Model villages in Afghanistan
Creepy. The US used the technique in Vietnam to, as did the Guatemalan military – to devastating effect – in its war against its own population in the 1980s.
Taliban attack Kabul parade and Afghan president
Apparently the various people trying to expel the foreigners (again) from Afghanistan who we call “Taliban” can even get to within 300 metres of the current foreign puppet president and open fire.
Ottawa City Council should keep the ribbons off its vehicles
This has me absolutely furious. Words fail me. Glenn Brooks you are completely unclear on the concept of “public service,” a rank amateur and I hope your constituents throw you out on your ass at the first opportunity.
And shame on the rest of city council for being so cowed by the hysteria around the three cursed words: Support our troops.
Upping the ante in Afghanistan
I’m reading Robert Fisk’s The Great War for Civilization. I had wanted to say something about this whole increasing committment to Afghanistan thing but was hoping to finish the book before saying anything. Having weighed the tome, I now fear that if I wait until I finish it, we may well be on to invading Iran too. And if I don’t say something now, I won’t be able to say “told ya so” later.
Lowering flags is bargaining unit work
Blastfurnace Canada thinks union leaders are out of touch with Canadians because they want union workers to be the ones to lower the flags when Canadian soldiers are killed in Afghanistan.
