Think about it - Obama administration can capture the head of Al-Qaeda - Osama Bin Laden. A treasure trove of terror information with knowledge of sleeper cells, possibly in the USA or Europe, targets, members, training camps etc., so they just up and shoot him when he is unarmed?
Back tracking on original reports that Osama bin Laden returned fire with US troops, White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters Tuesday that the terrorist mastermind was unarmed during the raid.
Take him into custody, create a false story about his death as not to alert the terror network, get Osama to Gitmo and torture the hell out of him till he spills everything he knows.
Then if he dies 'oh well' but they no way just up and killed him before interrogation...
I'm Peter Russel. I've taught Political Science at the University of Toronto for a good many years and have been a so called Constitutional Expert, above all on the rules of Parliamentary Democracy which are mostly unwritten conventions. But they're very important Principles and I've never been more worried, in my entire life time, of Democratic citizenship in Canada about the possible outcome of an election. Because I really fear, this may sound extreme that, if the Harper Conservatives were to win a majority in the House of Commons, it would be an indication that Parliamentary Crime Pays.
You can just be contemptuous of Parliament & write it off as ‘it's them against us’, ‘just nothing more than partisan bickering’, when the Speaker, who's chosen by all parliamentarians, has found you, the PM & his government in contempt of Parliament on the most fundamental point of being unwilling to tell Parliamentarians how much things cost.
That was the very first real cause in the birth of Parliamentary Democracy, was the insistence that the King, who is spending the people money, tell the people what it was being spent on and how much things cost. And when the speaker finds you in Contempt and you just shove that off & the people of Canada possibly reward you, with a majority in Parliament, I really tremble. I'm just full of fear.
I love the country. We're the 4th oldest Parliamentary Democracy in the world. I treasure it but I would be afraid that our Government we would be in the hands of people who don't treasure it, don't respect it, and supported by, well, not a majority of Canadians, but maybe by 40% of Canadians - more than enough to form a majority in the house.
So it's a scary election for Peter Russel, and an important one for Canadians. Whether we really treasure the Parliamentary Democracy we've enjoyed for decades, for over a century and a half, or whether it's just a process thing, a bunch of stuff constitutional experts worry about.
I hope all Canadians really worry & think about it and try to prevent a majority from killing it.
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It's been finalized and it never happened before - We have the TOP TWELVE!!!
'OUR KIDS HAVE TALENT' is originated by Kath Raeber of Kath and the TomKats. It's an incredible music competition inviting musicians 8-18 years of age to compete for prizes totaling more than $5000!
The auditions were this past weekend (Feb 26, 27, 2011) and the Finalists were chosen! Let the contest begin!
The Finalists now need to work at marketing themselves. A part of this involves getting people to view their audition video and vote! On March 12, 2011, the Gala Event of the Top 12 Performances is where the winners will be announced. You can also check out the OUR KIDS HAVE TALENT page on Facebook for more information and photos!
Here are the contestants. Please watch and vote! There's some amazing talent!! (To vote, you must watch to video on YouTube. Hover your mouse over the Gray YouTube Logo at the right bottom of the player & Click. You see 'watch on YouTube'. Once in YouTube, click the thumbs up to vote!)
Have fun and VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
Playlist of all 12 Finalist Musicians. To view individual videos, scroll down.
