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Farley Mowat. His name is almost synonymous with "Canadian." He died this past week at the age of nearly 93, and he leaves a remarkable legacy. It is a privilege to write about him.
One thing I have learnt from fasting in Ramadan since I converted to Islam in 1994 is that you appreciate food and water more fully.
In a piece headlined The Canadian Charger Magazine honours another 9/11 conspiracy theorist, Jonathan Kay of the National Post offers a perfect example of the debating technique of pro-Zionists and anti-truthers: (1) call your opponents names, and (2) lie shamelessly.
There have been two news stories in the last couple of days that have raised spirits and hopes both in the Middle East and here in the US. It is very good to get positive news in a world of constant struggle against greater forces of injustice and brutality. Yet, it would be wise to restrain one's glee. Those forces represent governments (including the one in Washington) and their bureaucracies.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, looking suspiciously like a Wall Street banker, presented his defense to the Israeli nation today (June 2, 2010).
Part I - Emotionally Moving Pictures
I got this email from an Ivy League student when I arrived to give a speech. She was responsible for making sure that I was delivered to my hotel and knew where to go the next day:
No one should be under the illusion that University of Lethbridge president Dr. Mike Mahon is giving the case of suspended professor Dr. Anthony Hall proper legal procedure and due diligence.
There was an Old Person of Tring Who when she was called on to sing Replied, “Ain’t it odd, I can never tell ‘God Save the Weasel’ from ‘Pop Goes the King’.”
A large majority of Canadians take pride in the degree to which our country has become multicultural,
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Dimitri Lascaris just returned to Greece from an 11-day journey across Iran in a time of war. While walking the streets of a coastal town in Crete, Dimitri discusses what he learned in Iran, where he thinks the war is heading, and why he came to Crete to continue his coverage of the war.