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seeyathrough-deactivated2014102: This week’s events are a grim reminder that Canada is not immune to the types of terrorist attacks we have seen elsewhere around the world. We are also reminded that attacks on our security personnel and on our institutions of governance are by their very nature attacks on our country, on our values, on our society, on us Canadians as a free and democratic people who embrace human dignity for all. But let there be no misunderstanding: we will not be intimidated. Canada will never be intimidated. In fact, this will lead us to strengthen our resolve and redouble…
The US Cancels Visas for Hungarians Involved in Corruption The State Department refused entry to the U.S. to several Hungarians because it said they had been involved in corruption, once more highlighting tensions between the U.S. administration and the feisty government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
the-gasoline-station: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 is to be awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education… All I need to add here is: finally…
From schoolbooks to Syria: How four British youths turned to jihad Hundreds of young British men are thought to have joined the conflict in Iraq and Syria. CNN’s Karl Penhaul finds out why a group from a southern English town went to war and hears of the tragic consequences.
Prompted by U.S. Comments, Hungary Insists It Respects Democracy Hungary rejected on Friday suggestions that it’s weakening democratic values and limiting civil society freedoms after a top U.S. diplomat made comments interpreted as criticism.
Security Council high-level summit tackles growing threat of foreign terrorist fighters Responding to an unprecedented flow of foreign terrorist fighters and the growth of facilitation networks fuelling conflicts around the world, on Wednesday the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution to resolutely address this growing threat to international peace and security. The summit was chaired by US President Obama with all member states’ heads of state or government participating, which in itself signals the importance of the topic. Read the full text of Resolution 2178 (2014) here.
The World is Watching – are you? The General Debate of the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly just started yesterday. As President Obama pointed out in his speech, world leaders gathered in New York, because “others realized that we gain more from cooperation than conquest”. As it is a democratic institution though, there are quite a few speakers at the General Assembly representing member states that still don’t seem to realize that. Anyway, the theme of the general debate this year is “Delivering on and implementing a transformative post-2015 development agenda”, as this one is the last UNGA…
Recipes From the Islamic State’s Laptop of Doom “The black Dell laptop found in an Islamic State safe house inside Syria not only contains instructions forhow to weaponize the bubonic plague, it also includes thousands of files that provide a window into how would-be jihadists become radicalized, and how they learn to carry out their deadly craft.” “There’s also evidence that Muhammed has a sweet tooth: The laptop contains recipes for baking a cake, making banana mousse, and for the preparation of caramel.He even kept some screen shots of a music playlist he listened to in January 2010, which included the…
We will not be cowed by barbaric killers | The Times As Russia holds a gun to Ukraine and Islamic extremists commit despicable murder, Nato must strengthen its alliance US President Barack Obama and UK Prime Minister David Cameron wrote this opinion piece in today’s Times ahead of the NATO summit kicking off today in Newport, Wales. The article is available to read in full on Prime Minister Cameron’s Facebook page. Check it out!
Russia is emotionally in Ukraine, its troops are not, says Russian MP by Henry Hullah NATO satellites, journalists on the ground and Ukrainian officials have all reported Russian troops in Ukrainian territory, but how much longer can Russia claim it has no military presence in Eastern Ukraine? “Russia will say that until it really has some forces on the ground.” (…) the Russian government had not been providing weapons, such as T-72 tanks which the MP insisted came from Hungary, to separatists and also had nothing to do with the current state of Ukraine. This is interesting because there were news…
