And speaking of radar, the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan have learned that their gunsights, supplied by the U.S. company Trijicon, are inscribed with biblical references. That’s right, just as you’ve got a nasty Taliban in your sights, you can take comfort in the raised marking
on your gunsight referring to the Book of John, Chapter 8, verse 12 (then spake Jesus again unto them, saying I am the light…) then BLAM! Shoot that infidel! Onward, Christian Soldiers. Amen. Thank you, JN8:12.On its website, Trijicon lists it’s values. Standard ones, such as teamwork and honesty, appear and then its last one comes up, morality. It says: We believe that America is great when its people are good. This goodness has been based on biblical standards throughout our history and we will strive to follow those morals. Obviously Trijicon is referring to that old biblical standard called an eye for an eye, because we know they’re not talking about turning the other cheek.
As to Canada, well, we’re ranked 13 in Arms Exports, so we do have an industry. When I look at an alphabetized list of the world’s arms manufacturers, the first Canadian company to appear is called Armament Technology. I go to their website and—I kid you not—they specialize in “professional-grade weapon sighting systems” just like Trijicon. Armament Technology does not have morality for a value. In fact, it has no values and no history, no pictures of people, nothing about Canada being great when…The website is, how should I put it, Spartan.
But suppose Armament Technology wanted to brand its Canadian values on is gunsights, what might it put on them? A reference to the Queen Canadians swear an oath to—QE2Apr21,26? A reference to the date of confederation perhaps—CaJly1,67. Wait, of course, I’ve got it—CaSu72G7:4-3. Now there’s a religious code only Canadians could decipher!
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