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Afghan war will cost taxpayers $22B
(Canwest. Sept. 18) The Afghan war is going to end up costing the Defence Department more than $22 billion, both in actual money spent on the mission and future payments to rebuild equipment and provide long-term care for veterans, a military conference heard Wednesday. The figures are contained in a yet-to-be-released study by security analyst David Perry, a former deputy director of Dalhousie University’s Centre for Foreign Policy Studies. The study will be included in an upcoming edition of the International…
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Peace activists occupy Tory candidate’s office
(Peacenews. Sept. 20) Anti-war activists peacefully occupied the campaign office of federal Conservative candidate Trevor Kennerd to focus attention on the planned deportation of American Iraq war resister Jeremy Hinzman and his family to the United States. The occupation began at 10:00 AM Central Time today. The protestors intend to continue their nonviolent occupation until Hinzman’s deportation, expected Sept. 23, is stayed, or until they are compelled to leave. Trevor Kennerd’s campaign office is located at 1393 Pembina Highway in Winnipeg.…
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Dr. Jim Harding - Canada’s deadly secret
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Hilarious video: Canadian culture in peril
People in Quebec are really beginning to mobilize against Harper, with unions adopting the ABC campaign (Anything But Conservatives) made popular out east and the cultural community rallying against funding cuts. This latest video really takes the cake though, and no translation is required:
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Call for help in Gustav’s wake
Gustav and Ike have caused the worst storm damage in Cuba’s history. As you already know, Cuba has once more suffered the fierce attack of a hurricane. This one, Gustav, is considered to be the most devastating in the last forty years. Having caused severe flooding in its early stages in eastern Cuba, it grew in strength and size in the warm Caribbean waters and, after demolishing the special municipality of the Isle of Youth with its awful force, invaded Pinar…
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CAW urgently needs democratic renewal
(Excellent piece by Joe Emersberger) Back in May the CAW (Canadian Autoworkers) ratified contracts that made concessions to the Big Three. The concessions the CAW made were not as significant as those earlier made by the UAW (their US counterparts). The contracts were ratified despite some rumblings among the CAW rank and file. A few weeks ago, while reading the CAW Local 1498 meeting minutes, I came across the following statement by my union representative, Paul: “Being part of the bargaining…
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Chomsky: Where now for capitalism?
(Viewpoints. BBC News. Sept 19) Markets have inherent and well-known inefficiencies. One factor is failure to calculate the costs to those who do not participate in transactions. These “externalities” can be huge. That is particularly true for financial institutions. Their task is to take risks, calculating potential costs for themselves. But they do not take into account the consequences of their losses for the economy as a whole. Hence the financial market “underprices risk” and is “systematically inefficient,” as John Eatwell…
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The Canadian election and the Afghan War
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Tariq Ali: Obama, Afghanistan, & Pakistan
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Six Nations Needs Urgent Support
This morning, the Brantford Police arrested two young activists from Six Nations, aged 17 and 19. The two were arrested in transit while trying to leave the campsite on Fen Ridge Court. Twenty cops in 8 unmarked cars pulled over the vehicle they were travelling in, and arrested the two teenagers who are currently in jail. Activists at the site in Brantford have asked for supporters to come to the site tonight and/or tomorrow. The Hampton Inn site on Fen Ridge…
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