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Warren Weinstein is Held Prisoner by al-Qaeda and no one cares By David Lawrence | December 14, 2011
Perhaps Seymour Hersh should get his priorities straight and investigate al-Qaeda and their treatment of Weinstein.
Honour Killing Entrenched in Islam By Cynthia Yacowar-Sweeney | December 14, 2011
Unless we recognize the problem for what it really is and change the Criminal Code to specifically address honour killings in Canada, they will continue to exist merely as "a complex, difficult-to-eradicate phenomenon"
The UN Climate Change Summit in Durban By | December 13, 2011
Lord Christopher Monckton: Treaty calls for the west to achieve 50 percent CO2 emissions reduction within the next eight years, a feat that would completely bankrupt the global economy and spark a new great depression
The Prisoner By | December 11, 2011
In life, unlike fiction, few people set out to create a dystopian society where mothers of three get sent to prison for rowdily expressing their opinion on a train
Democracy strikes back By | December 9, 2011
The Court has managed to place itself above the government and the Knesset.
Palestine - “End The Occupation” and “Right the Wrongs” By | December 8, 2011
Perhaps it is time for a new slogan - "Right the Wrongs" - to enter into the lexicon of international diplomacy in the Middle East.
Hillary Clinton to speak at UN as UN rights chief Navi Pillay headlines with “Gaddafi Human Rights By | December 6, 2011
UN Watch urges Clinton, EU's Ashton, France and UK to speak out
An ally no more By | December 6, 2011
Egypt's election, Clinton's and Panetta's virulently anti-Israeli messages
Hilary Clinton to speak at UN while human rights agency gives podium to “Gaddafi Human Rights Prize” By | December 5, 2011
UN Watch urges Clinton, EU's Ashton, France and UK to speak out
A predictable fiasco By | December 5, 2011
'Muslim Sisterhood' and Secretary Clinton
The real war in Iran By | December 2, 2011
If the war has begun, who is fighting it? What are their aims? And what are their methods and means of attack?
Biden’s Iraq visit more flash than substance, say critics By | December 2, 2011
Iran's ultimate goal is the takeover of the fledgling democracy, and replacing Iraq's duly elected government and its constitution with an Islamist regime and Sharia
Bill C-18: Time to scrap the Canadian Wheat Board once and for all By Peter Coleman | December 1, 2011
The Canadian Wheat Board's monopoly on western grain prevents farmers from receiving fair market value for their crops
The Donkey is Dead By | December 1, 2011
The facade of normalcy kept the myth of a moderate Muslim world going
U.N. Palestinian Solidarity Day - The U.N.‘s Annual Attempt to Turn Back the Clock By Anne Bayefsky | November 30, 2011
The carefully orchestrated day also had other components.
Muslim Anti-Semitism and the Arab Spring By | November 30, 2011
The Muslim Middle East has failed to break with the poisonous religious and ethnic politics of the past
Goodbye UNESCO a Model for Goodbye UN By | November 30, 2011
Green Climate Fund, Global tax
Desperate Middle East Regimes By | November 29, 2011
The Middle East currently holds the greatest prospect for a hot war as Iran and its close ally, Syria, struggle to maintain control over their populations.
Palestine - Jordan Juggles and Jockeys By | November 29, 2011
Abbas needs to get back to negotiating with Israel without delay if he does not wish to see yet another opportunity slip through the fingers of the Palestinian Arabs
The UN’s International Day of Solidarity Against the Jews By | November 29, 2011
The United Nations' "solidarity" with the Palestinian cause - to delegitimize the Jewish state and enable its destruction - knows no bounds
Egypt’s Election: A Victim of Power Struggle By | November 28, 2011
Egyptian military, which has been successful in igniting warfare in the Cairo streets, pitting Muslim against Christian and inciting Islamist against freedom-fighters, will soon be rewarded with civil war
Christmas and a unique look at the Nativity By Michael Vallins | November 28, 2011
JOURNEY TO CHRISTMAS
The Myth of the Arab Spring Underdog By | November 28, 2011
The cult of martyrdom in the Muslim world means that there are no shortage of people eager to die in order to become a symbol
Iran threatens U.S. with “crushing” retaliation By | November 26, 2011
Iran will retaliate if the United States attacks it
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Calling things by their proper names By | November 25, 2011
After some six thousand Americans gave their lives in the struggle for Iraq and hundreds of billions of dollars were spent on the war, it is quite amazing that its conclusion is being met with disinterested yawns.
The Future of Egypt By | November 24, 2011
Politics in Egypt: After all the shouting and arguments, the winner will be the one with the biggest mobs and the most bread and circuses
Incoming Spanish Prime Minister Promised to Repeal Abortion Law and Other Anti-Family Policies By | November 23, 2011
Spain's incoming prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, promised it would repeal the new measure and return to the previous law
UNESCO elects Syria to human rights committees By UN Watch | November 23, 2011
Vote slammed by UNESCO director & Canada FM
Obama to deploy 500 FBI agents to London Olympics By | November 23, 2011
FBI’s international law enforcement activities
Iran threatens U.S. with “crushing” retaliation By | November 23, 2011
The U.S. should understand that a war against Iran and Syria will not remain in the Iranian and Syrian territories, but it will engulf the whole region