Posted on June 2, 2008 by Jim Elve
“Canada should be welcoming Americans who flee to our country to escape Bush’s illegal war in Iraq,” said Green Party leader Elizabeth May. “In accordance with a motion passed by the House of Commons Citizenship and Immigration Committee, conscientious objectors and their immediate family members should be granted refuge in Canada.”
GPC Press Release, May 23, [...]
Filed under: Canadian Politics, Global Politics, Human Rights, US Politics, War and Peace | Tagged: Iraq, Non-Violence, War Resisters | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 6, 2008 by Jim Elve
As the world slips into a food crisis of epic proportions, analysts, politicians, producers, investors, purveyors, scientists, economists and pundits are weighing in with opinions on causes. Faced with the morbid spectacle of millions upon millions of deaths by starvation, many special interest sectors are eager to point the finger of blame. Those fingers are generally not pointed back at themselves.
Who are the blameholders? It depends on who is doing the blaming.
Filed under: Global Politics, Human Rights | Tagged: Economy, Food Crisis, Green Party, Politics | 1 Comment »
