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Bring Canadian Troops Home Now
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| Lordpatch User Info... |  by Mohamed Elmasry (Monday August 14 2006) "...any war, is fought on the home front; the weapons are not physical, but psychological. And lies - or calculated "disinformation" -- are often more potent for victory than bullets and soon become "a military necessity." Without them no war could be sustained, and no citizenry could be induced to persist, either in inflicting or enduring the senseless slaughter of battle." Over the past few weeks, Canadian TV networks have showed -- almost daily - the sad pictures of families mourning the return of their deceased loved ones, our Canadian soldiers killed while on combat missions in Afghanistan. As I write, the news headlines announce yet another death; regrettably, it will not be the last. Amid these mounting losses, however, the Conservative government in Ottawa still maintains that Canada is not officially at war. Really?? Everything else indicates that Canada is indeed at war, regardless of what the PM's office calls it. And, as in all other wars, the Conservatives (and some Liberals) are working to keep Canadians' morale high and maintain their support of our military involvements in Afghanistan at all costs. Thus we hear - along with the almost daily reports of more lives lost -- that our "war" or "mission" (take your choice of words) must be carried through to a "successful conclusion." full aricle: http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/34196 http://vancouver.indymedia.org/?q=node/2075 - Sat, 12 Aug 2006 4:13pm Edited: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 6:59pm | ||
| Lordpatch User Info... | Canada must speak out Sunday, August 13, 2006 Canada must speak out against Israeli aggression! Solidarity with the Lebanese and Palestinian Peoples A message from the Communist Party of Canada http://www.communist-party-sk.ca/pub/Podcasts/F7EBCA4C-DD97-41CC-9BEE-AFF728B6D6F2_files/pamphlet.mp3 listen: http://www.communist-party-sk.ca/pub/Podcasts/F7EBCA4C-DD97-41CC-9BEE-AFF728B6D6F2.html download pamphlet: http://www.communist-party-sk.ca/pub/Podcasts/F7EBCA4C-DD97-41CC-9BEE-AFF728B6D6F2_files/CPC%20Lebanon%20leaflet%20-%202006-08-10.pdf Electronic Lebanon PSA http://electronicintifada.net/download/video/eLebanon-PSA-web-159.mov In the weeks after Israel launched its attack on Lebanon, a team of New York-based artists, designers, and multimedia producers converged on a warehouse location in Brooklyn to create a Public Service Announcement for Electronic Lebanon. The two minute PSA is intended for wide distribution and public viewing. A laptop version of the PSA, for projection, is also available for download. Activists and others seeking broadcast-quality versions of the PSA are asked to contact EI. http://kurtnimmo.com/?p=514 - Mon, 14 Aug 2006 6:59pm | ||
| Mace User Info... | Your alarm goes off, you hit the snooze and sleep for another 10 minutes. He stays up for days on end. _________________________ You take a warm shower to help you wake up. He goes days or weeks without running water. __________________________ You complain of a "headache", and call in sick. He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward. __________________________ You put on your 'Anti war/Don't support the troops' shirt, and go meet up with your friends. He still fights for your right to wear that shirt. __________________________ You make sure you're cell phone is in your pocket. He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags. __________________________ You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you. He knows he may not see some of his buddies again. __________________________ You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls. He walks the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists. __________________________ You complain about how hot it is. He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his brow. __________________________ You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong. He doesn't get to eat today. __________________________ Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes. He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean. __________________________ You go to the mall and get your hair redone. He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today. __________________________ You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over. He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months. __________________________ You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight. He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home. __________________________ You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday. He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume. __________________________ You roll your eyes as a baby cries. He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet. __________________________ You criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything. He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own people and remembers why he is fighting. __________________________ You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him. He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded. __________________________ You see only what the media wants you to see. He sees the broken bodies lying around him. __________________________ You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't. He does exactly what he is told. __________________________ You stay at home and watch TV. He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat. __________________________ You crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and get comfortable. He crawls under a tank for shade and a 5 minute nap, only to be woken by gunfire. __________________________ You sit there and judge him, saying the world is probably a worse place because of men like him. If only there were more men like him! If you support your troops, re-send this to everyone you know, If it gets to another veteran who hasn't received it yet, it will bring back memories. - Mon, 14 Aug 2006 7:06pm | ||
| lonemonk User Info... | Hell, I support the troups; Stepdad spent time in the Golan heights and Cyprus I do not however support the assholes who sent them to Afghanistan! Even in the heat of the moment after sept 11, this mission never registered with me as having any value whatever. I don't believe the people of Afghanistan to be any safer than they were. And I KNOW our boys (and girls) aren't safer. The way that shit is going we'll be there for a couple of decades with a few thousand loses. I hate reminding people that the soviet union in the height of its' military power was humiliated and sent home after 10 years of bloodshed Estimates are 15000 russians and perhaps as many as 1 million afghanis lost... - Tue, 15 Aug 2006 2:21pm Edited: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 2:32pm | ||
| Mace User Info... | Even though, the troops were sent in by the then, Federal Lib's. (prolly the only thing worth crediting the Liver-lovers, and maybe Haiti...) well, the Canadian Troops goal is to help in the rebuilding of Afghanistan, this time of the year is especially dangerous, the cooling off months are during the fall and winter, till spring, in which afterwards the Taliban goes about their terrorist campaign as per usual. There was a Taliban Leader (about 4 months ago) who wanted to lay out a peace offer, that was to end all the figthing and attacks on the public and Coallition Forces. Many who join the Taliban are outsiders from other attached countries- who join in the name of their vicious cycle to destroy, those who seek a harmonious balance of stability in the regions.Problem seems to be as it always has from the start of the Afghistan Affair, is that these borders are virtually wide open to anyone who wants to enter. This is ofn, to you, I'm sure. Only, the 'Infidels' are the ones who will suffer, and inadvertantly as a result of the mentality of the Taliban, and tragically, they will eventually, lose, to something that has wound its' way through the ranks of the Grand Narrative of Politics since the start of Socrates own sacrafice in being the first martyr, all in the name of Democracy and Capitalism. (It's all in the big book, n' I'm not talking about the Bible neither...'The Grand Narrative of Modern Western Civilization') Estimating that inevitably, places like Iran, or who side with Iran- will be nuked from the face of the planet within the next 5 years. Who will back this nuclear war you may ask, well, not the anti-war advocates, that's for damn sure, you can call up Nostradameus your psychic connection will tell you! (And I'm sayin' he wasn't too far off.) He77!? I'm thinkin' that might even be President G.W. Bush's last statement; as Leader of the U.S.A., he went into Office with a loud bang, what makes anyone think that he'll leave without making one. (Unless the U.S. Senate Ratifies a bill limiting a single President to only [2] four year terms.) Just as Truman did, to end WWII, what would prevent the U.S. otherwise to saving lives of it's own citizens, even if it entails, killing hundreds of countless thousands of others to do just that? Remember Canadu, and the Reactors which by all that's been told; was sold to Pakistan, by Canadians, oh, and in~ India to. (Changing my atomic time clock to 1 year instead of five.) - Tue, 15 Aug 2006 2:55pm Edited: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 2:55pm | ||
| Doc User Info... | Um... a single president is already limited to 2 four year terms. If they weren't, Regan probably would have stayed in office until he died. I'm counting the days until Bush is out of the White House. I just hope that his brother doesn't run next for the Republicans. - Tue, 15 Aug 2006 7:30pm | ||
| Eurydice User Info... | Mace, I hope you realize how stupid and uneducated the writer of that trite crap really is. I can't believe someone would actually post that, let alone write it. - Thu, 17 Aug 2006 6:20pm Edited: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 6:20pm | ||
| Suffuckation User Info... | I can't believe some one would get so pissed off over it. - Fri, 18 Aug 2006 5:45pm | ||
| Akylore User Info... | "Anyone...DUMB ENOUGH...to want to be let into the military, should be allowed in." -Bill Hicks - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 9:56pm | ||
| Nik Olaz User Info... | Big high five Adrian for that Bill Hicks quote. - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:18pm | ||
| Mace User Info... | Hey Euradyke...? STFU. I have my own army. I've never been, but, Anybody wanna' go for a drink @ Red Jacket? - Tue, 3 Oct 2006 10:31pm | ||
| WILLEM User Info... | FUCK WHATEVER! Were FUCKED! Might as well be AmeriCanada... I wonder how our nuclear program is doin. Gordon Cambell supports Nukes, Im sure of it. You can tell there is something goin on with the Bush and Cambell, I think they are planning world domination together, they could be like Pinky, and the brain, brain brain brain. - Fri, 13 Oct 2006 2:36pm | ||
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