Kidnapped Europeans?

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Many continental Europeans, if they have registered that there is a crisis at all, will probably think of it as yet another consequence of a foolish, illegitimate Anglo-American military action in Iraq. They will see it as a problem for "them" (Brits and Americans) rather than for "us" (right-thinking, peace-loving Europeans). Some may suspect the British sailors and marines did in fact stray into Iranian territorial waters, as the Iranians claim. A few may even privately mutter, "Well, you had it coming to you."

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But I would bet my bottom euro that none of these continental Europeans' synapses will have fired spontaneously with this thought: "Our fellow Europeans have been kidnapped, so what can we, as Europe, do in response?" [Babbler's bold]

What, indeed. Between NATO and the EU, I'm wondering if the defining characteristic of European solidarity is convenience.

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8 Platoon

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You won't hear me calling for folks to sit down and watch anything other than a hockey game on the CBC that often.

But you should make the time to watch this documentary about Canadian soldiers this Thursday.

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Some things you just don't do...

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...and this is one of them. I'm completely disgusted.

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Forget spin, how about getting the facts right?

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The Ottawa Citizen isn't presenting "slanted" journalism, or "biased" journalism, it's basing an entire editorial on information that is factually, irrefutably wrong.

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