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Yochanan Gordon: A Zionist’s Answers Questioned

Originally posted on McTavish:
If Israel goes down the path of genocide, they lose any right to ever again mention the Nazi holocaust. On 1 August 2014 the English language version of the Times of Israel published a blog by…

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Fiction, Fact and Prophesy

“Out of the decay of self-seeking capitalism, it was held, would arise that flower of the ages, the Brotherhood Of Man. Instead of which, appalling alike to us who look back and to those that lived at the time, capitalism, … Continue reading

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Denial is not just a river in Egypt

This past week-end former Prime Minister of England Tony Blair posted his thoughts on the Iraq war and it makes interesting reading. Mr. Blair, perhaps in an effort to counter a decade worth of criticism over his involvement in the … Continue reading

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Fukushima and Nuclear Energy for the Thick but Intrepid

You might still be hearing a bit of news now and again about radiation seeping into the ocean in Japan and about how they are finally getting around to removing those inconvenient fuel rods.  If you are listening to the … Continue reading

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Tailing Pond Spills into the Athabasca River

October 31, 2013 Hinton Alberta: A coal mining plant tailing pond breeched today, spilling approximately 1,000,000,000 Litres (264 million US gallons) of tailings (hydrocarbons, chemicals, heavy metals, coal, silt, salt and brackish water) into the head-waters of the Athabasca river, … Continue reading

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You called me a what?!?

If I were to confess a strong dislike for Canada, I would be considered ‘anti-Canadian’.  If I were to say that I disliked the United States, I would be considered ‘anti-American’ and if I were to say that I disliked … Continue reading

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