Former Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic will soon be in The Hague. He won’t be there for a nice holiday in one of the lovely Dutch capitals. No, he’ll be facing the International War Crimes Tribunal for crimes against humanity. Rumour has it he may be tried for genocide, the most serious of war crimes. My… Continue reading War crime guilt is a global affair:
Tag: Out In Left Field
Freedom of speech is not negotiable
Free speech is something we, as Canadians, take for granted. With everything going on in the world, it is important that we are truly free to think and say what we want.Earlier this month, author Timothy Findley spoke at a downtown luncheon as part of the University of Calgary’s Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Visiting Writer lecture series.… Continue reading Freedom of speech is not negotiable
Islam wide open to interpretation
According to Catholic doctrine, Jesus made Peter his successor on earth. Peter then went to Rome to spread Jesus’ message of uncompromising love and some “end of days” spiel and ended up martyred. As the first bishop of Rome, Peter laid the foundations for Catholicism, the term Catholic meaning universal. The Church was the sole… Continue reading Islam wide open to interpretation
Satch and Osama
I am a big baseball fan. If given the opportunity, I could talk your ear off about Cap Anson, Shoeless Joe, Ty Cobb, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Henry Aaron, Sandy Koufax, or Ozzie Smith. My dad and I often get into discussions about who the greatest is. I generally side with Henry… Continue reading Satch and Osama
No sex please, we’re Calgarians
A few years ago I attended a New Year’s party in a town just south of our fair city. Attending said party was the host and hostess, their children, their children’s friends (of whom I was one) and some neighbours. One of the neighbours was a 14-year-old girl. She seemed no different from any other… Continue reading No sex please, we’re Calgarians
Put your money where your mouth is
During last year’s presidential campaign, every candidate–save former New Jersey Senator, Rhodes scholar and New York Knick Bill Bradley–mentioned that whenever he made a decision he would ask himself “What would Jesus do?” Well President Dubya, now is the time to ask, WWJD? Why don’t we all ask WWJD?First Jesus would not call for vengeance.… Continue reading Put your money where your mouth is
Foreign policy must be colour blind
With the United Nations World Conference Against Racism just ended–if you missed it, don’t worry, nothing important happened–I thought now was as good a time as any to discuss racism in the world, specifically how it seeps into foreign policy. Today’s racism is not like it was years ago. Oh sure, there are cross burnings,… Continue reading Foreign policy must be colour blind