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Rex Murphy: The Somalia affair
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. Murder after murder, the troops came home disgraced. Tracks were covered and responsibility shifted up and down the chain of command during an investigation that would dismantle the army and implicate the government in a high-level cover-up.
Program: The National
Broadcast Date: Sept. 11, 1996
Guest(s):
Host: Rex Murphy
Duration: 3:59
Last updated: February 16, 2012
Page consulted on April 2, 2013
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Somalia is ravaged by civil war, perpetual battle and widespread famin...
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"How can history explain such apparent madness?" asks CBC's Brian Stew...
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Canadian forces arrive in Somalia and are met, not with chaos but with...
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Canadians prepare for expeditions into the dangerous Somali countrysid...
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Canadians are stunned to learn about alleged murders and torture in So...
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Maj. Barry Armstrong speaks for the first time about what he believes ...
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Canada's tour of duty comes to a close in Somalia and troops prepare f...
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Cpl. Clayton Matchee's family raises questions about his apparent atte...
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CBC Radio News uncovers secret reports about the beating death of a yo...
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Canadian soldiers say they performed good deeds under difficult condit...
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A subversive rebel group in the military is protected by a notorious w...
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Private Kyle Brown receives dismissal with disgrace and is sentenced t...
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Kyle Brown is found guilty in the death of Shidane Arone.
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"They're slobs and they stink," says one candid Airborne soldier about...
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"We promised them peacekeepers, and in some cases, we sent them thugs,...
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On the first day of the inquiry, the Somali community comes forward wi...
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Officers search for missing documents related to the Somalia affair.
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Gen. Jean Boyle admits to misleading the press at the Somalia inquiry.
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"Macho thuggery," scapegoating, blockading requests for information, a...
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Lt.-Col Carol Mathieu defends the Airborne regiment.