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- 911’s Deeper Significance – an Oppositional Perspective
- A 2002 Critique of the Prime Minister's Office
- Afghanistan’s TAPI Pipeline – We Stand on Guard for Free
- All Published Work: Politics / Martial Arts / Short Fiction
- Anti-Globalization 1999-A Canadian Perspective
- Anti-Semitism and Criticism of Israeli Militarism
- Article: Canadian governments embrace IHRA “Working Definition of antisemitism”
- Attack Ads Toxic to Democracy
- Bailing-out Trudeau’s Bail-in Regime
- Book Review - December 2015: The Harper Years in Retrospect
- Book Review and Commentary: Among the Truthers: A Journey Through America’s Growing Conspiracist Underground
- CANADIAN DIMENSION
- Canada Acknowledges Indigenous Genocide
- Canada Backs Palestinian Self-determination
- Canada Doesn’t Need Saudi Arabia
- Canada Indifferent to Palestinian Autonomy
- Canada Justifies Afghanistan Tragedy
- Canada Moves to Protect Sharks
- Canada without NAFTA
- Canada’s 150th more Than a Party
- Canada’s Lingering Reefer Madness
- Canada’s Nuclear Hypocrisy
- Canada’s UN Ambassador Supports Israeli “Expansion by Peace Process”
- Canada’s Venezuelan Meddling a Pre-election Diversion
- Canadian Perspective on the 2008 U.S. Financial Crisis
- Canadian Rebuke to Saudi Arabia Long Overdue
- Critique of Sophie Dulesh Article in Humanist Perspectives Issue 192: Spring 2015 - Reflections on the State of Israel
- Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act Long Overdue
- Cultural Theory of Risk
- Cuts to Carbon Emissions must Be Greater, Faster
- David Frum’s Kleptocracts
- Dying for Oil: Business as Usual-Canada and the TAPI Pipeline
- Economist Magazine Content With Israeli Policy
- Election 2019 – Canada’s Free Speech Distraction
- Election 2019: Trudeau’s Ethics Mirror Harper’s
- Expediency, Power and Oppression
- Exporting Terrorism
- Federal Media Bailout
- Foundations of Self-Defense
- Free Market Principles for Banks
- Gaza's Agony: an Alternative Perspective on Recent Events
- Gender Differences in Personal Advertisements
- HUMANIST PERSPECTIVES
- Haitian Intervention Fatigue
- Hamas attacks on Israel inevitable - terrible retaliation was only a matter of time
- Harper Offers False Choice for Middle East Peace
- Harper’s Israeli Foreign Legion
- Hezbollah Still a Useful Boogeyman for Israel and United States
- Highland Scots Experience Parallels Palestinian Case
- Historical Context Absent from Gaza Commentary
- History Contradicts Claims That Hamas’ October 7 Attacks Unprovoked
- Inbalance in Canada's Parliament 2002
- Indigenous Sovereignty Impacting Canada’s Evolving Energy Sector
- Iran’s Ukraine Air Disaster Not Terrorism
- Jason Kenney’s Ministry of Truth
- Just Don’t Call MMA an Art
- Karate Organizations: A Theoretical Approach
- Karate and Spirituality
- Kinder Morgan’s Bailout Blunder
- Left/Right Concept Outdated
- Liberals Impose Conservative Carbon Tax
- More Unpublished Letters & Articles
- Navigating Ethics and Compromise in Martial Arts
- PUBLISHED ARTICLES / SHORT FICTION: 2006-2024
- Palestine Becomes the Modern State of Israel
- Palestinian Nakba and Israel's Creation Deserve Equal Recognition
- Paradise Canada
- Peace Process
- Peace Talks Really Permanent Delaying Tactic
- Peter MacKay: Let Veterans Eat Cake
- Political Engagement Requires Sacrifice
- Politicians tip-toeing around Bill 21 during election
- Radio interviews: Canadian Council of Chief Executives
- Rare Book Suggests North American Holocaust
- Reality of U.S. Record on Cuba
- Reality-Based Self-Defense
- Regulation and Deregulation
- Remembering to Forget - November Eleventh’s Collective Amnesia
- Royal Visit 2016 - Junior Team Tours the West Coast
- SHORT FICTION
- Saudi Oppression Boosts Canada’s Economy
- Stephen Harper Still Exerting Influence
- Stephen Harper’s “Moral Clarity” in Defense of Israeli Exceptionalism
- Summer Jobs Program and Charter Declarations Aren’t Anti-Anything
- Symbolic Democracy in Canada
- Syrian Syriana
- Ten Million Dollar Khadr Award Latest Cost of Canada's “Tagalong” Foreign Policy
- The Canadian Council of Chief Executives: Northern Oligarchy
- The Country of Quebec Versus the Province of Cape Breton
- The Humanistic Value of Martial Arts (Budo)
- The Political Economy of Afghanistan
- The Real Bank Crisis: Protecting Profits at Public Expense
- The Shift From Repressive to Restitutive Justice
- The World Trade Organization
- Trudeau Meek on Trump’s Jerusalem Gambit
- Trudeau Renews UNRWA Funding - Quietly Accepts Israeli Dominance in Palestine
- Trudeau’s Economic Imbalance – Labour and Social Democrats Excluded from New Advisory Council
- Trudeau’s Electoral Evasions
- Trudeau’s Gun Laws: A Work in Progress
- Trudeau’s Security Council Bid
- Trudeau’s Sprinkle Spin
- Trump off the Political Spectrum
- Trump’s Abraham Accords Incited Hamas Attack
- Trump’s Punitive Peace Process - Palestinians Pressured to Accept Israeli Terms
- UNPUBLISHED OTTAWA
- Unpublished Ottawa: Barrigar’s Middle East Dualism Devoid of Nuance
- VICTORIA STANDARD COLUMNS
- Welfare Fraud
- Western Separatist Rhetoric Inevitable
- Who will commemorate the Nakba in Canada? BRIAR PATCH – BLOG
- Wounded Veterans Deserve Better
- Zanshin and Personal Security Concepts
- Author's Bio
The Political Value of Worthy and Unworthy Victims - One wounded Ukrainian versus 400 dead Palestinians
Sun, 03/23/2025 - 10:31 — adminThe Political Value of Worthy and Unworthy Victims
(One wounded Ukrainian versus 400 dead Palestinians)
Chronicle Herald: 20 March, 2025
It seems the wounding of a recent Ukrainian immigrant matters more to Canada’s mainstream press than the brutal deaths of over 400 Palestinian civilians in killed in Gaza by Israeli bullets, bombs and artillery since the so-called ceasefire was declared. The number of wounded and maimed is likely higher.
Harper Unlikely to Share the Hardships He Advises for Fellow Canadians
Thu, 02/20/2025 - 11:42 — adminHarper Unlikely to Share the Hardships He Advises for Fellow Canadians
Chronicle Herald: February 20, 2025
“Nothing over the centuries has more often been urged than the social rewards of hardship, urged by those who will not have to suffer it.’
According to a February 14, 2025, Post Media article, 'I would be prepared to impoverish the country and not be annexed, if that was the option we’re facing,' the former prime minister reportedly said.
King Charles versus king Donald
Wed, 02/19/2025 - 09:20 — adminKing Charles versus king Donald
Hill Times: 19 February 2025
The prestige of scandal-riven British royalty has steadily-eroded over the decades but the monarchy could help Canada deal with Donald Trump’s bully tactics.
Unlike Charles the third, Donald Trump; in spite of his wealth and political power, is merely a wannabe king who desperately needs to be liked, admired and even feared. This dynamic provides a Machiavellian opportunity to Canadians of wit and courage who understand the power of perception in politics.
Trump’s careless rhetoric betrays deep contempt for principled conduct
Fri, 02/14/2025 - 12:08 — adminTrump’s careless rhetoric betrays deep contempt for principled conduct
Inverness Oran / Chronicle Herald: February 12, 2025
Dear Editor,
During Donald Trump’s recent public appearance with Benjamin Netanyahu, the U.S. leader declared that Gaza’s Palestinian population must accept his vague promise to settle them elsewhere. Without acknowledging the source of Gaza’s destruction, Trump then claimed that America would rebuild the battered territory, transforming it into a paradise.
Trump’s Abraham Accords Incited Hamas Attack
Wed, 02/12/2025 - 12:52 — adminTrump’s Abraham Accords Incited Hamas Attack
Canadian Dimension: 12 February 2025
Donald Trump’s failed 2020 Abraham Accords led directly to the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. This agreement, initially signed by Israel, the US, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, was ostensibly designed to “recognize the importance of maintaining and strengthening peace in the Middle East and around the world based on mutual understanding and coexistence, as well as respect for human dignity and freedom, including religious freedom.”
Why Do Mice Vote for Cats?
Wed, 01/29/2025 - 16:19 — adminWhy Do Mice Vote for Cats?
Hill Times: January 29, 2025
I wonder how the late Tommy Douglas would have responded to a character like Donald Trump? Canada once boasted a bold politician who understood the value of subtle humor and a clever analogy.
Israel and ICC Arrest Warrants - Netanyahu Finally Accountable for his Conduct
Wed, 11/27/2024 - 09:40 — adminIsrael and ICC Arrest Warrants
Netanyahu Finally Accountable for his Conduct
Hill Times: 27 November 2024 / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: January/February 2025
After 61 years of existence, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has finally indicted a pair of Western-backed leaders. It is a pity it took 44,000 Palestinian deaths to inspire such action.
Stephen Harper’s “Moral Clarity” in Defense of Israeli Exceptionalism
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 20:02 — adminStephen Harper’s “Moral Clarity” in Defense of Israeli Exceptionalism
Canadian Dimension: 20 November 2024
Why Does Israel Insist on Armed Conflict?
Sun, 11/17/2024 - 13:54 — adminWHY DOES ISRAEL INSIST ON ARMED CONFLICT?
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: November / December 2024
The claim that the brutality of Israel’s ongoing Gaza campaign is completely justified by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel is outrageous. Only someone unaware of Israel’s history could honestly believe that the Hamas attack was entirely unprovoked. I wonder how Israelis or any other group would behave had they been trapped in a blockaded territory since 2006.
Remembrance Day -2024: Soldiers Used and Discarded by "Leaders"
Fri, 11/15/2024 - 10:36 — adminRemembrance Day Thoughts – 2024
Inverness Oran: 12 November 2024
Behind the poppies and public recognition of past valor lurks a lingering public tendency to minimize the true horror and futility of armed conflict. This is understandable among people who have never directly experienced the terror of foreign invasion or occupation. Unfortunately, our safe distance from others’ suffering encourages many to justify and excuse military solutions to international strife.
