Iranian president trolls U.S. on Twitter, then addresses UN
While much of the Western press has been rallying around the sensational and gruesome videos depicting the murder of two journalists and one international aid worker to justify yet another imperial...
View ArticleCanada's political parties struggle with Iraq war plan
Do you want to see more independent reporting from Parliament? Please chip in now to keep rabble.ca on the Hill!Editor's note: Since the publication of this piece Justin Trudeau, leader of the...
View ArticleWaging war in Babylon: The Harper caper
Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to war (in Iraq) we go. But … whatever for?At the outset, let me say that this article is not about the how brutal or nefarious IS/ISIS/ISIL (Islamic State, or the Islamic State...
View ArticleGoing to war in Iraq to defend a legacy of utter failure
Do you want to see more independent reporting from Parliament? Please chip in now to keep rabble.ca on the Hill!Prime Minister Harper used few words on Friday afternoon to justify Canada taking a...
View ArticleElizabeth May speaks against military intervention in Iraq in Parliament
Mr. Speaker, with that, let me convey my thanks to all members of this House for the rare unanimous consent to allow a member from an unrecognized party to respond, although I do stand here recognized...
View ArticleHarper's Iraq war plan: Save people by killing them?
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 The Harper government announced its Iraq war plan, basically, saving people by killing people. But what other options are available? Consider these. The Harper government's...
View ArticleCruel to be kind: Harper's war in Iraq
There's got to be some alternatives to Harper's Iraq war plan. Oh look! They're right here!Harper's Iraq war plan: Save people by killing them?
View ArticleTen questions about the Harper Government's embrace of war with ISIS
Stephen Harper, John Baird, Laurie Hawn and the rest of the boys yesterday finally got the war in Iraq they've been pining for since 2003."We should have been there shoulder to shoulder with our...
View ArticleHarper obsessed with an Iraq war we can't win
This is a war that's been going on for 35 years. As retired American Colonel Andrew Bacevich notes in the Washington Post, Syria is the 14th country in the Islamic world that U.S. forces and their...
View ArticleExpanding Harper's new war in Iraq is an immoral misadventure by any measure
Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson has been reciting his talking points to justify extending and expanding the token Canadian military mission to the middle east: the Islamic State is "committing...
View ArticleJason Kenney sails close to the wind on Anti-Terrorism Act at picnic visit
Chip in to keep stories like these coming.Jason Kenney, who notwithstanding the dissolution of the House of Commons continues to hold the defence portfolio in the Harper Ministry, was this week...
View ArticleWho is Behind ISIS? and The Globalization of War
Tue, Nov 17, 2015 In the globalization of war, the United States and its allies have launched a military adventure which threatens the future of humanity. Presented by Reel Activism at Beit Zatoun The...
View ArticleAfter Paris, more war will change nothing
rabble is expanding our Parliamentary Bureau and we need your help! Support us on Patreon today! "Some people are more equal than others." That was the Orwellian lesson learned personally by retired...
View ArticleReflections on Paris: We need to examine our role in the Middle East
Thursday, November 19, 2015rabble is expanding our Parliamentary Bureau and we need your help! Support us on Patreon today! The next time any of us go out to a restaurant, to a sports event or to a...
View ArticleWhy are our U.S. allies so ambivalent about ISIS, and what does it mean for...
Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.For all we know, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is a fine ophthalmologist with a sympathetic...
View ArticleJennifer Loewenstein: Why suicide bombers target European cities
rey-2016-04-20a.mp3Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.Following the attack on Brussels, politicians talk about preventing more attacks...
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