I really cannot imagine anything good…
… or productive coming out of this new, aggressive stance against Iran! Why, Stevo? What is there to gain from this? Need to grab some headlines? I don’t get it.…
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Morsi’s brave initiative
Egypt and Iran have barely been on speaking terms for some time. An Egyptian leader hasn’t visited Tehran since the Islamic revolution in 1979. But new president Mohamed Morsi intends…
Church settlement boycott becomes interfaith train wreck
Share this: This past August, the General Council of the United Church of Canada, the country’s largest Protestant denomination, adopted a motion urging its members to boycott goods produced in…
If Israel attacks before November 6, 2012
This is what one set of supposedly leaked documents says will happen if Israel decides to strike Iran: According to Silverstein, an Israeli strike on Iran will include a “barrage…
Iran: Getting away with genocide, thanks to banks (maybe)
If the allegations about the British based bank Standard Chartered Bank PLC are true then a financial institution that has been at the forefront of a “corporate responsibility” campaign is…
Unintended consequences—Bangladesh suffers from Iran sanctions
The Bangladeshis are entirely innocent of any real or imagined transgressions on the part of Iran, yet they are being punished nonetheless. Their sin is a heavy reliance on the…
Anderson Cooper: “The Fact Is, I’m Gay”
A couple of years ago, a friend swore to me that the CNN’s Anderson Cooper was gay. And that it was a matter of time before he came out. I…
Drunk driving a capital offense?
If you think that Alberta’s new drunk driving laws are tough, consider Iran. Two Iranians, their names not released by authorities, have been sentenced to death for persistent consumption of…
Syria Isn’t About Syria
Bahrain and Syria both have repressive governments and both had uprisings in 2011, the United States and Saudi Arabia stopped one but are continuing the other, showing democracy and humanitarian…
Israeli strike against Iran nuclear plants takes a giant leap forward
Having announced an early election to take place in September, Israel’s PM has suddenly announced a coalition government which cements his majority in the Knesset, and in my view substantially…
Bob Kerrey, Fmr. Nebraska Governor on Iran
“I think invading Iran will make Iraq and Afghanistan look like a cakewalk. There are 80 million people living in Iran. If we were undersized with 250,000 men and women…
Rendell and Ridge: From "Militant" Labelers to Terrorist Enablers
Ed Rendell MEK.jpg A new chapter has been added to the shale gas industry's eco-terrorism, counterinsurgency and psychological operations saga. In March, NBC News investigative reporter Michael Isikoff revealed that…
For Iran, A Generic U.S. Drone
Apparently, Iranian engineers have successfully decoded America’s captured reconnaissance drone and now Tehran intends to build a copy. The Islamic Republic’s military captured the US RQ-170 Sentinel reconnaisance aircraft last…
Sonic solidarity for Ziba Kazemi – An interview with Iranian artist Shahrzad Arshadi
Portrait of artist Shahrzad Arshadi by Thien V (Montreal, March 2012). It Is Only Sound That Remains is a sound theatre performance by artist Shahrzad Arshadi, meditating on the life…
Lessons from Iran for North Korea
North Korea became the biggest international story of last week when it decided to launch a satellite into space (ostensibly a weather satellite) that ultimately broke down shortly after being…
Canada’s lack of consistency on death penalty policy getting attention
“Tories criticized for vastly divergent reactions to Canadians on death row.” As well they should be. The Canadian government’s urgent appeal to stop Iran from executing a Canadian citizen imprisoned…
North Korea: Nuclear Proliferation
NBC Nightly News had an interesting piece on North Korea and policies of developing more and more potent nuclear arsenal which also has worldwide reach. This is indeed madness. Visit…
First the Bad News, Then the Bad News
Apparently Israel’s air force is not capable of taking out Iran’s nuclear installations. That narrows Israel’s options to long-range missile strikes or sending Israeli special forces into Iran to attack…
Guest Post: Mulcair vs. the Chickenhawks
Dan Tan weighs in on Thomas Mulcair’s principled position on Iran – which may come as a pleasant surprise to anybody concerned that he’d be more interested in appealing to…
The speculation about speculators speculating about oil price
It’s becoming a recurring theme to blame the high oil price on “speculators”. This of course implies some sort of clear distinction between someone legitimately purchasing oil contracts or someone…