Dear John Baird
You recently suggested that Israel has no better friend than Canada. So perhaps you would be the best one to have a chat with our friends and suggest that this…
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John Baird’s response to the Israel/Iran conflict
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird Right now, we have one sovereign United Nations member making explicit overtures about launching a unilateral military attack on another sovereign United Nations member. It…
Niall Ferguson cheers on war between Israel and Iran
“Hi folks, this used to be Israel. Or, was it Iran? I forgot. Oh well. Where’s my paycheque?” Or, more like an Israeli attack on Iran. The money quote: War…
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Drops The "H-Bomb"
I’m not talking about that other H-bomb, the one that the US government dropped on innocent civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. No, I’m talking about Adolph Hitler, yes, that H-Bomb.…
John Baird and the Minister of Margaritas
I’ve always had my doubts about the wisdom of making John Baird our Foreign Affairs Minister, instead of the Minister of Margaritas. But now I feel that even more strongly.…
Is America Worried Israel Is Gonna Go Ape Shit On Iran?
Apparently the US Defence Secretary Leo Panetta is very worried that Israel will attack Iran come March. Those Israelis just can’t control themselves in the face of Iran’s intransigence over…
Speaking of political theatre
While the National Post does its best to hype the threat posed by Iran, here’s the news I can’t seem to find from a Canadian source: WASHINGTON, Feb 1, 2012…
Occupy Boston: No War On Iran
On Saturday, February 4, The Action for Peace Working Group of Occupy Boston will co-sponsor a rally and march as part of an international day of action to demand NO…
When is the Price of a Politician Too High?
Since Citizens United paved the way for the wealthy to buy U.S. political candidates outright, there is more for Americans to worry about than losing their democracy, though that is…
First It Was International Law. Now Israel’s Supreme Court Trashes Human Rights.
Israel’s paper thin veneer of being a Western-style liberal democracy is being shredded. It’s the inevitable result of Israel having to come to grips with issues it has for decades…
Harper’s paranoia reaches a new level … a dangerous level?
Stephen Harper was in full psychic mode on a Calgary call-in show Thursday. He telepathically declared that Iran is “a regime that wants to acquire nuclear weapons … and has…
In Israel, Even the Top Court is an Outlaw
When Israel’s top court runs headlong into international law it’s an ugly day for the rule of law. The Israeli Supreme Court had to decide whether Israeli companies can exploit…
Women’s rights under threat in Israel
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently criticized the growing exclusion of women from public life in Israel. Her timing couldn’t be better given news reports of segregated public transportation,…
Gingrich plans to be next rising of Netanyahu: Palestinians are ‘invented’ people
Showing that he has lost none of his talent for shooting-in-the-foot hyperbole, Newt Gingrich has gone all likud Netanyahu, diminishing the Palestinian people in a sweeping statement of support for…
Loontastic!
If anything seems to elicit the barely disguised lunatic aspect of almost every Republican politician (with a few notable exceptions such as Ron Paul and Gary Johnson), it’s their desperate…
Arab Democracy Makes Netanyahu Nervous
I’ll give the Israeli PM this: he’s at least honest. Israel’s interests lie with the continued existence of Arab dictatorships that are bought and paid for by the USA. Why?…
Ehud Barak sympathizes with Iran’s alleged nuclear aspirations
Whether or not Iran is developing nuclear weapons, it appears that Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak appreciates why they would. In an interview with PBS’s Charlie Rose, when he was…
Quebec and Israel’s changing political narrative
When there is a single issue which dominates the politics of a jurisdiction for decades, it is often the case that progress on other issues is inhibited by the myopic…
Benjamin Netanyahu is Just a Politician. Get Over It.
Headlines today reflect comments made by President Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in a private conversation at the G-20.Sarkozy called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "a liar", while Obama…
Edging Closer to a Nuclear Nightmare
When I think of a nuclear nightmare I think of the ghost towns of Chernobyl. Twenty-five years after the reactor exploded...I think of the deformed children, the cancers, and the…