Call it imperialism ultra-lite: Bases in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Europe would be mostly used for emergencies.
The Canadian Forces are planning to open seven military bases around the world to assist them with missions that are increasingly global in nature. So far, deals have been struck to open bases in Jamaica and Germany, and negotiations are ongoing with Kuwait, while the Forces have their sights set on Senegal, Kenya, Singapore, and South Korea as well. The Kuwait base would be used to help supply troops in Afghanistan during the upcoming three-year training mission. Most of the bases would not have a permanent Canadian presence, but would be used in case natural disasters or armed conflicts arise nearby.
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Democracy Gone Astray
Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.
All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.
[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]
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