Monthly Archives: July 2008

A BRITISH AND AMERICAN PLAN TO BRING DEMOCRACY TO THE MIDDLE EAST: part two

Posted on July 9, 2008
Jim by Jim

Voters in both Europe and North America must decide whether their leaders should negotiate with both insurgencies…in Iraq and in Afghanistan. Continue reading →

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A BRITISH AND AMERICAN PLAN TO BRING DEMOCRACY TO THE MIDDLE EAST – Really?

Posted on July 8, 2008
Jim by Jim

If the objective is “to bring democracy” to Afghanistan, it has failed – and failed miserably. It’s simply not possible to impose democracy by force of arms. Continue reading →

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Seven Years Later: The Western Mess in Afghanistan Is Still A Mess

Posted on July 7, 2008
Jim by Jim

Our soldiers are dying in a war that was never planned properly, never followed through on properly and never understood properly by either our political or military leaders. Continue reading →

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A Little Bit Of Justice For Chile: Finally

Posted on July 5, 2008
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I never had a great deal of admiration for Salvador Allende; as a leader, he was well-meaning but incompetent. I interviewed him in 1971 and found him an arrogant, unsympathetic character. Continue reading →

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Phoney Patriotism: An Excuse for Beer Swilling and Partying

Posted on July 4, 2008
Jim by Jim

Samuel Johnson worried that false patriotism could be contagious…and I fear we in Canada may be coming down with a bad dose of it. Continue reading →

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