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Thomas D'Arcy "Ted" Finn (c. 1939 – December 20, 2007) was the first director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), serving from 1984 until 1987. He "resigned in disgrace" after it was revealed that CSIS had filed an "inaccurate and misleading" affidavit to acquire a warrant for a wiretap.
Born in Ottawa, he received a law degree from the University of Ottawa. Finn worked as a criminal lawyer and assistant Crown prosecutor before serving as assistant secretary to the federal cabinet for security and intelligence matters during the 1970s.
Finn was Director when 156 wiretaps related to the Air India bombing were erased. Justice Ian Josephson described the erasures as "unacceptable negligence". Of the 210 related wiretaps that were recorded by CSIS, 156 were erased. These tapes continued to be erased according to CSIS policy even after the alleged terrorists had become the primary suspects in the bombing. CSIS claims the wiretaps contained no relevant information. A memo from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) disputes this, stating that "There is a strong likelihood that had CSIS retained the tapes between March and August 1985, that a successful prosecution of at least some of the principals in both bombings could have been undertaken."
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Thought I was asleep
Lost to dreams
I was dying in a big machine
Didn't think the voice that called me
Could be real.
Thought I woke up
Lost my faith
I was staring at the face of rage
Didn't think I'd see the demon in ";His"; heart.
Thought I saw blood
Turn to wine
A vision from the angel wars
Didn't think I'd find the saviour in the dark.
Thought I saw a light
Tear the storm
Showing me the way to God
Didn't know that Heaven died and went to Hell.
Blessed is dead Heaven
Blessed are shadows and pain
Blessed is dead Heaven
Blessed is death in ";His"; name
Thought I saw rain
Black and cold
Falling on a child's grave
Thought I saw an angel laugh and piss on it.
Thought I saw a dance
Strange and cruel
Swaying to the screams of men
Thought I saw the Lord's disciples laugh at that.
Thought I saw love
Sacrificed
Mary under three wise men
Thought I saw the Virgin look at me and cry.
Thought I saw a cross
And Jesus dead
Burning in the midnight sky
Thought I saw God dancing in the flames.
Glory is dead Heaven
Glory is shadows and pain
Glory is dead Heaven
Glory is death in ";His"; name
";Do you confess?";
";Cleanse your sin";
";Do you believe in the word of God?";
Welcome to dead Heaven
Welcome to shadows and pain
Welcome to dead Heaven
Welcome to death in ";His"; name