Category: Politics

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January 12, 2009

Canada Reaching Up to Touch Botton: Vote Against Human Rights

In a new shameless low amongst what I was hoping would be the last of shameless lows with the Harpercrite regime, Canada has voted against a resolution to condemn the massive violations of human rights by Israel in Gaza. Thanks to Canadian Dimension Blog for the head’s up . And thanks to the Disaffected Lib for his spin on Iggy and Harpie’s perspective on Afghanistan […]

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January 10, 2009

UN Chief Accuses Israel of War Crimes

So it’s official now, but when will the Canadian mainstreeam media report on this ? Let’s wait and see. Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, has called for "credible, independent and transparent" investigations into possible violations of humanitarian law, and singled out an incident this week in Zeitoun, south-east of Gaza City, where up to 30 Palestinians in one house were killed […]

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January 7, 2009

Canada Declares War on the UN?

Yesterday, in a shameless and defiant act against the UN, Israeli forces mercilessly pounded a UN-funded Palestinian school in the Gaza strip.  While the number of dead are unconfirmed, most will likely be children. Story here . Israelis and other claim that the Hamas were using the school as a ‘shield’.  It’s very possible, but still doesn’t vindicate this kind of wrath. By definition, this […]

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January 4, 2009

Don’t fix the economy: Change it

This story from the Toronto Star was inspirational in that the real story – change – is making it to mainstream media. Here are some highlights: Neither the Conservative minority nor the opposition has proposed anything that will set Canada on a long-term path toward the kind of economy that will both provide for the well-being of Canadians and enhance and preserve the ecological community […]