We lost.

[lumberjim]

man. i wish i had the time i used to. lots of shit to stir here.

back to work

Dov....we are greeting your new government in what is becoming a US tradition with our allies:

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. troops in Iraq fired warning shots at the Canadian envoy's car on Tuesday after it failed to slow down while approaching an American military convoy, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.

But a Canadian diplomatic spokeswoman had a different account. She said there was "to say the least reasonable" space between the vehicles and there were no warning shots or signals before three bullets hit the car.....

US Troops Fire on Canadian Envoy

Originally Posted by Redux

Dov....we are greeting your new government in what is becoming a US tradition with our allies:

dux, wasn’t warning shots. They were shooting to kill. (and they were such shitty shooters they missed)

dux, you are one of the more aware, politically wise, international, domestic, that I have the pleasure of knowing.

I would be willing to bet, (sorry I never, ever, gamble, it is a figure of speech), I am pretty sure you are not aware to the extent that, I would say humble, Canadian soldiers are presently doing in Afghanistan. (No green zone for them, not that the green zone is safe as we all know. 1001 ways to fuck up an invasion.)

Dux, already over forty percent of those young men (my sons are 21 years old, I identify) have PTSD. They are very sick human beings and will be for the remainder of their lives, which may not be a long life. Almost 100 have killed themselves there, and that is the figure that squeezed its way into the sunlight.

Depleted Uranium? Another day, when she joins us.

Most of those boys are a might jumpy. Car? Moving? Shoot?

If it was the same professional hit squad that assassinated Italian intelligence agent Nicola Calipari and wounded Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena, (they were not after Sgrena, she would be dead if they were, they killed the bigger fish, Calipari.)

Same squad? A Canadian would not be left alive in that car if it were their mission.

Armatures shot the car and windshield.

Originally Posted by Redux

Dov....we are greeting your new government in what is becoming a US tradition with our allies:

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. troops in Iraq fired warning shots at the Canadian envoy's car on Tuesday after it failed to slow down while approaching an American military convoy, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.

But a Canadian diplomatic spokeswoman had a different account. She said there was "to say the least reasonable" space between the vehicles and there were no warning shots or signals before three bullets hit the car.....

Dux, its becoming a habit.

WASHINGTON (CP) - The U.S. State Department is calling it regrettable that a vehicle carrying four Canadian diplomats in Baghdad came under friendly fire from U.S. soldiers.The incident, which happened Tuesday in a heavily guarded area of the city known as the Green Zone, is under review by the U.S. military, a department spokesman says.

We feel so much more secure now that the U.S. State Department is calling it regrettable.

Could have been worse. Oops, it was worse.

Dux, I am sure you remember when the Americans dropped bombs on our Canadian troops.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A U.S. fighter pilot involved in a "friendly fire" incident that killed four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan dropped a laser-guided bomb after his commanders denied permission to do so, U.S. officials said Thursday.

Another eight Canadians were wounded in the incident early Thursday near Kandahar when the U.S. jet dropped a 500-pound bomb on them during a training mission, U.S. and Canadian military officials said.

http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/a...nistan.canada/

Later I will check out how many Brits were murdered, ummm. PC, I mean were killed by friendly fire.

Dammit, I will have to incorporate reporters murdered, ooops, killed by friendly American fire in Iraq along with the Brit stats. I bet reporters win. Nam has to be in the post somewhere, I am sure, probably reporters killed in Nam verses reporters killed in Iraq, correlating Nan was much longer.

later.

Iraq is the world’s most dangerous place for journalists.

79 journalists have been killed since March 2003 while doing their job.

Two other journalists are still missing :

The Iraq conflict is the deadliest inter-state war for journalists since the one in Vietnam, when 63 were killed, but over a period of 20 years (1955-75).

journalists

Very meaty stuff.

Later.