By John Hagan, Toronto Sun, December 30, 2008 Until recently, the federal government toed a careful line on its claim to fairly treat American Iraq war resisters who are seeking refuge and sanctuary in Canada. The party line was each…
Category: Opinions and Debates
The American-Made Insurgency in Afghanistan
by Chris Floyd, Global Research, December 16, 2008 The “Good War” in Afghanistan – the Bush-launched war that Barack Obama tells us we must fight and win – continues to deteriorate before our eyes. Just like every other operation in…
Pakistan’s Balkanization
A boy stands at the site of suspected U.S. drone attacks in the Janikhel tribal area in Bannu district of North West Frontier Province, Nov. 29, 2008. U.S. forces in Afghanistan have carried out at least 27 air strikes by…
The libertarian case against the war in Afghanistan
by David R. Henderson, Western Standard, November 20, 2008 Shortly after the U.S. government’s attack on Afghanistan in October 2001 (which, of course, followed the September 11 attacks on the United States), the Canadian government joined the United States, the…
A Message for Obama: Stop Killing Afghanis
By Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould Counterpunch, Dec. 4, 2008 Come January, President-elect Barack Obama will confront the most difficult foreign policy crisis of his administration with the region-wide-war developing in Afghanistan. If he is to succeed, the new president…
Obama’s Foreign Policy: No Sharp Break From Bush
by Jim Lobe Global Research, November 11, 2008 Inter Press Service While much of the world and many of his U.S. supporters are expecting a sharp break with his predecessor’s foreign policy after President-elect Barack Obama takes office Jan. 20,…
On November 11th, remember to ask “Why?”
There are many ways to look at the significance of November 11th. One is to use the occasion simply to remember and honour the sacrifice of those who died in the wars Canada has fought without any reflection as to…
Canadian soldier says it’s time to end Afghanistan war
Oct 08, 2008 04:30 AM I love my country just like anybody else. But when I hear of things our troops have done in Afghanistan, I have to ask, “What kind of legacy do we wish to leave behind?” Some…
War or Peace? The World After the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
by Richard C. Cook Global Research, October 26, 2008 World war or world peace is the blunt choice that will face either Barack Obama or John McCain when one of them is elected president of the United States on Tuesday,…
Tens of Thousands of Iraqis Protest U.S. Plan to Stay Until 2011
Thousands of followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr take part in a rally in Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, to protest a draft U.S.-Iraqi security agreement. The mass show of opposition comes as the United States and Iraqi…