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Donald Trump is killing more Iranians and threatening they’ll be “very little left” of Iran. Few are opposing Canada’s contribution to the aggression while many leftists are enabling it. On Tuesday the US launched dozens of airstrikes on various targets in southern Iran, including a wedding. According to the Iranian Red Crescent, that US strike... Continue Reading →
Two weeks ago, Canada adopted another round of sanctions against Iran. Canadian leftists backing a public letter criticizing Iran invariably ignored Ottawa’s latest contravention of international law in service of the supreme international crime. On August 14 Canada provided another bout of assistance to the US/Israeli aggression by sanctioning five more Iranian officials. In response... Continue Reading →
Why was a Canadian colonel awarded a medal but the government kept quiet about it? Because most Canadians don’t want to assist a genocidal apartheid state’s aggression or an empire led by a president threatening annexation of their country. Strangely, the journalist asking the question ignored this obvious answer. In “Why were a Canadian colonel’s... Continue Reading →
Blame Iran. That’s Carney’s response to a new round of US attacks and genocidal threats. The Trump administration recently restarted its war of aggression against Iran, hitting significant civilian infrastructure.Carney immediately endorsed the US attacks as “appropriate”. On Sunday the Liberals repeated their pattern of ignoring US/Israeli war crimes against Iran while condemning that country’s... Continue Reading →
Mark Carney calling the US/Israeli aggression “worth it” reflects his colonial antipathy towards Iranians. But Canada’s prime minister not only justified belligerence and the continued isolation of Iran, he’s laying the ground for greater aggression by promoting the absurd notion that Tehran is hiring teenage Torontonians to shoot synagogues. In response to a question about... Continue Reading →
Mark Carney says he supports the US-Iran peace deal. If the prime minister is serious, to improve its prospects, he should end Canada’s unique isolation of that country. In recent days the United States and Iran have agreed to a deal to end the war. While the accord has not been made public, it reportedly... Continue Reading →
It’s come this: Israel is killing in the hopes that will enable it to kill some more. And according to polls the Israeli public and their cheerleaders in Canada largely support that plan. In a flagrant bid to undercut a US-Iran peace accord, Israel bombed southern Beirut Sunday. Three were killed in a bombing many... Continue Reading →
Imperial Zionist thinking dominates most facets of Canadian institutional life. A judge awarding huge sums for purported past Iranian repression as the US and Israel attack that country highlights stark double standards. Recently the Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded $200 million in damages to Zahed Haftlang who says he was tortured by Iranian officials... Continue Reading →
Canada has violated a commitment for hosting a major international sporting event. But the NDP has stayed mum since it has supported this part of the US/Israeli aggression against Iran. On Tuesday a delegation from Iran’s football federation was blocked from entering Canada. The head of Iran’s delegation, Mehdi Taj, was supposed to lead the... Continue Reading →
Donald Trump is an unhinged warmongering lunatic who must be stopped. While Iran is doing its part by delivering the US president a strategic defeat, Ottawa doesn’t appear to have even paused any of its extensive ties to the US war machine. During a nationally broadcast speech on Iran Wednesday night the US president declared,... Continue Reading →
As Donald Trump looks set to escalate a strategically disastrous war on Iran, Canada is ramping up its assistance. Canada adopted a new set of illegal sanctions against the country yesterday. In Ottawa’s latest bid to weaken Iran economically Canada sanctioned five individuals and four entities. Foreign affairs minister Anita Anand announced that “Canada will... Continue Reading →
Evidence of Canada’s role in the war on Iran is growing. With the public against participation in the cataclysmic conflict, Canadians need to understand this country’s default position is going along with whatever the US empire does. Not participating requires Canada to end military ties to the US empire. According to Monday’s Globe and Mail,... Continue Reading →
Mark Carney wants to set West Asia alight. Even if Ottawa doesn’t ultimately dispatch warships to assist the US and Israel, the Canadian government once again boosted the supremacist warmongering fanatics in Washington and Tel Aviv who must be brought to heel. In yet another statement framing Iran as the aggressor in a war instigated... Continue Reading →
While Canadians overwhelmingly reject aggression on Iran, Israelis have descended into a militarist frenzy. Two and a half years into the genocide in Gaza, Jewish Israeli political leaders overwhelmingly call for more to be killed, infrastructure destroyed and ecological destruction. A Financial Times article headlined “Benjamin Netanyahu’s rivals compete to outdo him over Iran” notes:... Continue Reading →
The NDP should apologize for enabling the US/Israeli war on Iran. The party has long assisted imperial aggression, which has escalated to a cataclysmic war. Caitlin Johnstone recently posted, “Can’t get over how many leftists bought into the ‘we support the Iran protests’ schtick. Where the fuck did you idiots think this was headed? What... Continue Reading →
Canadian monarchists are trying to blame the Iranian government for a killing apparently committed by supporters of the Shah. This type of inversion of reality underpins discussion of Iran, masking a fanaticism that likely contributed to the murder of Masood Masjoody. On Saturday the Vancouver police reported the arrest of two suspects in the killing... Continue Reading →
As the US faces strategic defeat in its devastating war on Iran, Donald Trump is calling on nations to assist by deploying warships to help break the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Ottawa must reject the appeal even if it has historically backed the US navy in the region. As the price of oil... Continue Reading →
Few know Canada has a base in Kuwait. Fewer still realize that it’s part of a network of international bases assisting the US empire. On Thursday La Presse reported that Canada’s base in Kuwait was hit during a strike on a US compound. Soon after the US and Israel launched their war of aggression, Iran killed six... Continue Reading →
Mark Carney is assisting Israeli/US belligerence in a slew of ways. From Lebanon to the Gulf, Ottawa is enabling dastardly crimes that could push the region into chaos. On Sunday Carney spoke with the prime minister of Lebanon, Nawaf Salam. The read out noted, “the Prime Minister expressed support for the clarity of the decision... Continue Reading →
Does Avi Lewis back monarchical rule in Iran? The NDP leadership candidate and the party’s foreign critic have echoed some of the pretext for the US/Israeli aggression, which has already killed over 1,200. In a statement critical of Mark Carney’s support for US/Israeli war on Iran Lewis wrote, “These leaders justify this war as serving... Continue Reading →
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