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21 August, 2008

Kamil Tchorek: Georgia has reawakened Poles' fear of Russian aggression | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Kamil Tchorek: Georgia has reawakened Poles' fear of Russian aggression | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk:

"Until the Georgia crisis, Poles didn't want the US missile shield. It was seen as another demonstration of Bush lunacy: a piece of kit that didn't work; a $100bn subsidy of American aerospace; a defence against an Iran that would use a terror cell with a dirty bomb before an ICBM; and a middle finger to a Kremlin that will take any pretext to whip up Russian nationalism to distract from its own failings.

But now, the 10 interceptor missiles headed for Poland have real power – and that power is symbolic rather than tactical. With American boots and hardware on the ground in their country, Poles feel that they cannot be let down in the way they have been so many times before. The Kremlin's recent behavior, and long memories in this part of the world, makes Poles want that certainty."

CTV.ca | SARS detection system uncovered listeriosis outbreak

CTV.ca | SARS detection system uncovered listeriosis outbreak:

"Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health is crediting the system put in place following SARS with detecting the current listeriosis outbreak.

Dr. David C. Williams says a pattern began to emerge from health units across southern Ontario and when more cases than expected began to appear, officials were able to link them to one strain of the disease."

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It's heartening to see that at least some lessons were learned after the SARS outbreak of a few years ago.

19 August, 2008

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08 August, 2008

Fringe Christian group sneaks across border to disrupt bus victim's funeral

Fringe Christian group sneaks across border to disrupt bus victim's funeral:

"Members of a U.S. fringe group crossed the border into Canada overnight and are hiding somewhere in Manitoba, preparing to picket Tim McLean Jr.'s funeral, the Winnipeg man murdered and decapitated on a Greyhound bus last week, the group's spokesperson claimed Friday."

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WTF is it with these people?

On the bright side, I think we finally found a legitimate use for those Human Rights Tribunals...

07 August, 2008

FOXNews.com - Mexican Soldiers Enter Arizona, Briefly Detain Border Agent - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

FOXNews.com - Mexican Soldiers Enter Arizona, Briefly Detain Border Agent - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News:

TUCSON, Ariz. — Four Mexican soldiers crossed into Arizona and held a U.S. Border Patrol agent at gunpoint before realizing where they were and returning to Mexico, federal authorities said Wednesday.

and:

"And 'we have no incursions with Canada,' he added. 'Absolutely none.'"

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Remember that, the next time that Pat Buchanan and friends start talking up their fence the Canuck border drivel...

Presidential Unit Citation to JTF2 accepted by DND | cdnmilitary.ca

Presidential Unit Citation to JTF2 accepted by DND | cdnmilitary.ca:

"Nearly six years after the conclusion of Joint Task Force 2’s mission with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-South (CJSOTF-South) of the United States military, the Government of Canada has authorised the acceptance of a Presidential Unit Citations for Canada’s elite special operations unit. The announcement was made in the August 2 (Part I) instalment of the Canada Gazette.

The Presidential Unit Citation, in this case granted by the Secretary of the Navy for the United States, is awarded to units within the United States military, as well as units of those nations operating alongside, that show “extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy.” To receive the citation, the unit must have displayed “such gallantry, determination, and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions to have set it apart from and above other units participating in the same campaign.”

According to the Department of National Defence, the Canadian Forces believes that “extraordinary deeds … in extremely hazardous circumstances should be recognised,” and that it welcomes the Citation to Joint Task Force 2. The Citation was for a campaign in Afghanistan from October 17, 2001 to March 30, 2002 (the early months of the ongoing Afghanistan mission again"

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About freakin' time.

No means No.

Venezuelans protest Chavez's new socialist push - International Herald Tribune:

"'We said in the referendum that we didn't want that, and now he's put it in the decrees,' said protester Josefina Bravo, a 59-year-old who wore a sticker reading 'No means no' on her baseball cap. 'That's the problem we have: All the powers are concentrated in the president.'"

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I have always held the opinion that communists in general, and (t)Hugo Chavez in particular rapes their own countries.

Regards,

Imp;)

Canadians getting ready to fly Chinooks

Canadians getting ready to fly Chinooks:

"FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- The first Canadians slated to fly helicopter combat missions in Afghanistan have been secretly training for duty since last March at an army base in Alabama.

'We are going to save a lot of lives and directly affect combat operations,' said Lieutenant-Colonel Roger Gagnon of Hawkesbury, Ont."

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Yeah, 'cause our dumbass politicians sold off our previous Chinook fleet in the late 80's, to the Netherlands.

winnipegsun.com - Winnipeg News - 'God is punishing Canada'

winnipegsun.com - Winnipeg News - 'God is punishing Canada':

"Led by pastor Fred Phelps, the Westboro Baptist Church from Kansas issued a release saying they would picket McLean's funeral this weekend."

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These people are absolute _freaks_.

America, can you not keep your trash at home?

Mark

05 August, 2008

RCMP spied on Rita MacNeil

TheStar.com | Canada | RCMP spied on Rita MacNeil:

"to keep an eye on feminists including Rita MacNeil"

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/me thinks about commenting.

Nah, too easy.

globeandmail.com: Company delivers first commercial dog clones

globeandmail.com: Company delivers first commercial dog clones

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*sigh*