ISIS

IN THE HOUSE – ‘Why isn’t government doing something about ISIS fighter?’

May 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

Debate during Question Period in the House of Commons on Friday about a New York Times article in which a Canadian said he fought for ISIS and took part in an execution: [Continue]

MICALLEF – After the fall: the Islamic State’s next chapter is just beginning

March 18, 2017 // 1 Comment

THE ISLAMIC STATE is rapidly nearing collapse. But the end of IS is not nearly in sight. IS has lost control of eastern Mosul to a coalition of the Iraqi military and [Continue]

EDITORIAL — Don’t look at last images of Lt. Kasasbeh

February 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

EDITORIAL — Thank you to all the media who refused to show videos or images of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh being burned alive. Lt. Al-Kasasbeh was captured by ISIS [Continue]

Editorial — How far should media go? The answer isn’t difficult

October 8, 2014 // 1 Comment

WEDNESDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — There was a rather silly discussion Tuesday night among a panel of journalists on The National. Usually, panel discussions on the CBC evening [Continue]

Editorial — Let’s figure out what to call the terrorists

September 18, 2014 // 2 Comments

THURSDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — If the Western allies are going to get together to fight the terrorists in Syria, we’d better figure out what we’re going to call [Continue]

Letter — ISIS incorrectly labeled as political Islam

September 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

LETTER — ISIS is a criminal gang pretending to be a group of Islamic fundamentalists. It is not an example of “fundamentalist Islamic terror” since it is not [Continue]