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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:23:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/afghanistan-book-reviews-the-savage-war-and-the-long-way-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/afghanistan-book-reviews-the-savage-war-and-the-long-way-back/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:55:24 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235128 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/afghanistan-book-reviews-the-savage-war-and-the-long-way-back/feed/ 0 Readers hoping to better understand Afghanistan and the outside world’s involvement in the country... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/22/crowns-and-chaos-in-the-middle-east/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/22/crowns-and-chaos-in-the-middle-east/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:45:03 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235095 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/22/crowns-and-chaos-in-the-middle-east/feed/ 0 Abstract: This paper helps explain the variation in political turmoil observed in the MENA... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/washington-condemns-corpse-desecration-by-marines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/washington-condemns-corpse-desecration-by-marines/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:00:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233382 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/washington-condemns-corpse-desecration-by-marines/feed/ 0 U.S. Defense Secretary promises probe into the case http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/absurdity-there-and-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/absurdity-there-and-here/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:54:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233200 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/absurdity-there-and-here/feed/ 0 The Harper government is disappointed with Hamid Karzai’s demand that all American-held detainees be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/absurdity-here-and-there/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/absurdity-here-and-there/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:05:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232477 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/absurdity-here-and-there/feed/ 0 The latest squabble over Afghan detainees, national security and access to information involves hairdos.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/and-so-we-come-full-circle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/and-so-we-come-full-circle/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:28:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229299 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/and-so-we-come-full-circle/feed/ 0 John Baird informed the House this morning that detainees in Afghanistan will now be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/no-rush-for-the-doors/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/no-rush-for-the-doors/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:00:01 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/no-rush-for-the-doors/ Maclean’s he’d go back if he could]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/no-rush-for-the-doors/feed/ 0 Canada’s top soldier in Afghanistan tells Maclean’s he’d go back if he could http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/dozens-killed-by-explosions-in-afghanistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/dozens-killed-by-explosions-in-afghanistan/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:59:03 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228693 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/dozens-killed-by-explosions-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Shiite Muslims targeted in deadliest attack since 2008 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/24/freedom-seldom-flowers-in-undisturbed-ground/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/24/freedom-seldom-flowers-in-undisturbed-ground/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:41:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226829 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/24/freedom-seldom-flowers-in-undisturbed-ground/feed/ 0 The prepared text of the Prime Minister’s remarks at today’s Parliament Hill ceremony marking... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/the-commons-lets-be-frank/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/the-commons-lets-be-frank/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:44:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222716 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/the-commons-lets-be-frank/feed/ 0 'There is no way to eliminate all risk, given the reality of Afghanistan' http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/the-science-and-politics-of-risk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/the-science-and-politics-of-risk/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:30:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222590 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/the-science-and-politics-of-risk/feed/ 0 The Canadian Forces suffer their first death since transitioning to a training mission in Afghanistan http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/meet-the-haqqanis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/meet-the-haqqanis/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:01:58 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221132 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/meet-the-haqqanis/feed/ 1 Unlike the Taliban, Afghanistan's Haqqani network fields "world-class fighters" who are keen to disrupt the peace process http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/taliban-could-have-been-our-best-partner-to-fight-terrorism-globe-reporter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/taliban-could-have-been-our-best-partner-to-fight-terrorism-globe-reporter/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:54:15 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220259 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/taliban-could-have-been-our-best-partner-to-fight-terrorism-globe-reporter/feed/ 3 Globe and Mail reporter Graeme Smith had this to say during a panel discussion... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/afghan-prisoners-routinely-tortured-un-report/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/afghan-prisoners-routinely-tortured-un-report/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:16:04 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219545 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/afghan-prisoners-routinely-tortured-un-report/feed/ 0 Prisoners handed over by Canadians appear to have been spared from abuse http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/compelling-evidence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/compelling-evidence/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:45:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219492 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/compelling-evidence/feed/ 3 The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has released a report into the treatment... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/bringing-afghanistans-democrats-out-of-the-shadows/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/bringing-afghanistans-democrats-out-of-the-shadows/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:28:37 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218918 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/bringing-afghanistans-democrats-out-of-the-shadows/feed/ 5 It is fitting that Terry Glavin begins his book Come from the Shadows: the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/the-commons-if-you-dont-support-peter-mackay-you-dont-support-the-troops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/the-commons-if-you-dont-support-peter-mackay-you-dont-support-the-troops/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:42:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218443 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/the-commons-if-you-dont-support-peter-mackay-you-dont-support-the-troops/feed/ 67 The House of Commons comes tantalizingly close to debating peace negotiations in Afghanistan http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/good-news-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/good-news-5/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/good-news-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/good-news-5/feed/ 0 Saudi Arabia grants women the right to vote, U.S.-Pakistani relations deteriorate further http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/i-didnt-know-all-of-the-specifics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/i-didnt-know-all-of-the-specifics/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:43:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218355 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/i-didnt-know-all-of-the-specifics/feed/ 3 However much Peter MacKay supports the troops, he apparently wasn’t much involved in one... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/meanwhile-at-the-federal-court/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/meanwhile-at-the-federal-court/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:27:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218154 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/30/meanwhile-at-the-federal-court/feed/ 5 A government appeal to limit the scope of an investigation by the Military Police... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/review-can-intervention-work/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/review-can-intervention-work/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:40:29 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217275 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/review-can-intervention-work/feed/ 0 Book by Rory A. Stewart and Gerald Knaus http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/david-cameron-comes-to-ottawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/david-cameron-comes-to-ottawa/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:56:40 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216879 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/david-cameron-comes-to-ottawa/feed/ 8 The British PM channels Churchill in his first bilateral visit to Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/funding-planned-parenthood-but-not-abortion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/funding-planned-parenthood-but-not-abortion/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:14:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216825 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/funding-planned-parenthood-but-not-abortion/feed/ 18 A few months ago, Conservative MP Brad Trost was boasting that the government had... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/hows-reconciliation-with-the-taliban-working-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/hows-reconciliation-with-the-taliban-working-out/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:03:49 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216290 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/hows-reconciliation-with-the-taliban-working-out/feed/ 10 Burhanuddin Rabbani, former Afghan president and chair of the body tasked with making peace... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/adventures-in-nothing-land/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/adventures-in-nothing-land/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:30:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/adventures-in-%e2%80%98nothing-land%e2%80%99/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/adventures-in-nothing-land/feed/ 1 A show about a fictional ministry of garbage pokes fun at Afghan politics—and shakes up the TV landscape http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/good-news-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/good-news-3/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/good-news-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/good-news-3/feed/ 0 Canada reopens its embassy in Libya, the Taliban attacks the U.S. embassy and NATO headquarters in Kabul http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/a-man-of-action/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/a-man-of-action/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:00:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/a-man-of-action/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/a-man-of-action/feed/ 28 Paul Wells on the fierce resistance to Andrew Leslie’s plan to shift resources from Ottawa to the front lines http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/csis-and-the-nds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/csis-and-the-nds/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:38:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=215643 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/csis-and-the-nds/feed/ 7 The Security Intelligence Review Committee has released its review of how CSIS handled Afghan... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/afghan-insurgents-launch-series-of-attacks-in-kabul/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/afghan-insurgents-launch-series-of-attacks-in-kabul/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:58:11 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=214735 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/afghan-insurgents-launch-series-of-attacks-in-kabul/feed/ 0 U.S. embassy, NATO headquarters attacked http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/and-speaking-of-foreign-works/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/and-speaking-of-foreign-works/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:00:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=214628 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/and-speaking-of-foreign-works/feed/ 8 Two-thirds of those Afghan interpreters who applied for refugee status in Canada have apparently... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/the-decline-of-al-qaeda/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/the-decline-of-al-qaeda/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:30:47 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213641 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/the-decline-of-al-qaeda/feed/ 2 Muslims are rising up—for democracy and civil rights. Why bin Laden’s call to extremism has failed. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/poverty-terrorism-and-911/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/poverty-terrorism-and-911/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:00:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213936 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/poverty-terrorism-and-911/feed/ 38 During his interview with the CBC, Stephen Harper was asked about comments Jean Chretien... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/worried-not-us/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/worried-not-us/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:00:43 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213639 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/worried-not-us/feed/ 12 A new poll shows that 10 years after 9/11, Canadians aren’t concerned about the threat of terrorism http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/omar-samad-on-mullah-omars-public-relations/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/omar-samad-on-mullah-omars-public-relations/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:00:09 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213729 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/omar-samad-on-mullah-omars-public-relations/feed/ 1 Omar Samad, Afghanistan’s former ambassador to Canada, tackles Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar’s recent... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/a-series-of-fortunate-events/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/a-series-of-fortunate-events/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:20:30 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212243 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/a-series-of-fortunate-events/feed/ 0 Without 9/11, Jody Mitic wouldn’t have lost his legs in a blast, met the love of his life and had his daughter http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/friendly-fire/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/friendly-fire/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:04:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213419 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/friendly-fire/feed/ 17 Rick Hillier, whose “decade of darkness” quip is a favourite reference of the Harper... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/the-price-of-peace-with-the-taliban/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/the-price-of-peace-with-the-taliban/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:49:26 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213231 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/the-price-of-peace-with-the-taliban/feed/ 13 The prospect of a negotiated end to the war is increasingly tantalizing http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/the-war-on-terror-10-years/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/the-war-on-terror-10-years/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:30:34 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212249 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/the-war-on-terror-10-years/feed/ 12 Andrew Coyne and Paul Wells debate the successes and failures of the world’s response after 9/11 and how safe we are today http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/30/talking-to-the-taliban/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/30/talking-to-the-taliban/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:57:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212201 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/30/talking-to-the-taliban/feed/ 14 An interesting moment from Saturday’s state funeral seems particularly timely in light of this... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/19/taliban-storms-british-council-in-kabul/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/19/taliban-storms-british-council-in-kabul/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:34:04 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210640 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/19/taliban-storms-british-council-in-kabul/feed/ 0 Attack follows transfer of security duties to Afghan forces http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/18/good-news-bad-news-august-4-11-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/18/good-news-bad-news-august-4-11-2011/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:10:49 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208569 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/18/good-news-bad-news-august-4-11-2011/feed/ 0 Aid flows into Mogadishu after al-Shabaab retreats, while NATO forces see a deadly week in Afghanistan http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/taliban-responsible-for-shooting-down-u-s-helicopter-killed-in-airstrike/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/taliban-responsible-for-shooting-down-u-s-helicopter-killed-in-airstrike/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:23:59 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208458 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/taliban-responsible-for-shooting-down-u-s-helicopter-killed-in-airstrike/feed/ 1 Taliban leader and insurgent responsible for shooting confirmed dead http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/leaving-hope-behind-in-kandahar/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/leaving-hope-behind-in-kandahar/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:10:08 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207496 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/leaving-hope-behind-in-kandahar/feed/ 1 In the embattled region, a legacy of respect, but no peace http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/helicopter-likely-shot-down-by-taliban-rocket-nato-says/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/helicopter-likely-shot-down-by-taliban-rocket-nato-says/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:02:22 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208208 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/08/helicopter-likely-shot-down-by-taliban-rocket-nato-says/feed/ 0 38 people killed in worst single incident of Afghanistan war http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/27/mayor-of-kandahar-killed-by-suicide-bomber/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/27/mayor-of-kandahar-killed-by-suicide-bomber/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:48:09 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=206850 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/27/mayor-of-kandahar-killed-by-suicide-bomber/feed/ 0 Man hid explosives in his turban during meeting with tribal elders