Getting The Body Count Right

"The sacrifice: We count the dead. But not the injured Soldiers in Afghanistan are six times more likely to be killed than those in Iraq, new research shows. But the true cost isn't counted in bodybags alone."

E.Coli Claims Life of Beloved Hero

"Chester, IL - (Blog-o-blah.blogspot.com) -- Popeye the Sailor, beloved hero and celebrity, died yesterday as the result of an E.Coli infection. In an ironic twist of fate, the old sailor contracted the sometimes-deadly disease from the vegetable he has championed for almost...

Winning Friends

This is not way to win friends.....Quit crying, Musharraf tells Canada

Blog Lies About Layton

"There are a whole raft of blog lies being circulated about Jack Layton and the NDP. See: New Democratic Party::Jack Layton and New Democratic Party::Criticism "

Pakistan Enabling the Taliban

". But the international community, particularly the U.S. and its Western allies, seem to ignore the domestic and regional implications of the Balochistan conflict, instead placing their faith in a military government that is targeting the anti-Taliban Baloch and Pashtuns and...

The Noble Cause

"Like Harper here is another politician claiming that the war in Afghanistan is a noble cause but he too admits they underestimated the resistance. I think the word they are looking for is ignoble. Browne: Taliban surprised us UK: Defence secretary admits Britain...

An internet first - online candle-lit vigil for discussion board member

Tonight there will be an online candelit vigil for a woman who regularly posted to the gomamatoday.com discussion boards. Queen P, as she was known on the boards, passed away after a C-section at 30 weeks. Her husband, knowing how important the discussion board was for her,...

Define Success

"Harper will accept nothing less than success in Afghanistan Cheney also cautioned there is a tough road ahead. "We are still in the fight in Afghanistan and we're likely to be for some considerable period of time," he said on NBC's "Meet the Press.""

Oriana Fallaci RIP

"An excellent biographical web page dedicated to Oriana Fallaci the controversial Italian contrarian author and journalist, who passed away this month. A contrarian before little Christopher Hitchens was, and whom he modeled himself after as he swung right. Imagine that. She...

Hillier's War

"General Hillier in the fine tradition of all Colonel Blimp type military brass using the troops to gain prestiage has his war. And the result is this. Canadians killed at much higher rate than NATO allies: report"

How Long?

"NATO faces five-year effort to pacify Afghanistan Let's see five plus 2006 equals 2011. Not 2009 as the Conservative government would have us believe. Just like the latest claims of victory over the Taliban are exaggerated....NATO hails Afghan offensive as success .....they...

Canadian killed in Thai department store bombings

" Several bomb blasts tore through three department stores in Thailand Saturday, killing a Canadian man and at least three other people."

Liberal Leadership Rivals On Afghanistan

"Let's look at where the Liberal Leadership hopefuls stand on Afghanistan, in their own words .To begin lets look at last summers Leadership debates where Afghanistan became an issue. Because for many of the Liberal Leadership contenders it was not a major issue and still...