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Finally, someone has spoken up about the rampant political opportunism surrounding the tsunami relief efforts in Asia. The U.N. Secretary General, Kofi Annan, pointed out in his own diplomatic way that, as the water recedes, it is quickly being replaced by a flood of foreign dignitaries. As they drop by for a photo op and ... Read More

He Blinked First

Here’s a quick recap of where things stood yesterday afternoon: Ian Scott had posted a conjecture to his Web site that Warren Kinsella took exception to, and resulted in some legal unpleasantness between those individuals (still ongoing). [Update: now resolved ] I did some research into Ian’s post, and while I agree that the content ... Read More

A Question for Warren Kinsella

Warren, in light of the umbrage you displayed over the post at Babbling Brooks which drew a legal response from you, I’m curious as to how you would defend your conduct towards David Janes, another Canadian blogger. To refresh your memory, here are your words again: “The Internet is full of red-necked, mouth-breathing rightist poltroons ... Read More

Style Over Substance

CBC reports that CanWest Global is in the hot-seat for altering the meaning of reports it obtains from other news agencies. They have evidently been peppering Middle-East news with the word ‘terrorist’ when describing mainly Arab groups. No kidding. As an example, Schlesinger cited a recent Reuters story, in which the original copy read: “…the ... Read More

Internet Radio for the Right

I originally asked this question over at the Western Standard Blog in a comment, but I’d like to know why those on the right of the political spectrum in Canada haven’t considered setting up their own Internet radio station? It seems http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2004/09/e_read.html#commentsto me that this would be much more productive than the continual carping about ... Read More