The militant wing of the ruling Palestinian party, Hamas, is now issuing demands for the release of 1,000 prisoners, along with the withdrawl of the IDF from Palestinian territory.
Really, is this some kind of joke? With the peace process well underway, progress being made that hadn’t been seen since 2000, these vengeful nuts—affiliated with the […]
According to unconfirmed reports, as reported by Reuters.
One can imagine how the Israelis would respond if attacked.
But beyond this, it would be incredibly stupid for the Palestinians (or the Israelis for that matter) to launch chemical or biological weapons because there are so few square miles of space in Israel and the occupied territories. Where […]
My esteemed colleague, Peter Rempel, and others, have been posting here for some time on Caledonia, the cowardice and dangerous precedents being set. David Warren of the Ottawa Citizen concurs, and most eloquently.
I can add nothing to what is already widely reported in the media on Caledonia. There are no mysteries, no facts to dispute. […]
Yesterday Bush went jogging at the White House with a double-amputee Iraq war vet, fulfilling a personal wish for the vet. Bush praised him as a “good man,” thanking him for his service. The 23 year old vet,Christian Bagge, resting his arm on Bush’s shoulder, replied, “It’s a privilege.”
I wonder what Mr. Bagge has to […]
It’s that time of the year again: Gay Pride Parades are filling the streets of our big cities and those of us with liberal orientations are having our commitment to free speech stretched out of shape.
The time of year when we are reminded that floats featuring men dressed as nuns with bananas strapped to […]
According to the Edmonton Journal, the Alberta gov’t’s revenues from the oil industry is about 19% of total revenue (in 2004, the last available date). The gov’t prefers to keep the percentage around 22%.
I can’t be bothered to assess the study’s methodology. However, the finding should underline how outrageous is the assumption (favored […]
Seanblog on gay pride parades:
These parades are designed to show that they’re proud of who they are, and to get mainstream society to accept them too. Awesome.
Proud? People derive satisfaction from their accomplishments. If homosexuality is innate, what then is there to be proud of? Should I be proud of the fact that […]
Alberta is attracting a lot of attention these days in Washington, DC.
A major push by Alberta at the Smithsonian festival will soon be upon the capital of the Great Republic. As the curator describes:
“This is an ethnographic festival, not a trade show,” says Groce, who visited the province seven or eight times and helped arrange […]
Who wants to bet that the residents of the zone that the OPP has now abandoned will, in the coming days, be subjected to acts of vandalism and (potentially violent) home invasions? And that the new “protectors of the peace” will be, umm, slow to respond? All the better to drive the settlers off disputed […]
We at ThePolitic admire men who are willing to shoulder a high-powered rifle in order to protect their property and families. Such bravery manifested itself in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina:
There has been, however, one bright spot that has emenated from the lawlessness of New Orleans. That is shop-keepers and business-owners that have […]
