Here's why it is important not to forget about the case of Zahra Kazemi, the Iranian-Canadian journalist murdered by Tehran's terrorist mullahs last year.
Canada's strategy for dealing with Iran since this incident blew up has been simple: put on the kid gloves and don't ruffle feathers. Your typical Lloyd Axworthian-Bill Grahamsonian diplomacy. But now that Iran is refusing to allow Canadian observers at the "trial" of the poor souls chosen as scapegoats for the murder, at least we're pulling our ambassador.
I say at least because so much more could be done. It is really embarassing that it took this long to take the drastic, harsh action of pulling our ambassador. Why don't we kick the Iranian ambassador out of Canada? Could we not pursue this issue (perhaps hopelessly) at the U.N.? Could we not even impose sanctions?
Oh no. We wouldn't want to ruffle Iran's feathers too much. Chretien has to drive home a good deal for Petrokaz, right?
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 6:20 PM
