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Jack Layton, Canada's Military in afghanistan

NDP leader Jack Layton puts Canada on al-Qaeda map

By Judi McLeod

Monday, October 30, 2006

Thanks largely to Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton, al-Qaeda has chosen the Land of the Maple Leaf as its "priority target" for terrorism.

"an al-Qaeda strategist has warned Canada to withdraw its troops from afghanistan or face terrorist attacks similar to 9/11, Madrid and the London transit bombings." (Stewart Bell, National Post, Oct. 28, 2006). "The threat, attributed to a member of the al-Qaeda information and strategy committee, condemns Prime Minister Stephen Harper for refusing to pull out of afghanistan."

Leading a political party that has only 17.5 per cent of the popular vote, Layton did a superb job in making clear to our enemies the divisions in Canada's ongoing presence in afghanistan.

a longtime, hard-leaning Lefty, with a track record for doing almost anything for headlines, Layton is Canada's Cindy Sheehan in trousers.

On the weekend, he repeated his clarion call for Canadian troops to come home, arguing afghanistan is the wrong mission for Canada, while thousands of Canadians took to the streets, from coast to coast. In Toronto about 300 anti-war demonstrators gathered across the street from the University avenue american Consulate, and marched through the downtown core.

Why Toronto demonstrators chose the US Consulate as their stage rather than a Canadian federal building, City Hall or Queen's Park is unknown. But demonstrators included students, the elderly--and "conscientious objectors" from the US military, taking Canada as their harbour rather than serving with american forces in Iraq.

In a "the operation was a success but the patient died" explanation, anti-war activists insisted they are not against Canadian troops, they're just against their presence in afghanistan.

Placards hoisted by demonstrators in Toronto read, "Support The Troops, Bring Them Home Now" and "Stephen Harper Warmonger".

among the 500 people demonstrating in Montreal, were elected members of the NDP, along with members of the left-wing group, Quebec Solidaire.

The more than 2,000 Canadian soldiers in afghanistan are fighting the Taliban, which proudly declare their brotherhood with al-Qaeda.

In the threat, issued to Canada by al-Qaeda member Hossam abdul Raouf came a bitter complaint of Canada's "fanatic adherence to Christianity", as well as its purported attempts to "damage the Muslims" and its support for the "Christian Crusade" against al-Qaeda.

"Despite the strong, increasing opposition to spread its forces in the fire of South afghanistan, it seems that they will not learn the lesson easily," Hossam abdul Raouf writes." (Stewart Bell, National Post).

"They will either be forced to withdraw their forces or face an operation similar to New York, Madrid, London and their sisters, with the help of allah."

The document, written in July--one month after an RCMP bust of alleged "homegrown" Canadian terrorists--was obtained and translated by the SITE Institute, a U.S. non-profit group that monitors terrorist Web sites for clients, many of them in government.

In September, Osama bin Laden's deputy, ayman al-Zawahiri, referred to Canadian troops in Kandahar as "second-rate Crusaders".

al-Qaeda seems well aware of the political divisions in Canada over Canada's mission in afghanistan, and points to public opinion polls and opposition within Parliament.

al-Qaeda is even aware about the alleged hatred Canadian people harbour towards americans.

Canadian extremists arrested by the RCMP in Toronto on June 2, were allegedly driven by their anger over afghanistan.

Of the 18 arrested, five are out on bail.

Meanwhile, al-Qaeda is drawing a bead on Canada, thanks in large part to Jack Layton. What Layton has done is the equivalent of raising a red flag at terrorism-crazed al-Qaeda. Problem is that Layton does his crusading on behalf of an innocent Canadian civilian population, who may some day have to pay the price.

Canada Free Press founding editor Most recent by Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years experience in the print media. Her work has appeared on Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com, Glenn Beck. Judi can be reached at: judi@canadafreepress.com


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