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To: locogringo who wrote (1192942)	1/13/2020 9:56:37 AM
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BREAKING: MAPLE LEAF CEO FLAYS POS TRUMP AFTER IRAN PLANE CRASH Maple Leaf CEO flays U.S. government after Iran plane crash ReutersJanuary 12, 2020 finance.yahoo.com Maple Leaf Foods Inc. President and CEO Michael McCain speaks during the annual general meeting of shareholders in Toronto More (Reuters) - Maple Leaf Foods Inc Chief Executive Officer Michael McCain criticized the U.S. government for escalating tensions in the Middle East, after an Iranian missile accidentally shot down a Ukrainian airliner killing 176 people onboard, including an employee's family. "A MLF colleague of mine lost his wife and family this week to a needless, irresponsible series of events in Iran. U.S. government leaders unconstrained by checks/balances, concocted an ill-conceived plan to divert focus from political woes," McCain said in a tweet posted on the company's Twitter account on Sunday. "The world knows Iran is a dangerous state, but the world found a path to contain it; not perfect but by most accounts it was the right direction," he added in a series of tweets. (https://bit.ly/2QOdgtc) The CEO of the packaged meat producer said the tweets were his "personal reflections". Iran admitted on Saturday that it accidentally shot down the plane in which 57 Canadians, mostly of Iranian descent, died. Iran said its air defenses were fired in error while on alert after Iranian missile strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday told a vigil for some of those killed in the disaster that he would "pursue justice and accountability" for what happened. (Reporting by Shubham Kalia in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)

To: locogringo who wrote (1192942)	1/13/2020 11:23:50 AM
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100% CORRECT: CANADIAN CEO BLAMES "NARCISSIST IN WASHINGTON" FOR DOWNING OF IRAN JET Published: Jan 13, 2020 11:04 a.m. ET marketwatch.com TMichael McCain, CEO of Maple Leaf Foods. By SHAWNLANGLOIS ‘A narcissist in Washington tears world accomplishments apart; destabilizes region. U.S. now unwelcomed everywhere in the area including Iraq; tensions escalated to feverish pitch. Taking out despicable military leader terrorist? There are a hundred like him, standing next in line.’ That’s Michael McCain, CEO of Maple Leaf Foods MFI, -2.31% , laying blame on President Donald Trump (without specifically calling out his name) for the Ukrainian passenger jet that was shot down by Iran. “I am very angry, and time isn’t making me less angry,” he wrote in a series of tweets on Sunday. “A MLF colleague of mine lost his wife and family this week to a needless, irresponsible series of events in Iran.” He went on to call Trump’s behavior “irresponsible, dangerous, ill-conceived,” and added, “We are mourning and I am livid.” Iran over the weekend admitted that it actually downed the plane on accident, killing 57 Canadians in the process as its air defenses were on high alert amid the heightening tensions with the U.S. “The world knows Iran is a dangerous state,” McCain said. “But the world found a path to contain it; not perfect but by most accounts it was the right direction.” McCain’s tweets went viral overnight, with the initial post racking up almost 50,000 likes and 15,000 retweets.