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Ignorance is not embarrassing, my friend.  Choosing to remain ignorant is.  The fact that you are aware of a possible deficiency and are thinking about doing something about it is very creditable. My 1/50 of a buck: 1.  The more education you can get, the better. 2.  You can upgrade now or...

A good question, Geo.  I accept your arguments but on the other hand, the Afghan government's ability to support them is pretty limited ('nil' would be the word that comes to mind).  Given the willingness of successive Canadian governments to let in virtually anybody as a refugee, I would think...

More: http://www.thestar.com/SpecialSections/article/459045

Only if they haven't practiced... ;D

Yep, it's funny to us, but this goes to show what I have been maintaining for a while - the average reporter is 1) woefully ignorant of things military and naval and 2) willing to give us some good press if they get a chance. This also goes to show that anybody running or participating in such...

I decided to start a new thread rather than include this with the War With Iran one as it also ties in with media manipulation in general.  The photos are available on the link.  Edit - I see I have posted it in the wrong section - if a moderator would be so good as to move it, it would be...

Palestinians sue Canadian firms for war crimes Fri. Jul 11 - 4:32 AM MONTREAL (CP) — Two Canadian construction firms are being sued for war crimes by a Palestinian village that claims its land is being swallowed by settlements the companies are helping to build. The West Bank town of Bilin...

If the Chosen Frozen still get coins, the odds are that they still use the same manufacturer.  Drop a line to the camp sergeant-major and ask. What's the worst that can happen?

The Minister responded perfectly correctly. Had he told her to get stuffed in so many words, it would have become a national issue.  He instead told her to get stuffed politely and she cannot now complain about his reply. There are always going to be people like this and, so long as...

If we speak of the CF, we speak of a fairly monolithic organization, with common values, a common ethos and so forth.  It would be serious mistake to try to apply that to the media. The myth of media unanimity is no more correct than that of native unanimity before the white man arrived in North...

Wonder if the Bastille is still open?

milnewstbay - I understand your concern, as well as that of other previous posters, but there are a number of things worth reiterating. (As an aside, the problem with this whole discussion is that it has grown to encompass two issues. The first is a relatively small number of allegations of...

The Ottawa Citizen gives a good look into helicopter replacement, past and present.  www.canada.com/components/print.aspx?id=99de5056-1d13-4d31-8ff7-6135b652cd40 Be afraid.  Be very afraid.

While I am pleased to see the promise of more funding, I find myself a bit confused about what the document actually says.  The govt's own website asks three questions (OK, four). Were any of them answered? 

Given a number of things, I would prefer that somebody else explains the LSVW purchasing process. It's quite a story.

LSVW = Light Support Vehicle Wheeled.  A replacement for a 5/4Ton pickup truck purchased some years ago.  The selection process was.... interesting and I cannot speak more to that (perhaps others might want to). Of note is that the only other military to adopt it was the Italian Air Force.  It...

Again, Obama is on the stump.  He, like any other politician, speaks to the audience at hand. The Senator was speaking to a peace group, almost certainly with the intent of getting their support. Given that, did anybody think he was going to push for more military spending?  Further, The...

Agreed.  If the rule of law in this democratic nation (one of those things we are fighting for in Afghanistan, incidentally) is to mean anything, then it must be universal.  To say that we will strip those rights from somebody who has done something outrageous is the first step down a very...

I appreciate your concerns and the last thing I would want to do is minimize your – very legitimate – points.  There is however an old story about two clergymen meeting at a conference. Over lunch, Father O’Malley asks his tablemate and friend, “Rabbi Feldstein, when are you going to drop this...