So many times I have been taken to task for accusing the US of botching the situation in Iraq and creating far more hardship than was there before the invasion, or right after the fall of Saddam. Today I will simply point at Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island. He said insurgents "pretty much" …
Ukrainians will vote again: Canada sends Army of observers
Good news from Ukraine last week. They will rerun the run-off (get that?) vote between the two candidates on Dec. 26. Canada is sending 500 observers to ensure a fair vote. It's been truly amazing watching the goings on in the Ukraine. I wonder if there has been, in the history of the world, a …
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My World for a Cardboard House
Ever play "house" with a refrigerator box when you were a kid? Well, now you really CAN live in one! Some Australian researchers have constructed a house almost completely out of cardboard... and 100% recycleable! Granted, I don't think you'd want to build one of these things in Canada... slightly too cold and wet... but …