All posts tagged Terrorism

President Obama’s 2nd term
October 1, 2013, 1 Comment

State of the Union 2013: President Obama’s address to Congress (Transcript) Why the Shutdown Looks So Bad for the GOP ...

Wednesday Night #1647
September 25, 2013, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1647

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our neighbours, the table at Wednesday Night was a virtual groaning board of wond ...

Middle East & Arab World – 9/11 2012
November 2, 2012, 1 Comment

The fallacy of the phrase, ‘the Muslim world’ Western media reinforces stereotypes by reducing a complex set ...

Sub-Saharan Africa: Conflict and governance (2011)
December 28, 2011, 1 Comment

 Africa 2011: top stories for the year to come A look ahead at the Africa stories that will be in the news in 2011. (Gl ...

Wednesday Night #1534
July 27, 2011, 2 Comments

The difference between the optimist and the pessimist is the pessimist has a little more information The Scribe’s ...

Wednesday Night #1522
May 3, 2011, 1 Comment

A recent Facebook post sums it up: Tornadoes, Royal Wedding, Bin Laden, and now Harper. Okay, that’s it. This week ...

Wednesday Night #1508
January 26, 2011, 1 Comment

The State of the Union When Barack Obama was elected President of the United States, he was likened to John F. Kennedy. ...

Pakistan post 2008 elections – Updates
December 1, 2010, 2 Comments

NYT Pakistan News CIA World Factbook – Pakistan BBC Pakistan country profile Reuters blog Pakistan: Now or Never? ...

Wednesday Night #1465
March 31, 2010, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1465

There is a difference between public interest and what the public is interested in. If you are to be tough (as a politic ...

Wednesday Night #1453
January 6, 2010, 1 Comment

Leonard Cohen Poet-in-residence at Westmount High With a background of the soundtrack of some of the poet’s wonder ...