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Sorry to hear that Lil_T. We've missed your sense of humor on the forum! I'd been wondering about your absence. Now I know.

:( Good grief what difficult work that must be but thank God they are there doing it.

Aww ... Little Lucy, a rhesus monkey, charms Canadian troops in Kandahar. This short video is adorable :) http://thechronicleherald.ca/includes/video2.php

Glad to see this: Canada Denies Bribing Taliban in Efforts to Bring Stability to Kandahar http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i8GteG0T5HdjlTS50le8Wzs-9vHQ KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Allegations that Canada and its NATO allies have been paying the Taliban for peace in...

I've been googling stuff on this all day (dishes not done) now I've got to go to my real job. I'll look up this later: Naylor, Sean, “Insurgents in Afghanistan Have Mastered Media Manipulation,” http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/2008/04/3489740 2008/04/3489740. The Sean Naylor report (above)...

I agree SFB and this is why I refuse to believe in it's absolute truth yet for I suspect our enemies love playing these types of demoralizing games in an attempt to fractionalize ISAF in theatre and, as you say, undercut support for the the mission in NATO home countries. But whether truth or...

X-mo, thank you for bumping it. That video is worth a second viewing--or more.

Bolded by me: Is this  article true or is this some form of dis-information Black Ops? ??? If True: I guess I have a letter to write to someone political and as a civilian I don't know who is best to write it to but will make inquiries. This idea that the incoming force, French in this...

A civilian's  :2c: mellian, you are a spirited lass! I, for one, admire your tenacity for standing up for what you believe in as I witnessed today on another thread. But, and I hope you don't mind me saying so, you might want to listen to the collective wisdom and voice of experience of the...

Stephen Harper asks Canadians to Think of Troops in Afghanistan at Thanksgiving THE CANADIAN PRESS October 11, 2009

Thanks Moe!!! Kratz, I'm going to try a pumpkin cheesecake recipe. It sounds yummy!

Oh, I'm jealous--sounds delicious! I worked this weekend--my very favorite celebration of the entire year is Thanksgiving. So, thankfully, I don't work this weekend every year because four of us take turns. -Guess I'll have my Thanksgiving celebration in the middle of week--probably duck and...

I realize I'm necro-posting. Moderators, please move if required. (It seemed, to me, appropriate to keep an historic context to this thread.) Thank you to all forum members for keeping me so well-informed over the past few years that I've been here--I'm truly grateful; have learned a lot and...

He-he ... I like her choice of words too Moe: Here's another product Egyptian women might find useful: http://www.femalefreedom.ca/ These two products alone could revolutionize that country ;D .

That's another tragic story; all those years of living like that and nobody noticed the strangeness going on in the yard. -How to undo 18 years of emotional damage to Jaycee Lee Dugard. >:(

Bumping for Brent ...  :( Has anyone heard anything lately?  Below is a heartbreaking interview with Brent's parents. http://watch.ctv.ca/news/clip208031#clip208031

I'd thought they were already here?? I'll have to check and see if Guelph is included. They were here filming this summer. I think it's a neat feature although I would draw the line at the suggestion of Google Backyards :D !!!! From the Canadian Press: October 8, 2009 (bolded by me) Link

This vignette by Graeme Wood caught my attention for its realism--could almost taste the grit of the sand and feel the soldier's frustration when I read it. Features Captain Sean Wilson of the Royal Canadian Regiment: [color=yellow]Lessons Learned: Graeme Wood, The Walrus Magazine, November...

Some sound and sage advice from Jennifer Stoddart, Canada's privacy commissioner: [size=3]People Must Take More Responsibility for Their Online Lives: Privacy Head Article found October 6, 2009: Canwest News...

quoting Dean: Sorry Dean, many universities do not let Canadian Forces recruit on campus.  It's the student unions that usually make this ill-conceived decision. And it continues to be challenged. It's a sad reflection of Canadian culture when Marxist-Leninist and Communist Party of Canada...