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Khadr was 15 at the time he fought the Americans in Afghanistan, was captured and tortured. According to international law, he was a child soldier and a victim. I don't care for Khadr, but he is a Canadian citizen, and the government shouldn't be able to decide which Canadians have rights...

Did the power scale just tip in China's direction? The not so thinnly veiled threat is aimed at all American defense contractors who depend on Chinese trade as a source of components: Those arms won't work too well if the US faced an embargo of critical military components.

...and I'm a married man. ;) I am disgusted that the infotainment industry (formerly known as the news) has subjected yet another family to a public humiliation. Sort of reminds me of the Clintons or Lady Diana. Just because people are rich and famous does not mean vultures should be allowed...

I just watched his presentation Apocalypse? No! Apocalypse? No! Its an hour and a half... and worth watching. My conclusion, I don't trust the man or his conclusions. He cherry picks and spin facts, to support his case, but he makes some valid points. A question near the end asks why...

All observers, regardless of their relative velocity, will always measure zero-mass particles such as photons traveling at the speed of light in a vacuum. If you were to accelerate towards the speed of light, you would see a blue shift in front and a red shift behind, but your observed speed of...

If this dispute continues on its current course, eventually it will ignite a war. Haaretz Al Jazeera The Nobel Sanctuary is threatened by Jewish extremists who seek to destroy it and replace it with a Jewish Temple. [/SIZE][/FONT]

Al Jazeera: Two car bombings in Baghdad, one of them caught on film, have killed over 130 people and left many hundreds more wounded. The blasts, which went off less than a minute apart, targeted the justice ministry and the Baghdad provincial council. Al Jazeera's Owen Fay reports on...

Pakistan's anti-government militants prove they can attack anywhere at any time: Other news reports indicate that some of the militants communicated in Punjabi, which means the various anti-government groups including the Sikh ones may be coordinating their attacks. Pakistan's military probably...

Can anyone name the international treaty which is being used by treaty violators as a basis for imposing economic sanctions on a country which abides by the treaties terms and conditions?

Anyone else notice this hypocrisy? Recent Afghan elections have been exposed as fraudulent. That's a fact not a suspicion. No Western fudge can fix the mounting Afghanistan election crisis - Times Online Where is all the twitter buzz? Where are all the calls for sanctions? Not so long ago...

This year's TIFF theme is "Spotlight on Tel Aviv". Author and activist Naomi Kline sums up the problem many people have with this theme. If you don't know what Naomi Kline is talking about, here is detailed report by Amnesty International's regarding Israel's actions in Gaza December...

NOT a good idea. Importing produce improperly to Canada can introduce disease and pests. The consequences could be catastrophic for Canadian farmers. Read the form: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/e311-eng.pdf If you declare them, they will probably be seized and...

Canada Park, which is in an area of the West Bank that juts into Israel north of Jerusalem, was founded in the early 1970s following Israel's occupation of the West Bank in the 1967 war. It is hugely popular for walks and picnics with the Israeli public, most of whom are unaware they are in...

OK its still a tropical depression, but hurricane forecasters have given it a 80% chance of becoming a hurricane within 12 hours and a 20% chance of becoming a category 4 or greater within 4 days. National Hurricane Center Bermuda has the best chance of getting clobbered.

Canadian citizen Suaad Hagi Mohamud finally returns home: Ouch, that comment hurts. Ms. Mohamud's case is hardly isolated: In each of the above cases, the government only acted when they were forced to act by family members or news stories. Sort of makes one wonder how many other...

John Pilger on Honduras, Iran, Gaza, the Corporate Media, Obama’s Wars and Resisting the American Empire. Award-winning investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker, John Pilger, joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on on Honduras, Iran, Gaza, the media, health care, and Obama’s wars...

Amnesty International Report "Operation Cast Lead" - 22 days of death and destruction Amnesty International's Report regarding Israel's "Cast Lead" operation in Gaza from December 27, 2008 to January 18, 2009. At the time of the operation, our airwaves were filled with misinformation regarding...

Very few people seem to know how many deaths have been attributed as a direct and indirect consequence of the US decision to invade Iraq since March 2003. Iraq Body Count gives this number: 92,393 – 100,868 June 2, 2009 Iraq Body Count But IBC only counts civilian deaths reported by...

1977 Nobel Peace Prize winner Amnesty International has just released its 2009 Annual Report: Amnesty International Report 2009 | Working to Protect Human Rights If you are looking for an honest, objective view of the current state of the world, Amnesty International has no equal. They...

Sure, but go back to the 70's and previous and its obvious the long term trend is less ice in Canada's arctic, not stability.