Hope After Vancouver Riot

June 18, 2011: It began with the burning of a truck. It ended with riot police moving along a dwindling, unorganized yet intoxicated crowd.

In between were five hours of a large crowd of gawkers watching this spectacle of senseless violence unfold.

As instigators overturned cars and trucks, some of the crowd became emboldened to participate by the apparent lack of aggression by the Vancouver Police, who still managed to move along everyone.

This was mob mentality in action, fueled both by alcohol and high emotions after the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins 4-0.

The police did their job well, but succeeded in dispersing some of the crowd up and down Seymour with tragic results after valiant efforts by concerned citizens protecting the Bay.

Even so, the hopefulness returned when the main body of rioters were contained on Howe between Georgia and Robson Street.

Meanwhile back on Seymour St, one young man began the first of street clean-up by picking up garbage.

And thus began the love for Vancouver which resulted in volunteer clean up crews on Thursday and Friday.

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Reference:
What is mob mentality: making sense of Vancouver riot: http://video.citytv.com/video/detail/1000432900001.000000/what-is-mob-mentality-making-sense-of--vancouver-riots/

American Recruiting Foreigners to Fight Their 'War on Terror'

Back in 2007, the Bush administration was recruiting non-citizens of America to help in his "War on Terrorism." The catch is, when they've served a day fighting for the US, their US citizenship will be
expedited.

So, this means if a visible minority, whether from Mexico, Jamaica, or the Middle East, serves in the US military even one day, then he will be rewarded with citizenship in the US.

I foresee a growing army of visible minorities willing to fight terrorism, just to be become an foreign-born American. Though, I agree with the article regarding conscription of illegal immigrants who can hack the often rigourous training of would-be soldiers.

Does Obama's adminstration still recruit visible minorities from friendly Western countries and Eastern allies?

The reality of the power of visible minorities is hitting white racists even south of the border where the world's most respected news magazine - The Economist of London - reported in its February 3 issue that a desperate U.S. Army is bending over backwards to recruit foreigners.

And we are not talking about white guys here - but about non-white guys. As the magazine reported: "Today, according to the most recent statistics, there are roughly 30,000 non-citizens on active duty and another 11,000 in the reserves. They come from more than 200 countries, with notable contingents from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and El Salvador. Several thousand are deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan."

The article spoke of the clear benefits of recruiting non-citizens, noting, among other things: "Some non-citizens come equipped with useful languages. It takes over a year to teach a soldier Arabic, Pashto, or Dari from scratch. Native speakers can be deployed much more quickly."

To lure these foreigners into the army, President George Bush issued an executive order that made them eligible to apply for expedited citizenship after serving ONE DAY on active duty.

Here's another interesting fact the magazine brought out: "The armed forces have tried to bridge the language and culture gaps that can thwart recruitment. During last year's World Cup, for example, the army advertised on Arab Radio and Television."

In fact, the Americans are so desperate that Max Boot of the Council on Foreign Relations has proposed that they recruit illegal immigrants and foreign citizens overseas.