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Articles by Mike Cowie.

Blog - Politics

Driving Mr. Laden: the most hideous war crime of all

Driving, according to the George W. Bush administration, is the newest war crime. Yes, war crime.
Blog - Sports

The IOC dictatorship: let the Olympic muzzling begin

Last night on the news, I saw a story on the Olympics which mentioned that the International Olympic Committee, has stated that any athlete who makes any sort of political statement from the podium in Beijing will be sent home. It seems they don't want China to be embarrassed in any way. Not about Tibet, not about Darfur, not about anything.
Blog - Politics

Why does Canada stay callous and cold to the fate of Omar Khadr?

This whole situation with Omar Khadr is so repulsive, shameful, and depressing. Thinking about how this poor Toronto-born kid has been treated makes me, as a Canadian, feel so embarrassed and sad.
Blog - Politics

Conservatism is just a sickness

Your old road is Rapidly aging Please get out of the new one If you can't lend a hand For the times they are a-changin'
Blog - Sports

Spain's triumph caps off weeks of attacking soccer at Euro 08

Olé, Olé Olé Olé! Euro 08 - What an amazing three weeks of soccer. And, in the end, the best team definitely won. The Spaniards--who have been on fire all tournament long, and who finished undefeated, with six straight wins--clearly deserved to hoist the cup yesterday after their 1-0 victory over Germany.
Blog - Sports

Take pity on the fans as the Dutch crash out of Euro 2008

After watching the Dutch get knocked out of the Euro 2008 soccer championships yesterday, I had no choice but to once again, write about the agony of being a Dutch soccer fan.