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  • Will Soleimani’s execution drag Canada into a senseless war?

    In the immediate aftermath of the U.S. assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, American pundits and politicos took to the airwaves to justify the state-sponsored...
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  • In Iraq, Canadian forces prop up another hated regime

    On October 19, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) posted a photo of Canadian soldiers in sports gear playing hockey in an air-conditioned gym at Camp...
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  • Canada extends training mission in Iraq with no end in sight

    Most Canadians are blissfully unaware that we still have troops in Iraq, or that back in November 2018 our military took command of the NATO effort to train...
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  • Omar Khadr ruling reignites powder keg

    On Monday, March 25, an Alberta judge ruled that Omar Khadr has completed his eight-year sentence for "murder in violation of the laws of war" after...
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  • Omar Khadr: “terrorist,” “murderer,” none of the above

    The Liberal government stirred a flurry of emotion with last week’s announcement that Canada will settle a civil suit and pay $10.5-million in compensation to Omar...
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  • Trump’s Colonel Blimp brigade pushing Trudeau government to rapidly increase military spending

    Ever since Donald Trump was elected president, the Canadian defence community has been in a self-flagellating flap.  The tough-talking Trump promised during his campaign to...
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  • Canada’s big Libya lie

    U.S. President Barack Obama recently referred to NATO's Libya intervention to oust president Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 as a "shit show." It's no wonder. Once...
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  • Pushing the panic button on terror

    Canada experienced another brush with global terrorism last Wednesday, when Aaron Driver was killed during an encounter with police in the sleepy southern Ontario town...
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  • Weve been sold lies about allied air strikes having ISIS on its back foot

    Last month, Daesh forces (aka IS) launched a surprise offensive against five separate targets in Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq. It was quickly confirmed that members of...
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  • In the end, Canada did cut and run

    There's a new mood in the nation's capital, one of hope and expectation that newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will magically eliminate all the...
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  • ISIS: Who exactly are we fighting for?

    Last week, NDP leader Tom Mulcair set the defence community abuzz when he told Peter Mansbridge in a one-on-one interview on the CBC that the...
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  • PM wings it on tour of ISIS front lines

    Up until two days before the press corps boarded their flight, they thought they were just accompanying the prime minister to the Netherlands to commemorate...
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  • Back to square one on sex abuse in the military

    Last Thursday's release of the long-awaited report on sexual attitudes in the Canadian Armed Forces was depicted as a bombshell by the national media. Headlines...
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  • Flying Blind On ISIS

    Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made it clear that his government isn't just going to extend the current military mission in Iraq. Now he wants...
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  • Fantino furloughed

    For months, veterans groups and opposition MPs had been calling for the head of Veterans Affairs minister Julian Fantino. And for months, Prime Minister Stephen...
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