I noticed that nothing in your post condemns Syria's slaughter of innocent civilian. I disagree with your implied support of Syria's slaughter of innocent civilians.
I am against war crimes, crimes against humanity and people who commit these atrocities. Let the chips fall where they may.
I don't believe everything our government and news tell us about "our enemies" or "our friends" nor do I necessarily agree with who is and isn't an enemy. I respect Canadian laws (ie legal trade and transfer of knowledge/technology), but I determine who is my personal friend and who is my enemy, not the Canadian government nor the main stream media.
When I traveled to China, I made lots of Chinese "friends". I have criticism of China's government, but I know from visiting China in person, most of what we've been told by the Canadian government and the MSM about China is incorrect and/or selective information for the purpose of demonizing China. Sure China has human rights problems, but they haven't started any unprovoked wars lately. I am optimistic about China's future and their ability to solve their human rights problems in their own way in their own time.
Regarding Iran. Our government and MSM mostly misinform us about Iran with demonizing propaganda. What's going on regarding Iran is similar to the mountains of misinformation and demonizing propaganda regarding Iraq before the 2003 US led unprovoked war crime. The neo-cons and Israel would like to manipulate the masses into supporting yet another unprovoked war with Iran. We are being fed mostly lies and deceptions regarding Iran.... just like Iraq. Just like Iraq, some of the selective information about Iran is true, but we aren't getting the full story. When our leaders and MSM make claims about Iran, I research those claims to find the truth and/or the Iranian version. I believe in listening to all sides before making up my mind. For example, I have posted information in this regarding what Iran's leaders really said, which contradicts what our leaders and MSM say Iran said. I think people should see the raw information for themselves and make up their own minds, rather than basing an opinion on an opinion of an opinion about what someone says Iran's leaders said. Trying to find the truth about Iran and pointing out the manipulative lies and deceptions regarding Iran is hardly support. Again for the record, I condemn the slaughter of innocent Iranian civilians during the post election protests. I support separation of Church and State and the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people. I also support equal rights and am against discrimination.
Unlike you, I don't trust the American or Israeli government. They have a long record of being deceptive and manipulative. People who accept what these sources say without question and as a result support oppression, injustice, torture, war crimes and crimes against humanity are part of the reason why events like 9/11 happened. People don't decide to hijack planes and fly them into skyscrapers without some sort of motivation. The west has been screwing over the people of the middle east for decades, if not centuries. Before 9/11, these people have endured hundreds of 9/11 like events perpetrated by the American and Israeli governments either directly or indirectly. I was as shocked and horrified by 9/11, but not surprised. I expected that sooner or later the US was going to get a little of what the US had been giving.
I support dialogue and diplomacy before resorting to violence and war. I am against exploitation, oppression and injustice. I support holding all nations and individuals to the same standards of behavior regarding human rights.
