Monthly Archives: August 2006
Someone’s Terrorist, Another’s Freedom Fighter
| 8/24/2006 | Posted by Patti under Canadian Politics, Harper |
Jason Kenney, the parliamentary secretary to the Boy Harper, a day after criticizing opposition MPs for their fact finding mission to Lebanon in which they have suggested that some talks/negotiations should take place with Hezbollah, has been revealed as having spoken before another designated terrorist group and having done so as a representative of the Prime Minister. The opposition group is making an independent trip to the Middle East. Read the rest of this entry »
We Will Remember Him
| 8/22/2006 | Posted by Patti under Brave Canadians |
They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them
In memory of our fallen Canadian:
Cpl David Braun –Afghanistan Aug. 22, 2006
The Toll Mounts
| 8/12/2006 | Posted by Patti under Afghanistan |
In less than 10 days, I’ve added 4 memorial entries for Canadians killed in service in Afghanistan. Adding one is a painful reminder that war, any war costs lives. Every time one gets added it also reminds us that our troops need our respect and support. They have volunteered to serve this country, to protect us.
Many believe that Afghanistan is an American war, it isn’t. You only need to read and hear the terms of reference that the Taliban, Hamas, Hezbollah and other like minded terror groups use to know, this is a war between fundamentalist, radical muslims and the ‘infidels’ (non-muslims). While our soldiers in this war are identified by the uniform they wear and the flag on those uniforms, the ‘soldiers’ on the other side are not easily identified, they owe allegience to no country. Read the rest of this entry »
We Will Remember Him
| 8/12/2006 | Posted by Patti under Brave Canadians |
They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them
In memory of our fallen Canadian:
Cpl. Andrew James Eykelenboom–Afghanistan Aug. 11, 2006
We Will Remember Him
| 8/9/2006 | Posted by Patti under Brave Canadians |
They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them
In memory of our fallen Canadians:
Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh–Afghanistan Aug. 9, 2006
We Will Remember Him
| 8/5/2006 | Posted by Patti under Brave Canadians |
They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them
In memory of our fallen Canadians:
Master Corporal Raymond Arndt–Afghanistan Aug. 5, 2006
Another Terrorism Suspect Arrested
| 8/4/2006 | Posted by Patti under Canadian News |
A 19 year old has been arrested in Mississauga as part of the ongoing investigation into the domestic terrorist suspect roundup that took place June 2nd bringing the total to 18 charged. Police have indicated that more are being sought. Around the same time one of the original suspects was denied bail.
While the arrests in no way tar the whole of the muslim community with the label ‘terrorists’, one can’t help but wonder what factors are present that would bring together what appears to be a diverse group of men within that group to plot acts of death and destruction against Canadians some of which would likely have been muslims.
We can theorize all we want but it seems the root of the conditions which spawn conspiracies amongst men for the most part either born or raised in this country will not be fully defined. Course, our terms of reference change over the years. In the sixties, a group of Canadians found to be plotting death and destruction like this would have been called radical activists, now we call them terrorists.
Deadly Day in Afghanistan
| 8/4/2006 | Posted by Patti under Afghanistan |
I’ve only just taken the ‘sticky’ off of the previous in memory of post for two Canadians killed in Afghanistan and four more are killed in two separate incidents along with ten injured in the worst day of fighting our forces have engaged in — worst for death and injury. Any day of fighting in a war is bad.
Every Canadian who dies over there trying to secure the country against the Taliban means that it becomes even more important for us to stay the course and gain the objective. Having said that, one can’t help but wince and wonder how high the cost is going to be before that happens.
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