Friendly Fire

Written by Jim Carruthers
Published January 23, 2003

I heard an interview on CBC radio this week with British historian Geoffrey Regan about why the US is having a difficult time getting allies in their war on Iraq. They kill their friends, like voting in US elections, early and often.

Since more Canadian troops were killed by gung ho John Wayne types than mad Afghanis, I think he has a point.

As an aside, if you search for blue on blue at Amazon, the first result is a book on blowjobs. Talk amongst yourselves.

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Friendly Fire
Published: January 23, 2003
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#1 — January 25, 2003 @ 04:29AM — RJ Elliott [URL]

Hmm. I wonder if "Violet Blue" is the author's real name... ;-P

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