statism watch

Ms. Reid walks a fine line herein, accusing those attributing the 7/7 bombings to a plot by the British government of spreading ‘outlandish’ conspiracy theory, while freely appropriating their evidence. Look in the mirror, Ms. Reid. Oh, and you’d be advised to actually check the British, Canadian, and American press for known instances of state run provocation while researching articles of this kind in the future. A couple of relevant examples are below, the rest may be found after the article:

Flashback: Obama Administration Shuts Down 9/11 Families Lawsuit | ‘If I didn’t confess to 7/7 bombings MI5 officers would rape my wife,’ claims torture victim | How MI5 blackmails British Muslims | New York “Terror Plot” Another Government Provocateured Set-Up | G20 police ‘used undercover men to incite crowds’ | Trio not guilty of helping 7/7 London bombers | Former MI5 chief: UK Ministers ‘using fear of terror’ to restrict civil rights | Pakistan lauds arrest of 7/7 militants on US tip, Britain denies suspect’s involvement | Prosecutors weigh options after hung jury in 7/7 UK terror trial

Sue Reid, The Daily Mail
July 3, 2009

Today almost four years on, the images of that dreadful morning are etched into our minds: the woman in the haunting white burns mask being helped to safety; the shell-shocked businessman in a suit with his hair and shirt matted with blood; the crippled No 30 bus with its roof blown off; the mangled wreckage of smouldering Tube trains.

The country’s worst-ever terrorist atrocity during London’s morning rush hour on July 7, 2005, shattered for ever the heady euphoria in which the capital was basking the morning after winning the bid for the 2012 Olympics.

That afternoon, Tony Blair – who was hosting the G8 summit on global poverty in Gleneagles, Scotland – returned to Downing Street to pronounce that the attack was an act in the ‘name of Islam’.

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Flashback: Bell continues throttling Internet, proposes bandwidth caps for resellers | Bell’s internet throttling illegal, Google says | Net neutrality bill hits House of Commons | Bell accused of privacy invasion

CBC News
July 3, 2009

How internet providers manipulate and manage the speed of the internet for different types of data will be examined by Canada’s telecommunications regulator during six days of hearings in Gatineau, Que., starting Monday.

Whether the online traffic management practices used by internet service providers such as Bell and Rogers violate Canada’s Telecommunications Act is a question that the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission is trying to answer.

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It’s been made clear that you needn’t have any expectation that recent bailouts and stimulus spending are going to loosen consumer credit markets or reduce rates… so unless employment figures jump, get ready for the next credit crisis.

Flashback: The next cellphone trick: transferring money | Canadian households $1.3-trillion in debt | Digital Money Forum Pushes For Electronic Currency | Obama signs U.S. credit card reforms into law | Credit card changes benefit families, Flaherty says | Credit companies seek to avoid regulation, create global debit system | All maxed out? Budget measures would improve credit access | Now the consumer crunch: falling credit limits, rising interest rates | Coming soon to your cellphone: Your credit card via RFID chip | New credit cards may shift unauthorized-transaction liabilities to the holder

CBC News
July 3, 2009

More than half a million Canadians are more than three months behind on their credit payments, according to Equifax Canada.

That represents a 19 per cent rise in the average delinquency rate in the year ending May 31, says Equifax, which provides credit check information on companies and individuals.

While the company called the double-digit jump “alarming,” the overall average delinquency rate for Canada was 1.52 per cent.

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