Iranian situation – marching towards March

Over the weekend some interesting information sort of coalesced into what might be considered a strong indication for what might happen come springtime. This information spans multiple issues, from the Iranian nuclear issue, to peak oil, to Israeli security, to the global economy and the massive amounts of US debt in foreign hands. Israeli sources …

Iraqi Elections underway

Frankly, the Canadian election is boring, and fairly inconsequential. That can’t be said for Iraq. Today Iraqis will be voting for their first permanent, representative and Democratic government since Saddams’ Baath party took over the country 40 years ago. Iraqis know the process of democracy. They are familiar with the British-Commonwealth style of government (which …

Rising Attacks in Afghanistan: Stay the course

The CBC is reporting that 3 Canadians were injured by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan today. Is the moon full today? … because today I’m going to the words of George W. Bush. “Stay the course”. For the most part though, his words and mine are directed at very different things. He’s talking about the …