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Do not know who said it but some Arab colleagues of mine told me Islam actaully translates into submit. In fact they used to tell me "Submit or die". Fortunately I was well armed and had a few friends along at the time. No muslim will go against the mullah - what he says is what happens. borg

There will be hell to pay in trying to pass this bill. Libs and NDP will do their best to kill it. Bottom line - three strikes you are out. Charter and lawyers and social welfare and psychologists and media and so on will create havoc and make lots of money with this one. Politicians will scream and cry and lament the poor bad guy is simply living out a life that started out bad. I do not care. You do the crime - you do the time. You turn your life around and you can become a contributing member of society. Do it three times and you are gone. I want you off the street. There is no justice system. It is a legal system - in my opinion two very, very different things. Announced today - a criminal convicted of 9 - yes 9 previous sexual offences against kids - has done or will do 16 of the 24 month sentence he was given - will do the reat of his time in a Kingstion half way house. Right beside a kids playground. Then out on the street again. Justice? Ask the parents. Legal system? I would suggest the parents will tell you that is what it is. Lock them up and throw away the key. Put them on prison ships and leave them in the middle of the ocean. I do not have a care for their welfare as they are scum and can be treated as such. Hell, do with them as you would a rabid dog. Well, I suspect there will be at least a few who disagree with me - toss the stones folks. Then - if and when it happens to your or yours do not come crying about the bad, bad parole board or the legal system. Pray to God or your Gods it never hits your family - the tune changes dramatically when it does. Time to take back the streets. Borg

Actually, what the man did was GIVE a couple bags of wheat to a U.S. 4-H group or their equivalent. Convicted of selling outside the wheat board. Went to jail and had his truck confiscated. Ontario farmers can sell their wheat where they want and when they want. Prairie farmers cannot. Go figure. I suggest this alone should be illegal. Grow your product and do with it as YOU will. Mr. Business owner would have a bird of he was forced to sell his lumber to clients at a board set price when he can get a better price with his own marketing. But the prairie farmer is not allowed to do this. I happen to know quite a few who grow wheat in the prairies - they do not like the board. I also know those who do like the board. Often depends on where they live. Those closest to markets are prepared to toss the board and do their own marketing - those with long haul to market like the board as it evens the transport costs. Solution proposed - keep the board and allow it to sell for those who want to use the service. Allow those who want to do their own marketing to do this without going to jail. Compromise works for many and does not work for the remainder. Time will tell who wins out. Personally I would like to see a monopoly tossed - to allow one part of the country one set of rules and another part of the country a different set of rules is hardly kosher. Oops! We allow that with the frenchmen - so I guess the board stays. Borg

Very friendly to the francos. Certainly all services are there now. Certain parts of the city have only franco signs. Most businesses have franco capability. Heck even good old Cornwall just down the road in Ontario has a franco only medical clinic. I wonder what would be said if there were an Anglo only medical clinic. I am sure it would be a pretty big deal. As for the other side of the border - well, the entire province lacks fair treatment of the Anglos. Tit for tat or shut up I say. The minister should be bringing the country together - this divides the two even more. Borg

Shave? Head cover? Very different and most know this. Just a red herring. Apparently the removal of the veil is now happening in Europe. Woman in Florida had her drivers license pic taken - full veil. That is in the courts now and will probably be outlawed in the future. Borg

Another poll will be taken and the question changed slightly and the result will be different. As per normal Borg

If you think that is bad, you should see what happens to them when they are deemed no longer fit for duty due to injuries that happen while serving. Reservists have it even worse. Thanks for the service - here is your reduced pension - now get on with you. Borg

Any of the Trudeau or Mulroney kids. None of who would be anything without riding on Daddy's coattails. Borg

I think you are starting to get to him Jerry. Borg

Somewhat true - however it is simply an example of what is a rather common ocurrence. Happens reguarly - just not noticed often. Borg

Ho hum - thankfully not everyone is as stupid as you sound. Or are you finished ranting? Borg

I hope you had your tongue firmly embedded in your cheek when you wrote this. I thought it was quite funny!! Borg

They will not stop until they have what they want. I am not willing to do anything to stop them. I do not trust them - as I have heard his threats. But time will tell what will happen. If we attempt to stop them it will be lose lose. If they develop a weapon and use it - and I believe it will happen in my life time - then it will galvanize the western world into .... ? Probably more appeasement. Isreal will act - and will be castigated for it. Proactive or reactive - if pro - there will be political hell to pay. If reactive there will be military hell to pay. All the world is a coward until push comes to shove - I wonder what that shove will entail? Borg

Hmmm ... define a war. Sounds like the politicians and lawyers will be the winners. It involves killing and it involves maiming. It can be big or it can be small. There has not been a declared war - I believe - since WWII. All others have been conflicts or police actions. So it appears that my thoughts as to this being a foolish question with an impossible answer are close to the mark. War is not illegal - it just pisses some people off. Combatants may / may not declare war - or their conflict may not be defined as war - or their disagreement may be dirty but not be big enough to be called a war. It still involves killing and maiming. As for an organization deciding what is war and what is not - I would leave that up to those who are doing the fighting. Make it illegal? Makes me smile. Never happen. Unenforceable at best. Borg

I'd say we have enough to worry about without developing strategies and defences for something that hasn't happened yet. Are you saying this will not likely happen? Or are you saying donothing until someone moves into the arctic? It takes years to build an ice breaker - let alone train to use it properly. Developing a settlement takes even longer. It sounds as if you want us to be reactive instead of proatcive. Want to expand upon your answer for clarification? Borg

Polls - seems the media always pushes the when they fit the media agenda. What was the exact question? What were the possible answers? Where was it asked? Borg

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Horrible accident. Look up when you are under the overpasses in Quebec. Many are in real bad shape - never liked being stopped under them. Borg

Care to show where they do not? Perhaps your own comments show intolerance? Borg

Are you folks prepared to go to war? If not none of the above will happen. Borg

So many puppetnations and so many religious factions. Of course this has probably been brought about by "American aggression". In fact there are so many wars taking plce right now thatthis is a joke. Unless of course you want to go to war to enforce it in Africa and Asia. Then again - what is war? A border incursion, orma terrorist attack or long range bombardment? Hmm ... who is at war with who - China and Tibet, Korea and Korea, Somalia - civil, Sudan - religious, Etheopis - who knows, and so on. Not to mention Isreal, Afghanistan, Iraq, some of the "Stan" countries and of course let us not forget Syria and their friends. A foolish question with an impossible answer. Borg

I would say you have spent too much of your life watching action movies that you have forgotten how to be a human being. The vast majority of Muslims in the world are not our enemies, however, we will turn them into enemies if we treat them like enemies and bomb their countries because their leaders don't lick our boots.I repeat - we are in a position of strength. We have the power. We can choose to not react. In the long run we can prevail without being thugs like the Muslims that are trying to provoke us. In fact, I beleive that is the only path to a peaceful future. If the US bombs Iran over this nuclear issue we will be heading towards a generation of upheaval and bloodshed. You are incrediblely naive if you believe you can create peace with war - especially 'preemptive' wars. Movies? I truly wish this were the case. We have no strength and we have no power because we will not use it. If we dared to use it - then we have power - but the west is weak because it has vast numbers of people who have no stomach to fight. Mulsims know this and will use it to their advantage. Those who believe that turning the other cheek will create peace are wrong. In fact it gets the other cheek slapped. Let's not speak of your fancy nukes and your lofty ideals. Let us speak of simply telling the truth. While I do not usually let personal info out I will go this far-> I did more than a couple of tours and they were not your touristy guided tours with five start hotels. Peace through strength. In fact the west is in an incredibly dangerous and precarious situation - because people like you think like a westerner. And those who would kill us want you to keep thinking that way. In fact they will do everything in their power to convince you that you are on the right track. It is perfectly acceptable to lie, cheat and kill in order to further the religion. For killing a non-believer is not a sin. Islam does not translate into peace - despite the falsehood promoted by those who follow the religion in this country. It translates into submit. One of my "colleagues" who did make a serious attempt to harm me during one incident in one of the sand boxes I was in often stated it really means - "submit, convert or suffer the consequences you non believer". Oh, by the way this was one of the guys on our side. Fact - muslims are taught - Any non-believer can be taken and used as a cow - then disposed of in any manner - and no sin is committed. These are not radicals - this is taught to all. Lots more but you do not have the ability to comprehend that because you believe there is a chance for peace through taking the high road. You will be dead before you actually start that trip. There is no such thing as a moderate muslim. Not one - repeat - not one will disobey a mullah. Religion is far more important to them than any law or friendship or relationship that western non-believers could ever understand. Mullahs control everything - by not allowing television, radios and books - they control the masses. The only book allowed on many parts of their world is the Koran and if a man does not memorize it and follow the teachings of his mullah he is in deep doo doo. We have imported this to our continent and we are now in serious trouble - watch for it - it will come and then it will be too late. It is recognized in many circles but it is never spoken of in public forum because it is too hot a potato. Plus - that person would be charged with hate crimes!!! Go figure. Death to the infidel is a very serious thing to them. They are quite willing to use subterfuge and false friendships to further their goals. You need to get out more - perhaps see the world a bit. Enough of me - how about you? Think you are ready to travel and see for yourself? You can join me when I go on yet aother trip - potentially within the next few months. Otherwise go back to your library and your wine and your fine friends who tell you that you are strong because you can take getting pissed upon. Sooner or later you will be forced to react - I sincerely hope you have the strength to do so before it is too late. I somehow doubt you wil find that strength - I hope you do but I sincerely doubt it. Riverwind - you are probably more dangerous to this country than most - simply because you are an idiot. Insult me back so I can get on with life. Borg

What a shame. Borg

That one does make me laugh. Peace through strength - "examples" are not strength. Negotiations are only valid if each side is prepared to give up something they deem to be of value - and then live with the bargain. Not going to happen - only a fool would believe it. "Examples" do not protect the future. They certainly will not stop those intent upon "convert or die" doctrine. When one side values life and the other does not there is little to negotiate. You appear to have lived a very sheltered life. Time to get out of the library and into the real world. Borg

Kill them there or kill them here and let God sort it out? In all actuality it may come to that. It is fine for the muslim to preach hate and go unpunished for they the victim -they will always tell you so. Not so for those of fair skin and blonde hair though. Anyone seen a mullah jailed for a hate crime? Borg