Comments on: More Of That Canadian “Accountability” http://www.stageleft.info/2008/06/27/more-of-that-canadian-accountability/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:00:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: nastyboy http://www.stageleft.info/2008/06/27/more-of-that-canadian-accountability/comment-page-1/#comment-134618 nastyboy Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:36:39 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=4615#comment-134618 Since when does NATO have to answer to the UN for anything? As a vet of several UN missions (cluster fucks) I can tell you first hand that they have no moral ground to stand on.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('134618','nastyboy'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('134618','nastyboy','Since when does NATO have to answer to the UN for anything? \r\n\r\nAs a vet of several UN missions (cluster fucks) I can tell you first hand that they have no moral ground to stand on.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Since when does NATO have to answer to the UN for anything?

As a vet of several UN missions (cluster fucks) I can tell you first hand that they have no moral ground to stand on.

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]]> By: Candace http://www.stageleft.info/2008/06/27/more-of-that-canadian-accountability/comment-page-1/#comment-134616 Candace Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:06:13 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=4615#comment-134616

Originally Posted By stageleftI do not share your trust in the system simply because they are Canadians Candace, if there is nothing to hide then information should be forth coming to back that up.

Me: “I would expect answers from NATO, not the participating countries’ military.”

If NATO doesn’t cough up the info, the Canadian military SHOULD. Whether they actually will or not remains to be seen (either NATO or Cdn military).

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]]> By: stageleft http://www.stageleft.info/2008/06/27/more-of-that-canadian-accountability/comment-page-1/#comment-134608 stageleft Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:22:44 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=4615#comment-134608 I would absolutely expect that phrases like "<i>exaggerated and inaccurate</i>" would be used, they get used just about every time there is a cover up in process don't they? Hussein used them, Mugabe uses them, the Pentagon used them, and so (to name but a few) did the guards at Camp Gitmo. I do not share your trust in the system simply because they are Canadians Candace, if there is nothing to hide then information should be forth coming to back that up.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('134608','stageleft'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('134608','stageleft','I would absolutely expect that phrases like \"<i>exaggerated and inaccurate<\/i>\" would be used, they get used just about every time there is a cover up in process don\'t they? Hussein used them, Mugabe uses them, the Pentagon used them, and so (to name but a few) did the guards at Camp Gitmo.\r\n\r\nI do not share your trust in the system simply because they are Canadians Candace, if there is nothing to hide then information should be forth coming to back that up.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I would absolutely expect that phrases like “exaggerated and inaccurate” would be used, they get used just about every time there is a cover up in process don’t they? Hussein used them, Mugabe uses them, the Pentagon used them, and so (to name but a few) did the guards at Camp Gitmo.

I do not share your trust in the system simply because they are Canadians Candace, if there is nothing to hide then information should be forth coming to back that up.

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]]> By: Candace http://www.stageleft.info/2008/06/27/more-of-that-canadian-accountability/comment-page-1/#comment-134606 Candace Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:35:34 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/?p=4615#comment-134606 From the link: "For its part, the Canadian military has deferred questions on the raids to NATO, Stewart said, which has described Alston's report as exaggerated and inaccurate." Since this is a NATO operation, I would expect answers from NATO, not the participating countries' military. As the report also states that Alston doesn't believe any of the Canadian soldiers have acted illegally, I'm not clear what it is, exactly, that he is looking for (above & beyond the determination of legal or illegal).<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('134606','Candace'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('134606','Candace','From the link:\r\n\r\n\"For its part, the Canadian military has deferred questions on the raids to NATO, Stewart said, which has described Alston\'s report as exaggerated and inaccurate.\"\r\n\r\nSince this is a NATO operation, I would expect answers from NATO, not the participating countries\' military. As the report also states that Alston doesn\'t believe any of the Canadian soldiers have acted illegally, I\'m not clear what it is, exactly, that he is looking for (above & beyond the determination of legal or illegal).'); return false;">Quote</a></div> From the link:

“For its part, the Canadian military has deferred questions on the raids to NATO, Stewart said, which has described Alston’s report as exaggerated and inaccurate.”

Since this is a NATO operation, I would expect answers from NATO, not the participating countries’ military. As the report also states that Alston doesn’t believe any of the Canadian soldiers have acted illegally, I’m not clear what it is, exactly, that he is looking for (above & beyond the determination of legal or illegal).

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