Reminding us of its nationalist/fascist roots, as the carefully stage-managed 2010 Olympics gets underway in Vancouver, around a billion dollars have been expended on security theater measures. While Canadian authorities want to encourage people to attend the Olympics, Canadian border and customs officials (Canadian Border Services Agencies) have teamed up to suppress the movement of Indymedia and other independent media reporters into Canada.

National Stagnation, Cultural Insularism and a Limited Culture of Public Participation Could be Driving Forces behind an Approaching Innovation Crisis, New Textbook Warns.

DEAR PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ,

LAWYERS FOR POOR AMERICANS NEEDS YOUR GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE IN ARRANGING A POSSIBLE FUTURE PRISONER EXCHANGE BETWEEN IRAN,PERU AND USA. **YOU SIR ARE THE ONLY MAN CAPABLE OF EVEN ATTEMPTING THIS PRISONER TRADE!

AS YOU ARE ALREADY WELL AWARE MR. PRESIDENT THAT PERU IS HOLDING LORI BERENSON + HER NEW BORN CHILD~AND IRAN HAS 3 AMERICAN HIKERS IN THEIR POSSESION.

LAWYERS FOR POOR AMERICANS IS PRAYING MR. PRESIDENT THAT YOU MIGHT TAKE THE INTEREST IN HELPING TO FACILITATE A POSSIBLE FUTURE PRISONER EXCHANGE WITH OUR TROY DAVIS OF GEORGIA, MUMIA ABU- JAMAL OF PENNSYLVANIA AND MANNY GONZALES OF CALIFORNIA WITH IRANS 3 AMERICAN TOURISTS AND PERU'S LORI BERENSON.

I haven't been to Canada since 1998. When I was younger, I'd drive up to Montreal or Quebec City for the weekend to enjoy another culture. For the most part, crossing the border between the United States and Canada was a breeze. Friendly border agents would wave me past after asking but a few simple questions. They'd even smile. Those days are over.

Hundreds of Akwesasne Mohawk people occupy/close Cornwall border bridge to protest militarization of the Canadian-American border through their territory.

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