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Contingency fund if war should happen...

Contributor: jariax

Date: 2003-03-18 19:14:46

Barret:

I don't know about you, but I'm not really keen on the idea of donating money to Haliburton and other US companies so that they can profit while rebuilding the nation that they encouraged the US administration to destroy.

At the same time, I'm not keen on leaving the mercy of the people of IRaq up to the USA. Perhaps if there was a way to ensure that the nations profiting from the reconstruction were not involved in the destruction, I would contribute.

Apparently the US has already shortlisted five candidates for the reconstruction. They are all American and once again Haliburton (Cheney's old company and major contributor to the Republican campaign) tops the list.

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Contributor: fatmomma

Date: 2003-03-27 00:29:05

Too late Jariax; Today I heard Cretien promise 100 million towards humanitarian aid to Iraq. Not thrilled about that either. The USA / Britain caused the problems and we pay for their destructive actions; doesn't sound fair to me. And yet the American Ambassador to Canada comes here and complains about Canada not supporting the USA in this war. I am fairly sure that is not acceptable behavior for an ambassador. They cause the destruction and we have to help in the restoration. I have noticed that it is our Canadian newspapers and tv stations that are obsessed with and promote this dissatisfaction with Canada's lack of support for the USA. I have only seen the front pages of American newspapers but never see any mention of Canada or their disapproval.

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Contributor: codc01

Date: 2003-03-27 06:47:49

So its not an illusion then? I've been reading both the National Post and Globe and Mail (on internet) and they both seem to have a bias towards the US in regards to Canada's position. For the National Post, its understandable (knowing their position), but I'm surprised by the Globe And Mail's position.

As for French Canadian papers, well they no longer offer freely their editorials online so i have no idea...

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