In November 1983, National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry was at a refugee camp just outside Peshawar in Pakistan. At the camp, he came across Alam Bibi, whose picture he snapped. The picture came to grace the cover of the June 1985 issue of National Geographic and has been seen by millions since. If I said… Continue reading The story behind the eyes
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A fool at the helm means failure
Another Alliance MP has left the caucus. Joe Peschisolido, member for Richmond, has left Stockwell Day’s sinking ship not to sit with Joe Clark’s Conservatives but tp make a deal with Satan himself.That’s right, he’s crossed the floor to the Liberals and Jean Chrétien. Peschisolido included his increasing disillusionment with the Alliance leadership situation and… Continue reading A fool at the helm means failure
An American semantic carte blanche
Froot Loops and bagels, that’s what the Americans are feeding the prisoners of war captured in the "War on Terrorism." Only thing is, the Yanks say the Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters are not prisoners of war. Apparently, they are "unlawful combatants."According to Article 4 of the Third Geneva Convention, PoWs are members of an armed… Continue reading An American semantic carte blanche
Ralph’s alcoholism a smokescreen
This past August the Gauntlet, the fine paper you are currently reading, held the second Annual Ralph Klein pub crawl. Gauntleteers went to the King Eddy, the Cecil, the St. Louis, and the Bowness Hotel. Not every premier has a pub crawl named in his honour. I grew up in British Columbia and never heard… Continue reading Ralph’s alcoholism a smokescreen
MLB must sleep in the bed it made
This month, Major League Baseball voted overwhelmingly in favour of contraction by a 28-2 margin. What this means is by next season at the earliest, two teams from small markets will be purchased by the office of MLB and their players will be redistributed through a dispersal draft. The rumour on the playground is the… Continue reading MLB must sleep in the bed it made
The power of the consumer: The dollar is mightier than the dreadlock
Stop fooling yourselves. White dreadlocked boys banging on bongos while singing Bob Marley songs in a pseudo-patois do not fight globalization.Large corporations, with the complicity and aid of Western governments, are eager to exploit the labour and resources of the Third World. This is not a recent phenomenon. It has been going on for time… Continue reading The power of the consumer: The dollar is mightier than the dreadlock
Picking up the pieces made easy
Have you ever seen the cartoon “Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips?”I doubt you have, as it has been banned. It’s a World War II era short featuring Bugs, in his pre-Chuck Jones drawn days, matching wits with a not too bright Japanese soldier. The soldier looks like any other mid-20th century American stereotype of an… Continue reading Picking up the pieces made easy
The root of terror lies in poverty
Does anyone actually think defeating the Taliban will make a lick of difference? Sure, Osama bin Laden will be relieved of a base of operation and might even be killed. However, that does not mean the terrorism common to people in the Third World will come to an end. Oh no, part of me thinks… Continue reading The root of terror lies in poverty
War crime guilt is a global affair:
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:
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