Reluctant allies offer minor concessions - Edmonton Sun

Helping Canada's Afghan mission By CP RIGA, Latvia A handful of European NATO countries offered minor concessions on Afghanistan Tuesday, suggesting theyll allow their troops to reinforce the bloodied Canadian contingent in Kandahar in emergency circumstances. But the definition of emergency remained unclear as quibbling alliance leaders headed into a working dinner Tuesday night at their summit in the former Soviet republic of Latvia. Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay cautioned the discussion ...