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 Tuesday, 7 December 2004
Arms experts issue missile-defence alert  < 4:01:09 PM>.
Arms-control experts from the United States and Canada warn that the Pentagon's missile-defence program is part of an elaborate strategy to use outer space as a battlefield in the future.
Meanwhile, federal Liberals from Quebec say a tide of opposition to Canadian participation in the program is rising in that province, elevating the political importance of the missile issue to the level of last year's debate on the Iraq war.
[Via GAM-National]
The Globe and Mail: U.S. soldier 'didn't want to have to kill babies' < 4:00:08 PM>.
An American army deserter who fled the 82nd Airborne Division to avoid being deployed to Iraq told his refugee hearing yesterday that no amount of training could convince him that killing the enemy was a noble pursuit.
He is seeking asylum in Canada, along with his wife Nga Nguyen and 2[product]-year-old son Liam.
Seven years ago today : "On Canada... < 12:06:55 PM>.
Seven years ago today: "On Canada Appreciation Day we look to the north, and thank the better half of North America for putting up with our self-centered approach for so long. We ask them how we could do better. And we listen! We try to imagine what life would be like without Canada, and be glad that we don't have to find out."
[Via Scripting News]
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