THE AFGHAN MISSION: PRISONER TRANSFER Defiant military watchdog widens inquiry Report calls for hearings into alleged handover of detainees to torturers; top officers could be forced to testify by PAUL KORING Globe and Mail, October 1, 2008 The Harper government’s…
Peace and Democracy for Afghanistan
by John W. Warnock Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Republished with permission. On September 12, 2001, the government of Jean Chrétien pledged Canada’s full support to any action by the U.S. government to confront the al-Qaeda organization and the Taliban…
British diplomat feels Afghan war being lost: report
Story cites leaked cable from France’s deputy ambassador in Kabul CBC News, Oct. 1, 2008 A French newspaper has published what appears to be a diplomatic cable saying Britain’s ambassador to Kabul thinks the West is losing the battle for…
Afghanistan: Why we fight . . .
Afghanistan Challenges for the Corruption Cup by Paul Graham Competition for the coveted Corruption Cup is intense, but Afghanistan is proving itself to be a real competitor. And what, pray tell, is the Corruption Cup? Mainly a figment of my…
Secret society campaigns for female rights
A RAWA class. Photo: Anja Niedringhaus / AP by Chris Sands, Foreign Correspondent The National, September 22, 2008 KABUL // They often stay in safehouses and they do not give their names to the media. Sometimes even their relatives have…
Talking the politics of peace with Americans
Photo: The Minnesota Independent by Marianne Cerilli As a lead up to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis/St. Paul, I was asked by Stephan Peter, politics professor and Democratic Socialists of America member, to speak to students and activists. The…