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Formal investigation launched into how critical report on beating of a

WOW DND is going do do this independently?

please tell me i am not losing my mind

The PMO is going to go nuts on this!

The report is going to be released march 1st!!!

wow

it makes sense if true, the only plausible excuse left to the government is to say they were't told by the military so it's their fault...the military going to look for a scapegoat probably some middle ranking lamb....

“Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill

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it makes sense if true, the only plausible excuse left to the government is to say they were't told by the military so it's their fault...the military going to look for a scapegoat probably some middle ranking lamb....

true but than The PMO has the small problem of JAG OR C-JAG!

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I cant help but be reminded of the Somalia Inquiry and the deserved downfall of General Boyle for his cover-up attempts.

true but this may be wore because back than The PM could say...

What happened was Not government policy

This PMO left a bad policy in place & told every one to shut up!

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true but this may be wore because back than The PM could say...

What happened was Not government policy

This PMO left a bad policy in place & told every one to shut up!

Not sure I agree entirely because Chretien did shut the Inquiry down. I seem to recall that they had one of his deputy guys on the witness list but the inquiry was prevented from getting into examining the government guys and their possible role in the matter.

In any event, General Hillier is responsible to see to it that his detainees were treated in accordance with the Geneva conventions - not to keep his eyes firmly shut and then declare that he did not see any torture. Anyone with half a brain would automatically assume that when handing prisoners over to the Afghans the likliehood of torture was very high. Hillier made no personal effort to make sure that torture didnt happen.

Oh well....onward and upward. Remember, Harper is the guy, when opposition, declared that the Canadian Army needs to be sent to Iraq. - As PM he claimed that he only said that to scare Saddam.

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Oh well....onward and upward. Remember, Harper is the guy, when opposition, declared that the Canadian Army needs to be sent to Iraq. - As PM he claimed that he only said that to scare Saddam.

...and Mr. Ignatieff, leader of the opposition and American transplant, agreed:

The Year of Living Dangerously (March 2004)_

By MICHAEL IGNATIEFF

A year ago, I was a reluctant yet convinced supporter of the war in Iraq.

...While I thought the case for preventive war was strong, it wasn't decisive. It was still possible to argue that the threat was not imminent and that the risks of combat were too great. What tipped me in favor of taking these risks was the belief that Hussein ran an especially odious regime and that war offered the only real chance of overthrowing him. This was a somewhat opportunistic case for war, since I knew that the administration did not see freeing Iraq from tyranny as anything but a secondary objective.

http://www.novak.com/weblog/stories/2004/03/17/michaelIgnatieffOnIraq.html

Economics trumps Virtue. 

 

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true but this may be wore because back than The PM could say...

What happened was Not government policy

This PMO left a bad policy in place & told every one to shut up!

have to wonder how the military guys will feel about this...Harper is having photo ops with the military every chance he gets trying to cash in the Capt Canada image...now his government is going to sell them out to try and save themselves instead of doing the honorable thing and letting McKay accept blame and fall on his sword...

“Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill

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Remember, Harper is the guy, when opposition, declared that the Canadian Army needs to be sent to Iraq. - As PM he claimed that he only said that to scare Saddam.

The ability to remember what did not happen is truly a remarkable skill.

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I'm pretty sure the cost will come out of the military's operating budget.

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Does no one else find it weird that this too comes down in March? <_<

Proroguing Parliament is a sure fire way to make sure no questions are asked until the report is tabled.

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The ability to remember what did not happen is truly a remarkable skill.

I gather you missed what Harpers multiple positions were re Iraq.

In 2003 Harpers position was...

"in reading only the polls, indulging a juvenile and insecure anti-Americanism, this government has for the first time in our history left us outside our British and American allies in their time of need." "In the final analysis," he added, "disarming Iraq is necessary for the long-term security of the world, to the collective interest of our historic allies and, therefore, manifestly it is in the national interest of this country."

In June 2004, in the run-up to the election that year. Harper told reporters that he was only advocating morally supporting Bush and Tony Blair. Later in June, as the campaign began, he said he hadn't wanted to send Canadian troops to Iraq for the invasion, he was thinking of a pre-deployment before the war to scare Saddam.

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...and Mr. Ignatieff, leader of the opposition and American transplant, agreed:

Well we all know now that the invasion was based on a pack of lies. Chretien & de boys had an inkling about it. He apparently asked George if the proof was good and if he would swear to it. Bush replied.."I cross my legs and hope to fly its true." Chretien soon found out the proof Bush offered was pure bullshit but eventually was able to forgive him when he said..."Don worry aboud it...its water under de fridge now."

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In June 2004, in the run-up to the election that year. Harper told reporters that he was only advocating morally supporting Bush and Tony Blair. Later in June, as the campaign began, he said he hadn't wanted to send Canadian troops to Iraq for the invasion, he was thinking of a pre-deployment before the war to scare Saddam.

This moral support has come at a cost that will be far harder to pay down than any military budget ever could be. That said, it was the most valuable support our so-called 'allies' could have received from us.

A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.

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Look at Mckay - what do you expect as far as supervision of the military - This guy can not even supervise his own personal life and has horrible judgement as far as character - getting into the sack with Belinda Stronach should have been a sign that the man is an utter fool and materialist with no real intellect of spirit. Why would a man in his right mind bed a woman that is a spoiled elitist with a grade 9 education and a father who fires workers who find defects in the metal of prime auto parts?

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Remember, Harper is the guy, when opposition, declared that the Canadian Army needs to be sent to Iraq. - As PM he claimed that he only said that to scare Saddam.

Later in June, as the campaign began, he said he hadn't wanted to send Canadian troops to Iraq for the invasion, he was thinking of a pre-deployment before the war to scare Saddam. [/i]

Very white of you to admit you are wrong.

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Only wrong about the timing.

and the geography...

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It all took place in Canada...

Which is not Iraq.

Do you know where a pre deployment takes place? Obviously not or you wouldn't have posted the brain fart about harper sending troops to iraq...

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