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Why don't we all wait and see what the investigation comes up with. Soldiers, US or not, aren't perfect, so it isn't outside the realm that a mistake was made by them. The Cdn diplomatic team (why did they, including Amb Holms (who wasn't there) suddenly become politicians?) may have made...

Oy, don't sprain anything jumping to conclusions. My "Denmark" comment was a tongue-in-cheek reference to our late dispute with the Danes over a piece of rock up North. I shouldn't be suprised that the humour didn't take - it's the Internet, after all.

I'm surprised no one has associated the fact that this occurred off Denmark Coincidence?

I tend to agree with RecceDG, though you both make very good arguments. I'd like to suggest, though, that waht we need is not the 21stC generals you mention above. As mentioned before, we do quite well at that aspect of warfare. What we need is 21stC Churchills - political will to fight as long...

The PCMR were also issued a Winchester 30-30 (I forget the model, '98?) at some stage. A mate of mine had one, issued to a relative, marked with the C-Broad Arrow.

I truly wish I had the ref. The Navy Beret pre-WWI (which was not commonly worn, as was the flat hat - IIRC the beret was worn only for certain shore duties) it was black, though often described as Navy Blue. But I'm going by memory. And that's the second thing to go they say... :D

Sorry to dredge this up but... George, the Navy had the black beret before there ever was an Armoured Corps. In fact, the reason the Armour wears the black beret is from their Naval (and RTR) roots. Also, berets in the CF, especially the Army, didn't come about 'till WWII (and mostly post...

I don't know for sure, but it wouldn't surprise me if most of those with CMM were awarded both the OMM and MMM previously.

Cannonfodder, Something you should consider doing is a study of terrorists and terrorism. You are patently wrong if you think economic disadvantage creates terrorists - the 19 who conducted the 9/11 attacks are instructive. A terrorist is made by a grievance and an ideology. The soldiers are...

You didn't.

Jeez, three posts and a clear expert (unable to use the spacebar, but still an expert - clearly). Son, your head is firmly in a box of preconceptions. Fair enough - you are neither alone, nor on the side most locked to those preconceived notions. Piper is a young Rupert, in need of guidance...

"Allegedly insulted" and he was exhonorated. "Truth, Duty, Valour...Not Getting Caught" indeed. I'm glad my time left in the CF is short enough that I won't be faced with having to shoot you "pour encouragre les autres."

The Beirut CIA station chief was murdered by hanging. He wasn't skinned. The story of the Soviets was that they assassinated some key Hezbolla figures in retaliation for the kidnapping of their citizen(s) and the effect achieved the desired result.

Yep Cannonfodder. We can do so much more without risk. Afghanistan is going to be the rock on which our colonial ship founders.  ::)

You're good 'till the end of the PER reporting period (31 March) and good as far as the CDS's direction goes in the CANFORGEN. Unless you got Exempt on the EXPRES test, and you aren't in an Army unit that does the BFT annually, you'll have to do it again at some point in the next reporting year...

Anyone remember what the yellow band means?

pbi, I think there have been a couple of other CDN diplomats killed abroad (not counting at least one I know of who was murdered as a result of a robbery), though that goes back over 50 years - one in Egypt in '56 and another elsewhere, I forget. I think it was an article today by Sean Maloney...

Just a fact quibble - the largest Muslim countries (by Muslim population) aren't Arab, and the largest, Indonesia, is a democracy (of sorts, still in infancy).

Time off? Last time I did it we didn't even get the rest of the day off. Not that I'm complaining. Acorn

Crap - if I get two medals I'll have another uneven row. If I got one I'd even out the top row, and I could retire. Now I'll have to stay in to get two more to even out the new row. Please tell me it's not two gongs!! And yes Mark, it's all about the bling. I remember the guy back in 1980 who...