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Oldsoldier - I fully agree that there need to be limits.  One cannot stand up in a crowded theatre and should, "Fire!", for instance.  We have restrictions on child pornography. Similarly, there is hate crime legislation on the books. Given that we agree on that much, the question comes back to...

Wonderbread - I do not claim to have the answer. What you say is inherently comforting, instinctively right, but at what stage of the game do you step on dissent? I think somebody criticizing our society, lauding (for instance) bin Laden and so forth is - however disgusting you and I may find...

Only in cases of clearcut, major disasters where communications are either slowed or cut, rather than put lives at risk by not helping.  There are limits to what sort of assistance can be provided as well.

This is the paradox of democracy and free speech.  If freedom to speak openly is limited only to those with whom you agree, what is the difference between that and, say, China?  If we are to have freedom of speech, it must be extended to rabidly unpopular opinions and speeches.

Whichever way it goes, you can take it for granted at the Army will get the short and dirty end of the stick. Second-worst job imaginable. WRT Toronto's blizzard, given that the city had (has) no authority to directly request CF assistance, the request must have been passed through Queen's...

Nah - slight translation problem.  Each bomber gets met at the gates by 75 Virginians...  Some days, yez cain't win nohow.

Sorry, but all that ruling proves is how out of touch with reality and the intent of the Conventions those nine suits really are.  Those who abide by the Conventions (including those who rise spontaneously to resist a foreign invader) are legal combatants and are fully entitled to every...

That's the most succinct summation of the Conventions I've read in far too long.  Ever thought of trying for the Supreme Court?  There seems to be a need.

MCG - put that way, gotcha, completely correct. I think it is always better to co-opt than to simply kill in such cases. The benefits can be enormous. The British won in Malaya in large part because of this, ditto Kenya.

? Might you care to rephrase that a bit, please?

There may also be some reluctance on the part of potential replacements to take the job if the last six retired as members of the Pink Mist Society... Even more important - command abilities and staff abilities are hard to come by and take time to develop.  A good, solid, very competent...

Again, I think that the majority of the media reps you will see in the field are as honest as can be expected.  That they rely on false 'experts' is hardly surprising. The journalistic ethic tells them that stories must always be balanced. Given that soldiers and veterans generally stick...

I knew of the incident; I was not aware of the date link. Thanks for that.

Legally, we are not at war. No declaration, no war.  Technically, we are involved in a stabilization operation.  (Like Korea was a 'police action'.) Targeting politicians - it depends if the politician is in the chain of command.  The GG, despite her titular status as Commander-In-Chief, has no...

Frankly, I'm not overly fussy about the date.  9 August - just when everybody is on vacation.  I would have a hard time with it in any case; every cenotaph would be a reproach.  Leave the glory with the fallen - they earned it in full measure.

The way I see it, most of them are really trying hard.  Woefully ignorant, easily swayed, but trying very hard to be fair.  Most of the time, most of them get most of it. Then there were the vultures who sat in their a/c tent waiting for ramp ceremonies.  And the one who openly stated that the...

Grey Aliens - sorry, not to be obscure - they are a favourite in some conspiracy theory circles. Take X-Files and go from there. Secret cabals, tentacles into government, banking and the media, vast underground laboratories in which experiments are carried out on human captives.  The height of...

It’s on the Canadian Forces College news site: www.cfc.forces.gc.ca/spotnews_e.html, a site well worth looking at. Somebody apparently has a sense of humour in Toronto. The last one I saw this silly was over the construction of a joint police/militia building in Windsor; Ontario (you have to...

http://atlanticfreepress.com/content/view/3954/32/ I haven't laughed so hard in years. Another great reason why votes should remain simply counted as opposed to weighed.