Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement on Saturday, in response to yet more gunfire aimed at Canadian synagogues — this time in Toronto and Thornhill, just north of the city — was notable for one reason: It did not aver that “there is no place in Canada” for what had happened, or use any similar verbiage. It was a tiny mercy in a very unnerving time. At this point, the phrase has transcended cliché and entered the realm of the offensively meaningless. Yet somehow politicians’ communication advisers still keep churning it out. Read More
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Iranian mines in Strait of Hormuz would be a nightmare for the West
During the Gulf war in 1991, Iraqi forces deployed 1,300 mines, badly damaging two U.S. navy ships, including the USS Princeton, which it cost about US$100 million to bring back…






