Canada Bans Coverage of Returning War Dead
 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060425/...allen_soldiers

TORONTO - Canada's new Conservative government barred the media from covering the return Tuesday of the flag-draped coffins of four soldiers killed in Afghanistan, angering political opponents and some families.

The government also has stopped lowering flags to half-staff outside Parliament each time a Canadian soldier is killed, prompting Liberals to accuse Prime Minister Stephen Harper of trying to play down the growing human cost of the Canadian mission in Afghanistan.

Fifteen Canadians have been killed, including Cpl. Matthew Dinning, Bombardier Myles Mansell, Cpl. Randy Payne and Lt. William Turner, who were slain in a roadside bomb blast Saturday in southern Afghanistan in the deadliest attack against Canadian forces since they deployed to Afghanistan in 2002.

Canadian military officials blamed remnants of the toppled Taliban government for the bombing.

Their remains were to arrive Tuesday evening at a base in Trenton, Ontario.

The media learned Monday that they would be barred from the evening ceremony, a move that mirrors Bush administration policy blocking media coverage of the coffins of slain service members arriving in the United States

Ugh... whats with that. I don't approve of this!!!!

not lowering the flag eh? Hmmm thats pretty Bush league

Harper needs to go...who the fuck voted for him anyway

not me... I was in Germany for that one...

harper is a bush leg humper

I can't believe Canadians elected him.

I still can't believe the conservatives won, what gives.
WG

The US has had that policy for a couple years now. :Oh crap

they are the ones who sent those soldiers to war in the first place. its all their fault

It would seem that if George Bush jumped off a bridge, Stephen Harper would follow. Dark days ahead for Canada.

Stop all the bitching and moaning!

Support your troops.

The world will be better off with a democratic government in Iraq.

It will take some time.

Scott McClellan, is that you?!?

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

I hope that's supposed to be a joke

http://xbiz.com/articles/images/ce2002/005.jpg

2hp

Come on don't over spin it. They weren't barred from covering it, they we just not allowed to get on base to crowd in the families. There was still lots of footage of them coming back and being unloaded. I know cause I watched the footage they said they weren't allowed to get. Do you really think the families needed the extra headache?:2 cents:

May you and your entire current and future generation DIE at the hands of the worst disease known to mankind.:321GFY

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Originally Posted by Yucky Smurf May you and your entire current and future generation DIE at the hands of the worst disease known to mankind.:321GFY

Don't stop short of saying the word...

:winkwink:

2hp

Canada Is To Pussy To See Dead Bodies. If They See Them They Pass Out From The Vapors


Canada Is A Nation Of Sissy Boy Faggots