Trudeau Calls it Right on ISIS Air War
The Globe's Jeffrey Stevens criticizes prime minister Trudeau's decision to pull Canada's CF-18 sixpack out of America's aerial coalition bombing ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Stevens complaint is that our…
The Mound of Sound
Son of Falwell Out to "End Those Muslims."
I don't know how to break this news but it turns out there's a Jerry Falwell Jr. and he's the president of something called Liberty University.President Falwell is urging Liberty…
ISIS, From the Horse’s Mouth
It's a powerful an indictment of Tony Blair, George w. Bush and Dick Cheney: without their war of choice against Iraq, there would be no ISIS today.In November, Der Spiegel…
For a Country That Admires Bibi Netanyahu More Than Pope Francis, This Probably Makes Sense
Well, at least this takes American Muslims off the hook for the San Bernardino massacre. Blame it on abortions. Here's Christo-fascist Alex McFarland to explain:
A Vancouver Woman’s War on ISIS
46-year old Hanna Bohman of Vancouver is in Iraq fighting alongside Kurdish women soldiers against ISIS forces. She's got her own opinions of the guys she's shooting at.From her experience…
And Just How Well Is That Working For You?
The United States Air Force is running low on stuff to toss at Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria. To date the USAF says it has 'delivered' (you know,…
The Grey Lady Challenges America on Gun Control
For the first time in 95-years, the New York Times has printed its editorial smack dab on the front page. America's "Grey Lady" is demanding an end to the "gun…
An Eye-Opener from Brookings Institute
There's a Brookings survey of American attitudes toward the Middle East.One question asked respondents who was the world leader they most admired.In first place, not surprisingly, was Barack Obama, 16%.…
We Know It’s Going to Get a Bit Ugly Soon. Sooner Than We Might Have Wished.
The Liberals are on top and the opposition parties will very soon come gunning for them. It's called Parliamentary democracy and a new day is upon us.During the Harper 'Age…
Bombs Won’t Stop ISIS From Shooting Up Some Canadian City.
It's probably only a matter of time before some maniacs start shooting up some venue in Canada in the name of the Islamic State. It doesn't matter how much we…
Germany’s MemoGate. The BND Fingers the Saudis.
Angela Merkel isn't happy about this. Somebody, presumably from German intelligence, leaked a memo to the media concerning the Saudi leadership and how it's destabilizing the Middle East.The memo was…
The Science and Myths of Modern Terrorism
It's an odd subject to find its way into the prestigious scientific journal, Nature, but, sure enough, there you may find a report on a scientific exploration of modern terrorism,…
And now a Few Prescient Words from John Raulston Saul. Steve Harper, I Think He’s Describing You.
One of the delights of revisiting a book one hasn't read in many years is discovering information or perspectives you missed initially that have come to have greater meaning due…
L.A. Times – "The U.S. infatuation with guns is bordering on a society-wide suicidal impulse"
In the wake of yesterday's mass murders in San Bernardino, the L.A. Times tries to make sense of Americans' infatuation with guns.When these mass murders occur, the instinct is to…
How Many Times a Week Does Obama Have to Call for Gun Control?
Every time there's a mass shooting in the States, Barack Obama winds up on TV pleading for sanity, also known as "gun control." I suppose he carries the standard speech…
Mona and the Age of Reason
The interim Tory leader, Mona Anderson er, Rona Ambrose gave Canadians a sneak peek at what the official opposition has in store for the Liberal government today when she blurted…
A Third of our Arable Land Lost in Just the Past 40-Years.
It's that old saying about how "life is just one goddamned thing after another."I really hope we work something out at the Paris climate summit but I'm not sure it's…
Russia Fingers Erdogan, His Son, His Son-in-Law in Trafficking ISIS Oil
Turkish president Recep Erdogan seems to be a bit of a dirtbag. He's been in and out of the public eye over Turkey's 'tolerant' policies toward ISIS in Syria and…
Let’s Not Get Drawn Into Erdogan’s Tissue of Lies.
There's talk today that Turkey's NATO allies, Canada included, will be rallying to Ankara's side to defend Turkey against those awful Russians and their affront to Turkey's sovereign airspace.I wonder…
Sorry But I Think That Horse Has Already Left the Barn
DeSmogBlog reports that a majority of world leaders want to scrap the 2C warming target limit.The idea has been that, if we can just keep global warming at 2C or…