More on Canada's "Secret War Plans"

Remember this?

Well, it appears an alternative media outlet, Inter Press Service ("acting as a communication channel that privileges the voices and the concerns of the poorest and creates a climate of understanding, accountability and participation around development, promoting a new international information order between the South and the North"), has picked up the conspiracy theory ball.

However, unlike ceasefire.ca, IPS also dares to offer - GASP - an alternative viewpoint!

"Another Ottawa-based defence analyst who requested anonymity said he can't "see Canadian UAVs used in Pakistan, for the simple reason that the U.S. has more than enough drones and doesn't want to share that highly classified intelligence it is gathering."

His take is that Canadian drones will be primarily used for domestic coast and Arctic surveillance and in selective international military missions where they would be a cheaper alternative to Canadian troops in the field. "

Also, IPS thought it worthwhile to include comments from a Canadian senator who's on the government's benches (even if it doesn't reinforce the headline theme):

"Although on the outs with the Harper government after being turfed from his Senate committee chairmanship, Senator (Hugh) Segal disagrees with any assertion that the decision has already been made in Ottawa on the planes or other possible options for the Canadian military in Afghanistan.

"You know people often say, 'Are there secret meetings to which we are not being invited, or planned in which we are not being included'? My bet is there is none of the above. I don't know that, but I am just saying from my perspective, my bet is there are no plans. There are probably some options kicking around somewhere, but I don't think they have reached the point of formality that you might call plans." "

Enjoy the paranoia, folks!