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Tell Us Your Afghanistan Agenda – Take the survey. Ceasefire.ca
April 5, 2009 – 2:52 pm | No Comment
Tell Us Your Afghanistan Agenda – Take the survey. Ceasefire.ca

This week, Stephen Harper and other NATO leaders met to consider a new agenda for the war in Afghanistan.
These leaders discussed plans that will mean the difference between success or failure in Afghanistan, and will …

There’s no quick fix in Afghanistan
April 1, 2009 – 1:47 pm | No Comment
There’s no quick fix in Afghanistan

Michael Williams | The Guardian
Last week Barack Obama announced a new strategy for Afghanistan that he believes addresses the fundamental realities of the problem – including the rather belated American realization that Pakistan is integral …

Chinese Inmates at Guantánamo Pose a Dilemma
March 31, 2009 – 10:17 am | No Comment
Chinese Inmates at Guantánamo Pose a Dilemma

By WILLIAM GLABERSON and MARGOT WILLIAMS
Published: March 31, 2009
WASHINGTON — Ilshat Hassan’s flight from China has brought refuge, a job at the consulting firm Booz Allen and an apartment in the Virginia suburbs.
Mr. Hassan, an …

BEWARE THOSE TREACHEROUS AFPAKS
March 30, 2009 – 10:43 am | No Comment
BEWARE THOSE TREACHEROUS AFPAKS

By Eric Margolis
President Barack Obama has now taken full ownership of the Afghanistan War. Gone are Washington’s pretenses that a western ‘coalition’ was waging this conflict. Gone, too, is the comic book term, ‘war on …

Democracy and Journalism: The View from the Front
March 11, 2009 – 10:43 am | One Comment
Democracy and Journalism: The View from the Front

Democracy and Journalism:
The View from the Front
Chief of Land Staff of the Canadian Forces, Lt.-Gen. Andrew Leslie
In collaboration with:

The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) and the Munk Centre for International Studies invite you to join us …

Canadian military launches probe into deaths of 2 children in Afghanistan
February 23, 2009 – 3:00 pm | No Comment
Canadian military launches probe into deaths of 2 children in Afghanistan

From CBC News
The Canadian military is investigating allegations that two Afghan children were killed in an explosion Monday caused by a shell left by Canadian troops.

The probe follows the accusation by a Panjwaii district elder …