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Maybe done with mind to spite the Liberals.  You know... *low menacing growl* "Canadian cities. Soldiers with guns. In our cities. In Canada."  Mission accomplished.

(Couldn't watch this without remembering the  :2c:  :2c:  :2c: from this thread... ) http://www.cp24.com/video?clipId=870983 TORY HONOURS ROYAL REGIMENT OF CANADA Toronto Mayor John Tory honoured the Royal Regiment of Canada today at the Freedom of the City Ceremony in Nathan Phillips Square.

Died in an accident while on vacation in DR.  RIP Cpl, and condolences to our neighbours in the 48th. :yellow:

A chilling and insightful take on ISIS as, essentially, an apocalyptic death cult... and why one should never underestimate that sort of appeal to the spiritually and societally disenfranchised.  Disturbing implications that wiping them out in a conventional military sense could activate...

Truly "The Natural."

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/montreal-police-pension-pants-protest-tests-premiers-patience/article24929803/ "A longstanding dispute over pensions has pushed the city’s men and women in blue to wear anything but. Eager to express their displeasure but forbidden legally to strike...

Too obvious, maybe.  Der Schnitzelheitsdienst (SD)?

Meatheads.

Some precedent in this case?  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Robert_Jenkins  (The outcome of this particular case seems to be the result of dispassionate application of policy as opposed to heated emotional reaction :2c:)

Curious: what is the rationale behind the policy of granting promotions during captivity?

??? http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/01/29/former_canadian_brigadiergeneral_daniel_menard_in_afghan_jail.html Former Canadian brigadier-general Daniel Ménard, who was fined and demoted for having a sexual relationship with a female subordinate, has been sitting in an Afghan jail for...

http://www.smh.com.au/world/mikhail-kalashnikov-inventor-of-ak47-dies-at-94-20131224-hv6so.html "I didn't put it in the hands of bandits and terrorists, and it's not my fault that it has mushroomed uncontrollably across the globe." Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the world's most popular...

I checked this out over the weekend.  Started off corny (sort of like a NSDAP-py "Friends"), fairly well done in the middle, sort of lost it again near the end.  If you're interested in the Der Untergang school of German war filmmaking, this is work checking out.

Notwithstanding the OP, I've had several of my American (civilian and ex-military) colleagues wish me a "Happy Veterans Day" today.  I appreciated the sentiment - as well as the difference between what 11-11 means north and south of the border.  While it is indeed a more solemn and sober day...

So did I.  That comment was absolutely White On.  :facepalm: Problems arise when artificial divisions develop based on the superficial.  You can grow up speaking the language, work hard, pay your taxes, play hard, shoot straight - hey, even enroll to give back a bit to the country that raised...

Haven't seen this cartoon in over 30 years... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj2pLr46KkU

Funeral for Sgt Shirley Fan Ottawa - 1300 hrs at the National Military Cemetery Thursday 2-August-2012 All friends are welcome to attend.  :yellow:

It is with great sadness that I inform you that Sgt Shirley Fan, 25 (Toronto) Field Ambulance, has passed away. Visitation for Sgt Fan: Tuesday 31 Jul 12 1600-2000hrs Glen Oaks Memorial Garden 3164 Ninth Line (403 & Dundas St.) Oakville, Ontario L6H 7A8 905-257-1100 www.glenoaks.ca RIP Sgt. ...

http://www.army.mil/article/67318/_Ironman__a_game_changer_on_battlefield/ 'Ironman' a game-changer on battlefield FORWARD OPERATING BASE MEHTAR Lam, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2011 -- It all began during an intense 2 1/2-hour firefight with the enemy earlier this year in Afghanistan. As members...

Back in journalism school, I got into a conversation with someone who claimed to be well connected with the smoky backrooms.  He said (taken with a grain of salt; journalists say a lot of things) that the only reason Chretien made the call not to go into Iraq was that his daughter told him not...