U.S. President Barack Obama’s appearance on The Colbert Report this week confirmed that he has no qualms about leaving Canada in the lurch in current global energy glut. In the interview, Colbert observed that the Republican-controlled Congress would approve the … Continue reading →
Interview on John Batchelor Show, WABC-AM 770 (New York City), 10 December 2014. … Continue reading →
Helicopter-carriers for Russia embargoed by France match Canada’s coastal fleet modernization needs French president François Hollande’s several weeks ago to Canada opens the way to resolving at least one thorny problem created by the Russian invasion and annexation of Crimea. … Continue reading →
As if another nail in the coffin is needed, the Financial Times reports that “Italy’s Renzi pivots to Africa for alternatives to Russian gas” while Putin was signing a meaningless MoU with Erdogan that the latter then said had no signficance. The … Continue reading →
In the EUObserver‘s article “EU digests Russia’s South Stream announcement” their correspondent writes: Bulgarian president Rosen Plevneliev said in Sofia that South Stream can still be saved if Russia falls in line with EU rules: “If Russia agrees to comply … Continue reading →
Greenwald condescends to terrorists and dehumanizes them by denying them their human agency. He seems under the sway of the Enlightenment myth of the “noble savage” corrupted by Western civilization. This approach denies terrorists the individual responsibility that they in fact claim.
Continue reading →There has lately been much debate about Quebec’s surplus electrical energy production and what to do about it. As Peter Hadekel noted recently in the Gazette (“Energy Shift” Sept. 15), at least one energy-policy expert has suggested that electricity rates … Continue reading →
NSA leaker Edward Snowden has applied to the Russian government for the extension of his temporary asylum, which expires July 31. There is public debate among the Western (but not the Russian) commentariat about whether his application will be granted. … Continue reading →
The major news out of China this week has surely been Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to Shanghai, which concluded with Wednesday’s agreement whereby Russia will supply China with Siberian gas for 30 years. The Ukraine crisis has something … Continue reading →
Interview on Tommy Schnurmacher Show, Radio CJAD-AM 800, Montreal. … Continue reading →