By-Tor.com

A Fallen Canadian Brother in the GWOT


Taliban kill Canadian soldier in Afghanistan


Tue May 6, 2008 6:36pm EDT


KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents killed a
Canadian soldier in a clash in the southern Afghan province of
Kandahar on Tuesday, the Canadian military said.

It said another Canadian soldier was wounded in the incident in the
Zhari district to the west of the city of Kandahar, the scene of
frequent gunfights between NATO-led forces and Taliban militants.

The injured soldier was listed in stable condition.

Canada has some 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, mainly based around
the Taliban's former de-facto capital of Kandahar, and has sustained
one of the highest casualty rates among international forces in the country.

The death of Cpl. Michael Starker, of 15 Field Ambulance, on Tuesday
brings to 83 the number of Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan
since Ottawa dispatched troops in 2001.

Starker, who worked as a paramedic in Calgary, Alberta, began his
deployment in Afghanistan late last year, Calgary Emergency Medical
Services said.

(Reporting by Piotr Andrews, additional reporting by David Ljunggren in
Ottawa and Jeffrey Jones in Calgary; editing by Jon Boyle and Rob Wilson)

Out of Minnestoa today:

Three small-town eighth-graders were suspended for not standing at the start of the school day Thursday for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Hey, if Obama won't participate in the Pledge of Allegiance, why should they have to?

I swear, Elfie. That dude gets scarier and scarier by the day. Ugh.

Speaking of a coup d'etat... check out what Putin has been up to.

Russia: A totalitarian regime in thrall to a Tsar who's creating the new Facist empire

Article here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... ge_id=1811

Sen. Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and will remain hospitalized for at least several additional days as he and his family determine treatment options.

Aw geez, what a nasty thing to have to go through. My very best to him.

ElfDude wrote:

Sen. Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and will remain hospitalized for at least several additional days as he and his family determine treatment options.

Aw geez, what a nasty thing to have to go through. My very best to him.

Ack, I had a feeling it wasn't as simple as the media was playing it.

ElfDude wrote:

Sen. Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and will remain hospitalized for at least several additional days as he and his family determine treatment options.

Aw geez, what a nasty thing to have to go through. My very best to him.

My best to them too Elf. I wouldn't wish that on anybody.

He's got a tough row to hoe.

Inoperable....

18 to 24 months to live....


^^^^^
words I never want to hear about myself or a loved one and don't even care to hear about a politician I dislike

This is serious

I don't usually pass on political advice or info; however we had all
better wake up and start paying attention!

This morning, Pakistani Taliban Minister of Migration, Mohammad Omar,
warned the United States that if military action against Iraq
continues, Taliban authorities will cut off America 's supply of
convenience store managers. And if this action does not yield
sufficient results, cab drivers will be next, followed by Dell Computer
customer service reps, AOL Help, Motel 6 managers, and liquor store
cashiers. Who knew it would come to this??

It's getting ugly.

^^^

nnnNNNOOOOOO! LOL

hey guys check this out:

Possible cure for cancer AND fuel from salt water!


http://www.wpbf.com/health/11125485/detail.html

If only....*hopes*

More GOOD news!

U.S. Cites Big Gains Against Al-Qaeda
Group Is Facing Setbacks Globally, CIA Chief Says

By Joby Warrick
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, May 30, 2008; A01

Less than a year after his agency warned of new threats from a resurgent al-Qaeda, CIA Director Michael V. Hayden now portrays the terrorist movement as essentially defeated in Iraq and Saudi Arabia and on the defensive throughout much of the rest of the world, including in its presumed haven along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

ElfDude wrote:Less than a year after his agency warned of new threats from a resurgent al-Qaeda, CIA Director Michael V. Hayden now portrays the terrorist movement as essentially defeated in Iraq and Saudi Arabia and on the defensive throughout much of the rest of the world, including in its presumed haven along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

This was shown on a strategy site I access, but you KNOW that this
doesn't sell papers, so the NYT and LAT don't have any use for it.

But yeah Elf, they're (a-Q) 98% exterminated there, admitting defeat
within their own leadership network, and most (that are left) are
getting smart and leaving the dark side.

Just a couple more good news headlines:

Taliban 'on brink of defeat'

U.S. troop deaths in Iraq at wartime low

I would love to see our boys (and girls) come home because we won, not because we backed out.