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Canada Free Press ^
| Thursday, December 22, 2005
| Garth Pritchard
Posted on 12/22/2005 8:07:19 AM PST by fanfan
It was January 8, 2005--I was in Sri Lanka, shooting footage for a documentary on the Canadian DART group, sent to help the people after a 32-foot wave, traveling 500 miles an hour hit the fragile houses and people of the Ampara district. Prior to leaving, the politicians in Ottawa had spoon-fed the Canadian news outlets. So, Canadian Press reported of the DART: "the wrong people, the wrong place, antiquated equipment"--once again the Canadian soldiers had been set up for failure by their own bureaucracy. The political ministers were fed the information by their staff, and in turn, they spoon-fed the ever-receptive ear of the Ottawa news gallery. In Sri Lanka, after the politicians had taken a direct run at the Canadian DART, the Prime Minister of Canada showed up. Canada Free Press ran the story and showed some pictures of the stunning behaviour of the Prime Minister and his handlers as they knocked people down, walked over graves, left the Canadian Padre standing speechless and, to use his words, "
body-checked out of the process." The Padre had, in fact, been asked by the Prime Ministers handlers to say a few words and to have a minutes silence to remember the 12,000 souls who had died there, most of them children. My camera records 15 seconds before the Prime Ministers pit bull-like female aide yelled,"Let him move on! Lets go!" Body-checked out of the procession, the Canadian Padre could only watch in disbelief.
(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...
TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: canada; canadianelection; cbc; cida; martin
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posted on
12/22/2005 8:07:19 AM PST
by
fanfan
To: GMMAC; Pikamax; Former Proud Canadian; Great Dane; Alberta's Child; headsonpikes; coteblanche; ...
Canada Ping!
Please FReepmail me to get on or off this Canada ping list.
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posted on
12/22/2005 8:10:15 AM PST
by
fanfan
(" The liberal party is not corrupt " Prime Minister Paul Martin)
To: fanfan
But of course this is the attitude of Martiin and the Liberals. Respecting the dead at a service of any kind may be construde as tolerating a religious perspective, which is, naturally, against core Liberal beliefs. Liberals are the only repectable group on the planet.
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posted on
12/22/2005 8:28:37 AM PST
by
doc30
(Democrats are to morals what and Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)
To: fanfan
good article...something i've finally witnessed first hand since i've moved back from the US to Canada...
NEVER do we hear ANYTHING about the UN food SCANDAL...pathetic. Since i've been back in Canada, bout 6 months now, daily i tell friends, family, and whovever wants to listen about the communist-like medium we have here in Canada. I'm so disgusted with this place( canada ) now...I will forever consider myself Acadian before Canadian, as will most of us here in coastal NB.
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posted on
12/22/2005 8:30:18 AM PST
by
kajingawd
(" happy with stone underhead, let Heaven and Earth go about their changes")
To: doc30
Liberals are the only repectable group on the planet.LOL!
According to Liberals.
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posted on
12/22/2005 8:31:54 AM PST
by
fanfan
(" The liberal party is not corrupt " Prime Minister Paul Martin)
To: kajingawd
NEVER do we hear ANYTHING about the UN food SCANDAL...pathetic.So true.
Welcome back, BTW.
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posted on
12/22/2005 8:33:04 AM PST
by
fanfan
(" The liberal party is not corrupt " Prime Minister Paul Martin)
To: fanfan
From the article:
They were patrolling down the streets on foot, in areas that the Americans, including their much vaunted Special Forces, had feared to tread.
Ah,nothing for nothing, but I call B.S. on this. I understand as a journalist, you have to sell your story of sorts, but I certainly don't buy that our special forces were 'fearful' of treading anywhere.
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posted on
12/22/2005 8:37:49 AM PST
by
akorahil
(Thank You and God bless all Veterans. Truly, the real heroes.)
To: fanfan
if biased media fabricates news reports in the forest
did anything actually transpired
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posted on
12/22/2005 8:55:00 AM PST
by
Flavius
(Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
To: fanfan
Shocking!!!!!!!!
My perception of our great leader has turned 360 degrees
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posted on
12/22/2005 10:11:12 AM PST
by
CaptainCanada
(A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.)
To: akorahil
They were patrolling down the streets on foot, in areas that the Americans, including their much vaunted Special Forces, had feared to tread.
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Ahh but don't you know that 1 Canadian soldier is equal to no less than 30 Green Berets. Don't believe me? Just ask a Canadian they'll tell you.
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posted on
12/22/2005 11:58:34 AM PST
by
Boris99
To: fanfan
What's wrong with you people? Saddam Hussein is PM of Canada! I saw that on South Park. That explains everything.
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posted on
12/22/2005 2:03:02 PM PST
by
Ukiapah Heep
(Shoes for Industry!)
To: Boris99
"Ahh but don't you know that 1 Canadian soldier is equal to no less than 30 Green Berets. Don't believe me? Just ask a Canadian they'll tell you."
30 is a bit much....probably closer to 10.
To: Ukiapah Heep
We watched that one last night.
It was so close to the truth that it *almost* wasn't funny.
;-)
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posted on
12/22/2005 2:20:45 PM PST
by
fanfan
(" The liberal party is not corrupt " Prime Minister Paul Martin)
To: fanfan
the Prime Ministers pit bull-like female aide Arrgghh :~(
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posted on
12/23/2005 5:04:42 AM PST
by
kanawa
To: fanfan; Pikamax; Former Proud Canadian; Great Dane; Alberta's Child; headsonpikes; coteblanche; ...
Nothing to do with this topic but, here's a little gift for Ontario-based FReepers, dog lovers & opponents of opportunistic & callous politically correct stupidity everywhere :
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posted on
12/23/2005 7:45:52 AM PST
by
GMMAC
(paraphrasing Parrish: "damned Liberals, I hate those bastards!")
To: kanawa
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posted on
12/23/2005 7:54:26 AM PST
by
GMMAC
(paraphrasing Parrish: "damned Liberals, I hate those bastards!")
To: kanawa
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posted on
12/23/2005 7:57:29 AM PST
by
GMMAC
(paraphrasing Parrish: "damned Liberals, I hate those bastards!")
To: GMMAC
Tagline rebuttal!
Merry Christmas, and Down with the Liberal Regime!
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posted on
12/23/2005 8:00:34 AM PST
by
headsonpikes
(The Liberal Party of Canada are not b*stards - b*stards have mothers!)
To: akorahil
They were patrolling down the streets on foot, in areas that the Americans, including their much vaunted Special Forces, had feared to tread. The old city was open to the Canadians.Thanks akorahil.
I was going to reply with "kiss my bu##" but your way is more diplomatic. (international affairs and such...)
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posted on
12/23/2005 8:19:13 AM PST
by
norton
To: headsonpikes
Maybe we can agree on "morally bankrupt scumballs"?
I suppose after the election, once the witch is permanently gone from Ottawa, I'll have to come up with a new tag line ... sigh.
Anyway, Merry Christmas to all!
(I posted my card and pinged everyone from Pookie 18's thread earlier)
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posted on
12/23/2005 8:19:16 AM PST
by
GMMAC
(paraphrasing Parrish: "damned Liberals, I hate those bastards!")
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