risking their lives to do so. You can check them out right here.

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Moon: Emperor of the Universe;

2007-01-04T20:46:00.000-08:00

Here's some cult related material for you. First is a movie called "Moon: Emperor of the Universe". Second is a great lecture by Steven Hassan at Harvard university about Waco, and how the United states government failed to understand the "cult mentality". Hassan himself was a recruiter for the Moonies and offers an in-depth and first hand look at the underlying traits that make an organization a cult. As he explains in the lecture, it's not what the organization stands for that makes it a cult, it's the methods they use to attract, control and retain members. A Family can operate like a cult, a major religion can operate like a cult.

Here's the movie. It's a bit soft on the Moonies if you ask me. Check out the lecture for more information.

Enjoy! Comment! and fucking pay attention....

Here's the lecture. Three parts. Real player is needed.

part one.
part two.
part three.

Retired Canadian Major General Lewis Mackenzie

2007-01-04T20:31:00.000-08:00

Here's a CBC interview with a retired Major General talking about Hez'b'Allahs use of United Nations observation posts for cover. Great interview.

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And here's a Hez'b'Allah flag flying above a United Nations observation post. Lovely.

Replay Revenge;

2007-01-04T20:27:00.000-08:00

Here's a satirical look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the eyes of an English-Irish-Israeli-Palestinian film maker. Great stuff.

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Craig Murray; Ex-British ambassador to Uzbekistan

2007-01-04T20:24:00.000-08:00

Here's Craig Murray talking about the use of torture in Uzbekistan with the full blessing of the American and British governments.
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Maher Arar;

2007-01-04T19:28:00.000-08:00

Here's an award acceptance speech by Maher Arar describing his torture at the hands of Syrian officials following his illegal extradition by American officials.

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Women's only Jihad

2006-12-14T10:33:00.000-08:00

Here's a video about muslim women in Britain challenging the repressive practices imported from Pakistan and Saudia Arabia inside their own communities. I'm optimistic that muslim women in the first world will spearhead much-needed cultural reforms within their communities as they discover that in the first world, they have equal rights.

Unfortunately muslim women still living in the developing muslim world don't have the luxury of free speech, so it's doubtful these reforms will find their way into the wider muslim world.

In many nations, these women who are demanding their rights would wind up like this.

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Idi Amin Dada

2006-12-14T10:27:00.000-08:00

Here's a great documentary on Idi Amin, dictator of Uganda durring the 70's. He seems like enough guy, but remember, This guy is responsible for 500,000 deaths according to Amnisty International.

You can read more about him here

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Girlpower - Retouch

2006-12-07T16:12:00.000-08:00

Any girl can be a cover girl with a computer.

Girlpower - Retouch

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The Parlor

2006-12-07T11:16:00.000-08:00

Chat rooms are strange places.

Watch till the end, it's great.

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Anita Pratap; Island of Blood

2006-12-06T11:46:00.000-08:00

Everybody should watch this. After covering south-east Asia Anita Pratap offers a fantasticly insightful look into the heart of terrorism.

Seriously, watch this. She's brilliant.

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Khaled Abu Toameh; Palestinian Journalist

2006-12-05T11:32:00.000-08:00

Here's a video interview with a veteran palestinian journalist of 20+ years talking about the media, and how it chooses to cover the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Extremely insightful, and highly recomended.

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Walid Shoebat interview

2006-12-04T12:33:00.000-08:00

Here's an interview with an Ex-PLO member. Interesting stuff.

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Interview

Charles Manson

2006-12-04T11:45:00.000-08:00

Here's a great look into the mind of a psychotic serial killer.

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How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed; Jared Diamond Lecture

2006-12-04T11:40:00.000-08:00

Here's a university lecture by Jared Diamon, the author of Guns, Germs and Steel, and Collapse. He's a brilliant guy.

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Beslan

2006-12-02T09:02:00.000-08:00

Beslan School Number 1

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WW1 in colour

2006-11-28T11:33:00.000-08:00

Here's a great doc on WW1 with footage redone in colour.

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Pure

2006-11-27T21:57:00.000-08:00

Drugs

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The Death Squads

2006-11-27T11:34:00.000-08:00

Here's a gruesome look into the situation on the ground in Iraq.

*UPDATE*
Video re-posted

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The War On Science;

2006-11-25T10:14:00.000-08:00

Christian fundamentalism is on the rise in America. Here's a look at what that could mean for the education system.

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Supermarket Secrets;

2006-11-25T10:05:00.000-08:00

Great look at where our food comes from.

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Baghdad ER; Iraq Uncensored

2006-11-21T14:31:00.000-08:00

Here's a brutal, uncensored look at what american troops in Iraq suffer through. This was filmed in the 86th Combat Support Hospital in the green zone.

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The After School Arms Club;

2006-11-21T13:11:00.000-08:00

Check it out, a movie showing how unbelievably easy it is to become an arms broker. Any kid could do it (literally, check it out). I guess the only real requirement is "flexible" morals.

Any kid can do it......

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Syria - Islam's Rising Star;

2006-11-20T12:17:00.000-08:00

A look at the Syrian Regimes support for Hezbollah and the effect this support is having on the internal politics of the country.

Syria's relationship with Hezbollah is a case of mutual manipulation. They are both friends for reasons of mutual convenience, but in the end both sides are only looking out for themselves.

Syria Islam's Rising Star

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Call that Justice;

2006-11-16T15:51:00.000-08:00

A revealing glimpse into the child justice systems in Pakistan, America, and Kenya.

Pakistan

USA

Kenya

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Return to Sarajevo;

2006-11-16T15:44:00.000-08:00

10 years after the 1995 peace agreement that brought about the end of the war in Bosnia, BBC heads back to Sarajevo to meet up with survivors they had interviewed during the war.

It's in realAudio format, so you'll need realplayer

Part One

Part Two

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Sex Crimes and the Vatican;

2006-11-12T20:01:00.000-08:00

Here's a video on the cover up of endemic child sexual abuse in the catholic priest hood. This video includes first hand testimony of a "prolific" child abusing priest including testimony where he demonstrates how he would lure a child.

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Unreported World; Brazilian Slum Warfare

2006-11-09T11:55:00.000-08:00

An inside look at daily life in Brazils worst slums.

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Frontline Football; Bosnia vs Serbia

2006-11-09T11:50:00.000-08:00

Here's a great video about a soccer match between Bosnia and Serbia, following years of war. An interesting look at the mix of sports, religion and politics, as well as the post-war situation there.

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Hacking Democracy; How to steal the vote;

2006-11-07T11:47:00.000-08:00

The American electoral system is broken. Today in the states electronic voting systems are being used that allow anyone who cares enough to rig the election. I'm gonna show you how, and then show you what's going on. This video is called "Hacking Democracy", and it's a frightening look into the systemic electoral fraud developing in the united states. The fundamental tenant of democracy in the united states has been surrendered to self-serving corporations with no interest in the public good. We live in scary times.

Let me show you how to steal an election.

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Hacking Democracy

The True Story of Black Hawk Down;

2006-11-05T19:57:00.000-08:00

It's important to understand what happend in Somalia in the early 90's. The events of Somalia are the main reason for the lack of American intervention in Rwanda. Somalia is the most dangerous country on the face of the planet. It is a country that has lacked any government for over a decade. These people are under educated, under fed, over stimulated, over armed and severly traumatized.

Today the UIC has gained control over most of Somalia, implementing some sort of rule of law. I have little faith this will last. As differences arise within the UIC, perhaps between Islamic hard-liners and more moderate voices within the militia they will settle their differences as they have for a long time, with guns. The only hope for Somalia is a brutal strong armed dictatorship. I hope the Islamic hard-liners dominate the country in the same way the Taliban dominated and pacified Afghanistan during the 90's. Although they may implement a draconian rule of law Somalia is not a nation ready for dialogue. They need a brutal and powerful dictator to terrorize and pacify the different warring factions. If the UIC can't consolidate their hold on Somalia, I fear the Somali's will face many more years of lawless anarchy.

I've got one more comment to make. I hate, absolutely hate, when first world musicians say things like "fuck the police". You hear it all the time in the mainstream music industry, they glorify violance and violant disregard for the law in their music. Fuck them. Let's see how well they do without any law. We live in the richest, safest nations on the face of the earth and we have assholes like 50 cent posing with tiny hand guns, pretending to be "hardcore". I have a hard time beleaving he could glorify violence if he had grown up in Somalia. The worst ghettos in NYC are safe havens compared to Somalia.

K'naan's a somalia rapper living in canada now, and he's got some great lyrics that sum it up.

from "Smile"
"You gotta keep in mind man, I grew up in Mogadishu. The only law was gun law and we don't walk with pistols (for real). You'd get laughed at for being so insensitive to the environment, cause how will you be heard when them big boys is firin'?"

from "What's Hardcore"

listen to the song here. (scroll down, theres a link after the ads)

"I walk with three kids that can't wait to meet God
lately, that's Bucktooth, Mohamed and Crybaby,
what they do everyday just to eat lord have mercy,
strapped with an AK and they blood thirsty...

So what's hardcore? Really, are you hardcore? Hmm.
So what's hardcore? Really, are you hardcore? Hmm."

People in the first world should appreciate what they have.

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Make it Plain; Louis meets the black supremists

2006-11-05T19:33:00.000-08:00

Here's a look at black power groups in the united states. The first video is a look at the life and times of Malcolm X. The second video is a Louis Theroux video (think Louis and the Nazi's) looking at black supremist groups in the united states.

Racial issues in the united states are still fresh. Simply changing laws in the 1960's can't over night change 400 years of state sponsored racism and slavery, however I don't beleave that these groups help anything at this point. In the 60's the likes of Malcolm X where expressing a rage within the black community that stemmed from state sponsored racism, and they helped to wake the white community. However at this point, when the racism doesn't exist in the law books the answer is not militant action. The black community in the united states suffers from the legacy of institutionalized racism however more racism, more violance is not the answer.

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Make it Plain

Louise and the Black Supremists

The Pleasure in FInding Things Out;

2006-11-02T15:51:00.000-08:00

This is an amaizing interview with Nobel Laureate RP Feynman. He's an award winning physist who helped produce the atomic bomb, but he covers all sorts of topics, not just physics. He's a very insightful man, so listen up.

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Fark thread on: Iran, Israel, Hezbollah, and much much more

2006-10-25T20:03:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, i was arguing with people over the Internet in this fark thread, and i think it's a really good one, so I'm gonna give you guys the link for it. It's a bit long (not too bad), but there's allot of great debate going on here. If you're gonna read it you should read it all.

Ahh... i love the democratic and free exchange of ideas the internet age has brought to us.

I'm BoozePenguin, by the way.

you can see the thread right here.

While were on the topic of democratic and free exchange of ideas over the Internet, you should watch this daily show clip explaining what net neutrality is and why it's such a vital safeguard for our rights to free speech.

More on that later.

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The Art of Flight; Refugee stories

2006-10-22T10:53:00.000-07:00

Here's a film that documents the situation of Sudaniese refugees in Egypt.

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Secrets of The CIA; State Sponsored Terrorism

2006-10-18T21:14:00.000-07:00

The CIA is a scary organization... check out some first hand accounts.

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Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski;

2006-10-18T21:05:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, here's a video a little out of left field. This guy is Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, and he's somebody worth listening to. The topic is drug use and it's really nothing that's limited to Jewish people. He sometimes swaps English words out, but he's a rather expressive guy. You'll get the point, you're clever.

Don't let the synagogue fool yah.

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Return of the Taliban;

2006-10-12T16:30:00.000-07:00

This frontline episode shows some excellent footage shot with Taliban forces in Pakistan. The political landscape of the region is so complex. If you find the whole international politics thing intresting, you should enjoy this.

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S21, The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine; The Enemy Within

2006-10-08T16:50:00.000-07:00

This film is something that people should watch. It's an amazing look at S21, a Prison in Cambodia at the time of the Khmer Rouge. 20 years after the torture, the few remaining survivors confront the guards. Absolutely amazing.

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Life is Worth Losing; I Love George Carlin

2006-09-30T18:30:00.000-07:00

I love George Carlin.
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Louis and the Nazi's; White Power

2006-09-30T18:27:00.000-07:00

I don't know what to say about these people.

They speak for themselves.

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Prisoners of Katrina;

2006-09-26T12:29:00.000-07:00

There is something broken in the American Prison system.

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Rwanda - Do Scars Ever Fade?; Never Again you Say? Pt 2

2006-09-26T12:24:00.000-07:00

We should be ashamed and disgusted at the western worlds reaction to the Genocide in Rwanda. While 800,000 people were slaughtered in unimaginably barbaric ways, we sat around in the UN and refused to call the massacre a Genocide, lest we be forced to act.

disgusting.

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Who's watching you?

2006-09-25T21:21:00.000-07:00

Don't ever forget, if your sending information out on your computer somebodies getting it on the other end.

Google knows all about you.......

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The other side of the torture question;

2006-09-22T11:42:00.000-07:00

Ever wonder how the prison guards in Iraq could abuse prisoners as they did? Let them tell you themselves.

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Why We Fight - Anatomy of the American War Machine

2006-09-22T11:19:00.000-07:00

This documentary is called "why we fight".

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Why We Fight

Ted Bundy, Natural Porn Killer;

2006-09-22T11:06:00.000-07:00

This is an excellent documentary looking into the serial killer Ted Bundy. I usually prefer not to warn people about disturbing content because I feel it might steer people away from material that they should see, regardless of how uncomfortable the reality of the situation may be. In this case, i will warn you that although it doesn't contain any graphic violence it does contain extremely disturbing accounts of sadistic violence of a sexual nature carried out by one of the worst serial killers that ever lived in America. If you feel you can't stomach graphic descriptions of rape and murder, you might want to pass this one up.

you have been warned.

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Jeffery Sachs on Africa, Poverty & Sweatshops; World Development

2006-09-22T11:00:00.000-07:00

Jeffery Sachs is a man that we should pay attention too. Here you go.

The War on Drugs; Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

2006-09-21T10:54:00.000-07:00

The War on Drugs is a dismal failure. Drugs need to be legal. All drugs too, this argument that Marijuana should be legal but Heroin shouldn't be misses the point. The point isn't whether the drug is "good" or "bad" (by who's criteria, anyways?). The issue is taking drugs out of the black market. The issue is one of the fundamental right to decide what goes into your own body. People who want Marijuana to be legal but feel they have the moral authority to tell people that they can't take Heroin have missed the point, if you ask the right person they'll tell you they have the moral authority to stop you from smoking weed. I'm not saying Heroin is good, or that Heroin and Marijuana are similar, i'm saying that if we were to legalize weed and keep Heroin, Coke, LSD illegal we have failed to learn from the lessons of the past. Nothing we do will make the drugs go away. Anybody who wants to be high on crack will be. Anybody who wants to be high on LSD will be. Anybody who wants to be high on Meth will be.

If we want to take care of the drug problem we have to take care of ourselves. Approach this issue as a health problem, not a criminal matter.
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Iraq; 2 sides of the coin

2006-09-21T10:26:00.000-07:00

Lets take a look at Iraq from the people who were there. First video is called Iraq, a Woman's Story. Second video is Jessie Macbeth talking about what he took part in over there.

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A Woman's Story;

Jessie Macbeth;

Space;

2006-09-21T10:08:00.000-07:00

Astronomy is some crazy stuff. Just another example of fact thats crazier than fiction. The CG is some good stuff, too.

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Part 1; Star Stuff

Part 2; Staying Alive

Part 3; Black Holes

Building Gods; Yesterdays Sci-Fi is Tommorows World;

2006-09-21T09:53:00.000-07:00

I think you guys might find this interesting. The first film here is Called "Building Gods", it's a great film that goes into the technical, ethical and psychological aspects of Artificial Intelligence. Most people don't realize, but this stuff is just around the corner. People are working towards Artificial General Intelligence, that is, attempting to simulate the human brain in computers. I intend to be one of these people. I'm convinced that by extending intelligence we can further scientific understanding in all areas at a pace that our hardware (brain) is simply incapable of achieving by design. If we are unable to overcome this limitation, or too terrified by the risks involved we will be passing up an opportunity for exponential growth, exponential increases in our understanding of not only the world around us, but of ourselves as well. The second video is by Dr. Ben Goertzel, and might be more suited for the nerdy among you.

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Building Gods Rough Cut

Dr. Ben Goertzel

The Power Of Nightmares;

2006-09-18T21:47:00.000-07:00

Manipulation of public opinion through fear is no new phenomenon, so lets take a look at where it's coming from. People were so shocked by the current administrations ability to manipulate public opinion through fear and lies, but they aren't doing anything new. These are tried, tested and true methods they've been employing for a long time. They can use these methods because people are too historically ignorant to spot them for what they are. These masters of manipulation have not forgotten the lessons of the past, and so long as the masses do we will fall victim to these methods time and time again.

Lets brush up on our history so these psychopathic politicians have a little less to work with next time.

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Judah and Mohammad

2006-09-18T21:10:00.000-07:00

Let's take a peak at some middle eastern schools, shall we?

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The History of War;

2006-09-05T22:48:00.000-07:00

I'm consistently amazed by the lack of historical perspective so prevalent in the North American world. I'm convinced our education system has failed us. This fucked up system is set up for the benefit of the teachers, not for the youth. This system has the youth regurgitating dates and names for some wash up stuck teaching bullshit to 30 kids who couldn't care less. And why don't they care? Because it's of no relevance to there own life! The tragic thing here is that history is about as relevant as a subject can get, since it consistently repeats itself. If teachers spent some effort attempting to connect with the children and actually botherd to make the material relevant to the youth, we might not have an entire generation with no sense of continuity. We have no idea where we came from, and for the most part are unequipped with the historical reference to form an educated picture of where we're going.

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History Of War

Slavery, a Global Investigation; YOU support slavery

2006-09-05T11:26:00.000-07:00

It's virtually impossible today to say that your not supporting slavery. It's better hidden these days, so the masses don't care, but it's right there if you care to find out.

The thing that pisses me off the most about this whole thing is that corporations are whores. If everybody were to start demanding products that defiantly had not been produced by slaves, (although that's really a joke. 5 cents an hour isn't technically slavery. If we really wanted to stop fucking around we'd demand living wages, but we're lazy, aren't we?), then they'd adapt to market pressures.

But we are lazy, aren't we?

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The Century Of Self; More North American Ignorance

2006-09-05T11:21:00.000-07:00

People need to know where this frenzy of consumerism comes from. Pay attention kiddies, you won't see this shit in school. All you saw in school was a strangely sterilized version of world events that is nearly impossible to apply to the current situation because you're never taught about history in any real depth.... Just dates and names, you remember long enough to regurgitate for your "teacher". Binge and Purge, repeat. This is of no value to todays generation. If you don't know where you're from, you'll never know where your going.

History repeats itself. Can you see how?
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Alternative History; My Teacher Lied To Me

2006-09-03T09:03:00.000-07:00

In case you haven't given Robert Newmans History of Oil a try, here you go. Fantastic piece of performance art.

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Never Again, you say?

2006-09-02T10:58:00.000-07:00

The Jews have a mantra they like to rally behind. "Never Again". If you weren't aware it's in reference to the holocaust. It's a noble proclamation that another Holocaust would never again be allowed to happen. It's about time for some updating. When they say "Never Again" what they really mean is "Never Again to the Jews". Holocausts are happening, today, while the same people who could ask "Why didn't the Allies do more about the prosecution of the Jews?" do nothing about it. I've got an answer to that question. "The same reason we sit on our asses while North Korea is allowed to commit disgusting human rights violations. Cause it's disturbing to find out about, and much too hard to do anything about. Someone else's life, some one else's suffering isn't worth my effort."

The bottom line is we don't care about human rights violations, unless it suits our needs at the time. Period.

One more thing, being disgusted by what you see here doesn't mean you care. You don't care till your willing to do something about it.

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Welcome to the world of Al Jazeera

2006-09-02T10:33:00.000-07:00

What do you think about when you hear the words "Al Jazeera"?

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I is for Infidel

2006-09-02T10:13:00.000-07:00

Kathy Gannon knows what she's talking about. She's talking about a book she wrote after spending 1986 through now living in and reporting on Afghanistan. She knows allot about the internal political landscape of Afghanistan then %99.9 of westerners. This is a very enlightening lecture by a woman with a deep understanding of Afghan politics.

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post 1

2006-09-02T09:59:00.000-07:00

Welcome, this would be post numero uno. No readers as of yet, but hey! We'll see where this goes. The plan as it stands, is to post the shit I'm watching online so i can get some sort of discussion going on. Topics are generally of a somewhat political spin, but I'm not gonna set any boundaries as it stands. Comments always welcome, and if anybodies got any good material send it my way!

I'm gonna throw the videos up for starters.

Enjoy guys.