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The Army Times reports that the 3rd Infantry’s 1st Brigade Combat Team is returning from Iraq to defend the Homeland, as "an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks." The BCT unit has been attached to US Army North, the Army's component of US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). (See Gina Cavallaro, Brigade homeland tours start Oct. 1, Army Times, September 8, 2008).

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Over 30 students from 5 Ontario Universities and Colleges have travelled to attend the New Orleans People’s Summit and participate in various actions opposing the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP).

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Contrary to assurances from Prime Minister Harper, an SPP regulatory agreement signed at Montebello sets Canada on course toward a single North American regime for regulating industrial chemicals that will almost certainly weaken the existing Canadian regulatory system and erode policy autonomy, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

The CCPA study reveals that a sub-agreement on chemicals regulation was signed at Montebello, but it was not publicized and it was not posted on the Canadian government web site.
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Big ups to Neo-Conservative Alliance member Stockwell Day, for not pursuing an investigation. Wouldn't want to start something you know would only lead back to yourself!

CORRUPTION

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We met last Sunday [August 19th]. I was part of the popular education brigades that were organized by the Peoples’ Global Action of Montreal in an effort to explain to folks living in the Montebello area the reasons behind our position against the Partnership for Security and Prosperity (PSP), a “dialogue

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There is mounting evidence that military and police forces in charge of “security" for the SPP Summit in Montebello, this past weekend deployed "provocateurs" in order to instigate violence.

Many people have already seen the powerful video evidence posted to the YouTube website by independent journalist Paul Manly. The five-minute clip shows a remarkable scene near one of the green zone police lines, where a set of three “provocateurs", dressed as protesters and wielding rocks, are confronted by a group of trade unionists and young protesters, who suspect them of being police agents.

The video and photo evidence are shared in an Montebello-Indymedia article (follow the link below)

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Pictures of August 20th at Montebello : from the morning buses, to the protest at noon and the gases around 17h.

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You can view recent pictures from Montebello here>>

More soon... including those you may add !

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There is a video of the protest at the Gare Central in MONTREAL AT

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Two Indymedia on the current SPP "summit"...

Indymedia-Montebello
www.imc-montebello.org

World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC)
www.amarc.org

www.psp-spp.com

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Montreal, August 19, 2007

Tonight, at around 3:10am, a group of autonomous individuals claiming
no association, in solidarity with the actions and demonstrations
which are set to take place in Montebello, blocked a pair of train
tracks belonging to Canadian National (CN) with cement blocks.
The tracks were blocked near the Outremont train yard. We chose
to carry out this act of sabotage because we openly oppose the Security
and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of North America, and we express our
direct solidarity with indigenous peoples in their struggle for self-
determination and the defense of their lands. We believe as well that
the tactics of choice of coalitions and convergence groups have a limited
impact in the face of intense economic, political, state, social, and police
repression under which we live, and we firmly assert that the time has
come to pass to action.

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On August 15th there was a forum on the SPP in Victoria, BC. A web TV Show Episode form WAKE UP CALL was the result. This is filled with great information about the SPP.

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Peter Julian, NDP Trade Critic, has filed a Motion to expose and halt the SPP agenda.

A Motion has been submitted to the Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT). It is the first in a series of Motions Peter Julian will be submitting on behalf of the NDP to the CIIT.

A petition is included in the link below.

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Mobilize and Protest against George Bush, Stephen Harper and Felipe Calderon at the meeting of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP)

AUGUST 19-21, 2007
MONTEBELLO, QUEBEC
(Between Ottawa and Montreal)

In brief, the "Security and Prosperity Partnership" (SPP) combines the destructive neo-liberal policies of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the fear and paranoia of post 9-11 "Homeland Security" policies. The SPP is firmly rooted within a colonial and capitalist framework. About the SPP:
http://www.psp-spp.com/?q=en/aboutthespp

::::: DAYS OF ACTIONS IN MONTEBELLO (August 19&20) :::::

-> Sunday, August 19 – Creative resistance and popular education against the SPP

August 19 will be a day of creative resistance and popular education against the SPP in the Montebello-area. We encourage affinity groups to organize autonomous actions within the framework of creative resistance, and call on individuals to join in a collective action of popular education. More details to come. Transport is planned for the 19th (return or one-way; more details under transport and housing below).

-> Monday, August 20, NOON – Protest and disruption of Bush, Harper, Calderon and the SPP

We call on affinity groups, organizations and individuals to mobilize in large numbers for a main Day of Action against the meeting of Bush, Harper, Calderon and the SPP that will take place on MONDAY, AUGUST 20 AT NOON (please note the new time) at the Chateau Montebello (or as close as possible to Montebello).

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Callout for 5 days of decentralized direct action and economic sabotage
Across Turtle Island (North America)
August 17-21, to culminate August 20 & 21,
The days of the SPP meetings in Montebello, Québec.