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Terrorism In Canada

  1. aemontague

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1.   Jun 5, 2006 6:38 AM

» aemontague - Why terrorists? Why Canada?

One thing about trying to stick to the middle of the road is that we can lose sight of what may be lurking in the ditch waiting to pounce.

Lately we’ve strayed close to that a couple of times. Involvement in Afghanistan is one instance. Afghanistan has been a sinkhole for conventional armies for centuries -- think of the British and the Russian debacles, and probably now the Canadians and Americans. With that, right or wrong, the new Canadian government in Ottawa is cozying up to the U.S. in other ways. Clearly, Canadians are now perceived to have picked a side -- no more middle of the road.

Whether the allegations of an Ontario terror plot prove true, I don’t see the problem going away. On the other hand, living in constant fear probably won’t help. If anything, this would result in erosion of our civil liberties and leave us as mean-minded as some of our neighbors.

Baffling, frustrating, exasperating – you bet! Sometimes, however, I wonder if we’re looking at the wrong enemy.

-- posted by aemontague


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