Saturday, June 10, 2006

Random News & Views Roundup (early edition)

- The land claim standoff in Caledonia, Ontario saw more violence on Friday and Saturday, resulting in the arrests of 7 people. There seems to be no end to this conflict. Hopefully, cooler heads will prevail on both sides and a peaceful resolution will be found.

- What is the ultra-secretive Bilderberg group doing in Ottawa this weekend?

- Iran may offer a counter proposal in response to the UN sponsored package delivered to the country's president last week. At least there are negotiations going on. Meanwhile, Bush said earlier this week that Iran has 'weeks, not months' to respond, echoing pre-Iraq war language.

- The personal archives of John F Kennedy are scheduled to be placed online - a massive project that will take years to complete.

- Abbas has called for a July referendum 'on a statehood plan that implicitly recognises Israel'. Hamas believes such a vote would be illegal. This move is being reported by some media as 'a coup against the Hamas-led government' and Hamas has threatened a boycott.

- 'Propaganda and Haditha'. While some right-wing bloggers are busy claiming that what happened in Haditha was a hoax, Dahr Jamail examines the story as it's unfolded in the media along with the propaganda tactics involved to discredit the story. (Don't skip this piece. It's a must read.)

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