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Why do the British drink warm beer?,they have Lucas refrigerators. Lucas ,the people who invented darkness. On the other hand tell me about the Canadian automotive achievements?, the DeLorean doesn't count. I do not think Top Gear should not be taken too seriously as a critical automobile TV...

STEGNER, Lt.Comdr. McCain stayed in the Hanoi Hilton because he did not wish to let down his comrades,something you as a civilian student would never understand.                                       Regards

The reason that the military has always been in running the country for most of its existence is the simple fact that it is the only functioning institution in the country.Everything else is dysfunctional and  deeply mired in corruption,IMHO we are in for a period of chaos and violence that...

When someone mentions the name Trudeau I always remember Trudeau-mania sweeping the country,my wife was bitten by the bug and I was dragged to couple of pre election rallies surrounded by mostly women and teenagers.What strikes me is the parallels to the Obama-mania happening in the US and the...

Better yet Que. minority government declares itself independent and starts expelling non French Canadians and attacking Federal facilities also interfering  with seaway traffic.The Canadian forces move into Que.and a few skirmishes take place.The UN gets involved and calls for peacekeepers,as...

Rockpainter Mortarman,Ab 7uhr 30 wert zuruckgeschossen.Remember that, Hitlers words as Poland attacked poor Germany and started WW2. Facts are starting starting to show up that seem to point to the Ossetian militia starting the ball rolling,of course without Russian knowledge,right.Anyway this...

NATO sends Russia an unmistakable message,do what you like we wont interfere,its very difficult not to be cynical about the crap that comes out of Brussels, like the rabbit frozen before the snake they are terrified to make any move that will further antagonise the Russian thugs.Tante Angela's...

I think the question of why one joins and why one is willing to die are two very separate issues.There are as many reasons why one joined as there are people in the CAF,I, for instance ,was born in England at the beginning of WW2, all my role models were in uniform,it follows that I saw my...

Interestingly,I was present at a demonstration of refueling speed in 4CMBG, it pitted an American refueler,21/2 ton bowser,against the standard Canadian 21/2 ton full of jerry cans each refueling a troop of Cents.As the bowser was just finishing the 3rd.tank the Svc.Bn.crew had just picked up...

The Guardian,Ha Ha, I wondered when you would get round to quoting that Commie rag.Years of calling for the proletariat to rise up and form a British soviet,apologising for the brutal Soviet policies. What are you going to produce next as proof positive of Russian innocence, quotes from Izvestia...

Pretty much a no brainer for the Poles.Does anyone think that Germany or any of the West Europeans would risks confronting the Russian thugs for Poland.I think that the lesson taught by Tsar Putin in Georgia over the last week will cause some shifts in position by those ex Warsaw Pact countries...

Whats new here? Russia's best diplomatic weapon has always been the tank, East Germany 57,Hungary,Czechoslovakia,Afghanistan,Chechnya. But it seems that they have discovered a new one, energy,they have already cowed most of Western Europe with this new weapon and to insure their continued...

I suppose that is the popular opinion,that the earlier colonists are responsible for everthing that goes wrong in Africa.But I think that is an opinion that does not fit the historical facts,before colonisation tribal warfare was part of the everyday life of Africans, much like the Indians of...

Thanks,Blackadder,that answers my question.Sorry I missed your reference to Rwanda in your previous post.Were you there at the time of the Presidents crash or do you know more about the circumstances surrounding it?.                   Regards

There seems to be a completely difference in the background of these two peoples.The Hutu appear to be typical central African in appearance while the Tutsi look east African,almost Ethiopian.I understand that during the struggle for Independence many of the Tutsis fled to a neighbouring country...

Something I failed to mention in my last was the fact that the Hutu were French speakers and the Tutsi  mainly English speakers and the French had always supported the Hutu.                                       Regards

In one of the books that I read about Rwanda, I'm damned if I can remember which one,sorry,I read about the aftermath of the shooting down of the Presidents aircraft.The UN staff attempted to get to the crash site but were stopped by a group of white men with short haircuts carrying French...

The Heller was in service in 4 CMBG. I do not know of any problems with the weapon itself however the 9inch rangefinder sight was far too delicate for the rough and tumble of infantry work and they spent a large amount of their lives on the "waiting labour" shelf at the WKSP. after that they...

I didn't want to highjack this thread, it just seems to me that these two events showing up close to each other on this site show a very strange view of what justice is seen to be in CF.A Commander who it seems was not in command and a Base Commander who made a comment that was perceived by...

PC justice at its best,a third party complains,as far as I can understand there has been no investigation result but this guy who has served his country 20 years is gone.Yet a a Commander in command of troops in a near combat situation(Somalia) doesn't know the training level of his soldiers or...