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[News From Underground] News From Underground: Canada, and the case of Omar Kadhr: time, it is incumbent upon Prime Minister Harper to make the decision much easier for the newly minted American President: give Canada back its problem child. And if the Canadian government isn’t sure how to sort through a responsible judicial and rehabilitative process for this troubled young man, there are many Canadian aid agencies with expertise in this area who’ve worked with child soldiers all around the world and who’d be more than happy to help sort it out.

[Army Times - News] Canadian officials: No AWOL deportations - Army News, opinions ...: One war resister, Robin Long, has been deported since the vote and was separated from his Canadian partner and infant son. Teske, who has been living in British Columbia for two years, said in a statement that he’s proud of his decision not to take part in the Iraq war and wishes he could stay in Canada permanently.

[GI Voice - Welcome to GI Voice, a place for soldiers and their families to gather and share information] New Canadian Government Would Make Canada Sanctuary for Troops ...: Mother of three Kimberly Rivera, who has less than a week left in Canada before she faces deportation, said she fled the military after her experiences in Iraq left her emotionally scarred and unable to face the prospect of another tour of duty.

[CTV BritishColumbiaHome] CTV Edmonton - Obama says America must avoid 'trade war ...: Although there may be opportunity's for Saskatchewan with other potential trading partner's,the same can't be said for other province's.Their economy is heavily resource and agricultural based whereas Ontaro is heavily manufacturing that is tied into the U.S.Automotive is a good example as part's and vehicle's move back and forth across the border in just in time sequencing.Although I do think it is good for the other premier's to speak to their counterpart's over the border and highlight to them how detrimental this budget clause can be to them also.There has been ongoing negotiation's with the E.U. by the Canadian government as recently as a few month's ago that saw free trade in some product's,so there has been some effort there.But when most of your trade is so heavily concentrated with the U.S. mainly because of proximity to market's it is hard not to be affected in bad time's.The trade we would be most effective in would be resource based for other market's as this would be good for those province's like Saskatchewan and Alberta which are heavily into potash and oil.That is one reason why China is investing so heavily into these province's.

[Anderson Cooper 360] Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - Why Canada is more interesting ...: On Afghanistan, the Carleton University report advised: “Obama is committed to strengthening American involvement in what is, in fact, a two-country war - involving the no-man’s land that straddles the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. There are no easy answers, but Canada certainly has earned the right in blood and treasure to influence stronger U.S. leadership and to spur a more substantive, more cohesive international effort.”

[The Intelligence Daily] NATO's, Pentagon's New Strategic Battleground: The Arctic: "'In the 20th century, the advent of aircraft, missiles, and missile defense made the Arctic region a major venue for projection of power and a frontier for protecting the security of North America, Asia and Europe." -"'[A]n accessible Arctic Ocean also means new or expanded routes for the U.S. military sealift to move assets from one part of the world to another. The Commission believes polar icebreakers are an essential maritime component to guarantee that this U.S. polar mobility exists.'" (Russian Information Agency Novosti, July 17, 2008)

[the Navigator Newspaper : Vancouver Island University : Nanaimo, BC] Letter: War deserters deserve to stay : the Navigator Newspaper ...: The American soldiers who have decided not to participate in the illegal and immoral war in Iraq and who have come to Canada as war resisters should be allowed to stay here. According to the Geneva Convention, soldiers have a duty to respect international law and are responsible for their actions in combat.

[God's Politics] God's Politics: A Blog by Jim Wallis & Friends: Philip was our primary contact when we got medical equipment and other relief items into Gaza. I have rarely met a young man as mature as Philip for his age.  He is a leader by any standard. His mother is German and  his father, Egyptian — Philip carries both passports.

[Right On! Blog] Right On! Blog » Recycling insanity: Recycling insanity · WUHAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 29: A man stands besid... Image by Getty Images via Daylife.

[CNN Political Ticker] CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive ...: For some unknown reason Bush ignored and dissed Canada many times and for no reason…even during 9/11, Bush thanking tons of Countries around the world for their help but omitted Canada even though all America flights were routed to Canada and Canadians welcomed Americans into their own homes for days. You could say it was just an oversight, but when Canadians wondered what the heck, it was Colin Powell, not Bush who apologized…

[Sir! No Sir! Exposing and Debunking Military Lies from Vietnam to Iraq] Sir! No Sir! Exposing and Debunking Military Lies from Vietnam to ...: In the midst of that war, the Pentagon conducted a study of what would happen if the U.S. Air Force were to destroy Iraq’s water and sewage treatment facilities. The Pentagon reached the same conclusion that U.S. officials would reach many years later when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans ”” that people who drink untreated, sewage-infested water are in extreme danger of contracting deadly, infectious illnesses.

[Olivia Chow, MP] Olivia Chow, MP » Blog Archive » Coalition government would not ...: Liberal Mario Silva and New Democrat Olivia Chow said their parties would protect war resisters if Stephen Harper’s government were to fall after next week’s budget. Silva invoked the words of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, .

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