Section: US & Canada
Obsessing About Gaza, Ignoring Syria (And Most Everything Else)
The responses to what I write about the Hamas war fall into several categories. My least favorite sort of response is the kind that invokes Hitler in some way. Here is an e-mail that is representative: “I hope Hitler kills you and your family.” (Yes, it was written in the present tense.) Then there are the messages from those who seek...
MH17 bodies arrive in Netherlands as pro-Russia rebels shoot down Ukrainian fighter jets despite calls for ceasefire
The insurgents deny having missiles that can hit a passenger jet at cruising altitude — 10,000 metres — but their leader says they can hit a target at 3,500 metres …read more Source: Calgary...
Bleak Homecoming: First Ukraine Crash Bodies Land in Netherlands
A moment of silence will be held momentarily. …read more Source:...
2 Ukraine Fighter Jets Shot Down as Fighting Intensifies
Fighting intensified in the rebel-controlled region of Ukraine on Wednesday, with military officials reporting that two Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jets had been shot down near the village of Dmytrivka. …read more Source: The Boston...
Comprehending the Crash
Why does a plane crash exert such a strong grip on our attention? Perhaps the answer is obvious, yet different crashes evoke such different kinds of stories, in terms of both media impact and more personal, emotional resonances. Under normal circumstances, the experience of air travel is cloaked in awe and amazement. Who can walk past the FIDS...
Video: Fist fight break out in Ukraine parliament
Lawmakers attacked one another following a decree that would enlist citizens as soldiers. …read more Source: USA...
Bleak Homecoming: First Ukraine Crash Bodies Land in Amsterdam
A moment of silence will be held momentarily. …read more Source:...
Photos July 23: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. Flowers and a teddy bear are placed in front of a plane prior a ceremony to mark the return of the first bodies of passengers and crew killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, from Ukraine at...
Bodies Of MH17 Crash Victims Arrive In Netherlands
Two military transport airplanes carrying coffins bearing victims of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 landed July 23 in the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven. The planes were met by Dutch King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and other dignitaries. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
France Criticized for Warships Contract with Moscow
France’s contract to sell a pair of Mistral aircraft carriers to Moscow has come under fire in recent months, as relations between the West and Russia have deteriorated over Ukraine. Last month, President Barack Obama said it would be preferable if France pushed the “pause button” on the deal. “I have expressed some...
