LINKS UPDATE:

Just a quick update with some of my favourite pages on the net. This list will be growing.

If you're a fellow Canadian but say your interest, because of the state of the world right now, is what's going on in Washington, make sure to visit:

http://warandpiece.com/
http://www.wonkette.com/

I also check in with:

http://www.kysor.blogspot.com/
http://www.philcarter.blogspot.com/

For anyone interested in Canadian military, strategic issues I urge you take a look at:

http://www.stratnet.ucalgary.ca/
http://www.globalcentres.org/


Essays of Interest:

http://www.humansecuritybulletin.info/April_2004/Editorial/en/Ignatieff.php (Ignatieff and a new Canadian foreign policy blueprint?)
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=6780 (Think you really understand Michael Moore and his version of 9/11?)
http://www.thinkingpeace.com/pages/arts2/arts171.html (A thoughful essay by Dr. Daniel Nelson)
http://www.marshallcenter.org/site-graphic/lang-en/page-coll-bios-1/static/xdocs/coll/static/mcpapers/mc-paper_3-en.pdf (Mihalka and Cohen on cooperative security)
http://www.victoradair.com/article.php?aid=572894871091635543 (Adair's fine essay looks at geopolitics and energy)

And if you're tired of big picture politics, or maybe just want some local news from my hometown, try:

http://www.thetyee.ca/
http://www.straight.com/
www.rafeonline.com/archives

Finally, here's some most excellent analysis and reporting from around the regions (and by regions, I mean Manitoba--west):

http://www.members.shaw.ca/nspector4/
http://www.westernstandard.ca/
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