"Afghanistan will serve as a prototype for future civil-military co-operation in handling crises in other weak or failing nations, says NATO's chief."
Well maybe. I guess what they are doing in Afghanistan is having a go at every option available just to see the results. They would be saying "Well this plan doesn't make any sense at all, but we should try it out anyway, never know it might work somewhere else."
Please don't tell me there are more Afghanistan or Iraq type missions in the future. There has to be a better way than what we are doing now.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Throne Speech change to Oh Canada
"Something that could prove controversial, the government also hinted that changes may be coming to the O Canada — the national anthem — as it will ask parliament to "examine the original gender-neutral English wording" of the song".
Official Lyrics of O Canada!
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Here is a Govt website about the anthem:
http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/symbl/anthem-eng.cfm#a0
It has the history of the anthem but is somewhat confusing.
My thoughts on changing the anthem?
Well the male chauvinistic, history loving and stupid side of me experienced a raising of my hackles against any change. I see this as an attempt by fat ugly feminists to change the song to suit their wants.
When those thoughts quickly evaporated from my head, I put some real thought into it.
In 1980 a bill, to proclaim "Oh Canada be the national anthem, was unanimously accepted by the House of Commons and the Senate on June 27; Royal assent was given the same day. I wonder were there no females in the house of Commons or Senate, or equality minded men who could not see this anthem as unfair? I believe this comes from the line "True patriot love in all thy sons command". Could they not see in 1980,just 30 years ago, why this is unfair to about one half of the population? True patriot love has commanded many young Canadians lately. The Army is fighting a war in Afghanistan. While the majority of the Combat Arms are male, there are also females. We have lost two females to this war: Capt. Nichola Goddard, an Artillery Officer who was 26, and Trooper Karine Blais of the 12 Regiment Blinde du Canada (12RBC or 12th Tank Regiment of Canada) who was only 21. And take into account the numerous wounded that are not reported. What more info does the govt need to change the anthem? This hits home to me as my Regt, the Royal Canadian Dragoons have lost the majority of Armoured Regiments soldiers.
Ok, I agree we should take out sons. But replace it with what?
"True patriot love in all thy kids command"?
"True patriot love in all thy young'uns command"?
"True patriot love in all thy folks command"?
"True patriot love in all thy citizens command"?
Or go back to the original, another "Oh Canada, our home and native land"?
How about - "True patriot love, we'll fight for our homeland"? Our is including the word fight too offensive?
And how about getting rid of "God keep our land"? Keep that God out of our face!!!
Update on Quebec burned woman.
"Gatineau police spokeswoman Isabelle Poirier said police now believe the incident was an attempted suicide".
The police searched for other victims in Gatineau park and found nothing.
I am going with the botched alien abduction theory on this one.
The police searched for other victims in Gatineau park and found nothing.
I am going with the botched alien abduction theory on this one.
Another Throne Speech point.
The Throne speech includes "A plan to the establishment of a national monument to the victims of communism and a national Holocaust memorial."
Well I don't know if I should even touch this subject.
I will say that I think the US Holocaust museum is a waste of taxpayer's money. In a hundred years the Holocaust will be grouped together with all of history's dark ages. The slaying of Native Americans comes to mind. How many Native camps were wiped out - man, woman and child? And just what happened to the Natives in Newfoundland?
Even this bible of yours states in Deuteronomy:
7:1 When the Lord your God brings you to the land that you are going to occupy and forces out many nations before you – Hittites,1 Girgashites,2 Amorites,3 Canaanites,4 Perizzites,5 Hivites,6 and Jebusites,7 seven8 nations more numerous and powerful than you –
7:2 and he9 delivers them over to you and you attack them, you must utterly annihilate10 them. Make no treaty11 with them and show them no mercy!
Now you probably know what I think about the bible and religion, but it seems that genocide has been practised for eternity. To everyone and by everyone, to the Jews and by the Jews (Palestinians,eg).
And as for victims of communism? Yes Stalin killed many of his own, but he couldn't be that bad as we allied with him. We should have allied with the Germans right after D-Day when the outcome was obvious, and drove the Red Hoardes back to their borders. Instead we kept up the fight and killed civilians for another year, and then killed off the German population with the Morgenthau's plan and others.
http://www.rense.com/general80/germ.htm
OK, I've probably said enough on this subject.
Well I don't know if I should even touch this subject.
I will say that I think the US Holocaust museum is a waste of taxpayer's money. In a hundred years the Holocaust will be grouped together with all of history's dark ages. The slaying of Native Americans comes to mind. How many Native camps were wiped out - man, woman and child? And just what happened to the Natives in Newfoundland?
Even this bible of yours states in Deuteronomy:
7:1 When the Lord your God brings you to the land that you are going to occupy and forces out many nations before you – Hittites,1 Girgashites,2 Amorites,3 Canaanites,4 Perizzites,5 Hivites,6 and Jebusites,7 seven8 nations more numerous and powerful than you –
7:2 and he9 delivers them over to you and you attack them, you must utterly annihilate10 them. Make no treaty11 with them and show them no mercy!
Now you probably know what I think about the bible and religion, but it seems that genocide has been practised for eternity. To everyone and by everyone, to the Jews and by the Jews (Palestinians,eg).
And as for victims of communism? Yes Stalin killed many of his own, but he couldn't be that bad as we allied with him. We should have allied with the Germans right after D-Day when the outcome was obvious, and drove the Red Hoardes back to their borders. Instead we kept up the fight and killed civilians for another year, and then killed off the German population with the Morgenthau's plan and others.
http://www.rense.com/general80/germ.htm
OK, I've probably said enough on this subject.
Update: Niqab veil-wearing Montrealer feels treated unfairly
Still in the news from Montreal.
"The experience – and the subsequent attention the case has attracted – has been stressful.
I have three kids, and now, I am very nervous, and they're crying, and I have quite a problem," Naema said."
Well boo frickety boo.
She wants to learn french and get a job as a pharmacist in Quebec.
I'm also torn in this story. Why should anyone care about what she wears? The story says that it was only when officials from the province's immigration ministry visited the class that she was asked to stop wearing the niqab altogether.
Hmmm, the separatist's blamed the last refurendum loss to immagrants. Could this be what got a hair up the ass of the province's immigration ministry?
Naema, her first name, is being forced into this by some male. But I don't think there is a law in Canada against wearing this kind of outfit. Of course the feminists are against it as it is degrading to women.
Another fine Canadian mess.!
"The experience – and the subsequent attention the case has attracted – has been stressful.
I have three kids, and now, I am very nervous, and they're crying, and I have quite a problem," Naema said."
Well boo frickety boo.
She wants to learn french and get a job as a pharmacist in Quebec.
I'm also torn in this story. Why should anyone care about what she wears? The story says that it was only when officials from the province's immigration ministry visited the class that she was asked to stop wearing the niqab altogether.
Hmmm, the separatist's blamed the last refurendum loss to immagrants. Could this be what got a hair up the ass of the province's immigration ministry?
Naema, her first name, is being forced into this by some male. But I don't think there is a law in Canada against wearing this kind of outfit. Of course the feminists are against it as it is degrading to women.
Another fine Canadian mess.!
Burned woman found in Gatineau parking lot
"A severely burned woman was in critical condition in a Montreal hospital Wednesday after being found in a Gatineau parking lot Tuesday night."
The police don't know how she was burned. The woman pointed to a nearby woods and said there were more victims in there. The police searched with dogs and found nobody else.
The comments for this story range from a bush party accident to a meth lab explosion to some lunatic running around with a flame thrower. I'm surprised a botched alien abduction theory has not been brought forward.
A horrible yet interesting news story. I will wait for the whole story to get out.
The police don't know how she was burned. The woman pointed to a nearby woods and said there were more victims in there. The police searched with dogs and found nobody else.
The comments for this story range from a bush party accident to a meth lab explosion to some lunatic running around with a flame thrower. I'm surprised a botched alien abduction theory has not been brought forward.
A horrible yet interesting news story. I will wait for the whole story to get out.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Niqab-wearing woman pursues Quebec college
"Quebec's Human Rights Commission is studying a complaint from a permanent resident expelled from a French college class last year after she refused to remove her niqab veil."
A niqab is one of those shapeless frocks that cover the total body except the eyes. The story says she came in twice before the course not wearing the thing, and then showed up for the first class with the nidab. She is from Eygpt.
In a way I think what's the big deal. Why should we care what she is wearing? She paid for the course and should be allowed to wear whatever she wants.
Then in another way I wonder just what the heck is up with her. She comes from Egypt where the wearing of the Niqab is not mandatory. Is this an instance where immagrants are trying to change the way we live? Our Armed Forces are over in Afghanistan trying to bring a change for the betterment of Afghan folks, which includes schooling for women and partly to not be forced to wear the burqha (which is similiar to the niqab but worse; there is a netting across the eye hole). Now this women shows up from Egypt to get schooling, which is good, but wants to wear her traditional dress. I don't believe it is her choice, likely a husband of father is forcing her.
Next we will see deaf people sue her for not being able to read her lips!
A niqab is one of those shapeless frocks that cover the total body except the eyes. The story says she came in twice before the course not wearing the thing, and then showed up for the first class with the nidab. She is from Eygpt.
In a way I think what's the big deal. Why should we care what she is wearing? She paid for the course and should be allowed to wear whatever she wants.
Then in another way I wonder just what the heck is up with her. She comes from Egypt where the wearing of the Niqab is not mandatory. Is this an instance where immagrants are trying to change the way we live? Our Armed Forces are over in Afghanistan trying to bring a change for the betterment of Afghan folks, which includes schooling for women and partly to not be forced to wear the burqha (which is similiar to the niqab but worse; there is a netting across the eye hole). Now this women shows up from Egypt to get schooling, which is good, but wants to wear her traditional dress. I don't believe it is her choice, likely a husband of father is forcing her.
Next we will see deaf people sue her for not being able to read her lips!
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