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When I first saw this thread, I thought it was a hoax or a joke.  How could anyone seriously consider updating a fifty year old design, one which never went into service with any nation? Now however I fear people are all too serious.  I hope this doesn't turn into another fiasco like the...

At least using these non nuclear devices, you can minimize the political issues,  and reduce collateral damage.  Producing a nuclear EMP would definitely be against everyone's interests. The article about the EMP did make the point the US could protect it's electrical distribution system for...

Just doing a little checking, I wonder how the nations around Iran would feel about having their electrical systems attacked along with Iran. It's a question of weapon range, i.e. from a range of 750 KM for a 1 KT bomb exploded at 40 KM to a US wide range for a MT device exploded at 400 KM. I...

Just goes to show how contentious our ancestors were, and also how old the pork marketing board is.  <bg>

It never ceases to amaze me that intelligent well educated people can be so ill-informed about their local history and not even realize it. I live in the stomping grounds of the Stormont, Dundas and Glenngary Highlanders. I moved here approximately 12 years ago. I was surprised to see how many...

Thank you for posting the link, definitely worth watching.

Holding Juno: "Canada's Heroic Defence of the D-Day Beaches: June 7-12, 1944" by Mark Zuehike, It covers a period of time which is sadly under reported, It has info on the RCAF and RCN actions during that time period and shows how the entire Canadian forces fought. It has a lot of info on the...

I can certainly see where section 318 (4) of the Criminal Code's criteria would make it impossible for the Canadian Military to be defined as an identifiable group. I guess we have to rely on our uniforms, discipline and professionalism etc. 

Did badly only got 17/19. Just messed up on the North west Africia. Just plain geography, questions weren't really challenging.

Is HMCS Charlottetown the lead vessel of a new class of semisubmarine to replace the Victoria Class?

Very interesting, here we are in April 2012 talking about a poll dated May 2012. No wonder pollestors aren't considered Canada's most trusted profession

Sorry if that seems like trolling to you. I unfortunately just got angry at the way everyone ignored the fact that the Iraq invasion was NOT a justified war. I look upon it more as a freebooting expedition when even the US administration said the war would pay for itself when they got control of...

The direct anecdotal response is not to the fact that the WMD used to justify the invasion but rather to the fact I used Chretien's name. The moment I used Chretien's name the issue became one of him being responsible for the duress of the Canadian Forces during the 90's. People here do not seem...

Oh you're right not a pleasant chap and no one would deny he gassed the Kurds and the Iranians before the first USA Iraq war but after George Bush invaded and limited the invasion of Iraq, which I by the way supported, Hussein got rid of his chemical weapons. When GW invaded Iraq, there were no...

Nope you didn't get trolled. The point I was trying to make was overlooked by everyone else because I  used Chretien to make a point. My point was very simple, the person whose testimony was used by the White House to claim an issue of WMD justified the invasion of Iraq was a liar, his...

In the militia from 1963 to 1972

Please reread my original post what I daid was it was all based on a lie by one individual. That lie cost 100,000 lives Iraq and US and their allies. I am grateful that we managed to keep out of that quagmire. You also forgot all the Canadians murdered on 9-11. The perpetuator was tracked down...

He kept us out of IRAQ and later developments are showing the WMD hysteria were based upon a lie. Not by the Americans but one person an Iraq chemical engineer. Take a look at the article at http://www.military.com/news/article/source-of-iraq-wmd-claim-admits-he-lied.html?ESRC=eb.nl One man...

I must be incredibly stupid, but I don't see why this is even an issue.  Why should Alan Wilson, a support person skilled in procurement contracts, have any say about which aircraft the users say they need?  Why should the budget gurus control the choice of what is needed are they the ones who...

Disgust Mode ON >  How about AQ saying "Martyr Enters Paradise After Killing 7 French Brothers and People of the Book Including 3 Innocent Children." I cannot properly express my disgust at the actions of this baby killing swine and my contempt towards the Palestinians who permit this evil to...