American Style Orwellianism Spreading to Canadian Military

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Read this snippet from a Globe and Mail article yesterday:

6 Canadian soldiers and interpreter die as Taliban adopt deadly Iraqi tactics in Afghanistan
GRAEME SMITH, Globe and Mail Update, July 5, 2007 at 1:55 PM EDT
. . .Asked whether this represents an “Iraqization” of the conflict, Lieutenant-Colonel Jean Trudel, who serves as chief of staff for the Canadian headquarters in Kandahar, shook his head.
“Not particularly,” he said. “It indicates a loss of control by the insurgents.

Up is down. Down is up. Black is White. You know what I mean. . .
— Steve Clemons
Ed Note: Thanks to JP for directing this to my attention.

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