THE PRESENTERS – Paul Kellogg teaches interdisciplinary studies at Athabasca University. – Roger Annis edits the website The New Cold War: Ukraine and beyond. – Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya is a sociologist at the University of the Philippines. THE PRESENTATIONS…
Mali: The world’s most dangerous U.N. mission
Kevin Sieff, Washington Post Since World War II, U.N. peacekeepers have been dispatched to 69 conflicts — civil wars, border disputes and failed states. But now they are confronting an unsettling new threat: al-Qaeda. Here in the vast, lawless desert…
CPP Investments – Making a Killing: An Evening with Richard Sanders
Date: Monday, May 8, 2017 Time: Doors open at 6:30. Presentation at 7:00 Place: Carol Shields Auditorium, Millennium Library, 251 Donald Street Admission: free, but we will request donations to help defray costs Thanks to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP),…
US uses radioactive depleted uranium weapons in Syria
Months after the Pentagon said it wouldn’t use a controversial type of armor-piercing ammunition that has been blamed for long-term health complications, US aircraft fired thousands of the rounds during two high-profile air raids in Syria in November 2015, the…
Canada should not renew mission to Ukraine
By David Rennie, Hamilton Spectator Canada’s military mission to Ukraine expires in March. For several reasons, it shouldn’t be renewed. First, the present Ukrainian government, installed in a coup orchestrated by Washington, isn’t worthy of our support. According to the…
Record number of Afghan refugees
Based on current trends, the UN predicts that in 2017 at least 450,000 more people will join those already internally displaced By Bilal Sarwary, RAWA News Bibi Mariam was milking her cow when it suddenly let out a wild howl…