Dzisiaj prez. USA George W. Bush obchodzi swoje 60-letnie urodziny. Tworca osi zla (Irak, Iran, Korea Polnocna) i realizator tzw. "wojny prewencyjnej" przeciwko panstwom totalitarno-dyktatorskim. Najlepszym prezentem jaki otrzymal dzisiaj na swoim biurku, to opakowany w zlotku jak cukierek premier Kanady Stephen Harper.
Bush pierwsza wojne prewencyjna zastosowal wobec Iraku. Armia amerykanska wygrala te wojne w ciagu kilu dni, pokazujac Rosji, Chinom i Europie, ze doktryna wojenna sowietow i technologia Europy Zachodniej (Niemcy, Francja) w starciu z Ameryka nie maja zadnych szans.
Armia Iraku uwazana za siodma najsilniejsza armie swiata, przepadla z kretesem w zderzeniu z silami USA, wspomaganymi symbolicznie przez tzw. "koalicje chcacych". Do ktorej wpisala sie i Polska.
Bill C-74, the "Modernization of Investigative Techniques Act." Commonly referred to as the Internet surveillance bill, it would have required telecommunications providers to build interception capabilities into new technologies and to provide both intercepted communications and customers' personal information (including address, IP address and phone number) to law enforcement agencies upon request - even if they didn't have a warrant ("Big Brother wants to watch you (again) - Editorials", NATIONAL POST, Thursday, June 29, 2006).
More than 75, 000 deaths in the United States are attributed to excessive alcohol drinking, the third-leading cause of death in that country, the study said (Emily Brown, "Study links underage drinking, adult alcoholism. 45% of younger drinkers become alcohol-dependent", NATIONAL POST, Thursday, July 4, 2006).
Queen spends royal sum
LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth spent more taxpayer money last fiscal year - $67.3 million - because of overseas visits and extra security, Buckingham Palace said yesterday.
Overall, the Queen and her household spent 4.2% more than they did the previous fiscal year, the palace said in its annual expenditures report.
The palace said more than 70% of the $20 million in royal household expenditures was used to pay the salaries of 310 royal staff (TORONTO SUN, Thursday, June 29, 2006).
COUNTERTERRORISM
CSIS spy school offers a peek behind the cloak for foreign counterparts
There are probably few schools in the world with a curriculum like it. Counterterrorism 101. Every summer for the past seven years, espionage specialists from around the world have gathered in Ottawa for spy school - taught by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Course materials obtained by CanWest News Service give an inside look at what Canuck spies are telling their counterparts. On terrorism, the service tells the foreign visitors "many of the problems we face today are inherited." Among Canada's yearly intake of refugee claimants, "there are unfortunately those few who persist on importing the politics and prejudices of their homeland into Canada," says one presentation slide.
CanWest News Service, (NATIONAL POST, Tuesday, July 4, 2006).
London, U.K. map with panoramic photo points:
www.communitywalk.com/map/65
An interesting look at various picturesque points in London, U.K. Pushpins on the map contain panoramic photos that users can pan and zoom.
Bush, Harper meet one-on-one
Prime Minister Stephen Harper may just be the best birthday gift President George W. Bush will get today for his milestone 60th.
The two men are holding their first real one-on-one meeting at the White House as the president, waging an unpopular war war and losing allies among outgoing world leaders, could really use a conservative friend.
U.S. officials say there's all sorts of global problems the two leaders can collaborate on, given Harper's political ideology, his willingness to spend billions more on Canada's military and his wish to stay out front in Afghanistan.
The two have already tackled the biggest bilateral irritant together, softwood lumber, although there are signs the deal may be in trouble.
There's been widespread opposition in Canada over the proposed wording of a final deal initialled last weekend.
But as Harper arrived yesterday evening at Blair House, the official guest residence at the White House, he was quick to dismiss any doubts about the deal's future.
"We're going ahead," the prime minister said. His spokeswoman Carolyn Stewart-Olsen said earlier that the federal view is clear: It's a done deal that will be subject to a confidence motion in Parliament this fall.
- The Associated Press (24 HOURS, July 6, 2006).
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