Articles by Matthew Behrens, Rabble

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The Unbearable Lightness of [Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs] Stéphane Dion
Matthew Behrens, Rabble – TRANSCEND Media Service, 2 May 2016

On May 26, a man responsible for complicity in horrific war crimes, Henry Kissinger, will arrive in Toronto, along with another similarly shady character, Shimon Peres, to speak at the incredibly named Spirit of Hope gathering. Meanwhile, CANSEC16, the annual gathering of Canada’s war industry, along with companies that profit from mass surveillance, border control, militarization of police forces, and refugee interdiction, will take place at Ottawa’s EY Centre on May 25 and 26. It expects over 11,000 visitors and 61 international delegations.

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Canada’s Deluded Wars of November
Matthew Behrens, Rabble – TRANSCEND Media Service, 30 Nov 2015

Many studies equate militarism with hypersexualized notions of masculinity with a terminology that is all about the “wargasm” (deep penetration, missile erections, our mission makes us “stand tall,” etc.). The confused, violence-soaked sexuality that underlies the masculinist culture of the military and other institutions of violence is also revealed in the epidemic of violence against women in those same organizations.

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