Category Archives: Diplomacy

The Time Has Come For the Canadian Parliament to Show Some Will

Posted on November 12, 2010
Jim by Jim

formulate a question and exercise a little democracy – ask Canadians if they want to spend 20 billion dollars on jet fighters over the next 15 years or spend the same amount on those social programmes I mentioned and debt/deficit reduction…and see what they say. Continue reading →

Posted in Asides and Musings, Canada in Afghanistan, Canadian Politics and Politicians, Current Affairs, Diplomacy, Good Works, independent politics, United Nations, United States | 5 Comments

Israel and The Moral Conscience of the World

Posted on June 12, 2010
Jim by Jim

Fully 80% of Gaza’s population lives on the edge of malnutrition, depending on international charities for their daily nourishment. Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Diplomacy, independent politics, Middle East, Nuclear Weapons, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Middle East: End of History, or Beginning of a New Era (pt.2)

Posted on February 27, 2010
Jim by Jim

Here and there we catch glimpses of light that shine through the cracks in the walls of bigotry and hatred we have slowly built up, quite often not even knowing why we built such walls in the first place. Peace in the Middle East is still possible. Continue reading →

Posted in Asides and Musings, Current Affairs, Diplomacy, Good Works, Iran, Middle East, Religion, United Nations, United States, World Peace | Leave a comment

The Middle East: End of History, or Beginning of a New Era (pt. one)

Posted on February 26, 2010
Jim by Jim

The foundational problem of what is, by any stretch, a profound and ongoing crisis, is the inability of both Palestinians and Israelis to come to terms with their own history either separately or together, a point made by the professor from Tel Aviv. Continue reading →

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Israel Assassinates Palestinian Leaders: A Bankrupt Policy

Posted on February 24, 2010
Jim by Jim

When a government attempts to make policy by unlawful means, whether by invading another country or murdering political leaders, the door is opened to disaster. Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Diplomacy, Iran, Mainstream Media, Middle East, Uncategorized, United States, War on Terror, World Peace | 2 Comments