No new Cold War dismissed as overblown analysis
Gorbachev, in Berlin for the Berlin Wall 25th anniversary, argues a new Cold War is not possible. He notes Russia is a de industrialized state run by a kleptocratic elite and that NATO expansion and Western actions fueled tensions, while insisting Ukraine’s defiance won’t spark a global conflict.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Europe
Gorbachev
Berlin
Germany
Berlin Wall
Russia
Vladimir Putin
Putin
United States
NATO
Ronald Reagan
European Union
Abkhazia
South Ossetia
Transnistria
Crimea
Luhansk
Donesta
Kosovo
Serbia
Middle East
Afghanistan
Iraq
Libya
Moscow
Barack Obama
Angela Merkel
Ukraine
Western Alliance
Remembrance Day tribute to Canada’s veterans
A letter to the editor thanks veterans for service and recalls Remembrance Day duties. It honors Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Corporal Nathan Cirillo, notes D Day’s 70th anniversary and WWI centenary, and Afghanistan's end, urging Canadians to attend ceremonies and thank servicemembers and their families.
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Patrice Vincent
Nathan Cirillo
Canada
Afghanistan
Remembrance Day Week Inspires New Faces of Bravery
Crowds in Russell and Ottawa gathered for Remembrance Day ceremonies the largest since 1936. The day carried a poignant new face as 24 year old Cpl Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent were killed, giving veterans a renewed echo of bravery and gratitude.
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Russell
Parliament Hill
George VI
Ottawa
National War Monument
Cpl
Nathan Cirillo
Patrice Vincent
Montreal
Cst
Dean Ward
Afghanistan
Dean
Ward
T.W
Liberals Critique Conservative Surplus Plan and Tax Measures
Liberal Finance Critic Scott Brison argues the Conservative fall update abandons Flaherty’s surplus plan and borrows to fund income splitting and the Family Tax Cut. He says 85 percent of households gain nothing while the plan costs 2.4 billion this year and slows growth through 2019.
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Jim Flaherty
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