Let's hope this report is not true.

Indeed!

I've been watching the news on CTV NewsNet. They are saying that there is no information that any soldiers have been kidnapped from the main line troops. However, there is some speculation that some of the JTF specialists are stationed in remote parts doing recon and its possible it may have been some of them. I doubt it, these people are too well trained to let theirselves be kidnapped.

Even though it is illegal to support our troops publicly as described in the link below, there is another way to express your desire for the troops to do well ... see it here.

http://tinyurl.com/zcsme

If there have been abductions we need to support their efforts more than ever.

It could happen, anything is possible when your up against insurgents that have spent their whole lives living and fighting in the mountains.

Its possible they could have got the jump on JTF2

If it's true, I wouldn't want to be the next "insurgent" captured by these guy's buddies. One man's war crimes is another guy's payback.

The kidnap story originated from Al-Jazeera. Probably not true.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/07062006/6/n-canada-canada-probes-report-troops-abducted-afghanistan.html

Al-Jazeera television earlier quoted Taliban sources as saying the group had abducted an unspecified number of Canadian soldiers. Canada has 2,300 troops in Afghanistan.

"(We) are aware of the al-Jazeera news report. However, (we) have no information at this time that would validate the report. Task Force Afghanistan is investigating the status of personnel in Afghanistan. Canadians are involved in that investigation," said a Defense Department spokesman.

Remember, that Al Qaeda has specifically said that they have a plan to get rid of Canadian soldiers. They want NATO out of Afghanistan so that they can take back the country and move it back into a totalitarian regime.

Their agenda to get rid of Canadians soldiers was to kill, wound, kidnap - and publicize this as much as possible. This would turn public opinion against the war, and get the soldiers recalled.

Again, the agenda is to get the NATO military, who are protecting the current, democratically elected Afghan gov't, - out of the country.

CBC is now saying the story is false.

I was waiting for the CBC or BBC to address this story. I knew they would check the story before reporting it. That is what professional news is all about.

Several possibilities here.

If the report is false (let's hope so!), it could mean that other Coalition troops were kidnapped.

It could also mean that the Taliban and Al Qaeda have tipped their hand on an important tactical goal, namely kidnapping some Canadian soldiers, or those of other Coalition countries.

As noted by Mark M above, that's a helluva lot easier said than done, especially with highly trained, experienced Special Forces troops.

With air support readily available 24X7, regular combat troops and especially Special Forces would probably end up killing a lot of people who need to be killed. Let's hope if that attempt happens, there are no or minimal good guy casualties.

Canada [Muslim Islamist] Terror Suspect Served as Reservist
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BRAMPTON, Ontario — A [Muslim Islamist] terror suspect who allegedly [who plotted to storm ...] plotted to storm Canada's Parliament and behead the prime minister was a former reservist who received weapons training in Toronto, the country's largest city and home to several of the reported targets ...
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Hey Maz2, according to his ex-CO, this guy was no GI Joe. As a reserve he was AWOL a whole lot and not the sharpest crayon in the box. Not trained all that much, left foot, right foot maybe.

"I was waiting for the CBC or BBC to address this story. I knew they would check the story before reporting it. That is what professional news is all about. "

That's too funny. Is that you blog that Kate pointed to in the previous post?

The Bill Roggio report is enlightening, about the Canadian MSM having to maintain a 'death watch' and focusing only on the sensational, which means, the Canadian MSM are falling right into the Taliban agenda of propaganda.

steve d - the CBC and the BBC DID report the 'abduction'; then, they later reported the updates that 'all were accounted for'. That's what professional reporting is all about; reporting, checking, updating....

They couldn't remain silent until the updates. That would be unprofessional, for after all, how could they know what those updates would contain? It might be an affirmation rather than denial - and both MSM would be accused of 'hiding' the news. THINK.

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CBC online, which is where I am most of the time, didn't report anything until Gen. Hillier denied it. THEN they released the story leading with Hilliers denial of it. That is good professional reporting.
BBC online still hasn't mentioned it.

If CBC and CTV are using Al-Jazeera as a source, and They were probably using this http://www.aljazeera.com site. Perhaps they should also take out a Subscription to the national enquirer for more sensational unsubstantiated news.

Sorry Alan,

But do you remember that tape where Osama bin Laden mentioned Canada back in 2002?

The one that countless politicians -- including a multitude in the current government -- have since cited in pointing out that Canada is a "named country," and we had better start pulling our weight in the fight against terror?

Remember that tape? It aired on Al Jazeera.

If you're a journalist covering a war against fundamentalist Islamists, you'd either be a pretty crappy reporter or a pretty major bonehead NOT to occasionally use the No. 1 network that they watch as a source.

It's the same reason left-wing reporters in Washington watch Fox News: they want to remain tuned in to what the Republican White House is saying and thinking.

That's why I find it somewhat amazing when conservatives here brag about how they never watch the CBC, or they accuse anyone who disagrees with them on this site of being a troll.

There's no better way to upstage your adversary than to understand him, and listen when he speaks instead of muting the volume.

Proves my point again that Al Jazeera is nothing but a propaganda organ for Islamofascists.

Did CRTC actually give them a Canadian Broadcast license?

Is there anything at all that an Arab says that is true?

Why even bother report anything they say.