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Peter Dearman is a Canadian teaching English and living in Taiwan. He is concerned about the generally high level of bad things happening in the world today, especially on the matters of depleted uranium, repression in Burma, stolen elections, organ harvesting, Islamophobia, aspartame, sugar, species depletion, animal abuse, ocean pollution, helium depletion and probably some other things too, like 9/11.
He holds a Bachelor of Science with honours (major in Biology) from Acadia University, a Graduate Diploma in Journalism from Concordia University and a Certificate in Teaching English to Young Learners from Trinity College of London.
He was editor or co-editor of the Acadia University student newspaper, Athenaeum, for two years and chair or co-chair of the Acadia Environmental Society student group for three years. He is a past member of the Council of Canadians.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Listening To Life, Before It's Too Late - An interview With Ellen LaConte (1 comments)
Robert Jensen interviews the hitherto unknown author of Life Rules, a philosophical anti-globalist tour-de-force that frankly compares globalist Capitalism to HIV and manages to arouse hope all the same.
Sunday, February 27, 2011 You Should Have Stayed at Home
The CBC's Fifth Estate documents the rampant police brutality at Toronto's G20 that seemed to be focused on exceedingly peaceful protestors even as vandals were conspicuously allowed to get away scott free.
Friday, February 25, 2011 Beijing strangely silent on Mideast uprisings
A series of revolutions in Arab countries that had shown impressive GDP growth in recent years belies Deng Xiaoping's theory that economic development trumps the people's desire for democracy.
Sunday, February 6, 2011 Mother Jailed For Sending Her Children to the "Wrong" School
Kelley Williams-Bolar, of Akron, is now a convicted felon after Ohio state prosecutors "made an example" out of her for falsifying documents to get her kids into a wealthier suburban school. Activists are now calling her the Rosa Parks of education segregation and petitioning for her to be pardoned. More at http://bit.ly/dY2GAF
Friday, February 4, 2011 Just Following Orders - Israel's routine shooting of Palestinian civilians (1 comments)
Countless children have been deliberately shot in the head by Israeli snipers while the global media hardly ever mentions it. Can you just imagine what would happen if an Arab shot a little Jewish Israeli child in the head?
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Israeli crowd dispersal weapons have arrived in Egypt says rights NGO (2 comments)
Three Israeli planes landed at Cairo's Mina International Airport on Saturday carrying hazardous equipment for use in dispersing and suppressing large crowds, according to the NGO, International Network for Rights and Development.
Monday, December 13, 2010 Is there a crisis at San Onofre Nuclear Plant, San Diego County? (2 comments)
From "dropped" cranes and I-beams falling into the spent fuel pool to whistle-blower intimidation and rock-bottom safety inspection ratings, it's business as usual at Edison's San Onofre plant, and you're not welcome to look inside.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 FBI plant banned by mosque because he was too extreme (3 comments)
Deliciously ironic news from the Islamophobia front: If you google the well-paid agent provocateur's name you'll find that basically no American media published this story that is begging for front-page treatment. Is the media free and open when it comes to the war on Muslims, I mean, terror? You decide.
Monday, November 22, 2010 David Suzuki Foundation: Senate vote to kill Climate Act disrespects Canadians and democracy (2 comments)
Canada's Senate is an unelected legislative body said to provide "sober second thought," before bills become laws, yet it rarely challenges the decisions of the House of Commons. Last week, however, on a day most Liberal Party Senators were absent, the Conservative Senators killed the House-approved Climate Change Accountability Act in a surprise vote. The oilman Prime Minister's hand is suspected by everyone.
Saturday, October 16, 2010 U.S. will still enforce federal marijuana laws if Calif. pot vote passes
by Kevin Yamamura, The Sacramento Bee
The Obama administration has joined California's historic debate over legalizing marijuana, with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder vowing to "vigorously enforce" federal laws against pot even if state voters approve a Nov. 2 initiative legalizing its use for recreational purposes.
Sunday, September 5, 2010 Did Scott Brown really win in Massachusetts? (3 comments)
FAITH-BASED VOTING? The victory by Republican Scott Brown over supposed shoo-in Martha Coakley was taken and trumpeted as a "sign" of the Tea Party's rise to influence. But the vote was 97% electronic with absolutely no audit mechanisms used. Where votes were counted by hand, the Democrat Coakley defeated Brown by a margin of 2.8%; where votes were counted secretly by machine, Brown defeated Coakley by a margin of 5.2%.
Friday, September 3, 2010 M. Byers (Toronto Star) Canadian PM Harper hypes Russian airspace threat, irks Obama
The Canadian Minister of Defense and the Prime Minister's office think Canadians need to know each time aging Russian bombers get anywhere near Canadian airspace. Critics call it a ploy to drum up support for untendered F-35 fighter purchases, and say it interferes with Obama's efforts to improve military cooperation with Moscow.
Thursday, October 22, 2009 Canadian PM's new speechwriter is a gay rights opponent
The new head of Canadian PM Stephen Harper's speech-writing department is a former Calgary Herald columnist notorious for his outspoken opposition to equality. "It's time we reclaimed the word 'discrimination' for polite conversation, and... dump our obsession for equality," he has said in reference to granting gays equal rights.
Saturday, March 28, 2009 NRC ordered to answer questions on depleted uranium (1 comments)
Democratic Reps. Jim Matheson of Utah and Edward Markey of Massachusetts, who is chairman of the subcommittee that oversees the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, have demanded that the NRC produce documents by April 2nd justifying the agency's recent reclassification of DU as Class A hazardous waste, the least dangerous category. They called the NRC's decision an "arbitrary and capricious mischaracterization" of the waste.
Thursday, February 5, 2009 Megaphone: Israel's other war weapon
Users of social networks like Digg.com were astounded by Israel supporters' adeptness at manipulating the debate in cyberspace during the Gaza offensive. In 2006, pro-Israel groups began distributing a software product called Megaphone to their loyal followers. You can try it out for yourself.
Good related story on OpEdNews: tinyurl.com/7kcmbx
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Al Jazeera releases Gaza footage to public domain
Al Jazeera has graciously released hours of footage, organized by days, to help others view and share accurate perspectives on how Gaza suffered at the hand of the Israeli war machine.
Friday, December 5, 2008 (Wash. Post) Pentagon to Deploy 20,000 Troops Inside U.S. (1 comments)
The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials.
So what exactly is a domestic catastrophe anyway?
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Colossal Financial Collapse: The Truth behind the Citigroup Bank "Nationalization"
The complete nationalization of American banking is underway. "In a matter of hours... the stock value of Citibank plunged ...giving the company a market value of about $21 billion. [It] had been $247 billion.
...The absurd spectacle of US Congressmen attacking the chairmen of the Big Three [automakers] underscores the utter lack of touch with reality that has overwhelmed Washington in recent years.
Thursday, November 13, 2008 (Slate) Dead by Inauguration Day (2 comments)
What happens if a president-elect passes away at the last minute? Basically a legal black hole would open up. Here is an investigation of the possibilities.
Thursday, November 13, 2008 Rep. Conyers Promises Post-election Impeachment Hearings (13 comments)
While speaking on the topic of impeachment Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) promised that after the November 4 elections, he would pursue legal actions against the Bush administration. Conyers is in a unique position to initiate impeachment. As the Chair of the House Judiciary Committee... he has been the sole obstacle to impeachment occurring ever since he and Nancy Pelosi took Impeachment "off the table."
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Democracy put on pause in Taiwan
Police stole Republic of China flags from citizens in Taipei on Monday, November 3. An unannounced ban on displaying the de facto country's own flag was sprung upon protestors who were hoping to harrass the visiting head of Beijing's de facto "reunification" board. Tibetan flags were also unwelcome. In fact, the whole highway between the airport and the city's fabled Grand Hotel effectively became a martial law zone.
Sunday, November 2, 2008 A Last Push to Deregulate (3 comments)
The White House is working to enact a wide array of federal regulations, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment, before President Bush leaves office in January.
The new rules would be among the most controversial deregulatory steps of the Bush era and could be difficult for his successor to undo.
Sunday, November 2, 2008 E-voting machine drops Oprah's vote (4 comments)
Strangely, the lamestream media is not picking up on this story. Of course, Brad Friedman, has the juice for us. - WITH VIDEO
Friday, October 17, 2008 U.S. Supreme Court permits execution of Troy Davis, Activists aghast (1 comments)
This is disturbing news considering the ominous trends of late. In what has been dubbed a 'legal lynching,' the Supreme Court has refused to hear Davis' appeal even though seven of nine key prosecution witnesses have recanted their testimony since his 1991 cop-killer trial. The probably-innocent Davis looks set to die at the hands of the government in less than ten days. Visit www.amnestyusa.org/troydavis for details.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Sarah Palin ordered to preserve her Yahoo mail
In a story that TOTALLY didn't get picked up by the mainstream media, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Craig Stowers has ordered the Wicked Witch of the North to preserve her Yahoo and other private emails under suspicion, of course, that she (ahem) may have unlawfully used them for state business.
Thursday, October 9, 2008 Iran helped U.S. round up terror suspects following 9/11
Iran rounded up hundreds of Arabs who had crossed the border from Afghanistan, expelled many of them and made copies of nearly 300 of their passports, a former Bush administration official said Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Congressman says bailout bill passed under threat of martial law (2 comments)
U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman of California said to Congress that individual members of the House were threatened with martial law within a week if they did not pass the bailout bill. Since Posse Comitatus was suspended by executive order just over two years ago, Bush has the legal authority to use troops recently mobilized for the first-time-ever to do "homeland duty." Coincidence?
Sunday, October 5, 2008 Kucinich: We had alternatives to this bailout (13 comments)
This statement was presented on the floor of The House of Representatives after Congressman Kucinich voted against the Wall Street bail out plan.
Saturday, September 27, 2008 A Better Bailout by Joseph E. Stiglitz
There are four fundamental problems with our financial system, and the Paulson proposal addresses only one. Stiglitz calls for equity injection rather than more hocus pocus.
Friday, August 29, 2008 Analysis: Georgia was the "last straw" for Russia (1 comments)
When Gorbachev pulled Russian troops out of East Germany in 1990 his only condition was that NATO did not station troops in East Germany. The promise was given, but soon forgotten, and Russia has been treated like the Cold War loser ever since.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 One man's China crusade
During his posting at Canada's Hong Kong consulate, diplomat Brian McAdam amassed reams of evidence that corrupt Canadian and local staff were selling visas and information to the Chinese mafia and other bad guys. His tenacious efforts to protect his country were repeatedly thwarted by higher-ups, and he was forced into early retirement.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Video: Inside the Neocon war lobby (1 comments)
Reality TV? - American News Project's Davin Hutchins attends pro-Israel think tank events to interview advocates of a preemptive attack on Iran. He finds they don't worry much about worst-case outcomes.
Thursday, August 7, 2008 nformation Clearing House Publisher Threatened
It's news if Tom Brokaw is sent anthrax powder in an envelope, but is it news if an independent media publisher is told to stop "what he is doing on the Internet" by three unidentified strangers who break into his home?
Saturday, July 26, 2008 Guantanamo testimony: U.S. let bin Laden's top bodyguard go
Soon after Osama bin Laden's driver got here in 2002, he told interrogators the identity of the al Qaeda chief's most senior bodyguard - then a fellow prison camp detainee. But, inexplicably, the U.S. let the bodyguard go.
Saturday, July 19, 2008 Heath Ledger's Tragic Overdose Death And What Can be Done To Prevent Others
Tony Newman of Drug Policy Alliance was Heath Ledger's neighbor. He hopes America will now wake up to face overdose risk squarely. It is the second leading cause of death after traffic accidents, but it can be greatly reduced by distributing an opiate antagonist drug and by passing "9-1-1 Good Samaritan" laws giving immunity to those who call for help when a friend overdoses.
Thursday, April 24, 2008 Everyday life in Ramallah
U of Montana student journalist Emma Schmautz traveled in the West Bank during the spring of 2007 while she studied at a university in Haifa, Israel. This is her account of ordinary days in Ramallah, under the thumb of the IDF.
Saturday, March 1, 2008 Thousands of Democratic Voters Dumped from NM Voter Rolls
This "AP Centerpiece" story has not appeared on MSM Websites outside of New Mexico despite its Pulitzer level quality and significance. (exception: AOL News)
Thursday, February 7, 2008 Suspicious Minds (7 comments)
An inside profile of We Are Change, a group of young, Alex Jones-inspired 9/11 truthers who are grabbing headlines through their confrontational tactics.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 Is Our Fear of Germs Bad for Our Health?
Growing evidence suggests superbugs may result from overuse of antibacterial soaps, especially triclosan. Rather than stockpile buckets of disinfectant and spray every surface in the house every few hours, most independent researchers recommend that we settle for a stalemate in the war on microbes. But the home-products industry has other ideas.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008 Freeway Blogger (1 comments)
A website documenting the exploits of Scarlet P, the 'Freeway Blogger', a man who literally creates his own mass media.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 Keeping the momentum on Burma
A sizing up of the political reality facing the generals. Far from repeating the tired MSM refrain that these generals will never bend, the authors argue for resolve in the use of sanctions targeting the junta. "All the signs point to a regime that feels the pressure," they write.
Friday, August 10, 2007 Air Force charges victim with her own rape (2 comments)
Although this woman was gang raped, her three attackers were given immunity from prosecution in order to testify against her (in a case against all four) over the committing of "indecent acts."
Monday, May 7, 2007 China aghast at 'sacrifice' of 288 pupils (2 comments)
The Sunday Times, May 6, 2007
By Michael Sheridan
Known in China as the '12/8/94 incident,' a tragic theater fire that killed 288 pupils threatens to focus long repressed anger of the masses toward Beijing's leaders.
The theater was also full of officials that night, and they all escaped because the students were told these words that haunt survivors still: "Everyone keep quiet. Don't move. Let the leaders go first."
