Jerry Philipson

Jerry Philipson is a retired grandfather who has spent many years working in non-profit social service agencies in Canada and the United States. He holds dual Canadian and American citizenship and has been passionate about politics, civil liberties, freedom and democracy for virtually his whole life. He is particularly interested in the Middle East and America and believes that it is vital for people of good heart and good conscience to speak out against tyranny and dishonesty and to stand up and defend and protect Western values, principles and institutions.

Most Recent Articles by Jerry Philipson:

Drones in the United States, good grief what’s next? February 18, 2013

The very notion is un-American

What on earth would Obama have to do to get impeached? February 11, 2013

Continuous flouting and ignoring of the Constitution, the law of the land and the boundaries of his office

Self defense behind Israeli attacks February 2, 2013

Hezbollah, Syria, Lebanon

Unworthy Hagel embarrasses himself and Obama February 2, 2013

Shameful, sad and very, very dangerous

Has Fordo been sabotaged? January 27, 2013

Reports are coming out of Iran that a large explosion has destroyed much of Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility

A good job all around January 24, 2013

Israeli elections

Gun nut in the White House January 21, 2013

Taking advantage of childrens' deaths for political purposes

Terrible speech, terrible presidency January 21, 2013

America and Americans are worse off in every conceivable way since he took office and they will be that much more worse off by the time he leaves

Settlements are not impediments January 21, 2013

Denying historical record is denying reality

Merry Christmas on the Buses of Saskatoon December 19, 2012

Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission

Liberman has it right December 14, 2012

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman

United Nations sanctions and rewards hatred, violence, murder, terrorism, corruption and duplicity December 2, 2012

The UN vote had nothing to do with the Palestinians or Palestinian statehood, with Israel or the Israelis

Uh-oh November 23, 2012

Israel has to change Iran’s thinking and not waste any time doing it either.

Is Israel setting up Hamas? November 22, 2012

Maybe Israel wants to use Hamas’s breaking the agreement, which won’t take very long, as an excuse to invade and occupy Gaza

Should Israel sign a cease-fire agreement with Hamas? November 20, 2012

Cease-fires have not worked in Israel’s favour in the past and a cease-fire will not work now either

You really have to admire Israel November 18, 2012

Don’t blame Israel or Israelis for doing what they have to do to survive

Palestinian rockets no surprise November 12, 2012

It's not surprising at all that these attacks have come in the wake of Obama’s election victory

Israel will be around a lot longer than Obama - America will too November 10, 2012

President Obama’s antipathy for Israel, Obama's pro-Islamic, pro-Palestinian, pro-Jihadist and anti-American

Iranian jets attack the United States - America responds by sending a protest November 9, 2012

America’s feeble response does make more and bigger attacks a dead certainty and does bring war in the Middle East and beyond closer. Much, much closer

Blockheads of the day - Americans who voted for Obama November 7, 2012

Seduced by vague promises, platitudes, no knowledge of history, economics or the world

A message to Americans—get out and vote for Romney November 5, 2012

Freedom, democracy, civil liberties, peace and prosperity all depend on a Romney victory

Obama attacks Americans’ civil liberties October 31, 2012

Warrantless eavesdropping, e-mail surveillance on Americans

Thanks Geert, we’re indebted to you October 29, 2012

Geert Wilders, Swedish Free Press Society, Malmo Sweeden

Dereliction of duty amounting to murder October 29, 2012

Benghazi, Libya

Islamic mothers love October 28, 2012

Martyrdom in the name of Islam