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Canadian Sniper Hero Faces Court Martial
The London Daily Telegraph ^ | April 25, 2002 | David Rennie in Washington

Posted on 04/25/2002 11:32:28 AM PDT by Slam

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To: Slam
Southam Newspapers here reported yesterday that the Canadian Government would be "very honoured "if the U.S wants to award the metals. Three snipers to receive a Bronze Star and two to receive a Bronze Star with distinction.

Master Cpl.Perry has been sent home charged with a disciplinary charge and is accused of unbecoming conduct relating to a picture he took of a dead Afghan.

Some how I doubt Perry gave any interviews to any reporters (jmho)

41 posted on 04/25/2002 1:00:03 PM PDT by Snowyman
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To: Slam
Wow, this sounds like the attitude towards our Military in some circles here in the U.S....
42 posted on 04/25/2002 1:01:22 PM PDT by ItisaReligionofPeace
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To: wardaddy
A fiend of mine in the early 80s showed me his uncles (Spec forces col) jar of VC ears. It was cool.
43 posted on 04/25/2002 1:02:00 PM PDT by Dinsdale
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To: wardaddy; ALL
a PC war is a very dangerous thing.

I strongly recommend that anyone who has not already done so should read This Kind of War, and pay particular attention to the chapter titled "Proud Legions". It has much to say which is of particular relevance to the present war in Afghanistan.

AB

44 posted on 04/25/2002 1:05:17 PM PDT by ArrogantBustard
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To: general_re
When he hit his first target, an enemy gunman at a distance of 1,700 metres, he said all that ran through his mind was locating his next target.

"All I thought of was Sept. 11th and all those people who didn't have a chance and the American reporter who was taken hostage, murdered and his wife getting the videotape of the execution; that is my justification."

A master corporal from Ontario, the lead sniper of his three-man team, said when they first landed in the combat zone "our spider senses were tingling.... It was night and we didn't know what to expect."

By daylight, after coming under enemy machine-gun fire, he managed to ease his rifle barrel between two rocks and quickly located an enemy sniper hiding behind a small piece of corrugated steel between two trees. He guessed the distance at 1,700 metres and fired one shot through the metal, killing the man instantly.

He said afterward he remembered thinking: "That's one less bullet that's gonna be coming at us, one less person we have to think about."

During the next four days of fighting, the Newfoundland corporal set what is believed to be a record for a long-distance shot under combat conditions, hitting an enemy gunman at a distance of 2,430 metres. "

45 posted on 04/25/2002 1:08:23 PM PDT by ItisaReligionofPeace
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To: doc30
I left The Peoples Republic Of Kanada 20 years ago for the same reason. I could see it coming a mile away. I still miss the town I grew up in and most of the people, But I will never set foot in that commie hell hole again.
46 posted on 04/25/2002 1:12:28 PM PDT by thrcanbonly1
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To: Slam
So, comparatively speaking, it would be ‘worse’ to participate in a war than to participate in the kidnapping, rape and murder of a 10 year old girl?

Are you sure about that?

Because I’m feeling pretty certain that’s a morally tenuous position…at best.

47 posted on 04/25/2002 1:14:12 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny
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To: Psycho_Bunny
Afterthought: And it's not "off-topic". You opened up the thread when you used the word "worst".
48 posted on 04/25/2002 1:16:31 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny
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To: ArrogantBustard
Bump....i'll check it out...the Korean war is not one of my strong suits.
49 posted on 04/25/2002 1:16:49 PM PDT by wardaddy
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To: doc30
Hopefully, you are now an official US. citizen and voting. We could easily go the same way as Canada.
50 posted on 04/25/2002 1:18:47 PM PDT by Tribune7
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To: wardaddy
Technically, it's about the Korean War. Really, it's about war, and warriors, in general. It bears re-reading every few years.
51 posted on 04/25/2002 1:19:10 PM PDT by ArrogantBustard
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To: Psycho_Bunny
Nope. But as I told you before. You miss the point here and of this article. Nothing patronizing intended!

War is a Condition. And that oh so vague definition can be argued...will be, should be in this FR but hopefully not in this thread.

Purposeful mass murder, mass rape, the mass killing of children, terrible crimes that you have never thought of are (only) parts of that condition.

I shouldn't do this...but if you are maybe more correctly trying to ask me (or lure me into some nonsensical prioritization)if the rape and murder of many children is greater than that of one, well I will let you decide and agree with you on your conclusion.

53 posted on 04/25/2002 1:34:09 PM PDT by Slam
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Okay. While off topic I respect your "consideration" but stand firm in my use of "war" and "worst."

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
-- John Stuart Mill

54 posted on 04/25/2002 1:36:53 PM PDT by Dan Day
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To: seamole
The charge is "conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline" which is a tough one to defend because it can mean just about anything that they want it to mean.
55 posted on 04/25/2002 1:43:49 PM PDT by Clive
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To: Slam
lol
56 posted on 04/25/2002 1:46:54 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny
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To: Psycho_Bunny
Afterthought: And it's not "off-topic". You opened up the thread when you used the word "worst".

Give me credit for my patience here. That virtue is not one of my strong suits. Why I could of never of been a sniper...well one reason anyway

Take a deep cleansing breathe, re-read the article, check its validity, read the background (there are other FR links/threads that relate...do a search) think about the context of my opening post, and lets comment accordingly...okay?

I say again, I stand by my opening post. Out.

Oh. If you need me to, I will explain to you the difference between "over and out"...which should never be used together..

57 posted on 04/25/2002 1:47:01 PM PDT by Slam
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To: Dan Day
Mr. Mill can correct me anytime...in any context he wants.

Thank you for that quote...I never tire of reading it.

58 posted on 04/25/2002 1:52:00 PM PDT by Slam
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To: Slam
The word "Whatever", comes to mind as it appears simple concepts of logic are wasted when pointed in your direction.
59 posted on 04/25/2002 1:53:10 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny
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To: Tribune7
We could easily go the same way as Canada.

What makes you think you haven't already gone?

You have a comparable social program for everyone we have, and even a couple we don't. Your taxes in many cases are higher (check out your real income tax rates) and your national debt of 5.9 trillion is nothing to ignore. Clinton was as hard on your military as O'Crouton has been on ours and what we have in French, you'll soon have in Spanish.

Some one mentioned "thought police" and laws against hurting someone's feelings. We have a law against distributing hate material, libel and slander, other than that, I'm not sure what that is about.

60 posted on 04/25/2002 1:58:18 PM PDT by Snowyman
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