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A liberal member of parliament who tried to legitimize hezbollah during a recent trip to Lebanon, has ignited a political firestorm this week in Canada.
Delightfully, the latest broadside from Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper leaves precious little moral wiggle room for pro-hezbollah sympathizers who may be sitting in Parliament:
Harper says comparison of Hezbollah, Nazis is fair
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday it's not unfair to liken Hezbollah to the Nazis, who once ruled Germany, because both stand for the destruction of the ''Jewish nation.''
In an interview with CanWest News Service, Harper was asked if the comparison [between hezbollah and the nazis] made earlier in the day by his parliamentary secretary Conservative MP Jason Kenney, was appropriate.
''Like all comparisons, it's true in some ways, and not in others,'' he said, ''but as near as I can tell, both Hezbollah and the Nazi party stand for the elimination of the Jewish nation. So I think that's pretty fundamental and, in that sense, I don't think it's unfair.
''I think those who associate themselves with Hezbollah in this country are operating beyond the pale, and they're frankly operating in defence of an organization that is an illegal criminal organization in this country," said Harper.
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Canadian Prime Minister compares hezbollah to nazis
A liberal member of parliament who tried to legitimize hezbollah during a recent trip to Lebanon, has ignited a political firestorm this week in Canada.
Delightfully, the latest broadside from Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper leaves precious little moral wiggle room for pro-hezbollah sympathizers who may be sitting in Parliament:
Harper says comparison of Hezbollah, Nazis is fair
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday it's not unfair to liken Hezbollah to the Nazis, who once ruled Germany, because both stand for the destruction of the ''Jewish nation.''
In an interview with CanWest News Service, Harper was asked if the comparison [between hezbollah and the nazis] made earlier in the day by his parliamentary secretary Conservative MP Jason Kenney, was appropriate.
''Like all comparisons, it's true in some ways, and not in others,'' he said, ''but as near as I can tell, both Hezbollah and the Nazi party stand for the elimination of the Jewish nation. So I think that's pretty fundamental and, in that sense, I don't think it's unfair.
''I think those who associate themselves with Hezbollah in this country are operating beyond the pale, and they're frankly operating in defence of an organization that is an illegal criminal organization in this country," said Harper.
Here's the background for this story so far...:
(continue reading)
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- Canada Pm Harper Staying The Course In Afghanistan
Canadian Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper draws a line in the sand today, about his government's commitment to fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. No poll watcher he! God Bless Harper for his moral clarity: I still have to pinch myself...
- There Can Be No Moral Equivalency Regarding Israel And Hezbollah
Micah Halpern writes in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin about the problems with moral equivalency: Let's get this clear from the outset. There is no moral equivalency between the war Israel is waging against Hezbollah and the war Hezbollah is waging...
- Sweet-heart, Get Me Re-write.
The following story from one of Canada's most prestigious national newspapers is so badly written that I felt a need to do it for them right, perhaps to the point they'll come asking me to write for them on salary. No need to thank me, Globe and...
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Some uncommonly sensible statements from a country usually lacking much moral credibility. Let’s hope that the new Conservative government can back words with actions, and can survive canadian anti-semitic media’s predictable attempts to portray...