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Alright, so the Canadian media have soft-soaped a victory for Harper - maybe even a majority. What's the real scoop? There's still over 40% undecided, Haper has had a surge of support in Québec, where he's unlikely to get a seat but where his support has boosted his numbers nationally, and Harper's gains elsewhere in the country are still dubious in terms of real results (i.e. it's not like he can gain more seats in Alberta, for example).

Those projections will be dubious as long as people go out and actually vote for some something other than the Conservatives (formerly the CCRAP, I kid you not). But, some will say, Harper is a pragmaitist, he won't ever go as far as Bush, Canadians are too tolerant for that. Wanna fucking bet? Put Harper in power and just see what happens. Ontarians were pissed off at the betrayal of Bob Rae - they punished Rae's NDP by shooting themselves in the foot - two (2!) terms of Mike Harris and what did they get - numerous dead in Walkerton, Ipperwash, the streets of Toronto, massive roll-backs in social services, economic disparity, etc. A disaster that will take years to correct - if ever. Harper was one of the principal ideological gurus of Harris's reign - so what do you suppose he'd do as Prime Minister? The Liberals are shit - but you don't punish them by installing even more right-wing shit!

The Countdown to War with Iran 
by Mike Whitney, www.dissidentvoice.org
January 15, 2006

Iran must defend itself if it is attacked by the United States or Israel.

Defending one’s country against unprovoked aggression is sanctioned under international law and is a requirement of true leadership. We would expect no different if either the United States or Israel was attacked.
 
The Sharon and Bush administrations have done an admirable job of poisoning public opinion against Iran, interpreting President Ahmadinejad’s comments about Israel and the Holocaust as a potential danger to Israel’s welfare. But such statements, however offensive, are commonplace in the Middle East and cannot be construed as a credible threat.
 
In fact, Iran has not demonstrated any territorial ambitions nor is it involved in the occupation of any foreign country as is true of both the United States and Israel.

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More Lies About Iran 
by Mike Whitney, www.dissidentvoice.org
January 15, 2006

There’s been a lot of rubbish written about Iran’s “removing the seals” from its uranium enrichment equipment.

The fearmongering Western media have exploited the expression for all it’s worth. Even those who are normally skeptical of the Bush propaganda machine are taken aback by this ominous sounding phrase.

What gibberish!

How else does one make nuclear fuel for electric power plants if the fuel-producing mechanism is under lock and key?

The fear-engendering description provided in the news would have the reader believe that “diabolical” Iranians are ripping off the seals with crowbars so they can quickly assemble their secret nuclear stockpile to bomb Tel Aviv.

This is the worse type of demagoguery.

The fuel that is produced from these uranium enrichment reactors DOES NOT PRODUCE WEAPONS-GRADE MATERIAL. That requires thousands of centrifuges which Iran does not have.

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Iran should not be attacked because such an act would be based on lies, lies, lies...

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