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The government of Canada has recently announced that it is sending a CF-17 transport plane to northern Mali to add to the military buildup by the NATO powers in the area. The Canadian Peace Alliance is calling on the government to re call the plane and to cease any further contribution to the France-led mission.
One transport plane and a few Canadian “trainers” consti tute just the thin edge of the wedge. There is a real fear of “mission creep” as witnessed in the Libyan situation. Cana da’s involvement as a junior partner to a NATO aggression in Africa could mushroom in the coming months and years. All this is being done without public or parliamentary de bate. This unilateral support for war by the Harper govern 10 SOCIALIST ACTION FEBRUARY 2013
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BY JEFF MACKLER