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 …

CBC lets slip, why the Green Party isn’t in Debates

The Debates start tonight with the French Language debate (8-10PM EST) on Newsworld only for the CBC and of course the other networks. (Tomorrows English debate is on Newsworld and the CBC-TV) At the end of the article the CBC finally addresses the issue of *why* the Greens aren’t in the debate. It’s not surprising, …

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 …