Sorry but I’m not feeling the love
Stephen Harper called today “a day of honour.” And when Governor-General David Johnston joined with him in paying tribute to the Canadian Forces who served in the recent campaign in…
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Herman Cain: On Libya
Talking to the editorial board of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal newspaper, Herman Cain demonstrates his foreign policy acumen with respect to the recent conflict in Libya… “Um, I do not…
Occupy Ottawa’s Little Remembrance Day Dilemma
The Occupy Ottawa Movement faces a little moral dilemma on Remembrance Day tomorrow: to protest or not to protest? Remembrance Day is a solemn day for Commonwealth countries. A day…
Libya: The Real Reason for Intervention
Black Gold. ”Western security, construction and infrastructure companies that see profit-making opportunities receding in Iraq and Afghanistan have turned their sights on Libya…….. Entrepreneurs are abuzz about the business potential…
Our moral imperative
Seumas Milne in the Guardian: Amnesty International has now produced compendious evidence of mass abduction and detention, beating and routine torture, killings and atrocities by the rebel militias Britain, France…
Today in WTF? moments
With Libyan liberation, a political victory for Harper Stephen Harper's first war victory was clinched in a few sudden hours when Moammar Gadhafi was captured and killed and his last…
Warning shots
In case you haven't heard yet Libya's former dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, was killed earlier today. It turns out that he had been hiding in his home town of Sirte. With…
Muammar Ain’t No Mar
Former, as in "dead", Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is no more. Libyan authorities report the man who ruled their country for 42-years was shot and killed today.How he died isn't…
Externalizing the costs of war in Somalia
Perhaps the epitome of a war that externalizes costs out of sight of the average voter is one where the voter is unaware a war is even going on. Such…
Libya’s Missing Missiles
The good news is that the new guys in Libya have accounted for about 15,000 SA-7 missiles from Gaddafi's arsenal. The bad news is that Gaddafi was known to have…
Our moral imperative revisited
Libya: exodus from Sirte as thousands flee rebel offensive Plumes of smoke rose over the city from the barrages of heavy Grad rocket fire. As the tanks rolled forward, civilian…
Parliament In Review: September 26, 2011
Monday's session in the House of Commons was dominated by the debate over another military extension in Libya. The Big IssueOnce again, the Cons were able to win a vote…
Parliament In Review: September 23, 2011
Friday's session in the House of Commons saw a few themes discussed which figure to be hot topics of discussion for the next little while - with the continued focus…
Nuclear weapons and motivations for Libya and Iran
Perhaps one of the greatest triumphs of the non-proliferation movement was the 2003 decision by Colonel Qaddafi of Libya to entirely abandon his nuclear, chemical and biological weapons program, throwing…
Libya: What Was Canada’s Role In This Crime?
Libya. What a mess we've made.
Seamless Transition: Pentagon Spokesman Geoff Morrell Moves to BP America
Geoff Morell.jpg Last week, BP America hired former Department of Defense spokesman, Geoff Morrell, as its head of communications. The move sheds light on the central tenet of American natio...
Amnesty International: Rebels also carried out torture and killings
“Rebels as well as pro-Gaddafi forces have perpetrated killings, torture and other abuses during the uprising against the Libyan regime, say human rights investigators.” The GuardianSo when Harper and other…
Friday Morning Links
This and that to end your week...- Have no fear, members of the far right: of course the Harper Cons don't mean it when they sign an environmental protection agreement.…
Cantada tried to placate Gadhantfi in 2009
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/09/07/gadhafi-petro-canada.html