Comments on: The Canadian military is still obviously ticked at Harper. http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/01/29/the-canadian-military-is-still-obviously-ticked-at-harper/ My personal opinions on social and political issues from a progressive standpoint. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:37:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Cam Holmstrom http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/01/29/the-canadian-military-is-still-obviously-ticked-at-harper/#comment-12804 Cam Holmstrom Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:56:32 +0000 http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/01/29/the-canadian-military-is-still-obviously-ticked-at-harper/#comment-12804 Glad to be able to help the conversation along... I made the same point last night on my blog too. It's interesting that of all matters for Harper to deviate from his mentor Bush, that this would be the one he'd choose to be different on.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12804','Cam Holmstrom'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12804','Cam Holmstrom','Glad to be able to help the conversation along... I made the same point last night on my blog too. It\'s interesting that of all matters for Harper to deviate from his mentor Bush, that this would be the one he\'d choose to be different on.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Glad to be able to help the conversation along… I made the same point last night on my blog too. It’s interesting that of all matters for Harper to deviate from his mentor Bush, that this would be the one he’d choose to be different on.
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]]> By: Cam Holmstrom http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/01/29/the-canadian-military-is-still-obviously-ticked-at-harper/#comment-12802 Cam Holmstrom Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:01:43 +0000 http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/01/29/the-canadian-military-is-still-obviously-ticked-at-harper/#comment-12802 Mark... you're right, and Jack Layton pointed that out best yesterday (not being partisan, just pointing the source) when he read that press release from the United States Government, which announced how many they had detained in Afghanistan that day, where they were captured and where they were being held. If the Bush Administration feels that it's alright for his citizens to know these things, then what possible reason would the Harper Administration think that they could keep these kinds of things from Canadians? <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12802','Cam Holmstrom'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12802','Cam Holmstrom','Mark... you\'re right, and Jack Layton pointed that out best yesterday (not being partisan, just pointing the source) when he read that press release from the United States Government, which announced how many they had detained in Afghanistan that day, where they were captured and where they were being held. If the Bush Administration feels that it\'s alright for his citizens to know these things, then what possible reason would the Harper Administration think that they could keep these kinds of things from Canadians? '); return false;">Quote</a></div> Mark… you’re right, and Jack Layton pointed that out best yesterday (not being partisan, just pointing the source) when he read that press release from the United States Government, which announced how many they had detained in Afghanistan that day, where they were captured and where they were being held. If the Bush Administration feels that it’s alright for his citizens to know these things, then what possible reason would the Harper Administration think that they could keep these kinds of things from Canadians?
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]]> By: Mark Francis http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/01/29/the-canadian-military-is-still-obviously-ticked-at-harper/#comment-12800 Mark Francis Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:26:04 +0000 http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/01/29/the-canadian-military-is-still-obviously-ticked-at-harper/#comment-12800 Does anyone who thinks about this actually believe that Afghani citizens don't know where detainees are being held? This is not the sort of thing that stays secret for long. (So would say the first person released: "The Canadians held me at their air base!") Harper claim of need for secrecy is nothing but an excuse to avoid discussing the underlying issues. Big suprise there. It's a crying shame that Harper uses these tactics, and that he continues to use every trick in the book to constrict the flow of information on every file while pumping out the propaganda to make Dion look worse than him. Sadly, these tactics can and do work, in the short term at least. All that Harper wants is to keep the con game running long enough to get him through the next election.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12800','Mark Francis'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12800','Mark Francis','Does anyone who thinks about this actually believe that Afghani citizens don\'t know where detainees are being held? This is not the sort of thing that stays secret for long. (So would say the first person released: &quot;The Canadians held me at their air base!&quot;) \r\n\r\nHarper claim of need for secrecy is nothing but an excuse to avoid discussing the underlying issues. Big suprise there.\r\n\r\nIt\'s a crying shame that Harper uses these tactics, and that he continues to use every trick in the book to constrict the flow of information on every file while pumping out the propaganda to make Dion look worse than him. Sadly, these tactics can and do work, in the short term at least. \r\n\r\nAll that Harper wants is to keep the con game running long enough to get him through the next election.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Does anyone who thinks about this actually believe that Afghani citizens don’t know where detainees are being held? This is not the sort of thing that stays secret for long. (So would say the first person released: "The Canadians held me at their air base!")

Harper claim of need for secrecy is nothing but an excuse to avoid discussing the underlying issues. Big suprise there.

It’s a crying shame that Harper uses these tactics, and that he continues to use every trick in the book to constrict the flow of information on every file while pumping out the propaganda to make Dion look worse than him. Sadly, these tactics can and do work, in the short term at least.

All that Harper wants is to keep the con game running long enough to get him through the next election.

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