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Implications for Canadians in Afghanistan if Iraqi Insurgents Win You know, when I was in 4th grade, we were all supposed to present a speech to the class.  It was around the time of the Air India Bombings, and so 'terrorism' seemed like a pretty good topic.  I had a lot to say about the issue...

I've been trying to decide where I stand on the Iraq withdrawal issue; trying to fathom the implications - not just for Canadian and NATO troops in Afghanistan, but for Iraqis and Afghans, the USA, the human race as a whole.  Like, if I were an American citizen and if the issue were put to a...

The following article provides some insight into President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's - and the "Twelver" sect's - possible religious motivations in this conflict: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/14/wiran14.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/01/14/ixworld.html

It is concerning that Hezbolla was able to damage the ship, but, apparently, they only have 7 or 8 of the drones.

I don't know if the following article has been posted on this forum before, but I just came across it and found it quite interesting.  I'd be further interested to find out people's thoughts on it:

Matthew Ash, Although I agree with you that it would be completely unjustified to bomb Islamic holy places, I would suggest that you don't let people who suggest such actions get you angry.  I only caution you because there will undoubtedly be more such suggestions in the future. In fact, the...

We could purchase a few F35's when they come out, one variation thereof is said to be equiped with particle / high-powered laser beam weapons.  These could take out ICBMs, couldn't they?

Hamas / Palestinian incursion into Israel: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5114072.stm?ls The Palestinian soldiers - including members of Hamas - tunneled under the border and attacked an Israeli border-post, killing maybe 4 Israeli soldiers and probably destroying a tank! All this after Israel...

Not so sure.  In many respects, Venezuela has become increasingly anti-american.  Political pressure might spill over making Columbia join the anti-american camp.  India just signed some major treaty with the Americans, and so it isn't difficult to believe she would side with the Americans. I...

I, personally, have not noticed what kind of mindsets predominate here.  I guess I need to spend more time on this forum to discoverthat. I'm not suggesting that.  Again, I don't know if in fact the opinions presented here are representative of the general population.  However, when I mention...

Michael, I don't think xenophobia is what's going on here in Canada.  Instead, I see a perfectly rational awareness of the fact that our country is at war with an pan-national enemy whose members attempt to infiltrate our borders.  This awareness is quickly coming to fruition.  This is good. ...

@Daniel San I agree that the above should be applied in general, but the Charkaoui case is different because of substantial national security risks posed by his release, hence the proportional balancing act in the courts.  In the meanwhile, simply putting a GPS tracker on him and keeping a...

Exactly.  He's not asking for his unalienable human rights to be recognised; he's asking for the same treatment accorded to Canadian citizens: "I am asking for the same rights as any human being in this country."  And my point is that his request is laughable.  Even moreso when we consider he...

I was reminded of some play I read back in uni - Picadello, I believe. So I can't take complete credit for the analogy. I wonder if there are any environmentalists in their clique. Al Gore perhaps next year?

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=93e3b6a3-02db-4620-8348-449357c2e7f2&k=77048&p=1 Excerpt from the article:   (He was also on CPAC this evening and said pretty much the same thing.) How the @#$@ can this guy think he can get away with this?  What a twit.  He's either...