What happened in Afghanistan

The last chapter of the Somalia Inquiry

The entire report is here.

Somalia Inquiry report is here from Queen's University qspace..

The Leaders' debates translated into beer

Stephen Harper:
Molson Canadian or Coors Light, beer that Canadians like and Americans own.

Tom Mulcair:
Granville Island Lager, beer made in Canada with Canadian industry under fair working conditions, to be exported easily and safely through the Beer East pipeline.

Justin Trudeau:
FARMHOUSE HOUBLON.  IT HAS EVERYTHING.  EXCEPT F35s.

Elizabeth May:
We should all grow our own hops.

Gilles Duceppe:
Vous ne pouvez pas boire de la bière et de porter un niqab.

The Pope nails it.

Being at the service of dialogue and peace also means being truly determined to minimize and, in the long term, to end the many armed conflicts throughout our world. Here we have to ask ourselves: Why are deadly weapons being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and society? Sadly, the answer, as we all know, is simply for money: money that is drenched in blood, often innocent blood. In the face of this shameful and culpable silence, it is our duty to confront the problem and to stop the arms trade.

The Magna Carta is 800 years old, alive and well in Canada

Read the whole thing here

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Stephen Harper and the F35 impulse buy

Globe and Mail

National Post story

Fortunately, hotter heads might prevail...

Australian House of Representatives
Review of the Defence Annual Report 2010-2011

Of course, Steve's friend Tony Abbott already ejected:

The obvious outcome for Canada's General Election

1.  Liberal/NDP coalition

2.  Elizabeth May is Prime Minister

CPC Communications Strategy

...in which mindfuck is a policy and illiteracy is a job description.

Our principled standing in the world.

Wherever we stand, we stand with the principle of never changing our minds, especially when the stand defies common sense, sanity, and the law.

State of Palestine Flag to Fly at United Nations Headquarters, Offices as General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Non-Member Observer States

Amidst heated debates about the political value of symbolic gestures, the General Assembly today adopted five resolutions on a wide range of topics, including the raising of flags by non-member observer States at the United Nations and debt restructuring.

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The world body adopted the resolution on raising the flags of non-member observer States at the United Nations (document A/69/L.76) by a recorded vote of 119 in favour to 8 against (Australia, Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Tuvalu, United States), with 45 abstentions.  By the terms of that text, the General Assembly decided that the flags of non-member observer States maintaining permanent observer missions at Headquarters shall be raised at Headquarters and United Nations offices following the flags of the Members States of the Organization.

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How to interview a Conservative

Lynton Crosby

Maybe if we get a new deck chair...

News: #UNGA votes to raise the flags of non-member observer States at UN: http://t.co/p7rogLFOu1 via @UN_PGA pic.twitter.com/biFcO9H99d

— United Nations (@UN) September 10, 2015

Fear and Nothing

The CPC Election Platform 2015

Found in possession of a loaded question: Parkins 'toon on vetting and security at Tory rallies #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/cvYn5FQ8yB

— Stephen Wicary (@wicary) August 31, 2015