Racism in WWII Propaganda Posters & Profiling in the War on Terror

The following were posters put out by the American government to dissuade WWII soldiers from participating in “risky behaviour” while on duty overseas. We’re supposed to assume that the targeted practice is with prostitutes, but I don’t see it.

All I can see is an association between being foreign with (as it used to be called) venereal diseases (VDs), or Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). [Newsflash; Apparently the name has changed again --this time to STIs, sexually transmitted infections.]

This item is in the public domain. Source: http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/ps/retrieve/ResourceMetadata/VCBBCD

High cheek bones, dark hair, thick lips, a beret, it’s like the image is associating STDs with not being a white American, that is, foreign women –ah, that tempting forbidden fruit.

9/11, an Inside Job?

The 9/11 footage always looked fishy to me from the start … a missing plane after the pentagon was attacked (it supposedly vaporized entirely), explosions out of sync with the planes hitting the towers (apparently various bombs blasts), and the apparent molten metal pouring out the walls suggest so. Still, it’s hard to believe the…

Japan –Earthquake Country Galore– allowed Nuclear Plants?!?! Idiocy!!

Well, most everyone in the world knows about the huge 8.9 earthquake that hit just days ago (on Friday). It’s not the first time this has happened to this degree in this quake ridden landscape. Geological evidence shows that there was a quake of similar magnitude in 800 A.D. (under the “How tsunamis happen” segment).…

On the deregulation of business and the ’08 world-wide economic crisis

On the matter of the source of the recent economic downfall, for which the States is largely culpable, I don’t understand why the mechanics of the situation aren’t talked about. There’s been a lot of talk, but most has done little to clarify the source of the problem. True, I think some of it is…

Nationalization of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae not pinko?

Every once in a while I hear comments from Americans and even their politicians about how pink Canada is, considering that Canada has publicly funded social net programs such as, a national health care system, welfare, (un)employment insurance, and other social programs.

US has it out for Brit hacker

I can’t get over at how stupid the case is of the American government against Gary McKinnon. This British citizen is accused of hacking into secure US Air and Army forces computers, and causing millions of dollars in damage after crashing networks, all the while hacking from his girlfriend’s home.

Production Sharing Agreements Legalized in Iraq

While watching BBC today (July 15, 2007), I learned that Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) are now legalized in Iraq, despite their being illegal in most neighbouring states. And if only 10 or 12 local oil producers join, that up to the tune of 200 billions of dollars are going to be lost. Imagine the cost…