Category Archives: Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind

Peace or poppies? The ethical dilemma that shouldn’t be

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“Soldiers and sailors and airmen, tooFought for us across the sea;Brave and unselfish, strong and true,Keeping Canada free!I’ll wear a poppy on Remembrance DayTo show I’m proud of what they did for me…”We sang that song in sixth grade, before … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, Team America World Police!

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

It’s been only eight long years of illegal captivity and torture, and finally, you wrung a “confession” out of your designated scapegoat, poor, brainwashed Omar Khadr, he of the batshit-crazy fundie-Islamist family. Feel proud! Meanwhile, here’s a little song, which … Continue reading →

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Dear Jason Kenney…

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Recently, I and many other Canadians petitioned to allow US war resisters to stay in Canada. Well, today, a certain Conservative snotball who somehow became immigration minister decided to throw the following all over us: You have all emailed or … Continue reading →

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This is Canada. We support the troops…

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…including those that some in our government would not want us to support. Namely, the war resisters: Did you know that some prominent and famous Canadians, such as Toronto radio host Andy Barrie–weren’t born here? That they came here from … Continue reading →

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Time to end the war in Afghanistan, for the entire region’s sake

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Maybe it’s just me, my bookish predilections, and the fact that I’m reading a lot of Greg Mortenson’s work right about now (I just finished re-reading Three Cups of Tea, and have now begun Stones Into Schools). Maybe it’s the … Continue reading →

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Why so afraid of a “Ground Zero mosque” that isn’t?

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Israeli cartoonist Shlomo Cohen neatly illustrates the phantom nature of the “victory mosque at Ground Zero”. It’s not a “victory” mosque, it’s not even an actual mosque, and it’s not actually at Ground Zero. I’m pretty sure, though, given his … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx goes to Afghanistan

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Lately, so many stories on Afghanistan have been landing in my tab bar that it’s getting hard to keep track of them (not to mention scroll past them all!) So, Ms. Manx has obligingly meowed at me, urging me to … Continue reading →

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A body blow for the Colombia-US military accord

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Meet the most odious piece of sneaky-cowardly political interference in the Americas since, well, since the US backed a bunch of putschists trying to overthrow Chavecito:It’s not dead yet, but damned if there isn’t blood in the water now: La … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Dude, where are my criminal charges?

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Hidey-ho, folks, it’s another G-20 roundup for ya. And here comes Ms. Manx with all the linkies you should clicky…First up, the Toronto Star‘s Carol Goar draws up a score sheet for what’s been done and what’s still doing. Surprise: … Continue reading →

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A cracking good debate on burqa bans (and an article on Ground Zero mosques)

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Am I giving too much away when I say that the woman in the headscarf is full of win? Just one of many interesting ironies in this half-hour of must-see TV. Another thing that occurred to me while watching this: … Continue reading →

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