INTERNATIONAL POLITICS:RANDOM THOUGHTS ON THE ARAB REVOLUTIONS: I write these words in the context of what may be a “low point” of the uprising of Arab people for the sort of “democracy” that most of us in the western world take for granted. As I …
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Pop The Stack: A Time For Politics and A Time For Action
Well, this is going to be an interesting week isn’t? In case you haven’t heard, the UN Security Council just approved a No Fly Zone over Libya. The wording was stronger than expected allowing “any necessary actions” to protect civilians from being massacred by Gaddafi’s forces. Word has it that Canada has already committed to send six of our […]
Continue readingPop The Stack: The Ministry of Silly Invasions
The best part of the recent story about the British special forces mission to Libya is that at some point in the past few days the following conversation must have taken place somewhere in Whitehall. Here is my transcript, which some artistic license as performed by Monty Python. Imagine the General and Officer as Graham […]
Continue readingIlluminated By Street Lamps: That’s Unfortunate
A New York Times story says a plane, chartered by Ottawa and operated by a Toronto-based company, landed in Tripoli this morning.When the crew couldn’t find any Canadians, the plane turned around and flew away empty.Why didn’t we pick up anyone else?Th…
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