Guest Column

The Big Bang in Seconds

Whether you believe in a Creator-God or not, the Big Bang is oftentimes the explanation for how our universe began. Why? Because that’s what science has pointed to, and science is smarter than you!

Is Math Discovered or Invented

There isn’t anything quite like a philosophical debate involving scientists. It’s like asking a high school jock to participate in… well, anything academic! They are so far out of their depth, but still carrying all that good old fashioned tons of knowledge and arrogance that come with being a scientist.

Hamas attacks fuel aid trucks, diverts fuel from hospitals to its leadership and security forces

Remember, this is the group Dhimmi Carter said must be "involved in any final peace agreement."

Man has Al-Qaeda links—Canadian visa? No problem

How did he get a visa? Have steps been taken to ensure that this kind of thing doesn't happen again? What do you think?

Over 1,000 fake passports seized in Thailand—many sold to jihadists

"The passports were sold to a group of Thai and Burmese middlemen who then sold them to gangs engaged in prostitution, terrorism and smuggling, he said."

Hamas gives Israel 10 years max

(IsraelNN.com) Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal said Saturday that the Islamist group’s request for a ceasefire with Israel was “a tactic in conducting the struggle.”

Opposition retains House of Assembly

Four weeks to the day after Zimbabwe queued to vote in the 29 March 2008 elections, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission have finally confirmed their original results, and that was that Zanu PF has lost its majority in the House of Parliament for the first time in 28 years.

McCain Shouldn’t Have Picked a Fight With The North Carolina GOP

As a conservative who has written in strong support of John McCain and who will cast a ballot for him on November 4th, I think the GOP nominee has erred in picking a fight with the North Carolina Republican Party.

Tannumah district school supply drop

BASRA - During the morning of April 21, Iraqi Soldiers along with 504 PIR, 82nd Abn Div Soldiers participated in a joint humanitarian aid mission in the Tannumah district of Basrah.

Prominent sheik meets with Raider cmdr., discusses future of Doura

BAGHDAD - A key figure in the community and a respected local leader for the Iraqi people living in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad, arrived at JSS Doura with a procession of local leaders and family members, April 22.

Black vs White in Zimbabwe-a Zanu PF myth

Gweru-Zimbabwe-Justification for the continuous stranglehold on political reforms in Zimbabwe by Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF on racial grounds has been dismissed as 'utter rubbish" and "unfortunate taking for granted" the intellect of Zimbabweans in "understanding the global village political dynamics."

Returning Freedom to Canada

The only way freedom is going to be restored, be it in the office, the warehouse or the college campus is for people to exercise it. Courageously and in defiance of speech codes and harassment guidelines.

Good BotNet versus Bad BotNet

The newswires are awash with stories of hackers attacking US military sites, CNN, anti-Tibet sites. The tech wires are filled with warnings against opening unsolicited emails, and protecting against spam. All of this has a common theme, and that theme is botnets.

Rice rationing imposed at Wal-Mart’s warehouse division

Shades of rationing during the wars... What's next...

Immigration as a quick fix

Is Canada's perpetual shortage of skilled labour real, perceived or conjured up for the purposes of creating a glut?

African leaders’ attitude on elections must change

THERE is a crisis in Zimbabwe! South Africa’s Thabo Mbeki is at the very end of his second and last term in office. He has spent most of the past 10 years of his presidency engaged in Zimbabwean issues because of the crisis that has been festering in that country for a very long time.

“Global Warming’ is not a Global Crisis”

International Climate Science Coalition releases signatories to the Manhattan Declaration on Climate Change

Iraqi Army discover weapons cache in vehicle

BASRA - IA soldiers discovered a weapons cache in 2 vehicles during Op Charge of the Knights in the Al-Quibla district of Basra, April 19.

The Moon Not so Inactive as First Thought

Our moon has long been our interstellar companion, protecting us from meteor hits and directing the tides. From a glance, it would seem dead and lifeless; a slow-motion world fit for movies about tragic discoveries and losses.

Social Networks as the new Online Search? I damn well hope not…

In this day and age the internet is forever changing. People throw around terms like Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 as if they were candy, when in reality, the former is frustrating to hear every four minutes and the latter is nothing but nonsense.