An Open Letter to the UAE

This is an open letter being presented to the following recipients:Ambassador, H. E.  Mr. Mohamed Abdulla Al Ghafli at the Ottawa Embassy for the United Arab Emirates; Counsellor, Mr. Mohammed Saeed Al Kaabi...

The Vancouver Hockey Riots: What Comes Next?

                        If hindsight really is 20/20, then now is the time to deconstruct the events surrounding the riots that ensued following the...

Islam and Human Rights

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”         ...

Israel and Palestine: the Conflict Continues

Well, it’s that time in the Presidential cycle again. Usually, about two years into their first term, the President of the United States gets his Middle Eastern advisors together in a huddle, comes up with a plan...

Clowns Going Viral

The Granger Brothers are on a roll. These two crazy Canadian kids from Vancouver, B.C. have been plotting something for quite some time and it’s finally here. It’s called “The Charlie Da Clown Show” and...

Learning From History: America and Japan, Part II

Joseph Grew, America’s Ambassador to Japan, beginning in 1932, also had strong words of concern over Japan’s growing influence and intentions. In his analysis on the present state of affairs in Southeast Asia...

Learning From History: America and Japan, Part I

The 20th century began with the world converting to oil as its primary energy source for industrial and military purposes. In an atmosphere of specific shifts in foreign policy to accommodate this transformation,...

MMA and the Perfected Man

Society has always been obsessed with achieving physical perfection. Perhaps, it is inspired by an innate need to dominate one’s environment by colluding with the best possible group of individuals for adapting...

Jihad

In an era defined by the inception of organized military force and evolving religious thought, collusion by these two dominant ethos was inevitable. The rhetoric of spiritual guidance, as extolled by the estranged...

Shipwrecked in Kitsilano

                    Randy van Eyk has lived the life of a true West- Coast Mariner. He has lived aboard his 40 foot...

The Rhetoric of Hatred

                          Rhetoric of Hatred  ...

The Swine Flu Hoax

        When the avian flu scare arrived, no one questioned it. This time, things are different. Those with some brains, a memory and internet ingenuity are on the case. Let’s...

North Vancouver: where did it go?

               To really get a good perspective on a place you must abstain from visiting it for a very long time. After a ten year hiatus from...

The Curtain in Front of the Man: George Bush and al-Qaida

                        The Curtain in Front of the Man “the nature of peoples is variable; and...

The Implications of Terror

                      The Implications of Terror...
 

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