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Article: Romeo Dallaire: independent views or government mouthpiece?
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- Esprit de Corps
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- March 1, 2003
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During media interviews prior to the war in Iraq, retired General Romeo Dallaire, the Canadian commander of the United Nations' force in Rwanda a decade ago, praised the UN, attacked the U.S. and Britain for not giving weapons inspectors more time, and stated Canada should not send troops unless the UN authorized military action. In essence, the Liberal government's position.
Although Dallaire is entitled to his views, he failed to disclose that he is a well-paid spokesperson for two major government departments. Between 18 September 2000 and 30 April 2003, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and DND awarded him personal service contracts worth ...