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...

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.""

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...

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...

When is War Not War

"Hey when did we declare war? Well we didn't actually. We are in Afghanistan for a policing operation, reconstruction, allied support, etc. etc. etc. ad nauseum. Anything but why we are really there. In an illegal war, an undeclared war, a war parliament did not approve, nor...

Do We Need Another Debate

"Liberals and BQ are opposed to the NDP's demand that we withdraw our troops from the 'undeclared war' in Afghaistan. Instead they want a debate. Oh really, well there was the no vote take note debate forced on the Harpocrites last spring by the NDP. And lets look at the...

Afghanistan: A Colossal Cock Up

"Top soldier quits as blundering campaign turns into 'pointless' war THE former aide-de-camp to the commander of the British taskforce in southern Afghanistan has described the campaign in Helmand province as “a textbook case of how to screw up a...

Lies My Government Tells Me

"Earlier this week and even last week we were assured by the Foreign Minister and the Defense Minister that no more Canadian troops would be going to Afghanistan. Of course they lied. Hoping that we had forgotten that in March they abdicated responsibity for this mission to...

Afghanistan Takes Its Toll On Liberal Leadership

"Carolyn Bennett has announced that tommorow she will be dropping out of the Liberal Leadership Race and throwing her weight behind the Anybody but Iggy Campaign and endorsing Bob Rae"

Malalai Joya's Speech at NDP Convention

"Hope you have realized from the small parts of problems that I just shared, that my country is still in chains of bloody and terrorist fundamentalists. The situation in Afghanistan and conditions of its ill-¬fated women will never change positively, as long as the...

Polski Ogorki

"Which is a Polish pickle. And Poland announced it will provide extra troops to NATO for Afghanistan getting itself into a pickle of a predicament.....but before everyone starts cheering read on...."

200 Taliban

"I wonder if the two hundred Taliban NATO claims to have killed were these guys..... US Forces Have Taliban Funeral In Sights - Hold Fire"

Third Way Camp Grows

"What is the third way? NATO defines a new mission. One that is about diplomacy and development, which are the real keys to security. And self reliance. Actual training of security forces that are indidgenous to the conflict regions. Hey I am not saying this a British Lord...