15 Dec - Reality Check

Why James Chartrand  Wears Women’s Underpants

You know me as James Chartrand of Men with Pens, a regular Copyblogger contributor for just shy of two years.

And yet, I’m a woman.

This is not a joke or an angle or an analogy — I’m literally a woman.

This is my story.

Hat Tip Suburban Guerrilla

Just How Bad Is The Copenhagen Deal Going To Be?

( This article is one of those cases where there's real meat in the comment threat : the first one by Philip Palij, in fact, is a real gem. Below is the header

A psycopathic solution )

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Centre for Research on Globalization

Climate Change Dossier: Detailed Analysis and Review of Global Warming - by Global Research - 2009-12-18 One hundred articles, scientific reports and critical news coverage of the Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change

The Great Game: U.S., NATO War In Afghanistan - by Rick Rozoff - 2009-12-05 Fifty or more countries in a single war theater

Excluded from the Copenhagen Agenda: Environmental Modification Techniques (ENMOD) and Climate Change - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2009-12-05 The manipulation of climate for military use

The United Nations' Role in Peace and War. - by Denis Halliday - 2009-12-04 "The UN of the arms dealers - the most disreputable and yet profitable business on earth."

Climate Change- News Highlights

Mercenaries and Assassins: The Real Face of Obama’s “Good War” Reports that mercenaries employed by the notorious Blackwater-Xe military contracting firm participated in CIA assassinations in Iraq and Afghanistan have further exposed the real character of so-called “good war” that is being escalated by the Obama administration. Citing former employees of the firm and US intelligence agents, the New York Times reported Friday that Blackwater gunmen, ostensibly contracted as security guards, “participated in some of the CIA’s most sensitive activities—clandestine raids with agency officers against people suspected of being insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan and the transporting of detainees.” These “snatch and grab” operations—many of them involving killings of individuals suspected of participating in the resistance to US occupation—“occurred on an almost nightly basis during the height of the Iraqi insurgency from 2004 to 2006, with Blackwater employees playing central roles,” the Times reports. Both the Times and the Washington Post quoted unnamed intelligence officials and ex-Blackwater operatives as asserting that the involvement of the company’s mercenaries in assassinations and abductions was not planned. Rather, they claimed, it was a matter of the division of labor between CIA operatives and private guards supposedly hired for the purpose of protecting them becoming “blurred.” According to the Times, the Blackwater guards “were supposed to only provide perimeter security during raids, leaving it up to CIA officers and Special Operations military personnel to capture or kill suspected insurgents.” The newspaper added, “But in the chaos of operations, the roles of Blackwater, CIA and military personnel sometimes merged.” The pretense that armed Blackwater contractors, most of them former US Special Operations troops themselves, would be used merely as security guards for CIA personnel is absurd on its face. Whatever justification was given for the contract, the “skill set” that Blackwater offered was precisely that of highly trained assassins. New maritime security law will deputize U.S. officers “in every part of Canada” during integrated operations On November 27, Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan and Justice Minister Rob Nicholson tabled legislation that would transform designated U.S. police and security agents into peace officers equal to the RCMP “in every part of Canada” during joint maritime border operations. As if holding the RCMP accountable for its officers’ actions isn’t hard enough, nothing in the new legislation should make Canadians feel comfortable that any complaints against U.S. agents operating on Canadian territory will be dealt with swiftly or fairly. Bill C-60, the Keeping Canadians Safe (Protecting Borders) Act, is being sold by Van Loan and Nicholson as a way to “strengthen cooperative bilateral policing efforts to stem the flow of cross-border criminal activity in shared waterways and further protect community safety and security in Canada.” It is the legislative face of a cross-border “Shiprider” agreement dreamed up by past governments under the now defunct Security and Prosperity Partnership and signed this May by Van Loan and U.S. Homeland Security czar Janet Napolitano. But Bill C-60 will go further than coastal waters. Section 11 states: In the course of an integrated cross-border operation, every designated officer is a peace officer in every part of Canada and has the same power to enforce an Act of Parliament as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (italics mine). In the case of a complaint against a U.S. officer deemed a ‘designated officer’ by the RCMP commissioner, there doesn’t seem to be any way to guarantee a fair hearing because so much is left to the discretion of the force and the public safety minister. Even if you do end up with a full public hearing, there is every chance it will actually be private because of broadly worded exceptions: 23. (10) A hearing to inquire into a complaint must be held in public, except that the Commission may order the hearing or any part of the hearing to be held in private if it is of the opinion that during the course of the hearing any of the following information will likely be disclosed: (a) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to be injurious to international relations, the defence of Canada or any state allied or associated with Canada or the detection, prevention or suppression of subversive or hostile activities; (b) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to be injurious to law enforcement;… (italics mine in both cases) The public hearing into the tasering of Robert Dziekanski was clearly injurious to law enforcement and has renewed calls for the Canadian government to reform the practice of police investigating themselves. Would the new joint maritime security bill rule out public hearings into taserings on the Great Lakes ? Global Warming: "Fixing the Climate Data around the Policy" - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2009-11-30 Both the concepts and the data have been adjusted and shaped to fit the agenda of the UN Panel on Climate Change. Most Popular Stories Nuclear War against Iran - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2006-01-03 The launching of an outright war using nuclear warheads against Iran is now in the final planning stages. Coalition partners, which include the US, Israel and Turkey are in "an advanced stage of readiness". Plans for Redrawing the Middle East: The Project for a “New Middle East” - by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya - 2006-11-18 Towards the balkanization (division) and finlandization (pacification) of the Middle East It’s Official: The Crash of the U.S. Economy has begun - by Richard C. Cook - 2007-06-14 Among those poised to profit from the crash is the Carlyle Group, the equity fund that includes the Bush family "Doomsday Seed Vault" in the Arctic Bill Gates, Rockefeller and the GMO giants know something we don’t - by F. William Engdahl - 2007-12-04 Bill Gates, Rockefeller and the GMO giants know something we don’t Beating the Drums of a Broader Middle East War Israel, Syria, and Lebanon Prepare the "Home Fronts" - by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya - 2008-05-07 Israel, Syria, and Lebanon Prepare the "Home Fronts". The Levant could be the starting point of a major international conflict, with global ramifications, which could quickly spin out of control. Rex 84: FEMA's Blueprint for Martial Law in America - by Allen L Roland - 2006-08-20 We are dangerously close to a situation where ~ if the American people took to the streets in righteous indignation or if there were another 9/11 ~ a mechanism for martial law could be quickly implemented and carried out under REX 84. Review Article: The Worldwide Network of US Military Bases The Global Deployment of US Military Personnel - by Prof. Jules Dufour - 2007-07-01 The Global Deployment of US Military Personnel The March to War: Naval build-up in the Persian Gulf and the Eastern Mediterranean. - by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya - 2006-10-01 A powerful naval armada has been sent to the Persian Gulf. ‘Perhaps 60% of today’s oil price is pure speculation’ - by F. William Engdahl - 2008-05-02 The price of crude oil today is not made according to any traditional relation of supply to demand. It’s controlled by an elaborate financial market system as well as by the four major Anglo-American oil companies. Reagan Diaries: George W: "Find the Kid a Job"... - 2007-08-19 Global Warming: A Convenient Lie - by Andrew Gavin Marshall - 2007-03-15 Claude Allegre, who was among the first scientists to warn people of the dangers of global warming 20 years ago, now believes that "most of the warming comes of natural phenomena”. Is the Bush Administration Planning a Nuclear Holocaust? Will the US launch "Mini-nukes" against Iran in Retaliation for Tehran's "Non-compliance"? - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2006-02-22 Will the US launch "Mini-nukes" against Iran in Retaliation for Tehran's "Non-compliance"? US FEMA Camps - by Geopolitical Monitor - 2008-01-10 The United States Federal Emergency Management Agency has numerous detainment camps throughout the United States The War on Lebanon and the Battle for Oil - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2006-07-26 Is there a relationship between the bombing of Lebanon and the inauguration of the World's largest strategic pipeline, which will channel more than a million barrels of oil a day to Western markets? What does one TRILLION dollars look like? - by Pagetutor.com - 2009-03-16 How Deadly is the H1N1 Virus? - 2009-04-30 Barack O’Bilderberg: Picking the President - by Andrew Gavin Marshall - 2008-06-09 It is likely that Obama’s running mate will be chosen by Johnson at this years Bilderberg Conference. Entering the Greatest Depression in History More Bubbles Waiting to Burst - by Andrew Gavin Marshall - 2009-08-07 The crisis has many bubbles, all of which dwarf the housing bubble burst of 2008. The main event on the horizon is the “bailout bubble” and the general world debt bubble. The truth behind the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal - by Siddharth Varadarajan - 2005-07-29 North-American Monetary Integration: Here Comes the Amero - by Andrew Gavin Marshall - 2008-01-20 The Truth behind 9/11: Who Is Osama Bin Laden? At 11am, on the morning of 9/11, the Bush administration had announced that Osama was behind the attacks. - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2008-09-11 At eleven o’clock, on the morning of 911, the Bush adminstration had already announced that Al Qaeda was responsible for the attacks. This assertion was made prior to the conduct of an indepth police investigation. Preparing for Civil Unrest in America Legislation to Establish Internment Camps on US Military Bases - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2009-03-18 Legislation to Establish Internment Camps on US Military Bases False Flag Prospects, 2008 -- Top Three US Target Cities - by Captain Eric H. May - 2008-02-23 "Cold War Shivers": War Preparations in the Middle East and Central Asia - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2006-10-06 The Russian, Chinese and Iran war exercises conducted since August are part of a carefully coordinated endeavor, in response to the US-NATO military build-up The Great Depression of the 21st Century: Collapse of the Real Economy - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2008-11-15 The proposed bank "bailout" under the so-called Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) is not a "solution" to the crisis but the "cause" of further collapse. Israel Detonated a Radioactive Bunker Buster Bomb in Lebanon What kind of weapon leaves traces of radiation & produces such lethal & circumscribed consequences? - 2006-11-11 What kind of weapon leaves traces of radiation & produces such lethal & circumscribed consequences? New presidential directive gives Bush dictatorial power National Security & Homeland Security Presidential Directive establishes "National Continuity Policy" - by Larry Chin - 2007-05-21 National Security & Homeland Security Presidential Directive establishes "National Continuity Policy" The Destruction of the World Trade Center: Why the Official Account Cannot Be True - by Dr. David Ray Griffin - 2006-01-29 The official theory about the Twin Towers says that they collapsed because of the combined effect of the impact of the airplanes and the resulting fires War and Natural Gas: The Israeli Invasion and Gaza's Offshore Gas Fields - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2009-01-08 The issue of sovereignty over Gaza's gas fields is crucial Bush Executive Order: Criminalizing the Antiwar Movement - by Prof. Michel Chossudovsky - 2007-07-20 The Executive Order entitled "Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq" provides the President with the authority to confiscate the assets of whoever opposes the US led war. The Dangers of a Middle East Nuclear War New Pentagon Doctrine: Mini-Nukes are "Safe for the Surrounding Civilian Population" - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2006-02-17 The Pentagon has blurred the distinction between conventional battlefield weapons & nuclear bombs. The nuclear bunker buster bomb is presented as an instrument of peace-making & regime change, which will enhance global security. The Destabilization of Pakistan - by Prof. Michel Chossudovsky - 2007-12-30 Washington's objective is to promote political fragmentation and the breakup of Pakistan as a Nation. The Pentagon's "Second 911" "Another [9/11] attack could create both a justification and an opportunity to retaliate against some known targets" - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2006-08-10 The presumption of this military document, is that a Second 911 attack "which is lacking today" would usefully create both a "justification and an opportunity" to wage war on "some known targets Who are the Architects of Economic Collapse? Will an Obama Administration Reverse the Tide? - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2008-11-09 The engineers of financial disaster are being considered by President-Elect Barack Obama for the position of Treasury Secretary. Missing Nukes: Treason of the Highest Order - by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya - 2007-10-29 Unauthorized removal of nuclear weapons would be virtually impossible to accomplish unless the chain of command were bypassed. The Bilderberg Plan for 2009: Remaking the Global Political Economy - by Andrew Gavin Marshall - 2009-05-26 The global elite meets in secret in Greece to discuss the Worldwide financial crisis Israeli crimes against humanity: Gruesome images of charred and mutilated bodies following Israeli air strikes Commentary by Michel Chossudovsky - 2006-07-21 Obama: Amaze us! - by Michael Carmichael - 2009-01-20 War in the Caucasus: Towards a Broader Russia-US Military Confrontation? - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2008-08-10 Georgia was "encouraged" by NATO and US military officials. The Crashing U.S. Economy Held Hostage Our Economy is on an Artificial Life-support System - by Richard C. Cook - 2007-07-07 Our Economy is on an Artificial Life-support System. Unemployment worldwide is increasing, debt is rampant and commodity prices are rising. Where was Osama on September 11, 2001? - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2008-09-11 On September 10. 2001, Osama was in a Pakistani military hospital in Rawalpindi, courtesy of America's indefectible ally Pakistan The March to War: Iran Preparing for US Air Attacks - by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya - 2006-09-21 An attack on Iran would engulf the entire Middle East and Central Asian region into an extensive confrontation. Global Cooling is Here Evidence for Predicting Global Cooling for the Next Three Decades - by Prof. Don J. Easterbrook - 2008-11-02 Despite no global warming in 10 years, the IPCC still predict the Earth is in store for catastrophic warming. The Next Phase of the Middle East War - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2006-09-04 The war on Lebanon is "a stage" in a sequence of carefully planned military operations Beating the Drums of War. US Troop Build-up: Army & Marines authorize "Involuntary Conscription" The Timing of U.S. Troop Build-up: Iran and the Broader Middle East - by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya - 2006-08-23 The Recalling of thousands of ‘inactive servicemen’ to serve in the Middle East. Catastrophic Fall in 2009 Global Food Production - by Eric deCarbonnel - 2009-02-10 Secret 2001 Pentagon Plan to Attack Lebanon Bush's Plan for "Serial War" revealed by General Wesley Clark - by A Concerned Citizen - 2006-07-23 Bush's Plan for "Serial War" revealed by General Wesley Clark Do Not Take A Swine Flu Vaccine! - by Dr. Patricia A. Doyle - 2009-04-26 Bush Directive for a "Catastrophic Emergency" in America: Building a Justification for Waging War on Iran? - by Prof. Michel Chossudovsky - 2007-06-24 The threat of a Second Al Qaeda "Attack on America" is being used profusely by the Bush administration to galvanize public opinion in support of a global military agenda. The Financial Tsunami: Sub-Prime Mortgage Debt is but the Tip of the Iceberg - by F. William Engdahl - 2007-11-23 If the banks are unable to reclaim the homes as assets to offset the non-performing mortgages, the US banking system faces a financial gridlock US naval war games off the Iranian coastline: A provocation which could lead to War? - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2006-10-24 "An incident" in the Persian Gulf could be used by the US as a pretext for war against Iran. The Coming Catastrophe? The finishing touches on several contingency plans for attacking Iran - by David DeBatto - 2008-06-23 The finishing touches on several contingency plans for attacking Iran Credit Default Swaps: Evolving Financial Meltdown and Derivative Disaster Du Jour - by Dr. Ellen Brown - 2008-04-11 If there are no rules, the players can cheat; and cheat they have, with a gambler's addiction. Who Owns The Federal Reserve? The Fed is privately owned. Its shareholders are private banks - by Ellen Brown - 2008-10-08 Pentagon: The internet needs to be dealt with as if it were an enemy "weapons system". - by Brent Jessop - 2008-02-02 Obama Sued in Philadelphia Federal Court on Grounds he is Constitutionally Ineligible for the Presidency - by Jeff Schreiber - 2008-08-23 How Far Will the Crash Go and What Do we Do Now? The “Crash of 2007-8” is underway - by Richard C. Cook - 2007-08-18 As the house of cards comes tumbling down, the leading question is how deep will the decline go... Who Owns the Rights on Tamiflu: Rumsfeld To Profit From Bird Flu Hoax - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2005-10-26 The rights over Tamiflu do not belong to Roche, but to Gilead Sciences Inc. Donald Rumsfeld was Chairman of Gilead in the years prior to becoming Secretary of Defense. Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe - 2009-04-03 Discovered in the WTC unreacted thermitic material, incorporating nanotechnology, which is a highly energetic pyrotechnic or explosive material. VIDEO: Israeli Soldiers "Shoot to Kill" at Israeli Anti-war Demonstrators - 2006-08-16 The commander of the unit orders his force to fire on retreating Israeli anti-war activists: “I will not allow a demonstration during wartime!” VIDEO: US Apache Helicopter massacring Iraqis - 2005-06-20 The Apache pilots open fire with the heavy 30 mm cannon, killing first the Iraqi in the field, then the tractor driver. Unusually Large U.S. Weapons Shipment to Israel: Are the US and Israel Planning a Broader Middle East War? - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2009-01-11 A Scenario of Escalation. Large weapons shipments for a future military operation? The "Demonization" of Muslims and the Battle for Oil - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2007-01-04 Muslim countries possess three quarters of the World's oil reserves. In contrast, the United States of America has barely 2 percent of total oil reserves. Who benefits from the Afghan Opium Trade? - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2006-09-21 Afghanistan supplies 92% of the global heroin market. The multibillion dollar proceeds of this lucrative contraband accrue to business syndicates, organized crime, banking & financial institutions. "A Second 9/11": An Integral Part of US Military Doctrine - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2008-10-31 For several years now, both the President and the Vice President have intimated that there will be "a Second 9/11". Economic depression in America: Evidence of a withering economy is everywhere - by Mike Whitney - 2008-06-02 New and unknown deadly weapons used by Israeli forces 'direct energy' weapons, chemical and/or biological agents, in a macabre experiment of future warfare - by Prof. Paola Manduca - 2006-08-07 New and strange symptoms are reported amongst the wounded and the dead: 'direct energy' weapons, chemical and/or biological agents, in a macabre experiment of future warfare America's Fiscal Collapse - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2009-03-02 The most drastic curtailment in public spending in American history, leading to social havoc and the potential impoverishment of millions of people. May I Quote You, Mr. President? A selection of 50 quotes from President George W. Bush, for entertainment or meditation - by Prof. Rodrigue Tremblay - 2006-11-19 A selection of 50 quotes from President George W. Bush, for entertainment or meditation Top Secret Pentagon Operation "Granite Shadow" revealed. Today in DC: Commandos in the Streets? "Granite Power" allows for emergency military operations in the US without civilian supervision or control. - by William M Arkin - 2005-09-25 "Granite Power" allows for emergency military operations in the US without civilian supervision or control. Martial Law, the Financial Bailout, and War - by Prof. Peter Dale Scott - 2009-01-08 Since the financial meltdown, there has been a sustained move in the direction of martial law preparations The Shadow Money Lenders: The Real Significance of The Fed’s Zero-Interest-Rate Policy (ZIRP) The Battle To Save The Fiat Money System Has Begun - by Matthias Chang - 2008-12-26 Financial engineering has accelerated the creation of credit. Crisis in the U.S.: “Plan B”? - by Richard C. Cook - 2007-11-11 The financial controllers today exert more power over the U.S. economy and the nation’s politics than at any time in history CDC States H1N1 Vaccine May Maim and Kill 30,000 Americans, FDA Requires Minimal Efficacy CDC says to assume 1 in every 100,000 vaccine recipients will suffer serious side effects, FDA only requires vaccine be effectiv - by Herb Newborg - 2009-08-28 Crisis of the U.S. Dollar System - by F. William Engdahl - 2006-10-14 US military threats are required to sustain the continued hegemony of the US Dollar System Ted Olson's Report of Phone Calls from Barbara Olson on 9/11: Three Official Denials - by David Ray Griffin - 2008-04-01 Ted Olson’s report was very important. It provided apparent "evidence" that American 77 had struck the Pentagon. India's 9/11. Who was Behind the Mumbai Attacks? Washington is Fostering Political Divisions between India and Pakistan - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2008-11-30 The Mumbai terror attacks were part of a carefully planned and coordinated paramilitary-intelligence operation FEMA sources confirm coming martial law - by Wayne Madsen - 2008-10-09 Is an International Financial Conspiracy Driving World Events? - by Richard C. Cook - 2008-03-27 Bankers now control national monetary systems in their entirety. Weather Warfare: Beware the US military’s experiments with climatic warfare ‘Climatic warfare’ has been excluded from the agenda on climate change. - by Prof. Michel Chossudovsky - 2007-12-07 ‘Climatic warfare’ has been excluded from the agenda on climate change. Red Alert: The Second Wave of The Financial Tsunami The Wave Is gathering force & could hit between the first & second quarter of 2010 - by Matthias Chang - 2009-11-22 Faced with total collapse of the international financial architecture, the policy-makers have concluded that the only solution is quantitative easing, i.e. the massive injection of liquidity... The Wave Is gathering force & could hit between the 1st & 2nd quarter of 2010 Bush To Be Dictator In A Catastrophic Emergency - by Lee Rogers - 2007-05-21 Monsanto Buys ‘Terminator’ Seeds Company - by F. William Engdahl - 2006-08-27 The US Government has been financing research on a genetic engineering technology which, when commercialized, will give its owners the power to control the food seed of entire nations or regions.