Send in the Drones: UAVs for Border Patrol and 2010

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 23:37

US/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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 23:36

Olympic 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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 23:35

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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 23:34

BC: Olympic security budget - a big brother legacy

by Maureen Bader, Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Gang War 2010

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 23:32

Gang 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?

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 23:31

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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:53

Casinos, 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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:51

APC 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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:50

On 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'

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:49

'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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:48

Threats 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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:47

Homeless 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?

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:46

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'

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:45

Changes 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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:44

An 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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