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Description: Report on rebels within the Two Commando unit, part of the Canadian Airborne Regiment. Five soldiers from this unit were barred from participating in the Somalia mission, but some may have gone to Belet Huen. Members of the Two Commando unit were involved in many of the scandals that took place in Somalia during their peacekeeping mission there.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: Bernard Kaplan reports on the first battles of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Korea.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: Kyle Brown is found guilty of the manslaughter and torture of Shidane Arone, but some Somalis living in Canada are outraged with the sentence that was handed to him. Ahmed Adan, a Somalian-Canadian, expresses his disappointment with how the Canadian government has dealt with the Somalia Inquiry and how he feels Canada has failed Shidane Arone.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: Video footage of Day 3 of General Jean Boyle's testimony at the Somalia Inquiry. Boyle has come under fire for allegedly running interference between the press and the army's public relations department, reporting that he was unaware of any alterations to documentation. The documents in question are RTQ's (Response to Queries), internal briefing documents prepared for those who deal with the media.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: Canadians win a great victory at Vimy Ridge, where both British and French forces had failed. This battle helped a young country discover its national pride. In all, 3,598 Canadian soldiers were killed and 7,004 wounded. Canadians had begun the war as colonials, as subordinates, but were now Allies. From the television series "Canada: A People's History." Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: An army cook discusses plans for Christmas dinner at the front in Holland.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Title: Somalia Affair
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Description: Canadian peacemakers were lauded as heroes when they went into an untamed land ruled by rebels. Their mission, Operation Deliverance, charged them with restoring order in Somalia. But in fact, the Canadian Airborne regiment was splitting apart at the seams, lacking both leadership and accountability. Includes radio and television interviews with key players, educational activities, and related links.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: Information about the activities of 'Patriotes' which took place in the County of Two Mountains and in the Richelieu Valley of Lower Canada. From the television series "Canada: A People's History." Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: The Somalia Inquiry is charged with investigating the Airborne's deployment to Somalia and subsequent accusations of a cover-up. On the first day of the Inquiry, the Somali community comes forward with more charges of abuse. Canadian lawyer Isaac Sechere reports that Somalis frequently suffered at the hands of Canadian soldiers and wants to reveal how the case of Shidane Arone, a Somali teenager who was beaten and killed while in the custody of Canadian soldiers, was not an isolated incident.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Description: Reporter Jim Day witnesses the curious removal of an unconscious soldier from a holding cell in Belet Huen. He finds out that the soldier, Corporal Clayton Matchee, has attempted suicide. The rest of the story - one of torture, murder, racism, aggression and denial - will unfold over the next four years. In this CBC Television report, Paul Adams indicates that four soldiers have been taken into custody for the murder of a Somali man.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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