Category Archives: United Nations

Canada take note: There Is Hope in America

Posted on December 27, 2010
Jim by Jim

The fossilized government of Canada waffles and wrings its slimy hands over what to do about its participation in the poorly-thought-out war in Afghanistan. Continue reading →

Posted in Asides and Musings, Canada in Afghanistan, Canadian Politics and Politicians, Current Affairs, independent politics, United Nations, War Resisters | 2 Comments

The Conundrum of Human and Civil rights in israel

Posted on December 20, 2010
Jim by Jim

There are many Jewish peace organizations and they can be found both in Israel and around the world. These groups are all staffed and run by dedicated human beings many of whom take their cues from the Torah/Bible. Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Good Works, Middle East, United Nations | 10 Comments

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

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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