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Barack Obama (transcript): ‘Our brand of democracy is hard.’
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)U.S. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address, as prepared for delivery. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans:...
Past and Present Islamist, Democratic and Nazi International Brigades
Photo from Public Domain Introduction The Islamic State (IS) has become a magnet for international brigades, drawing over 30,000 fighters from 5 continents and 86 countries to their war in Iraq and Syria. While the international brigades are part of a global movement, most of the volunteers come from two-dozen countries, mainly in the Middle...
International Monetary Fund’s Rogues Gallery
Photo by Ryan Hyde Introduction The IMF is the leading international monetary agency whose public purpose is to maintain the stability of the global financial system through loans linked to proposals designed to enhance economic recovery and growth. In fact, the IMF has been under the control of the US and Western European states and its policies...
Supervisor’s prison sentence for scaffold deaths sends message to Ontario employers
In the first case of its kind in Ontario, a Toronto project manager who oversaw a construction crew involved in a deadly scaffolding collapse in 2009 has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years prison. Vadim Kazenelson was found guilty last June on four counts of criminal negligence causing death and one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm....
Manager in deadly Toronto scaffolding collapse gets 3 1/2 years in prison
TORONTO — A Toronto project manager who oversaw a construction crew involved in a deadly scaffolding collapse in 2009 has been sentenced to three and a half years behind bars. Vadim Kazenelson was found guilty last June on four counts of criminal negligence causing death and one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. The judge...
How hackers remotely crippled the Ukrainian power grid
Security investigators say they’ve figured out how hackers likely caused a Dec. 23 electricity outage in Ukraine that left 80,000 people without power for six hours — the first known power outage ever caused by a cyberattack. …read more Source:...
New rotation of Canadian soldiers left today for training mission in Ukraine
A flight with over 100 Canadian soldiers took off for Ukraine earlier today from Jean-Lesage International Airport in Quebec, according to the Canadian Forces. Eventually some 200 CF members, the majority from the Québec City area, will be sent to Ukraine in order to take part in Operation UNIFIER. These members, who will form Joint Task Force...
In Ukraine, a gun becomes a necessary tool
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Canadian and Ukrainian soldiers learn from each other’s experiences
Lt.-Col. Jason Guiney knew he had a lot to offer when he was appointed commander of the Joint Task Force Ukraine. A veteran of four operational deployments – to East Africa with the United Nations in 1999, Haiti in 2004, Pakistan in 2005, and Afghanistan in 2008-2009 – Lt.-Col. Guiney brought a wealth of experience to his new job. He commands...
Ukrainian training mission a learning experience on both sides, says Canadian commander
Five months after Canadian soldiers arrived in Ukraine to help train government forces there, the first contingent of troops is about to come home — and their commander now says one of the biggest challenges facing his replacement is challenging the leadership culture in the Ukrainian army. Lt.-Col. Jason Guiney, commander of Canada’s Joint...
