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THIS IS RATHER DISTURBING It's

THIS IS RATHER DISTURBING

It's not that I think America shouldn't be watchful of immigrants, but I'm at a loss to understand why a Canadian citizen waiting to change planes in New York was recently deported to Syria. Or why another Pakistani-Canadian doctor, Shakir Baloch, was held four months without charge, and without Canadian officials being notified, for that matter. Nor do I understand why our government never bothers to protest, no matter what happens to our citizens travelling abroad, in the U.S. or elsewhere. Are we really that pathetic?

WOULDN'T BE TOO HARD Just

WOULDN'T BE TOO HARD

Just got back from my annual army rifle requalification, which when you boil it right down consists basically of putting 20 5.56 mm rounds through a stationary human-sized target at 200m while peering through a 4x scope.

Then, I yawned.

I'm an average shot, but that's not taxing in the least. Plinking at gas station customers, I'm sorry to say, if I had the notion, would have been well within my skill set or that of any soldier out there shooting (and an awful lot of non-soldiers, too). Calling the Washington shooter a "sniper," and pursuing any investigation accordingly by singling out exceptionally good shooters as the most likely suspects, can only be a waste of investigative resources.