10/26/2010

The Tyee – A Coalition: Still the Only Way Out

When will the Liberals and the NDP get it? Without some kind of accord between these two parties, the country is locked into a kind of political version of the movie Groundhog Day -- doomed to repeat the same depressing, cynical and destructive politics day-in, day-out until our democracy is so damaged that no one will bother voting.

The Tyee – A Coalition: Still the Only Way Out

10/12/2010

Someone should really tell Vic Toews

Thanks to "peace order and good government, eh?"

Robert Pape, a University of Chicago political science professor and former Air Force lecturer, will present findings on Capitol Hill Tuesday that argue that the majority of suicide terrorism around the world since 1980 has had a common cause: military occupation.
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\Someone should really tell Vic Toews - Peace, order and good government, eh?

10/01/2010

"Underground" Group of Cadets Say Air Force Academy Controlled by Evangelicals

An anonymous cadet at the US Air Force Academy (USAFA ) spoke out against alleged religious discrimination at the school last week, saying that some cadets must pretend to be evangelical Christians in order to maintain standing among their peers and superiors. In an email to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), the whistleblower stated that he is part of an "underground group" of about 100 cadets who cannot rely on proper channels to confront evangelical pressure.

"Underground" Group of Cadets Say Air Force Academy Controlled by Evangelicals