How ironic it is, the recent history of Moqtada Al-Sadr of Iraq. Once vilified by Rumsfeld and the US Administrationin. He has since become a force in Iraqi politics. He arranged a demonstration in Baghdad supporting a petition signed by 1 million Iraqis (Sunni and Shia) calling for the immediate withdrawal of Coalition forces. And, …
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A National Fitness Plan
As in every Canadian election, one of the main topics of discussion for this election has been the state of the health care system in Canada. So many soundbites have been directed towards our “ailing”, “ineffecient”, “overburdened”, “overtaxed”, “underfunded” health care system for me to care to count. But is it really the system itself …
Bloggers Block… items of 2006
Call it fatigue.. call it New Years blaahhhgs.. call it laziness. The meat of the matter is that I just haven’t felt compelled to blog recently. Th news lately has been particularly uninspiring. The Ukraine and Russia… in a tiff over gas delivery at market prices… threatened to destabilize gas supplies for a large part …