Category: Nuclear Weapons

Obama’s Nuclear Backpeddling/More Harper Embarrassment

  Alas, it turns out that Obama’s recent moves re nuclear weapons were more modest than many of us had at first believed. For a very good analysis, go to consortiumnews.com and see the article by ex CIA official Melvin A. Goodman.  It’s very well done and definitely worth reading. http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/042010c.html *     *     *     *     [...]

Sunday April 25th, 2010 in Canadian Politics, Foreign Investment, Nuclear Weapons, Oil, Poverty, US Politics | 1 Comment »

Missile Defence/Book Publishing

  The following article (See: http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=18538) by Josh Rogin from globalresearch.ca will be of interest to many of you, but in particular those who have read my book Rushing to Armageddon.  “Front and center in America’s security policy”????  If so we’re in big trouble.  There have been no developments of any importance re missile defence [...]

Tuesday April 13th, 2010 in Book Publishing, Missile Defence, Nuclear Weapons, US Politics | Comments Off

Afghanistan/Hockey/Nuclear Weapons/Electoral Reform

  The latest public opinion poll shows that 50% of Canadians oppose “our mission in Afghanistan”, and 35% support it.    15% say neither. *     *     *     *     * I don’t know about you, but I’m getting more and more fed up with the likes of Gary Bettman and his friends who control the NHL. [...]

Sunday April 11th, 2010 in Canadian Politics, Electoral Reform, Nuclear Weapons | Comments Off

Freedom of Speech and Other Matters

  Did you see Lawrence Martin’s excellent column about freedom of speech and the Harper government in the Globe?  If not, you should. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/a-capital-where-freedoms-in-short-supply/article1511101/  By the way, Lawrence has an important book about this topic coming this fall. From what I’ve seen, it will be a BIG bestseller. *      *     *     *     * The Globe today [...]

Thursday March 25th, 2010 in Canadian Politics, Freedom of Speech, Nuclear Weapons | Comments Off