"Our thoughts are with the family".
That’s the best that Guy Laroche could do when he announced the death of Jeremie Ouellet a Canadian soldier found dead on the Kandahar air base in Afghanistan. The death was announced 12 hours after Jeremie’s body was found.
Guy’s boss, Mr Hillier was not available for comment at the time.
A harbinger of things to come, perhaps. Jeremie’s death was not combat related, Guy said.
Mr. Rick may give his standard "scumbag speech" but unhappily it does not apply in Jeremie’s case…at least not with respect to Rick’s scumbags…this death was – apparently – not related to scumbag interaction.
Mr. Hillier’s boy Guy, said that Jeremie was found dead at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Guy could not specify just how Jeremie had died. No further details are available at this time, Ladies and Gentleman of the Canadian jury.
Guy did, however elaborate.
He said that "The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service has initiated an investigation to establish the details and circumstances of this tragic incident,"
Oh really.
I see.
Does that mean a crime was committed? Or was it just a suicide?
Mr. Hillier was not available for comment.
According to CTV, "The last incident in which a Canadian soldier died on the Kandahar base was in March 2007, when Corporal Kevin Megeney, 25, was shot in the chest. Officials are still investigating".
The question of suicide has been raised in Jeremie’s case but hasn’t been confirmed or denied.
Mr. Hillier was not available for comment.
Perhaps Mr. Harper will comment. Perhaps not. Most likely not.
I am still waiting for either Mr. Hillier or Mr. Harper to comment on the murder of the unarmed Canadian peacekeeper, Major Paeta Hess von Kreudener by the forces of Israel. The Major was murdered by the Israelis in July of 2006 in Lebanon, as he performed his duty, defending Canada’s values. (Our esteemed retired pundit general lewis mackenzie says it was just an accident).
The Major’s death was no accident. The Israelis bombed him with a precision-guided 1100 pound bomb at the end of a 7-hour attac k on a defenceless United Nations Observation Post.
The dishonesty’s too much. The hypocrisy is out of control. And truth is non-existent with these people.
I have stopped honouring Mr. Hillier with the designation of General. He is unworthy by any measure.
I have stopped honouring Stephen Harper with the title of the office he is holding temporarily. He is even less worthy.
These men are beneath contempt.
Bombardier Jeremie Ouellet was a member of the 1st regiment of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, based in Shilo. He was born in Matane, Que. He died in Afghnistan. Not combat related.
My deepest sympathies go out to his family. He was 22.
Meanwhile as this misguided and ill-fated mission continues to unfold, the Manley crowd – including Mulroney Bumboy Derek Burney-ex Liberal Manley and Pamela Wallin, seen below, get into the massage business…a criminal activity in some circles.
Here’s the latest report from CTV about what these tired old pro-war people have to say, "Members of the
Manley panel say the government should not expect a firm deadline for the Afghanistan mission, and that an extra 1,000 NATO soldiers in Kandahar should only be seen as a bare minimum for military support".
We would say "It is to laugh". if it were not such a sad and heart-rending tragedy.
So the number 1,000 wasn’t what Manley really meant, now was it.
It is interesting that you quote a CTV report while I’ve just finished watching Global’s “Revealed”…and more to come .. on how Canada finds itself heading for at least a decade in Afghanistan when it was intended to be a fast-in, fast-out mission.
Are we having to depend on commercial media to give us a little insight into the folly of our nation? (I never did trust CBC to accurately report the shenanigans of their political paymasters.)
LAst night’s lesson was on how pathetic our politicians really are.
A key moment was when Paul Martin asked Hillier, can we take on Afghanistan AND Darfur, to which our superchump said, sure.
It became rapidly evident that neither Martin nor Hillier had a clue what Kanadahar was going to be like.
Don’t we have military intelligence?
Equally revealing was that our upper uniforms strut and flex for the benefit of their US counterparts, apparently indifferent to the Canadian taxpayer and its elected representatives.
Our military should be much more vocal in criticising the Afghanistan disaster. But do we have enough thinkers in there, not just guys (and gals) wanting to smash stuff and kill people?
Bang on L/A!! I also watched the same program last night. What hit me right away was the lack of guts to call a spade a spade by our leaders, Pearson would have said. “U.S. foreign policies are responsible for Osama’s (or whoever, jury’s still out)scorpion wound to the Lion’s paw so why should Canada support the same corruption? NO, we will not take part in this illegal invasion, either in Afghanistan or Iraq. Hillier’s probably still in Texas, Jim, playing Golf, getting ready for retirement soon. I think he will be remembered mostly for his American posturing and “Scumbag” comment. Let’s face it guys, NATO’s biggest influence is America also so to me it’s all the same. Puppet American hired oil man King Karzai knows he has to include the Taliban in the process of governing Afghanistan and they are not going away for vacation anytime soon. They have far more right to be in the country than any of the occupying forces currently there.I feel so bad for our men and women trying to do their best and we know they are trying but it must be so frustrating for them with this political falderah back home. I hope they vote to not extend the mission no matter how many soldiers are donated for U.S. cannon fodder. That’s harsh I know but that’s the way I feel.
Since I no longer watch television, I’m not subjected to the vagaries of the tube. I do, however, agree with you L.A. that it’
s interesting we’re getting more from private TV than our public corporation on this issue at least.
As for your question, “Don’t we have military intelligence?” … the old joke is that the phrase is a classic oxymoron.
I’m afraid that most Canadians, like most Americans are numbed by the war experience and would rather just ignore it.
Those of us who care – have little choice but to be harsh and critical, someone needs to continue to speak up.
I am so saddened that this country seems to have lost its way.