I have just returned from Oslo where I was thrilled to catch up with one of my favourite terrorist experts, Thomas Hegghammer. Hegghammer and his…
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How Not to Win The “War on Terror”
Soon to be former US President Barack Obama once famously said with respect to foreign policy “don’t do stupid shit (or” stuff” depending on your…
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What are “Canadian Values”?
A very odd thing happened Saturday in Canada. A poll appeared to show that a majority of my fellow citizens support the screening of potential immigrants…
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by Firas Al-Atraqchi (@Firas_Atraqchi) in Cairo, Egypt Canada has not thoroughly addressed all aspects and ramifications of its proposed contribution to the U.S.-led coalition to destroy…
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Bombing of Libyan Islamist Rebels a Turning Point in Mideast Proxy Wars
by Jonathan Manthorpe (@jwmanthorpe) in Vancouver The proxy wars between Islamist and secular Arab leaders that have been seething across the Middle East for three years have…
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100 Protest U.S. Backing of Egypt’s Islamist Rulers
by Mourad Haroutunian for New Canadian Media More than 100 Egyptian-Canadians flocked to the U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto on April 20 to protest the…
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