Diplomat Fowler suspects leak led to abduction
Newsbot @ Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:30 am
Title: Diplomat Fowler suspects leak led to abduction
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: WDHIII
Date: 2009-09-08 07:54:42
Canadian
ridenrain @ Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:30 am
I see little reason or profit in Canadians doing the UNs fools errands.
Benn @ Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:07 pm
What about the other option for how this leaked out?
Minister left the classified document at his Mistresses place! lol
OldChum @ Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:12 pm
Yes there have been alot of leaks around lately
ridenrain @ Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:16 pm
Yeah.. So this is Harper's fault too?
Benn @ Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:06 pm
ridenrain ridenrain:
Yeah.. So this is Harper's fault too?
It meant 95% sarcastic :p
ridenrain @ Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:51 pm
Just in case the 5% remains unconvinced, Fowler left Canadian service in 2006 and was working exclusively for the UN on this one. It's doubtful that the Canadian government was even in on the loop.
I am sure that it wasn't the UN paying off Al Qaeda to get him back though.
Benn @ Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:09 am
ridenrain ridenrain:
Just in case the 5% remains unconvinced
LOL, ok ok, 100% sarcastic then
ridenrain @ Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:21 pm
$1:
Niger demands apology from Fowler
The African country's ambassador denies her government sold the UN envoy out.
By Jeff Davis
Published September 16, 2009
Niger's ambassador is demanding an apology from Canadian diplomat Robert Fowler following comments last week that someone in the African nation's government may have sold him out to al-Qaeda.
In an interview with Embassy, Ambassador Nana Foumakoye said she was "disagreeably surprised" by the very serious insinuations Mr. Fowler made during a high-profile interview with CBC.
"This allegation by Mr. Fowler about the government of Niger, when he insinuated my government could be those who were complicit with a branch of al-Qaeda to reveal the circuit of his travels....is impossible," the ambassador said in French. "I hope he will recognize that and present his excuses to the people of Niger and to its government.
The African country's ambassador denies her government sold the UN envoy out.
By Jeff Davis
Published September 16, 2009
Niger's ambassador is demanding an apology from Canadian diplomat Robert Fowler following comments last week that someone in the African nation's government may have sold him out to al-Qaeda.
In an interview with Embassy, Ambassador Nana Foumakoye said she was "disagreeably surprised" by the very serious insinuations Mr. Fowler made during a high-profile interview with CBC.
"This allegation by Mr. Fowler about the government of Niger, when he insinuated my government could be those who were complicit with a branch of al-Qaeda to reveal the circuit of his travels....is impossible," the ambassador said in French. "I hope he will recognize that and present his excuses to the people of Niger and to its government.
http://www.embassymag.ca/page/view/niger-9-16-2009
I always have to ask myself why we bother to try and help these people.