Sep 27th, 2001 Issue 36 - Vol 2

Today US President Bush told Americans that they should get back into the air and feel secure about flying. In almost the same breath, he announced that he had given some of his generals permission to shoot commercial airplanes out of the sky if they are considered a "threat to American cities". 'Sure makes me feel safe in American airspace (that and all those armed Sky Marshals ready to shoot holes from the insides of the planes)!

And what about Transport Canada's insistence that all the "new security measures" are in place and air travel in Canada is secure? The level of paranoia that would be required, on the part of our security personnel, in order to make air travel in Canada "absolutely safe" is beyond the imaginations of most Canadians. Can we make such a huge shift in our thinking? Do we want to?

If we build our own "Iron Curtain" around North America, who has won?

Each Friday Canada AM will post a new poll on its Web site about the tragedies in the United States. Click here to participate.

This week the Galloping Geezer has been researching 'Net Dating Services?!

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Justice not revenge!

An eye for an eye only leaves everyone blind...
Let us demand justice, not revenge...
Steve Loxton,
Wyoming, Ontario, Canada

Draft Age???

With everything that is going on since the terrorist attack on the USA, I can't help but wonder the drafting age and other similar ages.

A few other questions I have are: Is a draft possible in Canada for the attack on terrorism? With woman's lib., if there was a draft, would a wife and husband (mother and father) be both drafted? I've been reading concerning other countries response on how to help the US with the war scenario but, I am unable to find how Canada fits in all this.

As for the article I just read concerning having young men and woman in the army, I absolutely agree.

I believe it should be a replacement for jail. Young offenders want to fight? Let them learn how fighting affects the world and families. Let them learn discipline, seems they did not have any at home, I know what I'm saying when I say that.

thank you
Cynthia

Issues that are important to us all

U.S. pilots' union proposes weapons in cockpit
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U.S. fears threat of hazardous materials
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RCMP raid homes, businesses over terrorist links
Among the materials seized were boxes of paper files and books, computer files, hard drives and phone records from an apartment.
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The Taliban

• Who are they? - Full Story
• Who is Osama bin Laden? - Full Story
• Taliban says bin Laden given message to leave
  Move is seen by some as an attempt to unravel some of the public relations damage done by days of anti-U.S. protests by Pakistan's Muslim majority - Full Story
  

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