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BBC Documentary Shows Brutality of Syrian Regime
This excellent documentary produced by BBC chronicles how the Syrian uprising started in the city of Daraa and how the Syrian regime confronted peaceful demonstrators with live bullets. The BBC…
The New Face of America, and the Betrayal of Values
America today is facing a crisis of liberty perhaps more profound than even that faced in the Revolutionary and Civil wars. On one hand is the continuing militarization of civilian…
Troy Davis and the Cost of ‘Justice’
It’s over. Troy Davis is dead. Everything that could conceivably have been written and spoken about Troy Davis, the capital punishment and the state of justice in the State of…
Human Rights Watch Asks Canada to Investigate Cheney’s Role in Torture Program
The international NGO Human Rights Watch has asked Canada to investigate and possibly charge former US Vice President Dick Cheney when he visits Vancouver on Monday, September 26. They state,…
Prism Poll: What Do You Think Poses the Greatest Threat to Human Civilization?
We are asking our readers to vote on what they think represents the greatest threat to human civilization. You can share your thoughts by voting below (this poll can also be…
FBI Indoctrinating Agents: All Muslims are ‘Violent, Radical’
A prominent Muslim organization is calling for an immediate investigation into the FBI’s use of “grossly inaccurate and bigoted trainers and training materials for its counter-terrorism agents and other law…
‘Islamicism’: What’s Behind a Word
In a bizarre interview with CBC on September 6, Prime Minister Harper stated that the biggest threat to Canada was “Islamicism”. Not rampant unregulated capitalism, not bird flu, not global…
The True Cost of 9/11
No one can deny that our lives as citizens of the Western world have been affected by the tragic events of 9/11, a day when close to 3,000 innocent civilians…
Video: “Liberties Lost” Panel Presentation
This panel took place at the University of Ottawa on September 7, 2011. It is a joint presentation of The New Transparency Project at Queen’s University, and the Centre for…
Canadian Reflections on A Decade of Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism
It is a somber anniversary. Ten years ago nearly 3000 people from 90 countries were killed in the September 11th terrorist attacks – on the four planes, in the Twin…
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