Emotionally, I’m drained. Instead of reading my babbling, today you get to view a list of links and reasons why I think you should click on them…

• CRFA 580 (Talk Radio in Ottawa) is holding a public rally in support of Canadian Troops on Friday Sept 22, 2006 at Parliament Hill in Ottawa from 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm.
• Take a few minutes to visit the Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency (CFPSA). Buy something nice. Grapes recommends the hats.
• The Amazing Wonderdog dissects the study published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives titled Canada’s Fallen: Understanding Canadian Military Deaths in Afghanistan. Actually, I can’t honestly call this a study and look my ethics professor in the face ever again. It’s a prime example of making statistics match a pre-set theory and discarding or refusing to acknowledge any dissenting data. I should not be surprised though. Both of the authors are affiliated with the Polaris Institute. One of the authors is the very same Steve Staples that I’ve ranted about before. Realizing this, it’s hard to be surprised by the content and quality (or, imnsho, lack there-of) of the report. After all, if Mr. Staples can’t get something as simple as AWOL right, then it’s hard to give creedence to anything else he has to write relating to the Canadian Forces.You can also mosey on over to Dust my Broom, The Prarie Wrangler and Tart Cider to read their take on the offending report.

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