Monthly Archives: June 2010

Criminals as victims

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Violence Policy Center (VPC) are peddling the notion that concealed-handgun permit holders are a danger to society. Last month, the center released a report claiming that in the past three years, … Continue reading

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World June 27th, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | Kyrgyzstan holds referendum after ethnic clashes Kyrgyzstan is holding a referendum on a new constitution amid fears it could inflame ethnic tensions. [...] #2 — BBC | Voters defy Islamist threats in Somaliland There has been … Continue reading

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Canada June 27th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CBC | 2 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan Two Canadian soldiers were killed in Afghanistan when their armoured vehicle hit an improvised explosive device, the military said Saturday. [...] #2 — CBC | Toronto faces second violent day: … Continue reading

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Wildrose leader attacks Tories (4)

Wildrose Alliance Leader Danielle Smith appealed to alienated Alberta conservatives Friday to unite behind her and topple the 39-year Tory dynasty, arguing the government has passed its best-before date and that political change is within reach. In what was the … Continue reading

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Government lawyers reject Iacobucci inquiry findings (1)

The federal government, in contesting a $180 million lawsuit by three Muslim-Canadians, is refusing to accept the factual findings of its own judicial inquiry into the detention and torture of the men in Syria and Egypt. It means Canadian taxpayers … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update June 26th, 2010 (25)

Canada #1 — CBC | Kandahar court martial evidence ends The witnesses have all spoken and the court martial of Capt. Robert Semrau, who allegedly executed an injured, unarmed Taliban fighter two years ago, is headed back to Canada for … Continue reading

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Hanson: The Law? How Quaint! (1)

We are well into revolutionary times, but perhaps not in the way we traditionally think of political upheaval. Instead, insidiously, the law itself is becoming negotiable — or rather, it is becoming subservient to what elite overseers at any given … Continue reading

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STEYN: Obama zones out

What do Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal and BP have in common? Aside from the fact that they’re both Democratic Party supporters. Or they were. Gen. McChrystal is a liberal who voted for President Obama and banned Fox News from his … Continue reading

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Presidential Vote Tests Merkel’s Ailing Coalition

BERLIN — It has been lost on few here in Germany that Angela Merkel, the pastor’s daughter from the former East Germany, sees her reign as chancellor threatened by another pastor from the former East Germany. Joachim Gauck, 70, a … Continue reading

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