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Make Libyan war an election issue

April 18, 2011
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Make Libyan war an election issue

By Paul S. Graham The more we learn about the so-called humanitarian intervention in the skies above Libya, the less it looks like a war Canadians should support. Like the bogus humanitarian claims Tories and Liberals have used to support extending Canadian participation in the occupation of Afghanistan, the war against Libya

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Project Fly-Home steps up its campaign against the UN No-Fly List

April 18, 2011
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Project Fly-Home steps up its campaign against the UN No-Fly List

The UN’s “no-fly list,” also known as the “1267 List” was created in 1999, under the authority of UN Security Council 1267 to sanction people suspected of having links to terrorism. Suspicion is enough; no criminal convictions are required. Those named to the list are subject to an arms embargo, an asset freeze and a

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Afghan training mission has high risk of casualties, low chance of success

April 16, 2011
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Afghan training mission has high risk of casualties, low chance of success

Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan honour fallen comrades. Photo: AP By the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives OTTAWA—The government’s plan to extend the Canadian Forces mission in Afghanistan deserves a public debate, argues a new report published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Rideau Institute. Analysts Michael Byers and Stuart Webb determine that the

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Federal Court rules in favour of Iraq War resister Dean Walcott

April 15, 2011
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Federal Court rules in favour of Iraq War resister Dean Walcott

War Resisters Support Campaign News Release, April 7, 2011 TORONTO—On Tuesday, the Federal Court of Canada released a decision reaffirming there is evidence that U.S. Iraq War resisters are targeted for punishment because of their political beliefs if returned to the United States. The judgment in the judicial review of Iraq War resister and veteran Dean Walcott’s

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Secret documents show Canadian interference in Haiti

April 15, 2011
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Secret documents show Canadian interference in Haiti

By Yves Engler, rabble.ca, April 15, 2011 After a deadly earthquake rocked Haiti 15 months ago, most Canadians worried about uncovering those trapped, getting survivors water and connecting family members. But in the halls of power, it seems they were concerned about something very different. According to internal documents examined by the Canadian Press

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Two wars and no election debate

April 15, 2011
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Two wars and no election debate

By Betty Plewes, The Mark, April 15, 2011 It’s time to start discussing Canada’s role in Afghanistan and Libya, and Canada’s declining global reputation. Co-authored by Hunter McGill and Ian Smillie. HMCS Charlottetown en route to Libya. Under the Harper government, Canada has lost its way internationally, unable to think beyond Afghanistan and now Libya. We have become

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Let’s not talk about war in front of the voters

April 15, 2011
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Let’s not talk about war in front of the voters

Canadian soldiers with the 1st RCR Battle Group, the Royal Canadian Regiment, patrol in the Panjwaii district near Salavat, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, early Thursday morning, Sept. 9, 2010. (AP / Anja Niedringhaus) By Michael Byers, CBC News, April 14, 2011 Seven UN staff members were hunted down and killed this month after more than 1,000 Afghans,

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Federal parties must respond to death threat against Canadian citizens by Israel’s Prime Minister

April 4, 2011
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By Canadian Boat to Gaza As the Canadian federal election campaign enters week two, the government of Israel has launched a campaign to slander, disrupt, and possibly attack the upcoming Freedom Flotilla to Gaza, which will have many Canadians aboard the Canadian Boat to Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has now

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Escalating F-35 fighter jet price tag + future defence plan costs = election issue

April 1, 2011
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Escalating F-35 fighter jet price tag + future defence plan costs = election issue

Photo: Julius Delos Reyes/The Dominion By Kimbal Cariou, rabble.ca, April 1, 2011 Last June, I wrote an article for the Georgia Straight in B.C. about the skyrocketing costs of purchasing new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets from U.S. munitions giant Lockheed Martin. At the time, the news had just broken that the price tag had jumped

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“One day it could be you.” – The persecution of Mohamed Harkat

March 20, 2011
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Mohamed Harkat and wife Sophie Lamarche at a press conference in Ottawa, Dec. 10, 2010. Photo: Sean Kilpatrick

  By Sophie Lamarche What was expected to be the end of a long nightmare and a great end to 2010 turned out to be a disaster. We can’t really put 2010 behind us because our battle continues. On Dec. 9th, 2010, the day before International Human Rights Day and the 8th-year anniversary of my husband Mohamed

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