Pacific Free Press was launched in March 2007 by Dutch-Canadian Richard
Kastelein of V.O.F. Expathos, in the Netherlands along with Chris Cook- CFUV radio journalist and Editor in Chief of Pacific Free Press. Cook is based in , Victoria, British Columbia.
The mission of Pacific Free Press is simple: to dig out nuggets of truth from
the slag-heap of lies, ignorance and witless diversion that has buried
public discourse today. Pacific Free Press provides a new venue for
disseminating hard news and insightful, fact-based analysis of the
harsh realities too often ignored or distorted by the mainstream press.
Spying on the Future: The U.S. Intelligence Community as Seers Without Sizzle
by Tom Engelhardt The year is 2010 and, yes, Saddam Hussein is gone
and there are no American troops in Iraq, but, as the report suggests,
"the challenge will be to see whether a modern, secular successor
government emerges that does not threaten its neighbors" -- especially
since those dogged Iraqis are back at work on their nuclear weapons
program.
Meanwhile, the national security agenda of American
policymakers, who face no conventional military challenges, is
dominated by five questions: "whether to intervene, when, with whom,
with what tools, and to what end?"
An Assassination Bailout Plan for the United States?
by Christopher Ketcham Dear Sirs/Madams: You in the corporate execugarchy in this country have forgotten the
shape and name of fear – and yes I mean you, dear congressmen, whose
work has gone hand in hand with big money for too long, running amok in
the sea lanes of American society, piratical, parasitic,
treasure-troved, flying the black flag and raiding what the rest of us
offer up in the tax season or are imbecilic enough to invest on Wall
Street.
So let us, as citizens intelligent and discerning, now be
raised in answer to this latest monumental predation – the treasonous
Bailout of ‘08 – visited from you, the criminals in the nice suits.
This week: As the strike of UVic's dismally paid SUB staff drags into its fifth week, a look at a rally held last week outside the now near moribund Student Union Building; Ingmar Lee on the second battle for Cathedral Grove; former soldier John McNamer trying to include Canada's cavalier handing over of Afghani prisoners to known torture states America and Afghanistan in an upcoming Military Police Complaints Commission probe.
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm
Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet
at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to
the web news site, www.pacificfreepress.com. Check out the GR blog at:
http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com
The Military Police Complaints Commission has been asked to expand
its upcoming probe into the transfer of detainees by Canadian Forces to
Afghan authorities despite evidence the detainees might be tortured.
Decorated military veteran John McNamer of Kamloops has formally
requested that the public hearing, which was recently set for later
this fall, include the transfer of detainees by Canadian Forces to U.S.
authorities as well.
His letter provided 'substantial' evidence to
demonstrate that prisoners in U.S. custody have been and continue to be
subjected to the possibility of torture and death.
Deconstructing the Power of the Global Elite: Brute Force, The Power to Hurt, and Psychological Control
by Judith H. Young, Ph.D.
In the aftermath of Congressional approval of bailout legislation
granting sweeping powers to the financial elite, the body politic
appears to be helplessly mired in the relentless unfolding of classical
fascism before its very eyes.
Coming to terms with this terrifying
predicament can benefit from a primer that renders naked the forms of
raw power used by the global elite in advancing its agenda for full
spectrum dominance. This will enable us to determine if we are in fact
helpless and to use care and deliberation in finding the means to take
our power back.
The fear-mongering that many Congressmen in their House
Floor-Speeches had alluded to, including the explicit threat of Martial
Law in America noted by Representative Brad Sherman, D-CA, and Martial
Law already instituted in Congress to squelch debate and due process as
alluded to by Representative Michael Burgess, R-Texas, really cemented
the signing of this Bill today.
Under these circumstances, Grand Theft America has been initiated. Project
Humanbeingsfirst wrote a letter to the United States Congress
yesterday, on October 02, 2008, suggesting to open a second more
powerful front to disarm them.
Presidential Candidate McKinney Charges 5,000 "Prisoners" Executed in Wake of Katrina
by C. L. Cook
Former Democratic party House representative, and current Green Party candidate for president, Cynthia McKinney at a recent press conference charged mass executions of "prisoners" occurred in Louisiana in the wake of hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The source of McKinney's allegation was purportedly a woman whose son was assigned the grim task of disposing of the bodies of thousands of men who all received a single gunshot to the head. Both the man involved and his mother wish to remain anonymous, the man saying he was forced to sign a confidentiality agreement.
by TRNN
Chalmers Johnson: US wrong to believe it can maintain both a military and civilian economy.
While debate over the Paulson bailout package dominated the headlines,
the US Congress quietly passed a landmark $615 Billion defense spending
bill. One of the few people to comment on the measure was Chalmers
Johnson, in his article "We have the money".
Chasing the American Dream Won't Keep You in Shape
by Mickey Z.
The American Dream is a fable of individualized success. If you outwork
and out-think and out-hustle the competition, this is truly the land of
opportunity. Anything is possible…and if you succeed, it’s because you
worked harder and better and deserved it more.
This myth is
conveniently helpful for praising success, but mighty damaging in
explaining failure. If you don’t attain your goals (or at least the
goals foisted upon you), the blame is on you and you alone. It’s your
fault that you’re not living up to the standards set by billboards,
magazine ads and television.
Part babysitter, part opinion-giver and part hypnotist, the TV has come
to dominate American life like no other invention. We learn what to
eat, how to dress, what to say and how to think all from that glowing
box in our bedroom and living room…and kitchen and gym and bank and
airport (there seems to be a TV everywhere).
The payoff for all this spectatorship is a lifestyle based on imitation, competition, materialism and self-delusion.
Today Island Timberlands Cut Down Trees in Cathedral Grove
by Friends of Cathedral Grove While the logging company claims that there is a buffer of 300 metres between the falling area and the internationally renowned park, the reality is that the buffer is actually the Cameron River which meanders along the bottom of the Valley at that point just before flowing into Cameron Lake.
This water then flows into the Little Qualicum River which is the source of drinking water for thousands of residents of Whiskey Creek and the Town of Qualicum Beach.
We seek your support by attending these events. Please bring friends
and help show the media that people still care about Cathedral Grove.
Visitor Parking Area
Cathedral Grove Provincial Park
11 am Sunday, October 5, 2008
Despite years of tree-sit protests, and promises made by the Liberal government of British Columbia, the chain saws are once again warming up to cut down swaths of this already diminished natural wonder.
This week: As the strike of UVic's dismally paid SUB staff drags into its fifth week, a look at a rally held last week outside the now near moribund Student Union Building; Ingmar Lee on the second battle for Cathedral Grove; former soldier John McNamer trying to include Canada's cavalier handing over of Afghani prisoners to known torture states America and Afghanistan in an upcoming Military Police Complaints Commission probe.
The Military Police Complaints Commission has been asked to expand
its upcoming probe into the transfer of detainees by Canadian Forces to
Afghan authorities despite evidence the detainees might be tortured.
The fear-mongering that many Congressmen in their House
Floor-Speeches had alluded to, including the explicit threat of Martial
Law in America noted by Representative Brad Sherman, D-CA, and Martial
Law already instituted in Congress to squelch debate and due process as
alluded to by Representative Michael Burgess, R-Texas, really cemented
the signing of this Bill today.
While the logging company claims that there is a buffer of 300 metres between the falling area and the internationally renowned park, the reality is that the buffer is actually the Cameron River which meanders along the bottom of the Valley at that point just before flowing into Cameron Lake. 
