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MCG and helpup, you're both correct in that these were built during the period between the two world wars (1930s as you said), however, you're on the wrong continent. The country that produced these odd looking vehicles is currently out of favour with Washington and has become one of Russia's...

My deepest condolences to the family and to the comrades of this soldier. May he Rest In Peace.  :cdn:

I read the letter to PM Harper. I quote "...the Canadian government should not be a party to the persecution to war resisters." Persecution or prosecution according to the law of the land? Big difference!

I met some Iranians when I was at U of T back in the eighties and they were nice guys; very polite, very articulate and thoughtful. One of them, Reza, told that he originally supported the 1979 revolution because of what SAVAK did to his uncle. Reza joined the Revolutionary Guard, quickly became...

"...Ahmad Saeed Abdur Rehman Khadr al Kanadi, an al Qaeda operative who was killed in 2004. Kanadi was "designated by the United Nations as a high-ranking al Qaeda member." - As his name indicates, he was a Canadian citizen; was he the patriarch of that wonderful Khadr family now living here in...

LOL I have to give both of you guys credit for your sense of humour!  ;D  But no, these were definitely of this planet and were definitely not intended to fly (looking at them you'd think they weren't intended to be driven either, but anyway...) Keep looking, the answer is out there! Richie  :pop:

Okay, here you go, they look kinda like the Daleks from Dr. Who  :o

Happy Birthday to the Canadian Forces from a guy who has to take a subway, not a tank, to work!  :cheers: Seriously, thank you for what you do; the military has often been overlooked in this country, hopefully that's changing.

Reminds of that twelve year old boy who was hanged by the Taliban for having US$5 in his pocket. The Taliban make me sick. They're no better than the Nazis, the Bolsheviks or the Khmer Rouge. I wonder if Jack Layton is simply unaware of stories like this or if he simply doesn't care about anyone...

Cool!  ;D  Does this mean I get to choose the next picture?

Hi, I gonna jump in here if I could. I think this is the "Rhino", a heavy armoured car based on the Canadian Military Pattern for the Australian Army. This photo is of the rear engined Model 8446 chassis. This series was produced in 1942 to meet the needs of Commonwealth countries for an...

Raul may have been running the country for the last few years, but Fidel has become such an icon of the Cuban revolution that his death may serve as a catalyst for a detente of sorts between Cuba and the U.S. Also, Raul is known for being more pragmatic and less dogmatic than Fidel, he may be...

Perhaps the key here is that these people are attempting to disconnect their religious beliefs from the Arab cultural baggage that is often assumed to be part and parcel of Islam. Muslims always talk about how they will change the West through emigration to our countries, but I'm beginning to...

Agreed. However, I don't believe Castro wants an end to the embargo for the simple reason that commercial trade leads to exposure to new ideas and ways of seeing the world. It seems to me that Castro and the Communist Party are so intent on holding a monopoly on power that they are willing to...

Yrys, I agree with the article to the extent that providing humanitarian assistance should be a priority in Iraq. However, as in any war zone, you can't start rebuilding until ALL fighting has ceased. I know that the media are reporting lower levels of violence in Iraq so far in 2008, but I...

I'm not sure I like the idea of civilians considering themselves the boss of the military any more than I would approve of a situation in which the military felt it had the right to intervene in political affairs. You folks were all civilians before you joined the military, when you joined up...

Thank you for the welcome. I appreciate it  :) Why do a minority of Canadians look down on our military? Perhaps it's just the result of fifty or so years' of Pearsonian peacekeeping. If politicians keep saying that Canadian soldiers are "peace keepers" year after year, eventually it just...

Hello, my name is Richie and I'm a new member on this site; I have been lurking for a while and thought I would join in. I have no military connections or experience. As far as the public attitude towards the military goes, I think a lot of Canadians do support the military; it's just that as...