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Wed, 22 May 2013 20:40:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/canadian-killed-in-iraqi-violence-foreign-affairs-minister-expresses-concern/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/canadian-killed-in-iraqi-violence-foreign-affairs-minister-expresses-concern/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 02:00:57 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386217 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/canadian-killed-in-iraqi-violence-foreign-affairs-minister-expresses-concern/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says a Canadian is among those killed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/u-s-soldier-who-fled-to-canada-to-avoid-iraq-war-gets-10-months-in-jail/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/u-s-soldier-who-fled-to-canada-to-avoid-iraq-war-gets-10-months-in-jail/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:55:42 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378545 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/u-s-soldier-who-fled-to-canada-to-avoid-iraq-war-gets-10-months-in-jail/feed/ 0 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A soldier in the U.S. Army who fled to Canada... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/u-s-soldier-who-fled-to-canada-to-avoid-serving-in-iraq-court-martialled-today/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/u-s-soldier-who-fled-to-canada-to-avoid-serving-in-iraq-court-martialled-today/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:04:46 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378357 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/u-s-soldier-who-fled-to-canada-to-avoid-serving-in-iraq-court-martialled-today/feed/ 0 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – An American soldier who fled to Canada after she became... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/australia-respected-chretien-decision-not-to-join-iraq-coalition-says-former-pm-howard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/australia-respected-chretien-decision-not-to-join-iraq-coalition-says-former-pm-howard/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:13:15 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362317 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/australia-respected-chretien-decision-not-to-join-iraq-coalition-says-former-pm-howard/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The United States may have been upset and disappointed by Canada’s refusal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/03/telecom-firm-asiacell-sells-shares-in-countrys-first-major-stock-float/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/03/telecom-firm-asiacell-sells-shares-in-countrys-first-major-stock-float/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:25:09 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346197 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/03/telecom-firm-asiacell-sells-shares-in-countrys-first-major-stock-float/feed/ 0 BAGHDAD – The Iraqi mobile phone company Asiacell sold a 25 per cent stake... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/coordinated-blasts-across-iraq-kill-26/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/coordinated-blasts-across-iraq-kill-26/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:45:28 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298473 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/coordinated-blasts-across-iraq-kill-26/feed/ 0 Coordinated attacks across Iraq in Shiite neighbourhoods, security forces, and other targets have killed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/on-how-geography-threatens-the-u-s-makes-africa-poor-and-may-alter-our-economy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/on-how-geography-threatens-the-u-s-makes-africa-poor-and-may-alter-our-economy/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:00:01 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/on-how-geography-threatens-the-u-s-makes-africa-poor-and-may-alter-our-economy/feed/ 0 On how geography threatens the U.S., makes Africa poor and may alter our economy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/08/when-assad-goes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/08/when-assad-goes/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:17:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279540 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/08/when-assad-goes/feed/ 0 The instability that follows Assad’s fall will be felt far beyond Syria http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/63-killed-in-bomb-attacks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/63-killed-in-bomb-attacks/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:52:33 +0000 Gustavo Vieira http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266492 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/63-killed-in-bomb-attacks/feed/ 0 A string of bomb and shooting attacks has killed at least 63 people in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/boom-times-in-kurdistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/boom-times-in-kurdistan/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:51:01 +0000 Susan Mohammad http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262442 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/04/boom-times-in-kurdistan/feed/ 0 The beleaguered region of Iraq is booming, much to the rest of the country's chagrin http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/those-who-do-not-remember-history-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/those-who-do-not-remember-history-2/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:44:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255756 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/those-who-do-not-remember-history-2/feed/ 0 Further to this, astute tweeter Steve Lloyd points out that Stephen Harper was specifically... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/the-ccf-hitler-and-history/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/the-ccf-hitler-and-history/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:20:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255702 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/the-ccf-hitler-and-history/feed/ 0 Harper's reading of history inspired something of a Twitter meme http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/iraq-v-iran/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/iraq-v-iran/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:30:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238148 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/iraq-v-iran/feed/ 0 In his chat with Postmedia last week, the Prime Minister was directly asked about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/29/us-to-sell-weapons-to-iraq/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/29/us-to-sell-weapons-to-iraq/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:09:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=231413 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/29/us-to-sell-weapons-to-iraq/feed/ 0 Weapons and training worth $11 billion will help rebuild Iraq's military, but may also bolster a sectarian regime http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/obama-the-hawk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/obama-the-hawk/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:40:01 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/obama-the-hawk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/obama-the-hawk/feed/ 4 Sure, he’s pulling troops out of Iraq, but he’s found lethal new ways to flex America’s military muscle http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/tony-hayward%e2%80%99s-comeback/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/tony-hayward%e2%80%99s-comeback/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:50:54 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216467 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/tony-hayward%e2%80%99s-comeback/feed/ 0 After gaining infamy during the Gulf of Mexico spill, the former BP CEO is now drilling for oil in Iraqi Kurdistan http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/review-in-my-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/review-in-my-time/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:57:47 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=215783 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/review-in-my-time/feed/ 6 Book by Dick Cheney http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/in-the-shadow-of-911/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/in-the-shadow-of-911/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/in-the-shadow-of-911/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/in-the-shadow-of-911/feed/ 2 Debating the impact of the attacks and how it changed Canadian life, laws and liberties http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/the-decline-of-al-qaeda/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/the-decline-of-al-qaeda/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:30:47 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213641 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/the-decline-of-al-qaeda/feed/ 2 Muslims are rising up—for democracy and civil rights. Why bin Laden’s call to extremism has failed. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/the-war-on-terror-10-years/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/the-war-on-terror-10-years/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:30:34 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212249 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/the-war-on-terror-10-years/feed/ 12 Andrew Coyne and Paul Wells debate the successes and failures of the world’s response after 9/11 and how safe we are today http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/25/review-father-of-money-buying-peace-in-baghdad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/25/review-father-of-money-buying-peace-in-baghdad/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:50:48 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210088 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/25/review-father-of-money-buying-peace-in-baghdad/feed/ 0 Book by Jason Whiteley http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/15/wave-of-attacks-hits-iraqi-cities/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/15/wave-of-attacks-hits-iraqi-cities/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:43:24 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=209521 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/15/wave-of-attacks-hits-iraqi-cities/feed/ 0 At least 59 dead after a series of bombings http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/end-of-the-empire/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/end-of-the-empire/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:00:39 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205718 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/end-of-the-empire/feed/ 32 After years of foreign wars and interventions, a new mood of isolationism is sweeping America http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/23/butting-in-martin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/23/butting-in-martin/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 13:10:59 +0000 Claire Ward http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192918 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/23/butting-in-martin/feed/ 3 A smoking ban is not that high on the list of Iraqis' priorities http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/so-long-michael-ignatieff-i-miss-who-you-used-to-be/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/so-long-michael-ignatieff-i-miss-who-you-used-to-be/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 16:33:27 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190200 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/so-long-michael-ignatieff-i-miss-who-you-used-to-be/feed/ 93 Canadian politics didn’t strip him of everything. He remains a thinker. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/27/bad-information-is-an-occupational-hazard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/27/bad-information-is-an-occupational-hazard/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:50:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=187432 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/27/bad-information-is-an-occupational-hazard/feed/ 36 The CEO of Sun Media says—and the Conservative campaign confirms—that a Conservative strategist forwarded... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/wootton-bassett-goes-royal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/wootton-bassett-goes-royal/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:00:40 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179156 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/29/wootton-bassett-goes-royal/feed/ 0 For four years the people of Wootton Bassett, a town deep in the English... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/is-libya-another-iraq/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/is-libya-another-iraq/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:25:08 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178863 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/is-libya-another-iraq/feed/ 4 The West plunges into another brutal Mideast conflict. How long will we have to stay this time? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/iraq-government-shuts-down-two-opposition-party-offices/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/iraq-government-shuts-down-two-opposition-party-offices/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:09:17 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176238 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/iraq-government-shuts-down-two-opposition-party-offices/feed/ 1 Parties organized recent demonstrations in Baghdad http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/in-egypt-and-libya-the-u-s-is-opting-for-diplomacy-first/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/in-egypt-and-libya-the-u-s-is-opting-for-diplomacy-first/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:12:59 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176211 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/in-egypt-and-libya-the-u-s-is-opting-for-diplomacy-first/feed/ 4 The coming March 20 will mark the 8th year anniversary of the second Iraq... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/04/egypt-unnoticed-at-the-back-of-the-parade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/04/egypt-unnoticed-at-the-back-of-the-parade/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:34:09 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176108 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/04/egypt-unnoticed-at-the-back-of-the-parade/feed/ 78 As Stephen Harper once said, Canada can't stay isolated forever http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/25/deadly-protests-in-iraq/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/25/deadly-protests-in-iraq/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:43:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=174724 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/25/deadly-protests-in-iraq/feed/ 0 Baghdad locked down after ‘day of rage’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/rummys-still-swinging/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/rummys-still-swinging/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:10:14 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171226 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/rummys-still-swinging/feed/ 6 Bush's former secretary of defence is still swinging http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/21/blair-%e2%80%98regrets%e2%80%99-loss-of-life-in-iraq/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/21/blair-%e2%80%98regrets%e2%80%99-loss-of-life-in-iraq/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:03:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=168344 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/21/blair-%e2%80%98regrets%e2%80%99-loss-of-life-in-iraq/feed/ 10 Former British PM warns of challenge from Iran http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/07/how-ethical-is-your-oil/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/07/how-ethical-is-your-oil/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:32:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=166233 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/07/how-ethical-is-your-oil/feed/ 188 The Environment Minister observed yesterday (around the 12-minute mark of that interview) that Canada... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/06/sadr-back-in-iraq/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/06/sadr-back-in-iraq/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:37:55 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165872 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/06/sadr-back-in-iraq/feed/ 7 Radical anti-U.S. Cleric returns from exile http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/22/iraqi-parliament-approves-new-government/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/22/iraqi-parliament-approves-new-government/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:05:17 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=164803 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/22/iraqi-parliament-approves-new-government/feed/ 1 Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki appointed to a second term http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/02/the-trouble-with-security/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/02/the-trouble-with-security/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:40:45 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155347 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/02/the-trouble-with-security/feed/ 0 Leaked military documents reignite the debate over hiring private security firms in Iraq, and Afghanistan http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/18/detainees-sans-scandal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/18/detainees-sans-scandal/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:20:20 +0000 Andrew Potter http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152175 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/18/detainees-sans-scandal/feed/ 0 What life is like inside Afghan detention facilities http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/stay-at-home-executives/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/stay-at-home-executives/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:00:05 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134677 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/stay-at-home-executives/feed/ 0 Why do 40 per cent of big Canadian firms not do any business outside our borders? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/15/americas-more-friendly-face/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/15/americas-more-friendly-face/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:00:19 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=131994 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/15/americas-more-friendly-face/feed/ 4 Obama has reached out to hostile nations and criticized Israel. Is his soft diplomacy really working? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/21/bizarro-world-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/21/bizarro-world-2/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 13:01:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=128113 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/21/bizarro-world-2/feed/ 26 Britain’s new foreign secretary says the coalition government will move forward with a judicial... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/15/dissidents-run-but-can%e2%80%99t-hide/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/15/dissidents-run-but-can%e2%80%99t-hide/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:20:58 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=119684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/15/dissidents-run-but-can%e2%80%99t-hide/feed/ 0 Many in Iran fled for Iraq after the 2009 election and crackdown http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/11/the-bomb-detector-that-bombed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/11/the-bomb-detector-that-bombed/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:50:53 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=105669 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/11/the-bomb-detector-that-bombed/feed/ 3 Research suggests the devices are useless, and possibly dangerous http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/11/the-people-vs-ex-generalissimo-blair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/11/the-people-vs-ex-generalissimo-blair/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:00:10 +0000 Mark Steyn http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=105536 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/11/the-people-vs-ex-generalissimo-blair/feed/ 59 The grilling the former British PM is getting over invading Iraq suits the enemy just fine