War Resister Ordered Out

Immigration officials inform American soldier that she must leave by Jan. 27 or face deportation

by Paola Loriggio

When Kimberley Rivera shipped out to serve in Iraq with the U.S. Army in the fall of 2006, she saw herself rebuilding homes, feeding the hungry and helping children.

Barely three months into her 15-month mission, Rivera, a gate guard in Baghdad, had had enough.

A young mother herself, she says she was haunted by the sight of children crying, forever traumatized by the war.

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Peacenik is almost afraid to check out the stance of Ignatieff on whether war resisters should be allowed to stay in Canada. This is a litmus test for the Liberals. The Liberals can stop this and future deportations. Will they do it? Peacenik hopes so.

Ignatieff warns PM: Fix economy, or else

New Liberal leader says he'll vote with coalition to defeat government if budget doesn't deliver

Dec 11, 2008 04:30 AM
Les Whittington Ottawa Bureau

OTTAWA–Newly appointed Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff warned Prime Minister Stephen Harper that the government's fate will depend on the Conservatives' willingness to rescue Canada's economy.

There will be no early truce in the high-stakes showdown pitting the Liberals and other opposition parties against the minority Conservatives, Ignatieff signalled yesterday.

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Peacenik thinks this threat by Ignatieff is laughable. He might as well say "stop the world turning or else." The economy will not be fixed by anything Harper can do. The aftermath can be alleviated. Peacenik is not sold on Ignatieff. Early reviews are saying he lacks warmth and personality. And Peacenik knows he is a genius. These are the same early reviews that Stephane Dion got. However, Peacenik thinks Harper hit his highwater mark in the last election. He ran against worst Liberal campaign of this and the last century and still couldn't get a majority. The Coalition stopped the Shock Doctrine from being instituted and the sheeple screamed. Sometimes the sheeple are very scary. Peacenik thinks that at the very least the Liberals under Ignatieff can lead a minority gov't that can survive with NDP and Green support.