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Iranian President Claims Holocaust is a Myth 15 ULSU What does it mean now that the G-20 says the recession is 'over' Entertainment 16 For Sale: Virtual intellectual property Champ at the Movies Climate Change 2009: can international The "Dirty Dancer" dies at age 57 peer pressure save us all? 17 Flavour of the Week Features It Go see Library Voicesl Global Justice 19 Shake Hands with the Devil Motdrhead *u**ing rulesl 9 On pigeons, six-year-olds & riots Sports Ameliorator and Douchebag Awards Balls to the fence: women's rugby dominates fledgling Dinos squad 10 We're still watching... 22 How 140 characters can inform direct Tackling the Spirit Deficit political action ## " White 'Horns can't jump Go to: www.themeliorist.ca for exclusive Seriously...look there's only two inches of vertical. 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As someone who • l^^Jk uifsOfiiH strong statement on our country's near-unanimous sentiment has repeatedly called for the destruction of the state of Israel, he IIIvJ if Uwlv towards the Iranian regime. Iran's human rights record represents everything that is antithetical to the very purpose of the domestically, its belligerent foreign policy, and its most recent UN and of diplomacy in general. disregard for democratic principles should not be tolerated; a Iran, like many Middle Eastern countries, has a shoddy human message that the Harper government sent loud and clear with its rights record. In its nature, Islamic fundamentalist government (to |p Ipn't no power like boycott. which the Iranian regime subscribes) does not respect women or the power of the Ahmadinejad himself is an illegitimate leader, nothing more than children as persons under the law. Also, recent crackdowns against a mouthpiece for an oppressive regime. The June 12th election by our student brethren, assaults against free press and speech and a people, 'cause the which Ahmadinejad continued his administration is highly suspect general disregard for basic social needs have solidified the state as power of the people in its results and its procedures. The resulting protests were put a human rights violator of the highest standard. down, sometimes brutally, by state sanctioned forces, silencing When added to the destabilization of the region that Iran's nuclear don't stort^|fej the Iranian people's legitimate calls for accountability and programme has caused, these actions give reasonable cause for transparency. Because of these actions, Ahmadinejad is electorally a diplomatic walkout. In this gesture, Harper proved both his illegitimate and has no claim to a mandate from his citizens. political savvy and solidarity with the Iranian people, while also -Slogan of the groups of Furthermore, even if he were elected in free and fair elections, he signaling that hate speech and violent rhetoric would not and demonstrators who convened would be impotent. The Iranian regime allows the democratically should not be tolerated on the international stage. Through this, upon Pittsburg during last the elected president to be at most an inspiration for policy, as we hope that the Prime Minister lives up to his own values, brings 2009 G-20 summit. all proposed legislation must first pass through the unclccted Canadian foreign policy to a higher level of discourse, and allows Guardian Council before it becomes the law of the land. Because us to once again meaningfully influence the flow and direction of the regime does not promote or allow actual input from the masses, international affairs. we should not validate or condone its systemic ignorance with our Re: the two articles on health care in the September 17 edition Dear Editor: Organization). You can't choose your radio), was of an unemployed house painter a large rural region had opted out, so, if you doctor, and, if you want to change doctors, who managed to catch himself on fire and needed surgery there, you either paid the No, our health care system isn't perfect, you have to pay for it. There are co-pays for was badly burned over most of his body. The anesthetist privately (if you could afford it) or as some of the Alberta government's recent everything. I remember being ill near the end ambulance took him to the nearest hospital, had the surgery without anesthesia. actions prove. Replacing trained nurses with of a particularly tight month & not seeing the but when they heard he had no insurance, One of the strongest arguments for a system practical nurses, closing hospital beds and doctor until I got paid, hoping I wouldn't get they said they had no beds. He was shuttled that covers everyone (which no one in the long-term care beds at an accelerating rate, sicker, because I couldn't afford the co-pay. I from one "bedless" hospital to another for two States seems to be making) is that one that & giving huge bonuses to our very own health had a friend who was going through a terrible and a half days until he died in the ambulance.