Send in the Drones: UAVs for Border Patrol and 2010
Mon, 01/31/2011 - 23:37 — Zig ZagUS/Canada Border Increasingly Militarized
Unmanned drone prowls over the lonely prairie
by Patrick White
Globe and Mail, Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Olympic Glitter Not Always Gold
Mon, 01/31/2011 - 23:36 — Zig ZagOlympic Glitter Not Always Gold
"So this is really just...profit for the hotels and that goes back to shareholders back at the corporate headquarters back in New York City rather than actually sticking in the Vancouver economy"
Terrorist Anti-Terror Unit to Terrorize 2010 Olympics
Mon, 01/31/2011 - 23:35 — Zig Zag
Counter-terror force to help with Olympics
March 2, 2009, Vancouver Sun
Troops from the Canadian army’s elite Joint Task Force 2 counter-terrorist unit will be assigned to help provide security at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, a senior military official said on Monday.
2010 Security: A Big Brother Legacy
Mon, 01/31/2011 - 23:34 — Zig ZagBC: Olympic security budget - a big brother legacy
by Maureen Bader, Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Gang War 2010
Mon, 01/31/2011 - 23:32 — Zig ZagGang war worrying Vancouver ahead of 2010 Games
Fri Mar 6, 2009, Reuters
By Allan Dowd
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 6 (Reuters) - A surge in gang violence is hurting Vancouver's image as it prepares to host the 2010 Olympics, the city's mayor said on Friday.
Where's the 2010 Olympics Green Legacy?
Mon, 01/31/2011 - 23:31 — Zig Zag
Where's the 2010 Olympics Green Legacy?
By Pina
February 14, 2009, Word of the Rings blog, rabble.ca
(My letter to the editor that ran in the Pique Newsmagazine & Whistler Question).
Local Jobs and Transportation Threatened by Olympics
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:53 — Zig ZagCasinos, airlines to miss out on Olympic bonanza
JUSTINE HUNTER
Globe and Mail, March 9, 2009
VICTORIA — The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games are supposed to be a jackpot for the province's economy, but 200 casino workers caught in the “red zone” of security will be collecting pink slips instead of payouts.
APC Crashes Board of Trade Luncheon
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:51 — Zig ZagAPC Crashes Board of Trade Luncheon
March 13th, 2009 [from Anti-Poverty Committee]
Yesterday, March 12th, The Vancouver Board of Trade had a luncheon featuring guest speaker Mayor Robertson at the Fairmont Hotel Ballroom, co-sponsoring the event was Concord Pacific.
Vanoc/AFN Olympic Promotional Event Disrupted in Toronto
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:50 — Zig ZagOn March 8, 2009, a promotional event for the 2010 Winter Olympics and Aboriginal torch bearers was disrupted in Toronto by 2010 Solidarity. Here is a video link to the action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUuCCGDff0M
Protest Against Pre-Olympic Police 'Street Sweeps'
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:49 — Zig Zag
'Stop the war on the poor', say DTES protesters
By MATT KIELTYKA, 24 HOURS
Dozens of protesters from the Downtown Eastside braved snow and wind Sunday to send a message to Vancouver police.
Threats Against Olympic Sponsors Worry Security Officials
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:48 — Zig ZagThreats against Olympic sponsors worry security officials
Canadian Press, March 15, 2009
OTTAWA — Possible threats against sponsors of next year's Vancouver
Olympics have federal security agents wringing their hands over
"extremist elements," a newly released intelligence report reveals.
Homeless Crisis Grows in BC North
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:47 — Zig ZagHomeless Crisis Grows in BC North
Shelter is scarce and even 'jungle camps' are shut to the jobless and addicted. A Tyee special report.
By Sean Condon, TheTyee.ca, Published: March 16, 2009
"What does homelessness mean to you," asks Herb, a middle-aged, homeless
aboriginal man.
Why Protest Vancouver's 2010 Olympics?
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:46 — Zig Zag
Gord Hill: Why protest Vancouver's 2010 Olympics?
By Gord Hill, Georgia Straight March 16, 2009 (on-line commentary)
Changes to Vancouver Police Plan 'Superficial'
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:45 — Zig ZagChanges to VPD business plan 'superficial': critics
By Morgan J. Modjeski March 18, 2009 04:32 pm
Advocacy groups gathered in the Downtown Eastside’s Pigeon Park today to announce that changes made in the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) draft business plan are “incredibly superficial.”
Aboriginal Resistance to 2010
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:44 — Zig ZagAn article published in the Mexico on-line journal Orbita Deportiva, the English translation is followed by the Spanish text (it is also to be published in Switzerland, home base of the IOC).
Vancouver 2010; Adorned with borrowed feathers?
By Felix Lill, Orbita Deportiva, March 19, 2009
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