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29 Oct 07 - 08:23 AM (#2181695) Subject: BS: Shameful From: number 6 I'm one Canadian that is not proud about this |
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29 Oct 07 - 08:27 AM (#2181697) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: kendall You don't have a "Freedom of Information" act? |
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29 Oct 07 - 08:40 AM (#2181712) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: beardedbruce Still nothing compared to the continued mining and export of asbestos ( in violation of international law)- THAT will kill millions of innocent civilians... |
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29 Oct 07 - 08:40 AM (#2181713) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: number 6 We do ... but this is an example of government beauracracy getting in the way and trying to prevent the truth getting out. biLL |
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29 Oct 07 - 08:41 AM (#2181716) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: number 6 We're just like all the rest bb. biLL |
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29 Oct 07 - 08:46 AM (#2181719) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: beardedbruce * I * have never said any differently- we are all human, imperfect but capable of attempting both wonderful and horrible things. |
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29 Oct 07 - 08:52 AM (#2181723) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: GUEST,Number 6 I can't agree with you more bb. But ... sometimes I think we Canadians get a bit too 'smug' when we point our fingers at the fault of the political and corporate evil south of the border ... I think we should keep track a bit more of the mess going on in our own backyard. biLL |
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29 Oct 07 - 08:55 AM (#2181729) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: beardedbruce And I agree with THAT comment, as well. Not that citizens of the USA are innocent of the same attitude... |
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29 Oct 07 - 09:00 AM (#2181741) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: Rapparee And then there's the yellowcake.... I had heard about the arms sales and assumed that Canadians knew about them. No nation is blameless. Let's see, who was that cat who said something about "throwing the first stone".... |
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29 Oct 07 - 09:02 AM (#2181745) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: bobad Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa! |
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29 Oct 07 - 09:02 AM (#2181746) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: beardedbruce culpa of what? |
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29 Oct 07 - 09:22 AM (#2181763) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: Rapparee Well, if you want to take all the guilt upon yourself no one will stop you. But I fail to see why Canada, which is hardly the world's largest arms exporter. In 2006, the "Big 15" exporters were, in order US UK France People's Republic of China Japan Germany Russia Italy Saudi Arabia India South Korea Canada Australia Brazil Spain (look up the source yourself; I'm not going to do all your work!) Hell, when you rank well behind France, Japan, and Italy.... |
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29 Oct 07 - 09:40 AM (#2181787) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: GUEST,Number 6 Thanks Rapaire ... but according to that CBC new article ... "The surge in exports has made Canada the sixth-biggest supplier of military goods to the world, according to the most recent report by the U.S. Congressional Research Service." biLL |
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29 Oct 07 - 09:44 AM (#2181790) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: beardedbruce Not even looking at it on a per-capita basis! |
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29 Oct 07 - 09:53 AM (#2181797) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: Rapparee Possibly, but the data from 2007 isn't all in yet. And I just report what I found; I don't have the CRS to do my work for me. |
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29 Oct 07 - 10:06 AM (#2181810) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: GUEST,number 6 The CBC ... well, we still have that. Speaking of work ... I should get off of here and get back to it. :) biLL |
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29 Oct 07 - 10:10 AM (#2181815) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: Peace Of interest to me would be where they are exported to, and how much of the export is being done through 'second' parties. |
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29 Oct 07 - 10:26 AM (#2181830) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: Peace Arms sales: No point discussing morals in a whore house. |
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29 Oct 07 - 10:55 AM (#2181864) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: kendall LOL ! |
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29 Oct 07 - 11:19 AM (#2181880) Subject: RE: BS: Shameful From: number 6 Good one Peace! And with that, I tip the piano player and make my exit ... quietly. biLL |