Shadow Boxing in Iraq
What exactly is ISIS? It calls itself the Islamic State but to recognize ISIS as a state is to give the extremists a status they haven’t sought and don’t deserve.…
The Mound of Sound
Leon Panetta Dishes on Dick Cheney
Former US defense secretary, Leon Panetta, offers this comparison of his own political career to that of former vice president, Dick Cheney: “Looking back on my career, I’ve been a…
Sweden to Recognize State of Palestine
Sweden will become the first Western state to recognize the nation of Palestine. Stefan Lofven, prime minister of Sweden’s newly elected, centre-left government said the conflict between Israel and Palestine…
Funny How We Choose Who We’ll Fight and Who We’ll Ignore
ISIS is known for atrocity. They’re murderous swine, real butchers. But, as CBC’s Neil Macdonald reminds us there’s a world full of their type, real pros, and we don’t give…
Monbiot – the Suicidal Madness of Mankind’s War on the Living World
Guardian enviro-scribe George Monbiot responds to the report that Earth has suffered the loss of fully half of its wild life over the past forty years by asking why man…
Trudeau Blasts Harper’s Indecent Exposure
Not quite the imagery I would have used were I the Liberal leader but… CBC News attributes this remark to Trudeau the Younger. RAW Trudeau: Don’t just ‘whip out CF-18s’…
Spotted in the White House Mail Bag.
Hi, Barack. Please, just hear me out. I know I was way out of line when I told everyone that you asked for Canada’s support in the war against ISIS.…
Canada to Iraq. The Aerial Equivalent of Coals to Newcastle.
Stephen Harper wants Canada to take the war to ISIS. Why? Because in Beelzebub’s overworked imagination such a thing would be not merely necessary but, gee whiz, noble. That’s “noble”…
FBI Upgrades Animal Cruelty to Major Felony
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has reclassified animal cruelty to the ranks of major, Group A felonies such as murder, arson and assault. The change reflects a recognition that…
On the Stealth Front
China is about to respond to the proliferation of F-35 stealth light bombers in east Asia. Japan, South Korea and Australia are expected to deploy about 300 F-35s while the…
What Is It Going to Take?
What’s it going to take for the Liberals and NDP to place the environment at the very top of their agenda? I would have thought yesterday’s seismic report that Earth…
FUBAR In Iraq
There’s no better word to describe the chaos in Iraq and Syria than FUBAR. If you don’t know what it is, Google it. There are some breathtakingly simple minds beating…
How Did Canada Enlist in America’s "Permanent Warfare Legion"?
I recently came across an article asking the reader to recall the world pre-9/11. September 11th, 2001 – the 21st century had just begun, the very beginning of the third…
Washington, Kabul Kiss & Make Up. US Troops Stay in Afghanistan Until 2024.
Hamid Karzai talked tough about getting Western forces out of Afghanistan immediately if not sooner. Afghanistan, however, is under new management that means America’s longest war ever will be extended…
October 9. Miami’s Day of Reckoning.
On October 9, the Earth, sun and moon will align just so to create a King Tide, the highest tides of the year. In Miami, all eyes will be on…
Living Planet Report 2014 – Biodiversity Body Blow
Forty years and counting. That’s how long mankind has been outpacing nature’s replenishment rate of essential natural resources – water, biomass, the atmosphere. For 40-years we’ve been running ecological deficits…
Heather Mallick Lowers the Boom
Is this blunt enough for you? “The planet is headed for a climate catastrophe, and soon. Make that now. Your reaction will be either a quick calculation as to whether…
Listen Up. Does This Sound Familiar?
It seems to be an unavoidable part of neoliberalism – the sense of being ruled, not governed by consent. It’s the degradation of democracy, the detachment of the rulers from…
Just Under 8 Inches an Hour
If you were looking at something moving at 8 inches an hour, you would notice that wouldn’t you? 20 cm or just about 8 inches per hour is the pace…
Neoliberalism Has Made Us What We Are Today – And That Isn’t Pretty
Neoliberalism is a social, political and economic model best suited to those with psychopathic personality traits. That, in any case, is the conclusion of Paul Verhaeghe, who dissects neoliberalism and…