It's commemorated on this day for a reason;
On Aug. 9, 1974, UN Flight 51 was flying from Beirut to Damascus on a routine supply run for Canadian peacekeepers manning the Golan Heights. The outcome was anything but routine.Aboard the Buffalo aircraft were five crew and four passengers: Mirau, a native of Swift Current, Sask.; Capt. George Foster, 44, of Calgary; Master Cpl. Ronald Spencer, 29, of Quebec; Cpl. Bruce Stringer, 23, of Kitchener, Ont.; Capt. Robert Wicks, 39, of London, Ont.; Cpl. Morris Kennington, 30, of Britain; Cpl. Michael Simpson, 26; Master Warrant Officer Gaston Landry, 35, of St-Francois d'Assise, Que., and Warrant Officer Cyril Korejwo, 47.
The flight was cleared by air traffic control in Damascus to descend for landing.
"Just as they were letting down, the Syrian surface-to-air missile battery along the highway opened up with one missile," said Roger Landry. "The pilot managed to avoid that first missile."
But the pilot -- it's unclear whether Mirau or Foster was actually flying the plane -- couldn't avoid a second missile. It took out the left engine.
A third went through the fuselage. Everyone on board was killed -- the largest single-day loss of life in Canada's peacekeeping history. The time was 11:50 a.m.
Landry was allowed into the crash site a day later. The Syrian army had cleaned up most of the evidence, but he did find electrical wiring with Russian writing on it -- from the missiles' firing systems.
And the Canadian government did......
Absolutely nothing. Just like the rest of the West from then until Sept 11... if Hezbollah , Iran and Syria have their way we will go back to that mindset as quickly as possible and if not...well Iran says they have something quite sinistre in store for Israel... and then we're next!
It must have been an early example of Canadian neutrality to maintain our honest broker reputation.
Try Time Magazine 1967.
Articles in there cover PLO Terrorist "training camps". Yeah right ...Terrorist Training camps.
The "west" has spent a lo-o-o-ong time in denial.
To quote Dean Warmer (John Vernon) in the movie"Animal House" ..."fat drunk and stupid is no way to go through life"..he means western civilization.
Thats our leadership, down through the years.
'nuf said
Funny how I never learned about this history by watching the television. Does anyone know where I can get scanned articled from this time??
Remember, Canada is the Honest broker of the region..or so the left in this country keep telling me. I guess they want us to travel around that region with a Kick me sign on our equipment. No, there is a new sheriff in town, and if given half a chance, this country will stand up for a principle or two. Everyone rips Dubya, but you know where you stand with him. Canada has straddled so many fences our gonads have gone numb, and this incident was typical of it. Maybe in the future, people will know Canada can and WILL be pissed off...
Slightly OT, but why is the MSM now calling Israeli soldiers "Fighters"? Are they seriously trying to blur the lines between uniformed, trained, and regulated by GCs soldiers and civvy-wearing irregulars who don't take prisoners, just hostages and sword bait? Seriously - See headline #1 at Canada.com
I wasn't even aware of that fact until reading it here today. disgusting
Canadian soldier killed in Kofi Annan's UN War Against Israel.
The soldier was not a member of UNIFIL; he was not a UNIFIL officer. He was serving with the UN Truce Supervision Organization. He was hunkered down in the UNIFIL post for protection.
The UN and Kofi Annan are criminally responsible for his death.
Is Kofi Annan a war criminal? ...-
israelinsider: diplomacy: UNIFIL officer killed in bombing ...
The Canadian UNIFIL observer killed in an Israeli bombing had said that Hezbollah ... UNIFIL officer killed in bombing: Hezbollah used position for cover ...
Feisty said: "Slightly OT, but why is the MSM now calling Israeli soldiers "Fighters"?
Yes feisty. Canwest media - founded by Israel Asper - is anti-semetic. Good call. From Izzy's Wiki entry:
"He was a prominent member of Canada's Jewish community, and was well-known for his strong faith and support for Israel. While a Liberal in domestic Canadian politics his views in regard to Zionism coincided with the right wing Likud"
His son Leonard, who now runs the joint, is also a fervent supporter of Israel:
"Under his father, the editorial content of all of the above, plus Canada.com, their blanket site (canada.com), was centrally written - erasing centuries old traditions in some cases of independent editorial voice. A strict pro-Israel stance was part of this, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was frequently criticized for not clearly supporting Israeli stances on Mideast issues. There were chill suits placed on any critic of the late Asper, who had strong Liberal Party of Canada connections."
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Leonard_Asper
In fact, the Aspers were blocked from buying the Jerusalem Post - because they were considered too right wing!
Maz - "Canadian soldier killed in Kofi Annan's UN War Against Israel."
Wave goodbye to your credibility, forever. That is the most retarded thing I've read all day, and that is saying a lot. There are limits to the stupidty of the Canadian people, as your hero Paul Martin found out.
It's not like it's the first accident in the
middle east.
http://www.ussliberty.org/report/report.pdf
When did honest stop meaning honest?