Guest Column

Strange Rumblings in Lebanon

By Gary H. Johnson, Jr. Special to Canada Free Press Two years after the Israeli-Hezbollah war which left much of south Lebanon's infrastructure in shambles, military analyst W. Thomas Smith, Jr. offers new insight into recent developments surrounding Hezbollah's quest for power in that country. Lending a trained eye to the strength and activities of Hezbollah, challenges faced by Lebanese Army and police forces, as well as sharing a portion of a personal conversation with President Michel Sleiman, Smith unveils the truth behind Hezbollah: He describes the extremist state within the legitimate state, and expounds on the regional dangers of the Shiia terrorist organization and its newly acquired political powers.

Sarah Palin Is Not Just An Average Hockey Mom

Ever since the Obama campaign dismissed Sarah Palin as a “former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience” I have been chomping at the bit. Those comments were simultaneously elitist, condescending and contemptuous of small town Americans all over this country.

Obama Had Close Ties to Top Saudi Adviser at Early Age

New evidence has emerged that Democratic presidential candidateBarack Obama was closely associated as early as age 25 to a key adviser to a Saudi billionaire who had mentored the founding members of the Black Panthers.

CORE to make nationally televised address Thursday night

St. Paul, MN – Niger Innis, National Spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality, will make a nationally televised speech on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, at 6:43 Central Time, during the Republican National Convention.

‘Direct attack’ kills 3 Canadian soldiers, wounds 5 in southern Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Three young Canadian soldiers killed Wednesday in southern Afghanistan had just about finished their tour and were preparing to head home when they became embroiled in a deadly ambush, military officials said Wednesday.

Once they were Soldiers….Ed Freeman RIP

For the younger folks and those who are unfamiliar with the story below, the movie ONCE WE WERE SOLDIERS, with Mel Gibson told the story of this epic battle and the incredible courage of all those who participated.

Global Warming is a Hoax, Al Gore is a phoney and a fraud

"The entire climate change - global warming hypothesis is a hoax, the data and the hypothesis do not hold together, Al Gore is a phoney and a fraud on this issue, and the emissions trading scheme is a worldwide scam and swindle." Rodney Hide MP in NZ Parliament.

Cat survives 70-mile trip under owner’s truck

A cat survived a 2 1/2-hour trip on a spare tire under her owner's truck. Gil Smith recently drove from his Gilbert home 70 miles away for a business meeting in Kearny. When he got out of the truck, he heard a cat in distress and realized it was his.

Keeping the Flame of Saffron Revolution Alive

By Ahmedur Rahman Farooq, rohingyareview.com The violent crackdown of the Saffron Revolution in September 2007 has added a deep notch in the scale of atrocities of the Burmese military rulers. It is true that the Saffron Revolution could not remove the regime from the power, but it has so badly wounded the regime that they will never be able to heal the scar. Earlier, people witnessed the brutalities of the military regime mostly on the unarmed civilians, but the crackdown of the Saffron Revolution has demonstrated to the people how brutally they can kill, torture and suppress the monks whom the people of Burma hold in the highest regards and reverence. It has seriously attacked the senses of the common people and caused a permanent disgust among them against the regime. Every year September will come to remind them the scale of brutalities of the military regime on the monks. The brutal oppression of the regime and the bloods of the monks spilled in the streets has opened the eyes of the people to see the true identity of the regime and woke them up once again from psychological derailment tactics of the junta.

Honey proving to be highly effective wound healer

Rising cost of honey production, reduction of honey prices and global competition has meant that very few Canadian honey producers are profitable, leading to a drastic decrease in the number of commercial beekeepers. There are currently about 8,000 beekeepers in Canada, with the majority of them (2,600) living in Ontario. One solution to help bring viability back to the domestic honey industry is to develop new products and niche markets. One high-value option is the use of honey in the treatment of burns and wounds. Honey has been used as a medicine from ancient times by many old cultures, including the Egyptians, Persians and Chinese. Hippocrates (357 BC) and Aristotle (384-322 BC) both wrote accounts of the use of therapeutic honey.

Christians around the world will begin a 30-day prayer campaign for Muslims on Monday that coincides

Thousands of people speaking more than 30 languages in countries around the world are expected to participate, according to Mission Network News, one of the organizers of the effort.

Canada Promises to Back Georgia to Enter NATO

Georgia, Tbilisi, 1 September /Trend News corr. N.Kirtskhalia/ Canada will actively support Tbilisi to enable Georgia to enter NATO, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Davit Bakradze said to journalists after his meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister Elena Giurgis.

Italy’s Northern League seeks to block new mosques

Italy's Northern League, the populist, xenophobic, sometimes separatist movement that is a key component of Silvio Berlusconi's governing coalition, has proposed new legislation which would in effect halt construction of new Islamic mosques.

Ontario Human Rights Commission Flexes Muscles

By Protection of Conscience Project, [url=http://www.consciencelaws.org]http://www.consciencelaws.org[/url] The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has been instructed by the province’s Human Rights Commission that physicians are to be denied freedom of conscience and religion. The “guidance” is contained in an OHRC submission that appears to have been posted today on the Commission’s website.

N.Y. POLISH AMERICANS MARK 1939 START OF WORLD WAR II

Members of the Polish American Congress Holocaust Documentation Committee display banner which the PAC’s new Children's unit will carry in New York’s Pulaski Parade on October 5th. The parade honors the Polish general, Casimir Pulaski, who joined George Washington in America’s War of Independence. The Children of Polish Christian Holocaust Survivors was formed last year as a committee within the Congress to accommodate the requests of Polish Americans who wish to preserve the memory of the tragedy their parents lived through in World War II.

Germany’s anti-Polish ideas in WWII dated back to 18th century

The idea for Germany’s September 1, 1939 invasion of Poland may have originated nearly 200 years earlier, according to Iwo Cyprian Pogonowski, an authority on Polish history and culture and advisor to the Holocaust Documentation Committee of the Polish American Congress. Prof. Pogonowski is the author of several books and atlases on Poland.

BARRACUDA

By Len Munsil As the husband of a bright, beautiful and talented wife who, after birthing and parenting our eight children is now earning her PhD in political science, and as the father of five bright, beautiful and talented daughters, I am stunned and somewhat outraged at the "talking points" response of some pundits and Democrats to the selection of Gov. Sarah Palin as Sen. McCain's running mate.

McCain’s Pick - Sarah Palin

by GREG MCNEILLY John McCain wins the Vice Presidential selection round for two reasons - better choice and his team executed it with more precision (a.k.a., they know how to be disciplined and not leak). Barack Obama's choice of Biden leaked the night before.

Obama and Black Christians

(Lloyd Marcus is a friend on Black Conservatives and an evangelical Christian strongly opposed to Obama's stand on "live birth abortion." Lloyd offers a message of hope to Blacks too-long held unto the sway of Obama's "Chicago-style politics." He and many other Blacks are working to get Black moderates and conservatives to wake-up and vote NoBama. Tonia and Antoine Members in Chicago are in line with Lloyd. You can see the reasons why sitting with them. Antoine is the GOP candidate in Obama's district. It's been my honor to discuss strategy with Tonia and Antoine. They have my love and admiration.)

Joe Lieberman Is The New Zell Miller

Some conservatives and Republicans are worried that John McCain will choose Joe Lieberman to be his running mate.