Canada Following Down the Rabbit Hole: Harper's Succession

PEJ News - C. L. Cook - The tales emanating the estimable "intelligence" agencies in Canada tonight inform of the thwarting of a plot to no less than: decapitate the nominal Head of State, destroy the Parliament Buildings, and take over the head offices of the State media, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Ambitious plans for a gang of young adults, and five teenagers. But, they had help, in the form of the best terrorist experts around, the very ones that made the huge bust; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

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Canada Following Down the Rabbit Hole:
Harper's Succession

C. l. Cook

PEJ News
June 6, 2006

Though the CBC hasn't included that kernel of truth in their latest reportage on-line, to their credit, CBC Radio has reported on this, and the fact the families have been denied visitation of the incarcerated "terrorists;" bail too "deferred." Thankfully, the Toronto Star newspaper thought the pre-raid involvement of Federal law enforcement something worthy of a line, or two. The fact that the reported raids, carried out by "400+" armed agents against the 17 accused suggests a high level of intelligence activity prior to the alledged plot(s) is something too absent from CBC on-line coverage. Disappeared now from most State and corporate versions is the nature of the RCMP's involvement, and their changed story.

Friend Kurt Nimmo, writing from Another Day in the Empire, is well familiar with "Black Flag" covert intelligence operations, and has worked to expose the dubious claims of Government in Britain, the Untied States, Spain, Italy, and of course, Iraq. Invariably, these plots hatched from the deepest recesses of State power, are proven gross attempts to manipulate the popular mind; an effort to instil a desire amongst the "electorate" to bolster both the responsibilities and budgets of said "intelligence" agencies.

In a country like Canada, with its devout self-belief it operates within the parameters of justice and fair play, it's a politically dicey thing to play a card already seen laid in the U.S.A., (with such disastrous effect) to terrify Canadians. It stinks of the South. Harper's southern counsel may yet be unaware: Canadians ken media more sharply than their cousins do. This likely a result of generations prior casting a dubious eye to their gargantuan neighbour.

As the saw here says: "When the mouse and the elephant go to bed, the mouse gets little sleep."

One Would Think

As though Canadians have lived in a vacuum these last years, the Harper regime repeats verbatim, ad nausea, messages taken straight from the stale repositories of the American PR enablers of post-9/11 reversals of democracy at home and international law abroad, not bothering even to change the script. Now, Canadians are told they must "fight vigilant" the deleterious effects of "Activist Judges," bent the story goes, on perverting our nation's purity. This while the State is saying, as in America, they're not interested in following the law, and inform they will be devoting greater percentages of the national budget to buck-up defence, policing, and lading the rich with tax breaks, to ease the Creme's discomfort with investing in the nation.

In essence, America 'Land of the Brave,' these last years proving anything but, is the new exemplar the Conservative challenge would offer Canada. Will you, Canada mine, fold to the Goebbels-esque campaign, determined to undermine Canadian democracy here as it has in "America?"

True North

Now, back to the heroics.

Depending on who you believe: 17 were "taken down" by a joint force of the RCMP, CSIS, etc. Five of those appear to be juveniles. Whether these will be "transferred" to Syria, Guantanamo, Bagram, or any of the other myriad torture facilities currently working overtime to abate the destruction of western society is uncertain, though Canada's minority, and clearly compromised "government" did announce last week, they thought 'Geneva,' as in conventions, quaint too.

As George before them, it seems [sic] Canada will free its forces to enjoin the slaughter with impunity of dusky foreigners, kicking in their windows, and breaking down their doors; as their "American" leaders do.

And now, Canada.

What Nimmo discloses is an uncomfortable coinciding of western spy networks in efforts to thwart "terrorist attacks" targeted against, primarily honest citizens, who have an interest in truth and peace, democracy and the political and physical environment we must share. Worse though, he reveals how bombings, and other outrages use civilians victims to "justify" draconian "legal measures" in the countries where these nefarious deeds succeed. These measures are ostensibly needed to "protect the citizenry."

That these measures erode the essence of democracy is at the crux of the geopolitical shift witnessed these last tragic years. It's a global phenomenon, effectively erasing what we've come to know as "democracy."

The peoples of the Americas, Europe, and the World, are suffering a veritable propaganda barrage, across the burgeoning media spectrum. It's a battle for the hearts and minds to be sure, but really only for insurance. The Powers ruling today care little for either public opinion, or jurisprudence. If enough of the herd can be convinced to play along, along the path to apparent ruination, so much the better.

Or at least, so much the easier.

Stephen Harper's pedigree is amply available on-line; not least some of which here at PEJ News, and other places. It's clear, Mr. Harper does not like "Canada," as defined by the majority of its citizens, and indeed others around the world. Harper doesn't like "socialized" medicine, something of a point of pride for millions of Canadians. The creation of guaranteed, affordable medical treatment to all citizens was, and is, seen in most quarters of this country as a seminal social achievement. And not won easily.

Likewise, the Social Insurance, taken from all, so that the few would not in old age be reduced to dog food, or choosing between the medication and the rent, Stephen Harper and his predecessor governments would have our elders supine, wondering where their next meal is coming from; they would support the extension of copyright protections, protections that ensure generic palliatives can't trickle down to the poor, and sick. He and his party would have the nation reduced to a plenary not seen since the 19th Century.

War on the Poor

Signally, among the myriad outrages PM Harper would heap upon the heads of us, we Canadians, is averred in his stolid determination to bring God, and the force of the prison-industrial complex North to Canada. This of course, through "get tough" seminaries, replete with media magnification.

Tonight, 12 men and five boys wait and wonder what 'Canadian Justice' holds for them. They know already of the secret complicity the nation is guilty of. They know of others, held in horror camps around the world, delivered by the agency of "their" government. They doubtless too have heard Canada's new leadership proclaim objections to 'Geneva,' and might wonder what that may mean for them.

But, behind the media circus, left largely unattended, is: What does this mean for the rest of us?

While Harper hunts, or ensnares domestic “terrorists” what privations of law and rights are Canadians willing to accept? Will this country too fall victim to Public Relations, and finally succeed the South now?

Chris Cook is a contributing editor to PEJ News, and host of Gorilla Radio, broad/webcast from the University of Victoria, Canada. You can check out the GR Blog here.

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