Not Al_Qaida, Nor Taaliban, The American Bombs Killed The Canadians! (Deepak Sarkar, April 18, 2002, www.kolki.com ).

As my heart breaks watching the faces of our young soldiers, died so prematurely, not fighting for the Canadian sovereignty but to fight the US war against Afghanistan under US command! My prayers and thoughts are with the families who lost their precious loved ones for an uneventful reason.

Al-Qaida or Taaliban never attacked Canada, nor they committed or threatened to commit any terrorist act against Canada supporting the International good will Canada and Canadians enjoy in the world community for its mostly just stands and balanced actions in dispute resolutions!

Till this date there is no proof, beyond some video tapes which can be manufactured in any mediocre laptop, who really committed the sophisticated precision military style operation, 9/11, from start to finish. What Bin laden is saying in those tapes are the dinner table conversation in most house-hold around the world, nothing more.

The question arises, must Canada need to be in Afghanistan under the US command ? Hope our political leaders review the purpose of this entire mission! Canada doesn’t need oil from Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan. Taaliban became the bad guys when they awarded the pipeline contact to Argentina instead of US and British who spent billions to secure cheap oil for next forty (40) years!

Canadian soldiers should never work under the American commands! Canadians are better trained and disciplined in all aspect than the Americans! Like consultants and head counts in corporate world, US military also has lot of on the job training soldiers and pilots which are the cause of so many American and international casualty from so called friendly fire!

May God be with our Canadian troops saving them from future American bombs as they keep on fighting in the difficult yet scenic terrain of Afghanistan!

Author: Deepak Sarkar, 844 Royal Oak Ave, Victoria, BC V8X 3T2, Canada; Tel/Fax: 250-412-2897.