Category Archives: War on Terror

Conspiracy Theories – Sometimes There’s Fire beneath the Smoke

Posted on November 7, 2010
Jim by Jim

9/11 Conspiracy? Maybe. General James Conway was one of the “message force multipliers” assigned by the Pentagon to harden U.S. public opinion. As the general put it on one occasion, “Our primary strategic target was our own population.” 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

Canada Budget: Coming Up: Some Thoughts

Posted on February 21, 2010
Jim by Jim

Harper is planning to spend billions on fighter bombers we do not need. Neither we nor the Americans have an enemy with an air-force. If money is to be spent on the military…it should be spent to improve public relations and intelligence gathering. Continue reading →

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Canada Needs For A Judicial Inquiry Into Afghan Detainees Arrested In Our Name

Posted on January 18, 2010
Jim by Jim

“Like it or not, Canada is at war. To my mind it does not do any good for anyone to air our dirty laundry in public; at least during the conflict this should happen in camera. The word treason comes to mind for those who undermine their country’s war effort.” Continue reading →

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Palestine Israel Are they that Far apart?

Posted on January 6, 2010
Jim by Jim

Out of The Mouths Of Babes A Lesson In Friendship and Love In my early visits to the Middle East, I met people, who remembered the days when Jews and Arabs were friends. An old Palestinian once told me that … Continue reading →

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