DG, your "diatribe" is like a catharsis! Scary part is I agree with every word.

But "I plan to shoot foreign troops. Period. I'm a civilian and no military person has authority over me, much less a foreigner."?? Thanks for the warning - I'll be sure to leave my camoflauge pants at home if I ever visit the States again ...

Amos, that "inside skinny" left me wondering if any other information has surfaced attributing "the fall of Baghdad to a secret tripartite agreement between Saddam Hussain, Russia and the U.S." Or did you post that tongue-in-cheek?

Little Hawk, Metchosin - thanks for the links and the comments. MY thinking is, if Venezuela can beat 'em, there's maybe some hope for Canada? And it's good that Venezuela isn't "Moloch's" traditional stomping ground, I guess!

daylia