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| The Good and Peaceable Kingdom Part deux |
| 2004-02-05 |
| Nineteen of 29 soldiers in a unit bound for the war on terror in Afghanistan have tested positive for illicit drug use, the Canadian Forces confirmed today. Drug Testing? Whereâs my lawyer? The tests followed searches of the base by military police and drug-detecting dogs earlier this week after they received a tip. I listen to my dog all the time but I never got no tips. Red Clover in the 4th at Woodbine? Of those who tested positive, 17 were to have gone to Afghanistan. Oh sure! Nothing like a free trip to The Source! The military said none of the 17 will be going. Bummer! And I was looking to bring back duty free! A small quantity of drugs was also found during the search of several offices and lockers belonging to the 3rd Battalion of the Royal 22nd Regiment at Valcartier, said the National Investigative Service, the investigative arm of the military police. Small Quantity? We ran out of bullets but we have a few grams left. Priorities! The 19 could face reprimands or discharge from the forces, the military said in a statement. or we could send them somewhere nasty, like Greenland, or France âThe chain of command is now taking appropriate preventative measures to ensure the safety of troops deployed in Afghanistan,â said Lt-Col. Bernard Ouellette, acting commander of 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. Like giving them helicopters that fly, or something more that dune buggies to drive around in, that kind of safety? |
| Posted by:john |
| #7 The cynical part of me wonders if they found out where they were going and decided to disqualify themselves. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-2-5 11:36:59 PM |
| #6 They race dogs at Woodbine??? |
| Posted by: A1 2004-2-5 10:28:06 PM |
| #5 Red Clover in the 4th at Woodbine? Never trust a dawg talking about a dawg talking about a dog. |
| Posted by: Lassie 2004-2-5 3:46:55 PM |
| #4 BH -- They tested positive for tobacco. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-2-5 3:19:19 PM |
| #3 Illicit drugs? You mean Canada forgot to legalize one or two? |
| Posted by: BH 2004-2-5 2:36:09 PM |
| #2 You mean to tell me that some Canadian soldiers didn't take their Peacekeeping Duties seriously and got smoked up on the funky stuff while waiting for deployment? Clearly MTV, George Bush and the USA are to blame! :p |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2004-2-5 1:02:07 PM |
| #1 Link screwed. I hate newspapapers that have links longer than the character entry limit. My bad. Sorry Fred. Failed drug tests gut Afghan-bound unit |
| Posted by: john 2004-2-5 12:41:07 PM |