Does the ‘loyal’ opposition or Foreign Affairs not understand?
But a memo provided to opposition MPs by the Department of Foreign Affairs during a closed-door briefing Wednesday….
I’m reminded of that Clancy saying, “Top-secret – Press”.
Does the ‘loyal’ opposition or Foreign Affairs not understand?
But a memo provided to opposition MPs by the Department of Foreign Affairs during a closed-door briefing Wednesday….
I’m reminded of that Clancy saying, “Top-secret – Press”.
The only real issue is whether or not the memo was classified. If so, then there was a breach of the Official Secrets Act.
Of course with the attitudes of the press these days, the current denizens of newsrooms would have given away the time and location of Operation Overlord.
The bombing will continue until “rational” thought starts to emerge. That’s the least I expect.
But, then again, when “rational” thought starts to emerge, additional bombing may/will be required, to make the humiliation absolute (in case they’re not getting the message), of which, by the way, I am absolutely in favour.
“The only real issue is whether or not the memo was classified. If so, then there was a breach of the Official Secrets Act.”
Pst… make that “Security of Information Act”.
But you’re right. The Ottawa Citizen mentions nothing about whether this was a classified document so we can only presume it was UNCLAS.
C’mon. Nobody’s that stupid. Really?
Funny how diplomacy and bombing can work together.
When Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was interviewed on CBS News 60 Minutes on September 21, 2006, he alleged that Richard Armitage, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, called an Inter-Services Intelligence general immediately after the September 11, 2001 attacks and threatened to “bomb Pakistan back to the stone age” unless they supported the U.S.-led fight against Islamic terrorism.
It’s kind of hard to believe that anyone attending a “closed door” meeting thought that the reason it was closed was so they could rush out and hand to the press any material provided and their account of what was said.
Funny, though, that the reporter on the story never thought to ask about that and make it part of the story.
Funnier still, that the same opposition that is seeking to have parliamentary oversight committees in relation to C-51, thinks that a stunt like this will make that more likely.
Why does the press go to the same old… Same old. They just plug in the WANG computer from 1970’s and with some word changes, print the same memo. Hope they volunteer their time
Quite right, JJM. Right statute, wrong name.
And that’s what we have to presume unless charges are filed.
The most demented part of the Citizen was its juxtaposition of diplomacy OR force. These useless tools never imagine that one’s diplomatic position is enhanced with an opponent if you’re beating the crap out of them. Call it a final legacy of the Flower Child generation.
Shamrock: yes the press is that stupid. Particularly at the Citizen, it’s so thoroughly caught up in anti-Harperism that such subsumes any consideration those weasels might have about national security or endangerment of Canadians in theatre. Remember, ISIS only became an issue for these people after they started killing JOURNALISTS in job lots.
Had a 20 minute conversation with a young man in the Cancoun airport last week. He is an Iraqi Kurd. He had been traveling all around avoiding his home. Call it what you will, he didn’t seem the soldier type. He told us of the Iraqi army in Mosul turning tail and running from IS. He was informed last Friday his cousin had been killed in fighting. Women and children as young as 12 are fighting this evil bunch of scum. Yet our loyal opposition think we should pull out and send condolences and flowers to the injured and dead.
Makes me sick all the political correctness. I asked him if he thought “boots on the ground ” would be warranted. A resounding yes.
What more needs be said.
The Sunni/Shia savages have been killing each other and anyone else within reach for 14 centuries. The only thing different this time is the killing technology available and the trillions of oil money available to buy it. Only thing we can do is to contain the infection and make sure neither side runs out of ammunition before they drive themselves back to the stone age or they have their own reformation. Our only ‘duty to protect’ is the minorities being cleansed – and yes I mean Muslim minority sects as well as the remnants of the Christian civilization that has hung on since the Byzantine empire. We have already seen the Jewish population of the region wiped out.
And Tewchip – why was your Kurd wanting our boots on the ground – why was he not in uniform himself instead of being in Cancoun?
To hell with political correctness!
“why was he not in uniform”
Like I said, this fella did not look like a soldier. His back pack was chock full of messages. He said he suffered from lung ailments as well as something else which I did not catch. My point is her majasty’s loyal opposition undermines helping these people.