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Re: America's Next Target
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
Canada has a well developed nuclear technology base and large uranium reserves. While Canada has the technological capabilities to develop nuclear weapons,there is no hard evidence they are or have ever done so, nor has Canada ever shown the intention to join the nuclear club outright. In the early 1960s, Canada purchased Bomarc missiles from the United States. |
Hmm. Peculiar statements, since Canada had full nuclear capacity for a considerable time during the Cold War. It's true we didn't really have much interest in weapons development on our own, since we got all our nukes from the States. We seemed, as a nation, much more interested in the prospects of nuclear power -- hence the CANDU and its wide distribution.
Several different types of nuke were under operational control in Canada, but were indeed financed, built, provided, and transported by the US onto Canadian soil. These nukes were staffed and guarded by special units of Canadian and American artillery and air force regiments/squadrons, and were under the joint jurisdiction of NORAD. Self-propelled SAMs, medium range ballistic missiles, and fighter-interceptor AAMs all had operational presence in Canada. At one point tac nukes for submarines were contemplated as well, for an allied sub base in Labrador. BOMARCs were only the tail end of it, a late phase of Canada's nuclear capacities.
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
Amid renewed concern over new terror attacks against America, Canada has left its ports unguarded. Canada has removed its police on the ground inside the port facilities of Vancouver and Halifax, reportedly in response to budget shortfalls. |
This is true, and inexcusable. While I'm no hard-right supporter of the Bush (or Canadians arguing for a closer connection with Bush), we as Canadians are jeopardizing our sovereignty through inaction and indifference.
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
A report published online by ABCNEWS.com says more than 50 terrorist groups are believed to be operating in Canada and that international terrorist groups are exploiting Canada's immigration system. [....] The report says most of the terrorist groups use Canada as a safe haven, to raise funds, and to plan future terrorist activities.
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"Intelligence reports indicate that terrorist groups locate in Canada in part because of Canada's liberal visa and asylum laws and the country's proximity to the United States," the then-Inspector General of the Justice Department Michael Bromwich told Congress in 1999. |
The CSIS list is only 50? Hardly. Canada *is* a haven as she stands now, and the USA is right to bitch. We need to shit or get off the pot if we expect to hold any clout in the politico-international eye anymore.
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
One Pentagon staffer, under the condition of anonymity, claims that DoD Chief Donald Rumsfeld will be making a pitched plea to President Bush this week to include our very own neighbor, Canada, among the members of the Axis of Evil. |
This is gross negligence and inability to reach consensus for action, not deliberate complicity (the two are not the same).
We'd do well with a new government -- one that didn't near-singlehandedly ruin the Canadian military and our position on the international stage. They have made a mockery of our tradition of military excellence, which was forged in the World Wars. I don't always agree with the likes of Granatstein (a prominent Canadian military historian) but I do applaud when he starts talking about how our chief fallacy is "peacekeeper" (and not "peacemaker") mentality.
Cheers,
-Noble
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Last edited by TheNobleEu on Jun-29-2005 at 18:50
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