The New Hawks of the Western World http://ipolitics.ca/2011/07/08/lawrence-martin-the-new-hawks-of-the-western-world/

Paul Robinson, a University of Ottawa professor who served as an officer in both the British and Canadian armies, wrote in the Ottawa Citizen this week that the government is elevating the military into a moral elite of super-citizens. This helps, he said, legitimize war and militarize foreign policy. It has become “near impossible to criticize any aspect of military operations without incurring shrieks of ‘support the troops.’” War in this country used to be something to avoid. Now, said Robinson, it’s becoming “almost the option of first resort.”

[ALSO SEE....Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy - Yves Engler http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgbrt7NJCtg Canada's Military Industrial Complex Ottawa's Complicity in the Multibillion Dollar Arms Trade http://thenakedfacts.blogspot.com/2011/04/canadas-military-industrial-complex.html The ugly corporate Canadians http://socialist.ca/socialistworker/SW2011/issue529/FEA-Ugly_corporate_Canadians.html Canadian Military Sales to Israel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrEkVHQlD88