Talk:Lewis MacKenzie

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More information about this article... The following comments have been left for this page: I think that after the war, when most of the tortured people (village people), are back to their ordinary lives, it is not right to believe what they have been through and what they have seen while serving Serb fascists in the concentration camps. Most of these people can barely read let alone thinking up a scheme against general Lewis MacKenzie... or any other matter. I find it extremely important to dismiss your "biased, poorly secured, not enough proof" suggestion because the regular Bosnian folk at that time was not only compromised by their own politicians..., let alone some general from Canada who just would never be questioned... why would he? The whole world thinks these troops helped Bosnia,.. well they're running somebody's agenda as well, because when Banjaluka was about to be set free (special unit was 15 km away) the general of that special unit was contacted and instructed to stop his unit or they will be shot at by the UN planes in matter of minutes. I think that in this lifetime it is of urgent matter for all of us to consider the impossible, whatever area it may regard to, and yes even the gray areas. We live in a world of politics, innocent victims, a serious game we most of us normal people, will never understand nor be a part of. A lot of harm was done to the Bosnian people, and I mean when I say this. Don't ignore the visuals available now to present the massacres... and nobody can then tell me that something of that era is "biased" or "lacking evidence"... The story of truth will live as long as I live at least, and I will make sure that everybody knows about any human's capacity especially if it has to do with money. (edit)

The statements regarding alleged rapes by General MacKenzie are extremely biased. These allegations have not been proven, and could represent a retribution for what is seen as his 'pro-Serbian' stance by the government in Sarjevo

This page needs some work. It's absurd to talk about the possibility of the PCs winning in 1997 without some qualification: nobody expected them to.

There should also be some mention of the criticism levelled at him for his performance in Bosnia.

The only criticism "levelled at him for his performance in Bosnia" stems from Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) sources, and they are biased for political reasons and agendas. Stop The Lies 22:01, 5 December 2006 (UTC)Stop_The_Lies

Finally, I would expect to see some mention of the letters between him and Dallaire (his was called something like 'O Romeo, wherefore art thou partisan') after Dallaire became a senator earlier this year.

I'll see what I can do. --Saforrest 14:36, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

"Tory Leader Jean Charest" makes no sense. Jean Charest was a candidate for the PC party leadership in 92 or 93, but left federal politics to join the Quebec provincial Liberal party. The Tory leader in 97 was Joe Clark. However, we need a source for the claim that he was tapped as a possible deputy PM. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Warspite (talk • contribs) .

Agreed about the need for a source. However, though Charest was indeed a candidate in 1993 and lost to Campbell, after the 93 election and Campbell's resignation he did become the leader. Joe Clark didn't take over as PC leader until 1998. --Saforrest 04:38, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

The rape allegation are allegations and nothing else, unproved and unsubstantial. The whole line is actually slanderous not only to MacKenzie but to Canada as well. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mr.Flint (talk • contribs).

Agreed. Stop The Lies 21:58, 5 December 2006 (UTC)Stop_The_Lies

Methinks you mean libellous. And I don't think you can libel a country. --Saforrest 04:57, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] External Link

I removed the external link because it had absolutely no significance. It was a link to a site criticizing Gen Mackenzie for not making sure he disciplined his troops enough... There is no mention of this in the main article (as there shouldn't be), therefore to include the link is absurd. Stop The Lies 21:58, 5 December 2006 (UTC)Stop_The_Lies

[edit] Srebrenica massacre

If anyone here remembers anything about those ancient bogus rape allegations, can you take a look at Talk:Srebrenica massacre#Lewis MacKenzie? (If someone has once more changed the section title, it's near the bottom of the page) -- Jim Douglas ^(talk) _(contribs) 16:07, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Money from Serbian lobby group

I am really interested how is possible to defeat statement from this link [1] --Rjecina (talk) 23:28, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Source number 4 is from a second-rate BLOG! What kind of source is that, if you're accusing someone of taking money from lobby groups! What biased character assassination.... --24.150.77.3 (talk) 04:16, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Now there is 2 new sources. It is not possible to defeat all sources which speak about that. All in all I am surprised that he has spoken about that--Rjecina (talk) 07:07, 25 April 2008 (UTC)