The corporate and State news narrative on Donald Trump’s cruise missile salvo remains unchanged nearly a week after the fact.
This despite the logical inconsistency of an Assad government poison gas attack, ample reasons to doubt sources of the charge, and growing evidence from within intelligence ranks, and online news outlets questioning the facts as presented.
Regardless of what happened in Khan Shaykum on April 4th, it certainly isn’t clear enough now to serve as the casus belli for those wanting a broader American involvement in the six years Syrian conflict.
Stephen Gowans is an Ottawa-based writer, political analyst, and author whose book, ‘Washington’s Long War on Syria‘ provides the much needed context behind what we see presented on our nightly newscasts here.
His recent article, ‘Cruise Missile Attacks: A New Step in Washington’s Long Class War on Syria‘ appears at his website, What’s Left.
Stephen Gowans in the first half.
And; after a century and a half of intensive logging, and massive increase in the human population, very little remains of Vancouver Island’s primordial forests. While for years, First Nations and environmental groups have called for the end of both clearcut and old-growth logging, and many still do, now it’s municipalities and loggers are calling for an end to the practice where some First Nations and enviros are condoning it. Meanwhile, the last of the giant trees are daily being taken down and trucked out of Clayoquot Sound.
It harks back to a still raw rift in B.C.’s environmental movement, one my first guest characterizes succinctly, saying back then,
“Vancouver Island was the sacrifice zone, when the Great Bear Rainforest was established, a compromise made in the same way these groups (Friends of Clayoquot Sound, Sierra Club, Greenpeace, and others) sat down and gave away so much of Clayoquot.”
Susanne Lawson is a long-time resident of the island’s wild west coast. The Wickaninnish Island-based artist, environmental activist, and former co-chair of the Canadian Environmental Network has been at the heart of the battles to save Meares Island and Clayoquot Sound from clear-cut logging, fish farming, and a mining industry determined to level mountains if needs be to get at the gold they believe lies beneath the forests of the international recognized UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Susanne reminds, the ecological threat posed by continuing to cut down what remains of the old-growth rainforest is greater than ever, saying, “This logging and removal of the blue print of the forest that was inherited by all should be considered a crime against the planet and future generations.”
Susanne Lawson and threats old and new in and around Clayoquot in the second half.
And; passionate educator, horticultural innovator, and intrepid green business entrepreneur, Christina Nikolic will be here with the Left Coast News and Events update at the bottom of the hour. But first, Steve Gowans and looking down the long length of Washington’s war against Syria.
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Wednesday, 1-2pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the web news site, http://www.pacificfreepress.com. Check out the GR blog at: https://gorillaradioblog.blogspot.ca/
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