Supporting the Illegal Bombing of Iran "With Regret" ft. Ian Barclay (Podcast)
Carney's commitment to supporting the US cracks the façade
This week on The North State, I spoke with Ian Barclay, editor-in-chief at Avant-Garde Press about Carney's support of the US and Israel unilaterally bombing Iran. RSS feed here. Apple Podcasts link here.
Description
The USA and Israel launched a joint military campaign against Iran. With most legal scholars saying this strike was illegal and most official investigations into Iran's nuclear program saying they weren't building weapons, you'd think a position would be easy to strike. Instead, Prime Minister Mark Carney has supported the US in their attack, at most attaching some "regret" to that support. When lined up against his world-famous Davos speech, Carney's position seems untenable, but he's actually been quite consistent. Ian Barclay, editor-in-chief at Avant-Garde Press joins Scott to discuss the timeline of Carney's statements, possible Canadian involvement in the operation and a discussion about what this means, especially when news media doesn't forcefully push back against these statements.
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Sources and Further Reading
How a White Nationalist Club Thought It Found Safe Haven in a Montreal Gym - The Tyee
The white nationalists I just exposed showed up to try to intimidate me. Here's what happened - Rachel Gilmore
The CAJ has reached out (after I posted this) [includes update video] - Bluesky Post
CAJ: Threatening journalists is a threat to freedom itself
Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader amid war? - Al Jazeera
Why Mark Carney Is Being Accused of 'Gaslighting' Canadian Sikhs - PressProgress
How Canada's position on the Iran war has evolved throughout the week - Yahoo News
Fact-checking statements made by Trump to justify U.S. strikes on Iran - PBS News
IAEA says no evidence Iran is building a nuclear bomb - Middle East Monitor
Evidence suggests the deadly blast at an Iranian school was likely a US airstrike - Associated Press
Video Shows US Tomahawk Missile Strike Next to Girls’ School in Iran - Bellingcat
Exclusive: Iranian girls killed by ‘double-tap’ strikes on Minab school - Middle East Eye
US Navy admiral ordered second deadly Venezuela boat strike, White House says - BBC News
Israel’s attack on hospital in Gaza may constitute a war crime on many fronts - The Guardian
Carney says he backs strikes on Iran 'with some regret' as world order frays - NPR
Trump blames Iran for strike that killed school girls - as US investigators point to American bomb - Independent
Al Jazeera investigation: Iran girls’ school targeting likely ‘deliberate’ - Al Jazeera
Canadians assigned to 'other duties' outside of Iran strikes while on U.S. exchange: DND - CBC News
Canada PM Carney says unable to rule out military role in Iran war - Al Jazeera
Canada could be called on to help defend Gulf states, says top military commander - CBC News
Iran to halt strikes on neighbours unless attacks from there: Pezeshkian - Al Jazeera
Moment drone strikes Dubai International Airport - Al Jazeera
Is Israel acting like the ICC is ‘only for Africa and thugs like Putin’? - Al Jazeera
How targeting of desalination plants could disrupt water supply in the Gulf - Al Jazeera
‘Dark, like our future’: Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran’s oil depots bombed - The Guardian
The First Tanker War with Iran - History Today
More than 500,000 displaced in Lebanon as Israel escalates attacks - Al Jazeera
Canada’s elite media wants you to serve in the military - The Breach
Leavitt responds to military draft fears in Fox News interview - CNN
