Who's the Terrorist

Asking the question that needs to be asked, "Who's the terrorist now?", this man's placard highlights the hypocrisy of foreign policies that support military actions that have now been earmarked as Crimes Against Humanity by the U.N.

On July 21st in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, CANDIL and other organizations organized a peace rally denouncing aggressive Israeli tactics and Canada's support of the assault, emphasized by Prime Minister Harper's statement that Israeli aggression was merely a "measured response".

There has been widespread criticism of Canada's recent stance on Mideast politics that has seen a nation that prides itself on peacekeeping and honest peace-brokering more closely align itself with the Bush White House's policy and U.S. policy in general. The minority Conservative government of Stephen Harper is taking advantage of a weakened and leaderless main opposition party to dramatically alter Canada's domestic and foreign policies. As with many issues of injustice, widespread and vocal opposition to these policies is absolutely necessary to put pressure on our politicians.

The event was organized by CANDIL and the Muslim Council of Canada among others. For more upcoming events, check out the email lists and calendars listed on the Activist Network

More pictures of this event are available on Grant Neufeld's Flickr Page.