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Canadian flag on the backback myth
"Xomicron" wrote in messag I was just wondering, is it really true that most Canadian's believe the myth that people in the rest of the world will treat them better if they know they are Canadian. Don't Americans pretend to be Canadians while travelling to avoid being spat at and abused? |
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Canadian flag on the backback myth
Alan Pollock wrote:
In rec.travel.usa-canada devil wrote: But no, Canadians typically don't approve of torturing prisoners. I don't think any country that's been to war is completely guilt-free. In Bosnia there were local accusations of beatings, rape and the sexual abuse of a handicapped teenage girl by Canadian Peacekeepers. In Somalia a boy was tortured and killed by Canadian Peacekeepers. And so on. There are accounts of peacekeepers of other nationalities behaving criminally as well (Italians, Pakistanis). All this from a couple of google-minutes. What more would I have found in Ten minutes instead of Three? Nex The difference is this time the orders are coming from the top. It's not just a few rogue soldiers, it's government policy. |
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Canadian flag on the backback myth
Stephen Green wrote:
"Sjoerd" wrote in message ... "Alan Pollock" schreef in bericht ... In rec.travel.usa-canada devil wrote: But no, Canadians typically don't approve of torturing prisoners. I don't think any country that's been to war is completely guilt-free. In Bosnia there were local accusations of beatings, rape and the sexual abuse of a handicapped teenage girl by Canadian Peacekeepers. In Somalia a boy was tortured and killed by Canadian Peacekeepers. And so on. There are accounts of peacekeepers of other nationalities behaving criminally as well (Italians, Pakistanis). All this from a couple of google-minutes. What more would I have found in Ten minutes instead of Three? The difference is that in the case of the Iraq torture scandal it seems to have been official US government policy to torture the prisoners. Sjoerd ====================================== ... and your point is what exactly? Military doctrine holds true across armies of the world in order to extract intallegence from POWs. Won't change! Quite frankly if I thought that a POW had certain knowledge that would either give me an advantage or save my troops lives .. Well I would use what ever measures necessary! Then ignore the americans squealing like pigs when the same treatment is doled out to their boys |
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Canadian flag on the backback myth
Le Tue, 1 Jun 2004 09:22:22 +0100, "nick"
a écrit : "Xomicron" wrote in messag I was just wondering, is it really true that most Canadian's believe the myth that people in the rest of the world will treat them better if they know they are Canadian. Don't Americans pretend to be Canadians while travelling to avoid being spat at and abused? Only WASP Americans... |
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Canadian flag on the backback myth
nick wrote:
"Xomicron" wrote in messag I was just wondering, is it really true that most Canadian's believe the myth that people in the rest of the world will treat them better if they know they are Canadian. Don't Americans pretend to be Canadians while travelling to avoid being spat at and abused? The world loves Canadians. |
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Canadian flag on the backback myth
Ack wrote: nick wrote: "Xomicron" wrote in messag I was just wondering, is it really true that most Canadian's believe the myth that people in the rest of the world will treat them better if they know they are Canadian. Don't Americans pretend to be Canadians while travelling to avoid being spat at and abused? The world loves Canadians. What about Al Qaeda? -- Chris F Long Island, USA. Prime Minister Helen Clark fights for Maori rights. http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/...sbug/maori.jpg Pizza Express Man and his pizza eating cat Gayrab. http://www.geocities.com/libassbug/expressman.jpg http://****france.com/ http://www.fark.com/ |
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Canadian flag on the backback myth
Le Tue, 01 Jun 2004 10:16:11 GMT, America the beautiful
dom_Fries a écrit : Ack wrote: The world loves Canadians. What about Al Qaeda? The Italian Mafia, Mossad both have a particular and doubtful liking for the canadian passport and not as a collector's item... |
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Canadian flag on the backback myth
Xomicron wrote:
FOAD troll.... |
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Canadian flag on the backback myth
"Un Patriote" HOTMAIL..QC@Patriote wrote in message ... Le Tue, 01 Jun 2004 10:16:11 GMT, America the beautiful dom_Fries a écrit : Ack wrote: The world loves Canadians. What about Al Qaeda? The Italian Mafia, Mossad both have a particular and doubtful liking for the canadian passport and not as a collector's item... Well, maybe if our ****ed up liberal feds would stop letting so many passports get stolen it wouldn't be a problem. |
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Canadian flag on the backback myth
On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 04:27:53 +0000, Anonymouse wrote:
they think it's a pot leaf Only in the US. BTW I have seen some versions *with* a pot leaf around here. It would suit the West so much better. :-) devil wrote: On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 02:17:22 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote: Xomicron writes: Is this some kind of Canadian folk legend and if so is it true that most people believe it. It's wishful thinking. Most people in the world wouldn't even recognize a Canadian flag, much less accord its wearer any special kindnesses. I suspect many people do recognize the Canadian flag. After all it's quite distinctive. |
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