Learning Stories
by
Mario deSantis
mariodesantis@hotmail.com
“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, and free to choose those who shall govern my country.” - -The Rt. Hon. John Diefenbaker, Canadian Bill of Rights, 1960
“The whole judicial system is at issue, it's worth more than one person.”--Serge Kujawa, Saskatchewan Crown Prosecutor, 1991
“The system is not more worth than one person's rights.”--Mario deSantis, 2002
Ensign Stories © Mario deSantis and Ensign
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Mario deSantis warns us that the Western media is not presenting a
balanced view of the horrors of the Israeli / Palestinian conflict. 
A kind of whirlpool of sinking common sense as ideology overcomes the
average citizen and the voice of dissidence is stifled. 
Mario deSantis wonders at the confusion about peace and war as the US
president discuss the Middle East and possible attacks on Iraq at the
same time. 
Oil and the US support of the Saudi Monarch is at the core of the unrest
that lead to the September 11 attacks and the present war in the Middle
East. 
With the war drums banging in the Middle East the rest of the world
would prefer a war against terrorism "lite" Mario deSantis points out
the silly simplicity of the United States policy and how it could be a
serious impediment to resolving peace in the area. Mario has included
some excellent references that need to be looked at to understand fully
the issues involved. 
We all share a level of helplessness and frustration at not being able
to do anything to lessen the suffering in the Middle East, Mario
deSantis found that these feelings of discontent with US policy are
shared by many well known and influential Americans. 
US support coup d' etat in Venezuela may never have happened but was a
figment of the White House's wishful thinking as president returns to
power after a single day. People of Venezuela jubilant. 
The United States has failed to sign on to the concept of an
International Criminal Court and that makes us wonder about some of the
simple rhetoric of its leadership.
Americans tell the world that they are the greatest nation in the world
but their environment is far from ideal suffering from massive poverty
and trailing behind all of the developed world in civilised behaviour.
Italy seems to be falling for American propaganda. 
Mario deSantis tells us the personal side of the general strike in Italy
this past week over the government intentions to reduce unemployment by
forcing workers to accept less for fear of being fired. 
The United States has spent most of its life trying hard not to
understand the world around and been enormously successful.
Discovering how things are done often helps to understand the simple
fact that few things are just random but there is consicous effort and
participation in things that just should not be happening. 
This is a story you absolutely must read and read carefully. At first it
seems so shocking it can not be true but you will find that Mario
deSantis documents this story with a huge list of links that
substantiate the points he is summarising. Mulroney a member of the
board of arms dealer's subsidiary company!!!! 
US money laundering legislation actually prevents other countries from
trying to curb the money laundering process that seems to be White House
policy. 
At the core of every issue related to the Middle East is Saudi Arabia
yet the United States government can not come to terms with balancing
its need for oil and dealing with terror. This story is a careful report
on a number of sources with these links provided so you can verify the
amazing connections. 
Highly respected and educated Afro-American demands that matters be
investigated and both the administration and it would appear their
allies, the American media, circle the wagons. 
Mario deSantis explains that the United States is deciding what is
terrorism and by so doing are almost making it a trade mark of some
kind. Check the link on this story as it really helps to explain the
problem and danger of what a label like this can mean. 
Unfortunately Canadians are caught in the trends that are what shape
North American society and the trend toward elitism and high cost of
post secondary education is continent wide. Mario deSantis points out
how detrimental this is for a democratic society to head in this
direction. 
The American policies of free trade, free market and accelerated
national protectionism are the primary contributors to holding back the
third world from development. 
A decidedly unfriendly view of our neighbour and its economic system
which seems to be bent upon exploitation and dominant behaviour. 
Violence seems only to produce more violence and one is hard pressed to
think of an instance where it alone has produced a solution of any
lasting nature.
Gordon Nixon is paid $10.46 million dollars a year to head up the Royal
Bank and figures that for Canadian companies the holy grail is seeing
Canada continue as a United States colony. 
We have talked about this problem before, the use of statistics to
calculate reality. Mario explains the recent revelation by Oxford
University's Professor Swinburne who claims a 97% chance of Christ's
resurrection. 
In only a few lines Mario deSantis explains the method used by Enron to
squeek California consumers using deregulation and what amounts to
simple fraud. Their representative in charge of the project now is a
member of the Bush cabinet. 
Back on April 22 we told you he knew it was coming today that news makes
it into the mainstream US media but there is more to come. This story
points the cause and you owe it to yourself to read the references on
this one. 
Now the American mainstream media realises that they have not been told
nor are they telling what was and is known about the September 11th
attacks. Did a lack of awareness contribute to the intelligence failure? 
Congresswom Cynthia McKinney does not consider it UnAmerican to question
the President's war on terrorism policies, meanwhile back in Afghanistan
a couple more "opps". 
The American president is not looking so good lately and it seems that
at the bottom of his trouble is his deep business and experience in the
oil industry. 
Presenting a false statement is now consider the standard response from
the American Whitehouse as it seems to be a fundamental part of what we
associate with the American way of doing things. But things don't look
good. 
Bush sells a picture to earn campaign money, Rudy Giulliani and
Bloomberg are in Merrill Lynch's pocket there is a need to recognise a
great good than self service. 
The same company that soaked Saskatchewan to set up its health
information network is now working in the White House. Interesting
government connections tell us what really is going on. 
The level of deliberate ignorance is now becoming clearer as United
States Government agents are taking a stand and pointing out that they
did warn and they were specific and their warnings were stopped or
buried. 
The FBI and the CIA had the whole story long before aircrafts began
crashing into buildings and the knowledge was suppressed. 
Mario deSantis directs our
attention to the view of the economic world
by some of America's economists who are seriously at odds with the
conventional thinking of the Republican Party and the Republican
President. 
The compulsion to quantify things is a human trait but not necessarily
an admirable one. 
Mario deSantis explains how money and religion seem incomprehensible
reasons for mutual extermination. 
Harper praises Mulroney and politicians and economists alike link
productivity to policy without considering the validity of the argument. 
Mario deSantis wonders if any of those in charge ever consider the
appropriateness of linking logic with what they say.
Strange to hear economist tell us we should be like Americans who are
hugely in debt personally and as a country and their Vice President is
under investigation for financial tinkering with his company. 
We are repeatedly told that the Canadian economy must become more like
the American one but Mario deSantis points out what we really need
instead of greed in our economy is respect. 
Neither the head of the US FBI or their Attorney General are stupid
people but they certainly must think that their citizens are lame brains
to ask them to swallow what they have been serving up. 
Not to enforce laws, but to carry out actions to protect the state from
enemies at home and abroad. Mario deSantis considers President Bush's
Home Security initiative as a coverup for failing to use information
from the CIA and FBI to prevent the 9-11 attacks
It would appear that the economic political agenda of the
Reagan/Thatcher/Mulroney years is the main event as the US president is
essentially campaigning on the economic agenda of the Free Market as he
struggles for the hearts and minds of American voters in the Midwest to
sort things out for the fall Congressional election.
The US Vice President's wife has written a book on patriotism while
there are nagging questions about the president and the vice president
during the Vietnam war. 
What? The US president is talking about first nuclear strike against
terrorists and the Secretary of Defence talks about unknown unknowns.
Please stand back. 
The evidence and circumstances are mounting and it becomes more and more
difficult to accept or appreciate the positions of the American
government based on their conduct that caused the situation in which
they now find themselves.
Logical consideration discovers that the Free Market automatically loads
up the rich and impoverishes the average. Mario deSantis leads us to
wonder what this means in terms of air traffic controls strike in Europe
and the US home land security business.
The US economy is in trouble as this last quarter showed an amazing
trade deficit and this past week the stock market took a beating. Here
is some insight into what it means. 
We are all concerned that things actually appear to be getting worse
rather than better. Mario deSantis considers this problem. 
Mario deSantis wants us to think the problem through, the evidence is
there for all to see and this story includes a wealth of links that help
to explain the irony of the American "world boss" attitude. 
When the icon of prime and proper, good manners and clever house keeping
gets caught fiddling with stock prices we have to give some serious
thought as to just what is going on here? This is not a "good thing." 
Most people believe that the government of Saskatchewan and SGI are just
faking the move to get rid of no fault insurance. 
Mario deSantis is trying to make some sense of a senseless world where
education becomes training, water becomes a commodity and the economy is
an illusion. 
What kind of talk is this? The US president spouting off about corporate
responsibility when he and his vice president have shown such a
remarkably bad example when in business themselves that no one can keep
a straigth face with this story. Mario deSantis gives us some
interesting and factual input into the issue with absolutely outstanding
reference that will help you to understand what is at steak here. 
When we look and listen to what is said about the economic system of
this age you really have to wonder if common sense has been left
somewhere or that logic is no longer important. Mario deSantis points
out how things not only do not add up but actually are opposite to
reality. 
This is a warning, we are all to easily lead to believe or accept
pronouncements by economists and business leaders when their comments
often are pure speculation or worse, intended deliberately to mislead. 
After feeling pretty tough Mario deSantis thought he would find some
relief in comedy and came upon something even more uplifting. 
Mario deSantis explores alternative ways of looking at things and better
ways of finding workable solutions. Read this story carefully, it could
be dangerous.
If you want to keep your supporters happy you gotta make 'em wealther,
so the U.S. president proposes a cap on malpractice suits. 
Mario deSantis takes time to explain what is happening and why there is
a stock market bubble with less value than money. Mario brings to our
attention the interesting American author Kevin Phillips. 
Mario deSantis what kind of thinking is going one with Federal
politicians and their adherence to dogma.
Mario deSantis has discovered a not so pretty vigilante group in the
United States as the country's president and vice president sink deeper
into the slime that they have created. Be sure to check the links on this
story as it only hints at the murk lying beneath. 
Mario deSantis points out the direction the people of America are being
leader or mislead by Republican politicans.
In world reeling still from the terrorist attack of September 11 it may
well be that America is the biggest threat to world peace and Ezra
Levant thinks Canada should declare war on Iraq. 
Mario deSantis points out that society is failing miserably with the
aboriginal population and the secret solution is simply better
education. 
Mario deSantis points out the obviously confusing results surveys and
studies show about perception of health care. There is little surprise
that the Fraser Institute always draws conclusions that support their
politics rather than their actual research. 
Mario deSantis points out the craziness of instant polls and pseudo
research as used to sway public opinion. He brings to our attention the
remarkable Lance Broughton's realisation of why young people are going
along with the system. 
Mario deSantis voices his concern about government and the public
putting to much value upon surveys and polls when a much more
conversational and mathematically sound system called "System Dynamics"
can much better handle the issues of public policy. To understand this story it is
necessary to take some time and go over some the important references
that are found on the link page noted in references.
Since the spring of 2000 we at this web site have been haunted with the
horror of the behaviour and intent of SGI with more than seventy
articles written on the subject. Mario deSantis points out the recent
article published written by Saskatchewan activist Lorie Terry. 
Saskatoon City police officer continues to practice his trade while many
consider his actions and that of the police force he works with to be
extremely suspicious. 
ust saying something does not make it true and the politicians and
economist have a tendency to make pronouncements that are far from
accurate. Mario deSantis asks us to think about the continuing use of
GDP and Productivity as some measure of the way things are going. Be
sure to check out the links on this page.
You have seen a couple and will see many more arguments that object to
Canada agreeing to the Kyoto Accord. Mario deSantis sets out a chilling
argument that suggests that the dire warnings that the nay sayers report
will occur anyway. Note carefully the extensive references on this
story. 
Mario deSantis puzzles over the odd use of language and the abuse of
ideas by the US president. 
Mario deSantis gives a chance to think about the warping of both
language and concepts by both the American leadership and those forces
bent on undermining those institutions that have developed over time for
the good of all, social security and public medical care.
With the Carlyle group so heavily invested in by pensioners and control
of the government war makes sense and profit.
Mario deSantis takes us the next step of the war monger's
profiteering
group to show us the Canadian executives. 
The mystery of why our Medicare system is failing becomes abundantly
clear when you realise that it is being run by folks in offices far away
from hospitals and operating rooms. Corporate structure in its most
bureaucratic form has been just jumped up one more step and Mario
deSantis helps us focus on the confusion created by districts, regions
and the bungling of SAHO. 
Mario deSantis explains the vulgar self interest of Alberta and its
campaign for its private business interests as it goes all out against
the Kyoto Accord. 
Mario deSantis suspects that the world is dealing with a repeat
performance as Bush junior follows a similar militaristic pattern and
the consequential economic fall out will be similar to that produced by
his father's leadership. 
Mario deSantis is back after a one month trip to Italy. Seeing the land
of his childhood drastically altered as even the post office is
privatized and experiencing first hand the deep unrest and potential
trouble brewing as the people of Italy feel the pinch of the President's
Americanisation of their country. 
Mario deSantis comments on the unusual and unfortunate events of this
past weekend.
Mario deSantis gives us a first hand look both through his eyes and
those of his camera as a country marching toward continued
confrontation.
Mario deSantis takes us along on his trip to Italy with some amazing
pictures and one of those trip spoiling episodes that he was able to
turn into a smile and a couple of pictures. 
Canadians repeatedly identify two issues as the most important ones, the
state of medicare in the country and the environment. Mario deSantis
points out that the underlying premise of the economic structure could
be at the root of the troubles. You figure out what the pig is. 
Mario deSantis reveals a secret we should think very carefully about.
Public universal health care will only be as good and fair as the
society in which it is found. 
Mario deSantis calls our attention to New York Times columnist and noted
economist Paul Krugman who voices his concern about the extremely low
voter turn out in US elections and why that is the case.
Mario deSantis exposes his grave concerns about the sharp turn from
moderation taken by the few American voters who turned up to register
their votes. 
Mario deSantis tells us about the ways the good ole' Bell Curve can be
used to create some distortions. 
Mario deSantis asks us to look critically at the attitude and behaviour
of the government operated insurance company which seems to be denying
what is pretty widely known to understand its outrageous activity in the
past. 
Little by little the affects of September 11, 2002 are moving through
our society, border tension, American Homeland Security and what's this
high tech World War II Germany like identification cards for Canadians.
The discomfort grows and this is a warning. 
Mario deSantis waves a serious flag of concern that if the US government
proceeds with its tort reform legislation which would of course spread
to all NAFTA jurisdictions power would take yet another giant step to
corporate America. 
The American Homeland Security legislation is designed to prevent
American citizens from recourse from companies involved in the programme.
So much for the "land of the brave and the home of the free." 
Mario deSantis discusses the absurdity of the concept of terrorism
becoming a standard part of the US economy.
Mario deSantis points out another example of an obvious learning
disorder. The reason health care has been stumbling has been the cost
crunch created by government reductions in spending and bad management.
This former cabinet ministers fails to realise her own action created
most of the problems and proposes to solve the problem by repeating the
same mistakes. 
Mario deSantis explains the absurdity of the the American government
policies that are being developed toward security and self defence of
the homeland but are actually something else entirely. 
Mario deSantis refutes the concern about the corporate welfare aspects
of the approval of the Accord and concentrates on the primary issue, the
one that most Canadians agree. 
Mario deSantis makes the case that the US foreign policy is a failure
and the country itself is far more of a threat to world peace than any
other. 
Mario deSantis addresses the issue of the fixation that modern society
has with statistics and polls. 
Henry Kissinger is considered by many as a war criminal and the Italian
leader is a suspected criminal, Mario deSantis is concerned about the
acceptance of these people in positions of power and what that means for
the democratic process.