Canada's "Secret" Contribution To The War In Iraq

On March 25, the US Ambassador to Canada, Paul Cellucci, told the Economic Club in Toronto that he was "disappointed" that Canada failed to join in the US-led war against Iraq. His was one of a huge chorus of voices critiquing Canada for refusing to participate in the "Coalition of the Willing." (This was not the first time a US Ambassador to Canada meddled in our affairs. See the note at the end of this email about the US-backed regime change in Canada 40 years ago.)

The most significant statement in Ambassador Cellucci's speech was his observation that Canada is currently giving more military support to the US for its war against Iraq than most of the nations that are officially supporting the war!

He said: "Ironically, the Canadians indirectly provide more support for us in Iraq than most of those 46 countries that are fully supporting us. It's kind of an odd situation."

Yes, Paul, it is a kind of odd isn't it? Ironic indeed! Or is it? Perhaps this is exactly what we should always expect from the Liberal government. After all, the Liberals have always done as much as they possibly can to promote war and profit from it, while simultaneously working to create the appearance that they stand for peace.

In the House of Commons on March 21, the Bloc and the NDP once again did an excellent job of condemning the Liberals in very loud and very strong terms. They denounced the government for allowing Canada's multibillion dollar warships to protect US aircraft carriers in the Gulf. Canada's help is ensuring that these US aircraft carriers can "safely" launch hundreds of aerial bombing missions against the people of Iraq. Protecting US warplanes so they can carry out their missions is one of Canada's biggest roles in this particular war. Make no mistake, this is a VERY important military role. Please be aware... Canada IS involved. We are very involved.

In response to the strong NDP and Bloc criticism, the minister responsible for war, John McCallum, expressed his pride that Canada is "leading" (yes, "leading"!) the multinational naval task force currently in the Persian Gulf. Canada is commanding the task force of naval forces that are charged with the crucial responsibility of protecting US aircraft carriers from "terrorist" attacks! This was also Canada's role in 1999 when we "led" NATO's naval force during the war against Yugoslavia. Back in 1991, when Canadian warplanes took part in a few token bombing attacks against Iraqi targets, our airforce had an even more important function. Canadian CF-18s were "escorting" US fighter and bomber aircraft on their sorties, to protect them from enemy fire so that they could carry out the wholesale destruction of Iraq's civilian infrastructure, particularly electrical plants, and water and sewage treatement facilities. (This was the beginning of the end for hundreds of thousands of children who died from epidemics that then spread across Iraq.)

Thanks to the mainstream media, the lie that Canada is NOT involved in this war has spread like wildfire through Canada. It has also spread through the US as well, at least as much as any information about Canada can permeate into American consciousness.

This is yet another example of a successful media campaign conducted by the Canadian government to perpetuate the underlying myth that Canada is a world-class peacemaker. Chrétien kept Canadians on the edge of their seats for months. Everyone was wondering whether the Liberals would support the war or not? The litmus test used to determine the answer to this question was rigged. It was made to look as if the question of Canada's support was hinged on whether we'd send land troops and warplanes into this war. When Canada didn't contribute in those two particular ways, it was broadcast wide and far across the nation and the world that Canada didn't endorse the war. Brilliant!!!

The fact, of course, is that Canada IS aiding and abetting this criminal war, albeit not in the specific ways that the litmus test was designed to detect. Canada IS very deeply complicit, and -- as confirmed by Paul Cellucci this week Canada is MORE complicit most. Compared to most others in the gang that have gathered around the US bully, Canada is acting above and beyond the call of duty. The only condition of our participation is that the US plays along with Canada's desire to keep our role very hush-hush. While publicly, the Canadian government is pretending to have taken the moral high ground by opposing this war, simultaneously -- behind the scenes -- it is doing everything it possibly can to give as much support as possible to aid and abet this illegal US war.

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[Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on February 3, 2006]

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