The Life of Paul

[Bruce MacMillan]

A squadron of Canadian troops were marching north
of Khandahar when they came upon a Taliban insurgent
badly injured and unconscious. Nearby, on the opposite
side of the road, was a Canadian soldier in a similar but
less serious state.

The soldier was conscious and alert. As first aid was
given to both men, the soldier was asked what had
happened. The soldier reported:

"I was heavily armed and moving north along this highway
and coming south was that heavily armed Taliban insurgent.
Seeing each other we both took cover. I called to him that
Osama bin Laden was a miserable low-life, scumbag, and
he yelled back that Paul Martin is a rich, good-for-nothing,
lying, windbag."

"We were standing there shaking hands when a truck hit us."