Dueling Ledes (Compare & Contrast), Redux
AP video, Feb 15, 2011: A recent government report states the terrorist threat from Canada is greater than from Mexico, and that only 50 kilometres of the border is adequately…
Terrorism
Pandering to Hate
Throughout his career, whenever his job was on the line French president Nicolas Sarkozy has never shied away from pandering to the worst instincts of the French people. With the…
No more "nuclear ambiguity"
As tensions continue to rise in the Middle East about what Iran is up to with its nuclear program, a reasonable person cannot be in much doubt. With the large…
It’s called ministerial responsibility, Toews!
“Sit down, my son. We don’t read most of the bills. Do you really know what that would entail — if we were to read every bill that we passed?…
Tory Terrorists More Dangerous Than Child Pornographers
The Tories’ “Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act” has more to do with suppressing dissent than with stopping child pornographers. I mean, where is the evidence that child pornography is…
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.…
From the “WTF Is Wrong With People?” file
Speaking of right-wing terrorism, here’s a little item that will reaffirm your faith in the inherent goodness of the human race… NOT. Yesterday the campaign manager for Arkansas Democrat Ken…
Obama disses due process
Another disappointment from U.S. President Barrack Obama. On New Year’s Eve, perhaps a time when he thought his nation was sufficiently distracted, he signed into law the National Defense Authorization…
The Great Oil War [Chapter 2] : Iran
In chapter 1 of what now may be considered the beginnings of a World-War III we discussed what was then the active military action against Libya. We covered economic hitmen…
Our fears of airplanes, and terrorism
Many of us have a fear of flying; it ranges from a mild discomfort to a paralyzing fear. For the most part, this fear is not rationally founded. On a…
North Korea: Moving the doomsday clock closer to midnight
It’s been a little over thirty six hours since North Korea revealed that Kim Jong Il died from an apparent heart attack on Saturday. It was well known that Kim…
Molly’sBlog 2011-12-11 02:07:00
PERSONAL MOLLY DEBATES THE INSANE Most of Molly’s “action” is now over at her Facebook site. Over there there is an interesting “debate” if you can call it such. The…
Will I Be Deemed High Risk for Terror, Crime or Immigration Fraud ?
I have a confession to make. Since January of 2010, my wife and I have visited Cuba four times. So what, one might ask? Cuba has always been a popular…
The Authoritative Conservative-to-English Dictionary
Conservative-speak can be confusing for the less practice ear. I know, I know, it sounds like English, but perhaps it is just a different dialect? And it just all sounds…
The myopic terrorism lens
One of the main failures of western understanding of the Middle East and South Asia, and the subsequent failures of actions taken by the west in these regions, stems from…
Breaking gun registry news from the pre-internet era
Canada's unregistered gun lobby says that repealing the long gun registry will "lighten the legislative burden sports shooters and hunters face every day".They fail to note that the last terrorist…
Wagging the dog, Mexican style
It's been a little over 24 hours since the United States announced it had arrested an Iranian operative who was picked up in Mexico for wanting to try to assassinate…
Top 10 under-reported facts about a decade of war in Afghanistan
Top 10 under-reported facts about a decade of war in Afghanistan | rabble.caExcerpt regarding "Women's Rights"The "women's rights" rationale has been exposed as a cynical sham. I'm not sure who…
Non-member status for Palestine a non-starter
An interesting suggested compromise to the "Palestinian question" came out during the week past. It would be to recognize the Palestinian state without granting it a seat at the United…