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To: Skywatcher who wrote (265642)	6/20/2002 4:19:33 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Respond to of 769667

It is no stretch to include chrissikins with the most stupid posters relating to anything. only chrissikins in DENIAL about who he really is denies it. tom watson tosiwmee

To: Skywatcher who wrote (265642)	6/20/2002 7:24:18 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

IS THE MILITARY OUT OF CONTROL? canada.com{E0429796-FA24-4D99-991F-D5020D1CA9A8} <Copy> STORY Defence minister to speed report on Afghanistan deaths after media leak JOHN WARD Canadian Press Wednesday, June 19, 2002 OTTAWA (CP) - Defence Minister John McCallum says he'll "move heaven and Earth" to speed the release of a report on the deaths of four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, following the leak of a U.S. report. The minister said he wants the report made public as soon as possible in the wake of media reports saying a parallel U.S. inquiry has concluded the American pilot who dropped the fatal bomb in April rushed to attack without assessing the situation properly. A U.S. military investigation also found that a surveillance aircraft warned the pilot the forces were friendly just seconds after he dropped the 225-kilogram bomb on the Canadians, who were on a nighttime, live-fire exercise, the New York Times reported. McCallum would not comment on that report, nor would the Canadian Forces, pending the formal release of the findings of both investigations. Retired general Maurice Baril, chairman of the Canadian board, handed his finished report to Gen. Ray Henault, the chief of the defence staff, on Wednesday morning. McCallum said he will review it as soon as possible. "My first responsibility is to the families of those who were killed and to the Canadian people to get this information out at the earliest possible opportunity." Officials have to review the report to avoid endangering national security, violating people's privacy or jeopardizing American legal proceedings, the minister said. The Times quoted unidentified military officials as saying that the U.S. inquiry concluded in its classified report that the pilot thought he was under attack from the ground when he dropped the bomb that killed four Canadians and wounded eight others. Instead of leaving the area to assess the threat and plan a possible counterattack, as procedures dictate, the F-16 pilot and that of a second plane rushed to attack before a radar plane could confirm that the target was hostile, officials told the Times. <Continues online.......> And then our military "justice" personnel try to cover this up. Shame on them! -Ray