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Eric · 21-06-2007, 13:01

No, not the movie ... altho' it wasn't a bad one. More and more, Canadians are starting to wonder if govt. is telling us exactly what is going on in Afghanistan. Is there an attempt to hide, or manipulate the facts of the situation. There is a general feeling that things are not going as well as the talking heads from Defence and the Army keep telling us they are. We see news reports of smiling Canadian soldiers handing out gifts to children, but the next day comes news of more casualties. News of Canadian success in Kandahar, on their almost victory, appears side by side with an article on the impending deployment of The Royal 22nd Regiment (the Vandoos), and the recent purchase of 120 tanks. Statements such as "peacekeeping," "rebuilding," and "restoring democracy" are starting to ring pretty hollow.

I read the comments on the death of Guardsman Downes, and my sympathies are with his family. Do you in England get the idea that another vicious war is growing albeit in the shadow of the larger conflict in Iraq?

And please spare a thought for Sgt. Christos Karigianis, Cpl. Stephen Bouzane, and Pte. Joel Wiebe all of the 3rd. Battallion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry killed in Afghanistan yesterday.

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Eric God Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Posts: 9,290 Liked: 2347 times Rep Power: 58527	Conspiracy Theory ... No, not the movie ... altho' it wasn't a bad one. More and more, Canadians are starting to wonder if govt. is telling us exactly what is going on in Afghanistan. Is there an attempt to hide, or manipulate the facts of the situation. There is a general feeling that things are not going as well as the talking heads from Defence and the Army keep telling us they are. We see news reports of smiling Canadian soldiers handing out gifts to children, but the next day comes news of more casualties. News of Canadian success in Kandahar, on their almost victory, appears side by side with an article on the impending deployment of The Royal 22nd Regiment (the Vandoos), and the recent purchase of 120 tanks. Statements such as "peacekeeping," "rebuilding," and "restoring democracy" are starting to ring pretty hollow. I read the comments on the death of Guardsman Downes, and my sympathies are with his family. Do you in England get the idea that another vicious war is growing albeit in the shadow of the larger conflict in Iraq? And please spare a thought for Sgt. Christos Karigianis, Cpl. Stephen Bouzane, and Pte. Joel Wiebe all of the 3rd. Battallion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry killed in Afghanistan yesterday.