1337hax0r writes about Bush’s potential election slushfund courtesy of the Canadian softwood lumber deal. Hopefully the media notices the coincidence in timing as well.
I’m not ready for my country to lose the softwood lumber money due to us from illegal trade fines imposed on our lumber industry. Time and again Canada was winning settlements laid out in NAFTA, yet Prime Minister Harper folded and gave the American presidency money? Something smells like an Avro Arrow scandal.
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And speaking of the main stream media barely noticing a scandal, here’s a shocker from the States. A whistleblower has used YouTube concerning Lockheed Martin’s scam that damaged American security at some of the highest levels. After many attempts to inform Homeland security, he had to resort to broadcasting the news himself.
Thanks to Slashdot and Washingtonpost for featuring his story. I can’t believe Canada entrusted our 2006 Census data to these Lockheed Martin screwups.
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Richard Evans | 01-Sep-06 at 7:01 am | Permalink
Ummmm… You do know that Bush isn’t up for re-election right?
Saskboy | 01-Sep-06 at 11:53 am | Permalink
Richard, quite astute of you. Yes I did notice that he personally isn’t up for reelection, but you being a smart fellow could surmise that the money will go to initiatives beneficial to members of his Republican party who are up for election shortly. You did read the Tyee article right?
lambert strether | 01-Sep-06 at 9:41 pm | Permalink
An American’s update on the Software Lumber Agreement:
The text of the SLA says that the list of “meritorious initiatives” to which the $450 million was to go — that is, Bush’s slush fund — was to be “determined” today (September 1).
Yet no such list has been published. Odd, eh?
Why? It would be irresponsible not to speculate…