[news] "We're the Canadian Forces and Our Job is to be able to Kill People"

[Resist!ca]

"We're the Canadian Forces, and our job is to be able to kill people," said Rick Hillier, Canada's top military officer, announcing last week the deployment of more than 2,000 soldiers to Afghanistan, including commandos mandated to "take down" (Afghan resistance). In a press conference in Washington last February, Hillier outlined Canada's new defence policy . Canada's first priority is to conduct operations on its own territory. Second, Canadian Forces are committed to the defence of North America. Finally, providing troops to serve in hot spots around the world, what used to be our top priority, is now third. Action abroad appears to have been redefined; it is no longer to stop the killing.

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2005/7/26/14220/7821