Parkland Fuel Corporation, tomorrow, January 31, will start a 60-day plant-wide maintenance turnaround at its 50,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) Burnaby Refinery in British Columbia.
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The damning designation is becoming a political club to batter undesirable countries with The European Parliament is urging the EU to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, a move which the UK may follow. An amendment was voted into the European Parliament’s annual foreign-policy report, calling for the EU and its member states to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization. The vote passed with 598 in favor to nine votes against, with 31 abstentions, in what is a non-binding a...moremendment, meaning that the EU does not have to act on it, but will likely have to deal with mounting pressure to do so. The stated reason for the damning designation is the Guard Corps’ alleged “terrorist activity, the repression of protesters and its supplying of drones to Russia.” The UK is also preparing to proscribe the IRGC as a terrorist group, with broadly the same justifications. However, one of London’s key reasons for resolving to do so has clearly been connected to Iran’s execution of its former deputy defense minister Alireza Akbari, who was convicted of spying for Britain’s intelligence agency, MI6. The UK government, in its official condemnations of the death sentence handed to Akbari, undermined the professionalism of Iran’s judiciary and omitted his conviction in an apparent attempt to frame him as a political martyr. London has also introduced 30 new sanctions against Tehran as a response. The first problem with designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization, if the UK and the EU end up doing so, is that they will be applying the terrorist label to an official wing of the Iranian state’s armed forces. This would also include the Quds Force, which deals with foreign military and intelligence ventures, in addition to the volunteer paramilitary force known as the Basij. One of the reasons why the designation of a country’s armed forces as a terrorist group is so problematic is because it then opens up the floor to counter-measures from enemy states. Read more Iran threatens to designate all EU member armies as terrorists This weakens the very term ‘terrorism’ as a hyperpolarized tool with which to batter an enemy. This tool is then significantly devalued in its originally intended use – to designate actual terrorist groups like Islamic State (IS) or Al-Qaeda as common international threats. Although the United Nations has no clear definition of terrorism, leaving this matter up to individual states to decide, it does routinely express concern over how certain definitions can impact human rights. The EU and UK’s definitions are very vague, yet share common themes in that they focus on non-state actors, which is an unspoken rule when it comes to defining what a terrorist group is. A terrorist organization, like Al-Qaeda or IS, cannot be accepted as a state for this reason, even if they manage to set up a state-like structure. At this moment, sanctions on the Taliban are still in place in Afghanistan, and at the United Nations the Taliban’s proposed representative has not been permitted to represent Kabul’s Islamic Emirate. The Islamic Republic of Iran is, however, a longstanding member state of the United Nations, as a state it also has certain rights and characteristics. Under former US President Donald Trump the IRGC was designated a...
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. military have successfully completed a Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept test flight, the Maryland-based aerospace firm confirmed Monday.
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US higher education is operating in one of the most challenging but also hopeful times in its history. Such a bold statement demands, and deserves, some explanation. After all, the challenges facing US higher education writ large are well known, all of which have been exacerbated by the pandemic.
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Miranda Lambert’s NFL team is going to the Super Bowl. The country singer posted to her Instagram on Sunday showing her support for the Kansas City Chiefs and their quarterback, Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs defeated the Cincinnati Bengals by 23-20 on Sunday. Now, they will play in the Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 12. In her post, Lambert went full fan mode in a Chiefs sweatshirt. The “Heart Like Mine” musician wore a red hoodie that read “Kansas City Chiefs” on it with the team’s logo. She paired the sweater with black leggings. She...more also wore a white beanie complete with a brown pom pom at the top. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miranda Lambert (@mirandalambert) For her footwear, Lambert added a pair of comfortable kicks. She wore low-top multicolored sneakers. The shoes featured shades of yellow, blue, purple and more and were complete with white laces as well as a thick white outer sole. The singer tends to stick with sneakers for her off-duty outfits. She has been known to wear styles from brands like Golden Goose, New Balance and Converse in the past. When she’s making red carpet appearances and hitting other formal events like this one, Lambert tends to gravitate towards vibrant pumps or embellished sandals from brands like Voyette Lee, Joyce Echols and Rock & Republic. When the “Mama’s Broken Heart” singer is not on stage or making an appearance, she frequently slips into a stylish pair of cowboy boots or more casual sneakers. PHOTOS: Click here to see Lambert’s best shoe moments through the years.
The Wonder of Friendship - a pop-up experience that will celebrate 100 years of Disney is heading to London, Berlin and Paris. The event marks the year of 1923 in which the The Walt Disney Company was established, first known as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio.
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