November the Eleventh, Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth and Veteran's Day in the United States, is an important day for patriotic reflection. Sadly, this past weekend was one of the most violent in recent months in Iraq and Afghanistan. Not to mention the recent revelation that the US Executive has authorized attacks anywhere in the world if there is a believed link with Al Qaeda. This administration has also revealed that under this new order they have carried out attacks in Syria and Pakistan. The killing of civilians in such attacks amounts to US led terrorism around the globe.
In Canada, Remembrance Day was honored all over the country, and is particularly poignant since Canadians continue to be deployed to Afghanistan. I thought the article in the Globe and Mail today, about Canada's move toward a dramatically more militaristic culture, by Michael Valpy, was very compelling. The Globe also put up the archival footage bellow.
Lest we Forget.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081107.wvdieppe_reels1107/VideoStory/National/home?pid=RTGAM.20081110.wmilitary1111
No comments:
Post a Comment