think, feel, act…
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Israel has much for which to answer. And it has some gruesomely dark patches in its history (Chatilla and Sabra tweak a memory?). But it cannot be denounced for acting without restraint in this most recent action. Nor is it reasonable to try put “proportional response” in any scales that tip against Israel’s strikes into Gaza.Friday, October 10, 2008
Commentary by Glenn Caleval
Below you will find an Urgent Appeal from Amnesty International seeking assistance in the forcible detention of a family. The proper terms to use in describing this disgraceful episode are “kidnapping” and “hostages.”
The nub of the story is that Syrian government kidnapped a family, mother and five children, and trafficked them to [...]
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
At the outset of the U.S. election I wrote that the United States and the world could rest content with either candidate’s victory in November. I believed that McCain was a man of sense, duty and integrity and I was particularly impressed with his willingness to stand on a stage with fellow primary contenders and [...]
Monday, September 22, 2008
Various news sources feeding the Wired Web Press Network have been reporting on the $25 / barrel jump in oil prices September 22nd.
Considering a few days ago the price was under $100 / per barrel and on the 22nd they reach $130 / barrel, the point should be strikingly, indisputably clear:The price of oil no [...]
Sunday, September 14, 2008
I’ve been hearing a lot about the study reported in CBC’s Urban real estate values set to plunge, UBC expert forecasts.
A couple of anxious friends who had purchased homes over the past twelve months are quite concerned because, although they bought in Saskatoon, the tone and tenor of the story as it appeared in many [...]
Friday, September 5, 2008
By Amnesty International
Urgent Action AppealUA 243/08HONDURAS
Luis Javier Santos (m), Public Prosecutor for Consumer ProtectionMembers of Luis Javier Santos’ family
Public Prosecutor Luis Javier Santos has been shot four times and is in a critical condition in hospital, following an attack connected to his anti-corruption work. He is receiving some police protection in hospital but this [...]
Friday, August 29, 2008
An important, if disturbing article has been published on the Wired Web Press Network, essentially claiming that factions seeking independence from China and Russia have taken as vindication the Russian’s recent expropriation and recognition as independent two territories of Georgia.
