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   Message 162,027 of 162,586   
   Donnie Matthews to JMD   
   Re: Admiral Does Right Thing For Canada    
   08 Mar 23 19:47:48   
   
   From: matthewsdonnie5@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, 3 December 1996 at 02:00:00 UTC-6, JMD wrote:   
   > Patrick Lepine  wrote for the enlightenment of   
   > mankind:   
   >   
   > >Youppi! We've learned that all it takes to bring the CF to its knees is   
   > >a hunger strike. Bodes well for the defence of the nation, doesn't it.   
   > >As for saying that the charges did no lasting harm, you're out to lunch.   
   > >There is no room in the CF for officers who insult junior officers for   
   > >the crime of being French. The only good news in all this is that a man   
   > >once picked for high rank probably won't have his contract extended.   
   > >The CF has far too many officers anyway ("more captains than privates"   
   > >is the usual statistic bandied about).   
   > >Patrick Lepine@Pale   
   > ---------------------------------------------------------   
   > You assume Marsaw is guilty of something. Media investigation (and   
   > that's all we have to go on) causes one to suspect the "evidence"   
   > assembled by the military police. It was contradictory and may have   
   > been coerced in some instances.   
   > Maybe you are right, though. Maybe Marsaw is unfit for command. If   
   > that's the case, you have to wonder about the screening methods   
   > employed by the Canadian Navy to select people for promotion and   
   > command. And he must have fooled the Royal Navy as well. Marsaw   
   > passed their ruthless Perisher course for sub commanders with flying   
   > colours. Anyway, there is much to ponder here and all the morel   
   > reason for an independent inquiry.   
   > As for your comparison of an alleged insult to a francophone with the   
   > death of a soldier, get real.   
   > John D.   
   Marsaw is a dirty cocksucker.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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