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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
I disagree with parts of what Arar is saying.
1. People are associating the abuses that the church inflicted on children with the Catholic Church. I am not religious in the least but even I have a difficult time ignoring this. How many times have we read in the news that the pope has apologized for the actions of specific members of the clergy? With a ten second google search at least two times.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8577740.stm
http://www.newsweek.com/2008/04/15/t...eep-shame.html
Or for the abuses at residential schools
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/0...ons042909.html
The facts of the matter are that the leadership of the church in the highest positions are now apologizing for the abuses that have occurred in the past.
2. None of the so-called terrorist actions have been called terrorist actions in the news... except for the fact that they have been
Pipeline Bomber
"RCMP are asking residents in northeastern B.C. to be patient as they investigate the sixth bombing of an EnCana Corp. natural gas pipeline, attacks they are now labelling "domestic terrorism."
RBC Firebombing
"The brazen May 18 firebombing of a Glebe bank was to be just the start of a “domestic terrorism” campaign launched by three anarchists bent on acts of destruction at the G20 summit in Toronto, with one of the accused firebombers stockpiling boxes of ammunition and gunpowder, the Citizen has learned."
Canadian Forces Bombing
"Home grown terrorist group Resistance Internationaliste claims responsibility for Quebec blast"
http://www.topix.com/forum/ca/quebec/T3CO19LQVGED2HM6F
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1626227/
There seems to be a lot of woe is me in this article.
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That definitely puts the claim that only Muslims get called terrorists in perspective. Seems like this guy could use a bit of actual research, or at least one of these:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=bc+pipeline+bombings+terrorism
Michael