Bud Talkinghorn: Walls Not Mentioned by UN -- Four slain Mounties & Canada's Injustice System

The walls that the UN doesn't like to talk about

I suspect that like me most people know about The Great Wall of China, Hadrian's Wall in England and the Israeli wall. Little walls such as the one that separates San Diego and Tijuana are known to most Americans. However, the extent of the numbers of walls that separate countries around the world came as a revelation to me. According to Abigail Cutler in the National Post (March, 10, 05) there are walls that dwarf the controversial one that separates Israel from Palestine. Who knew that India had created a 1,100 km anti-terrorism fence that separates Kashmir from Pakistan? When finished, it will stretch 3,000 km. The next time you hear the Saudi ambassador rail against Israel's fence, think about the one that his country is building between Saudi Arab and Yemen. The reason is to stop terrorist attacks from Yemen. Another Muslim security fence exists between Morocco and the Western Sahara. It is a 3 meter high sand and iron barrier, with mines, yet. It stretches over 2,000 km along the border with Western Sahara. Then there is the 240 km long demilitarized zone between North and South Korea--described by Bill Clinton as "the scariest place on Earth". To back up the barbed wire/mines, are about 3,000 long-range guns trained on Seoul. There are other fences/walls in Northern Ireland, Botswana, and Cyprus. None of these generates much criticism from the UN talk-shop boys. However, the wall/fence in Israel drives them into hyperventilating abuse. It makes one think about that old saw: Good fences make good neighbours.

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The memorial for the four slain Mounties -- &-- the Injustice System

The ceremony was extremely touching. That four superior young men should be gunned down by the likes of a career criminal, whose violent hatred of the law was well known, is incredibly unjust. After numerous crimes Roszko was served only two years. There is something profoundly wrong with our justice system that he was still on the loose. There was one saving grace and that was that Irwin Cotler was not on the stage mouthing platitudes about the tragic loss. Maybe the Liberals wanted him there, but the Mounties may have vetoed it. The number of insane sentences handed out to violent thugs and even murderers is too long to enumerate. The Justice Minister, Cotler, is not the man to remedy this serious lack of retribution. I only hope that this massacre of these fine officers will lead to a reappraisal of the sentencing guidelines.

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I realize that having 'dignitaries' speak at such a massive and symbolic occasion as the RCMP funeral is expected. Nevertheless, it offended my sensibilities to listen to Paul Martin mouth gusts of hot air signifying little of substance -- nothing that would have helped an underfunded service operate so as to protect all the young men who serve and protect us -- if anything could have helped these young men. There are articles being written on how underfunding and taking older recruits who, presumably, would have had more mature judgement, may have contributed. Perhaps nothing could have saved them. Nevertheless, search for an article today in the National Post concerning the RCMP situation.

Paul Martin's government has extended the decimation of our security and military forces begun in the era of Jean Chretien and his cohort. Remember the cost to everyone except JC pique of cancelling the helicopter contract to best former PM Brian Mulroney (many believe) -- Mulroney who had contracted for new helicopters? Remember JC's pique surpassed a security and military need -- just so the "little" guy could "win". Jean Chretien and his governent's largesse to some--think the Gomery Inquiry--while underfunding, underequipping, and undermanning our RCMP, CSIS, and CBPS (Canada Border Patrol Service, I think). Under the Liberals, our Ports Police were taken away. To whose benefit? Who would not want police closely monitoring our ports?

Canadians are beginning to realize we are relatively unprotected because of these Liberal governments; meanwhile criminals and terrorists enter Canada aided by a dysfunctional immigration and refugee system helped by the judges and that scourge of common sense, the Charter. Criminals, organized crime, drug dealers and the lawyers who dance on the head of a pin of common sense make money, even are corrupted by the flow of illegal money.

These governments have increased Canadians' insecurity while allowing unbridled corruption in their handling of taxpayer money. I have mentioned previously on this site details of several areas in which these governments have been remiss. Just check previous posts on this site and on News Junkie Canada which has links and posts from the past two years. NJC