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CBC Background on Afghanistan 2008
Robert Galbraith
August 19
After Canada, now it’s France’s turn to ask: What’s happening in Afghanistan?
(Reuters) Last week the Canadians were soul-searching about their presence in Afghanistan after three female aid workers, two of them Canadian, were killed in an ambush. ”(The) Canadian deaths in Afghanistan underscore the most troubling… Full Post
August 1
Afghanistan spiralling back to days of Taliban, say charities
Terror attacks spreading into areas that were previously thought safe.
(The Independent) Violence in Afghanistan has reached record highs, with unprecedented numbers of civilian casualties and terror attacks spreading into areas once thought safe, a coalition of charities warns. In a damning indictment of the international community’s effort to stabilise Afghanistan, more than 100 aid agenci...
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The Taliban are furious about the latest apparent U.S. missile strike in Pakistan, indicating a senior militant may be among two dozen people killed, officials and residents said.
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Activists of civil society Fundamental Rights Commission chant slogans behind a burning U.S. flag during a rally to condemn the U.S. missile strikes in Pakistani tribal areas Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, in Hyderabad, Pakistan. The Taliban are unusually angry about the latest suspected U.S. missile strike in Pakistan, indicating that a top militant may have died, officials and residents said Sunday as the death toll from the attack rose to 24. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)AP - The Taliban are furiou... more
Remember how North Korea was our enemy, then our friend, then our enemy again depending on how the polls are going?
The sworn enemies of America and christianity may be turning the corner. That’s right those lovable, intolerant scamps are being rehabilitated. Sure they hate women and blow up world treasures, but by thunder they eliminated the drug trade.
We’ve run out of troops in Afghanistan, requests for another 15,000 go unheeded. The neocons and their conservative Rep... more
The financial turmoil is like an elephant in a dark room
By Martin Wolf, Financial Times
Global macroeconomic imbalances played a huge part in driving monetary policy decisions. These, in turn, led to house-price bubbles and huge financial excesses, particularly in securitised assets. Now policymakers are forced to deal with today’s symptoms as best they can. But they must also tackle the underlying causes if further huge disturbances are not to come along.
Jan. 23 (Bloomberg&... more
DHS Defies Congress By Going Forward Now
By Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writer
January 22, 2008
Defying Congress, the Department of Homeland Security is pushing to tighten identification requirements at U.S. land borders starting Jan. 31, when it no longer will allow Americans or Canadians to enter the country by presenting a driver’s license or declaring their citizenship.
The change is expected to worsen travel delays and backups along the U.S.- Canada border, which... more
January 22, 2008
OTTAWA — Canada should indefinitely extend its military mission in Afghanistan, but only on condition of additional equipment and more support from other countries, says a high-profile panel headed by former Liberal cabinet minister John Manley.
The panel also suggests gradually refocusing the mission on reconstruction, training and diplomacy rather than combat.
The blue-ribbon panel concluded that Afghanistan’s security situation has been deteriorating amid increa... more
23 January 2008
We are delighted that at the suggestion of Consul General Mary Marshall, U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins will be joining us for (part of) this Wednesday Night’s Salon. Ambassador Wilkins’ visit is particularly timely given that the Republican Primary was held in his native South Carolina on Saturday, however, we understand that he would prefer not to discuss the current election campaign , and is much more interested in talking about his Christmas visit... more
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