The Rob Ford spectacle is incredible and outrageous and his friends need to demand that he do the right thing

Canadians trust their politicians to do the right thing, even if they do the wrong thing. They trust them to have honour, and to respect the honour of their office.The time for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to address allegations that he was captured on videotape smoking crack in the presence of a drug dealer was last Friday, when the allegations emerged, or Tuesday at the latest. The moment passed him ...

Fabiola Santiago Damas de Blanco are true heroes

Las Damas de Blanco .Ten long years ago they came together after the government crackdown on dissidents and independent journalists known as Black Spring, when 74 men and one woman were thrown in prison and handed long sentences. The men were their husbands, fathers, sons and brothers. The Ladies in White became their voices on the outside.To this day, despite beatings and detentions, in ...

Fallen Agents Remembered for Their “True Valor”

Special Agents Christopher W. Lorek and Stephen P. Shaw, who died May 17 during maritime counterterrorism exercise, were remembered by Director Mueller and others at a memorial service in Quantico, ...

OUR VIEW Saluting some true heroes

It shows a man cradling a young girl, who is looking over her shoulder at a woman behind them. The woman is holding hands with another young girl, who is crying. The man’s face is smeared with blood, and the woman appears to be seriously wounded, with one eye swollen shut.Some television networks showed the photograph and used it to accompany stories of families reunited, of parents ...

Remembering Two Fallen Agents The True Meaning of Valor

Remarks prepared for delivery. Days like this are among the most difficult we face. We struggle to find meaning in such a tragic accident. We struggle to find the words to measure the men we have lost, and what that loss means to their families, to our FBI Family, and to each of us personally. It has been said that valor is a gift. Those who have it never know for sure until the test comes. ...