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Weekly Archive: July 03, 2005 - July 09, 2005



July 09, 2005

The United Church (US) is for MPs Angus and Comartin
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NDP MPs Charles Angus and Joe Comartin have been given an ecclesiastical bum's rush out of the Catholic Church because of their vocal support of bill C-38. They've expressed a lot of grief that the Church won't incorporate, or at...


Christopher Hitchens -- A lot funnier than Jon Stewart
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Jon Stewart is smarmy, and depends too much on silly faces (usually the "confused" face he puts on when they run a clip of some politicians speech entirely out of context) to get a cheap laugh. You want real funny?...


Is the Church working to a plan?
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The Roman Catholic Church in Canada is beginning to push back on those who insist she change her principles to fit modern secular thinking.



July 08, 2005

Terrorism -- the very small threat
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A well-known commentator for Canada's national government-supported broadcast service, the CBC, explains to listeners why terrorism is a small problem. After all, the London attacks represent only a 10% increase in the normal number of deaths.


Alternative Theories of the London Bombings
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Blame Bush, blame the Jews...the theories keep coming, some motivated by hate, and some by just sheer weirdness.


Hold that burger
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The celebratory burger I was going scarf down with the news of foodist and eco-terrorist Tre Arrow's extradition will have to wait for the appeal.


For all those who think we should get out of Afghanistan...
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Scenes like this in Afghanistan have been bought at a high price, as the attacks in London remind us. But imagine the costs if we abandoned these people.


A Canadian blogging from London
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Alan Adamson is a Canadian blogging from London. He and his wife are fine, thank God. Go and take a look for some personal observations, including some comments on the local and European media coverage....


Howard Moscoe's response to the London Bombings
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As the man in charge of the Toronto Transit Commission, which includes an extensive bus and subway system, Howard Moscoe was quite in demand yesterday by local media wondering how Toronto's transit system was being protected. I did not see...


Are Canadians drawing the right conclusion about why we haven't been attacked?
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In considering why Canada is the only "Crusader" country not yet attacked (Al Qaeda listed America, Britain, Spain, Australia, Canada and Italy, in that order), the typical reason given is Iraq:"I think it is less likely to happen here," said...


Post 7/7 vs Post 9/11
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Are the G8 protesters depressed because they are feeling a bit like they've been used, perhaps?



July 07, 2005

In other news...
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The foodist who was the subject of my post on foodism has been ordered extradited to the United States to face arson charges. I think I'll go have me a hamburger to celebrate....


London Bombings: Canadian socialists aren't much better than British socialists [Updated]
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Could Jack Layton's statement about the London attacks been better? I think so, but I was also too quick to judge, and thankfully some NDP supporters helped me out of a jam.


G8 anarchists and the London Bombings
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I've been taking some heat for linking the G8 protests with the timing of the London attacks. I'm not the only one to have suggested the link, and thus casting some blame for the attack on the anarchists in Scotland....


For Canadians who need information about the London attacks...
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CBC Radio reporting the following CANADIAN number(s) to call for info: 613-943-1055 outside the National Capital Region: 1-800-387-3124 Foreign Affairs has set up a hotline for Canadians with strong reasons to believe their relatives might have been travelling in London...


Linking the G8 protesters and the London bombing
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From the Guardian:Michael Clarke, director of the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College London, said six bombs would mean at least 24 people involved in planting them in a targeted operation. The fact that London had been hit when...


British Socialists are blaming Blair; no mention of the terrorists
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The British Socialist Workers Party uses the London bombings to score poilitical points, blame everyone but Islamists, and focus attention on anti-G8 marches.


Did the anarchists distract UK forces?
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No one has said as much so far, but here is what Chief Constable Peter Wilson, co-ordinating the national police effort for the Gleneagles summit, had to say:We have been very well supported throughout this week by officers from across...


London Bombings -- Huge Impact + Casualty Update
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Just to give readers a sense of what the impact of these bombings have had, here is the public advice from the BBC home page:The Metropolitan Police advise people to stay where they are. Do not call the emergency services...


Terrorism in London while all eyes were on Scotland
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I'm going out on a limb here, but if any official suggests that the terrible bombings in London were made easier to carry out because the anarchist socialist anti-G8 anti-capitalism anti-globalization violence in Scotland distracted the attention of anti-terror forces...



July 06, 2005

Ironic words
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From the Globe and Mail:Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has ordered construction speeded up on the West Bank separation barrier, giving priority to the section around Jerusalem, the head of Israel's National Security Council said Wednesday. Three Arab neighbourhoods that...


Liberals to move research facility from NDP riding to Liberal riding; majority of staff to quit
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The Liberal government is going to move a materials research lab from Ottawa Centre, Ed Broadbent's NDP riding, to Hamilton. Liberal MP Tony Valeri, MP for the new location, is very pleased. But the scores of highly paid scientists and...


An internet thief gets caught
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If someone steals you credit card number, has he already committed a crime? I think so, and if you do, here's the email address where you can write and make your opinion known.


Belinda Stronach to renew faith in democracy
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From the National Post (hat tip to NealeNews):Belinda Stronach, the Democratic Renewal Minister, will embark this year on a cross-Canada tour to listen to Canadians, especially young people, on voter apathy and public disengagement from politics. The tour's goal is...


I guess Bono's ego is big enough to be a country
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The Prime Minister has a queer way of looking at the world. To me there are people, elected by millions by their fellow citizens, who make far-reaching policy decisions and lead the execution of those ideas. I call them presidents...


Big Surprise -- No general election after the Gomery Report
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The only surprise here is if anyone is surprised that the idea of reneging on this promise is being seriously discussed within the Liberal Party....



July 05, 2005

Choices have consequences
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The Roman Catholic Church in Canada disciplines an MP for an immoral vote. The hue and cry for "Separation of Church and State" goes up.


Some genuinely funny stuff from Robert McClelland
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I hate to say it, but most of the time I find Robert McClelland, author of My Blahg, tiresome. He tends to be abusive, which detracts from debate. But this piece of satire, poking fun at the well known Western...


New Canadian blog
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If you don't know who Rondi Adamson is, shame on you. She's an accomplished Canadian journalist and columnist, and she's been very mindful of blogs in Canada. She wrote a piece about Canadian blogs vs the Gomery publication ban that...


CRTC protects Al Jazeera and the Liberals, not Canadians
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Who exactly is the CRTC protecting when it censors Al Jazeera?...


Not as funny as it sounds
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A silly lawsuit is a hint of worse to come....


Book Review -- Stephen Harper and the Future of Canada
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People should go and read this book review by Adam Daifallah (columnist and writer for the National Post, the National Review, etc, etc) of William Johnson's Stephen Harper and the Future of Canada. A great capsule bio of Stephen Harper...



July 04, 2005

"I'm not a reporter, but I played one in a movie once" [updated]
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If I were a reporter, I would be insulted by this. I wonder, though, how many reporters might be blinded to the insult because of their politics. In this case, I'm talking about advice given to reporters by an actor....



July 03, 2005

Let's hear it for our guys in uniform
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From the Globe and Mail:Canadian soldiers testing their fighting skills in a rare urban exercise were forced to rent commercial paintball weapons because they couldn't get proper army gear, a newly disclosed document shows.Normally, the troops use a faux bullet...


Iran's feelings are hurt
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In world news:Iran accused the U.S. and Israel on Sunday of a smear campaign against its president-elect and warned Europe, which is in tricky nuclear negotiations with Tehran, not to join in the mudslinging.Smear campaign? Mudslinging? And calling the United...