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Canadian military investigating bin Laden video

Canada's military is investigating the circumstances surrounding a video played during a formal dinner that featured an unidentified member of the Canadian Forces pretending to be Osama bin Laden's brother, the commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force said.

Lieutenant-General Yvan Blondin said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Thursday that he was recently informed of complaints that the video was inappropriate and culturally insensitive. He said those involved may face administrative, disciplinary or corrective action.

The man playing bin Laden's brother wears brown makeup, a turban, and speaks with a thick accent in a four-minute excerpt of the video obtained by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. A woman playing the role of a news anchor interviews the character, who jokes that his brother always gets all the credit for their work. He refuses to reveal where bin Laden is hiding.

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  • petroskhan

    Look, I know it's only Canada (America's Hat), but seriously…even THEY must have something more important to do…

  • http://www.facebook.com/earl.angus Earl Angus

    You can`t say Boo in Canada and someone will be offended.Ask Mark Stien ,someone was offended by something he wrote in a book and the put out a aress warrent for him. Ann Coulture couldn`t speak at a college because someone was affraid they may be offended. Another school let her speak at there school so the people that wanted to hear her could. These so`called hate laws are dispicable they should not be law. We have Freedom of speech in this country and it should be upheld.

  • fliteking

    Although no harm was done with this video, it serves as a great example of how the Liberals keep the military in line.

    One of Canada's finest made fun of a cruel enemy . . . and the cost will be the end of a few military careers.

  • John Adams

    What has happened to so many people's sense of humor!?!?