Esprit de Corps

1. Libya: Canada entering murky waters
(International Conflict/Middle East)

... Obviously, given the recent interventions by the West in Iraq and Afghanistan, NATO planners want to avoid the perception in Libya of yet another primarily-Western attack on yet another Muslim country. ...

2. Beyond the headlines
(International Conflict/Afghanistan)

... particular has a habit of greeting me with questions about world events. For the longest time these questions were focused primarily on our troops in Afghanistan, with a routine query about when I would ...

3. 16-9: Letters
(Magazine/Letters)

... Afghanistan Obama’s war? Afghans are no direct threat to the West (and never have been). They have basically expelled Osama Bin Laden & Co. to South Waziristan, and they just want to be left alone. ...

4. 16-7: Humour and Trivia
(Magazine/Humour and Trivia)

... with Germany in WWII? Of these, why was San Marino embarrassed. 4. Which South American country provided a division to the allies in Italy? 5. Which country invaded Afghanistan 170 years ago? ...

5. Armoured Vehicle Spin Fizzles Out
(Canadian Military/Procurement)

... creation" spin would go virtually unreported as well. That said, the actual procurement project has more to do with the rebirth of the Canadian army in the post-Afghanistan era than in assisting ...

6. Air Force Chief's Bluff is Called
(Canadian Military/Procurement)

... downplay the whole affair by claiming that the empty C-17 was returning from a supply run to the airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan. In other words, it was simply on the way home anyway, so no extra ...

7. Who is Truly Responsible for Afghan Women Being Second-Class Citizens
(International Conflict/Afghanistan)

... of conflicts from all corners of the globe, not surprisingly, the vast majority of the questions posed to me were about Canada's continued involvement in Afghanistan. Given that my tour was organized ...

8. Afghan Law Reveals War of Values
(International Conflict/Afghanistan)

The recent controversy over the Afghan government's proposed re-instatement of sharia law—essentially the disempowerment of women, which would formally entitle husbands to absolute control over their ...

9. Canadians don’t Understand Afghan Customs and Culture
(International Conflict/Afghanistan)

THE RECENT controversy over the Afghan government’s proposed re-instatement of Shariah law — essentially the disempowerment of women which would formally entitle husbands to absolute control over ...

10. Heeding the Hard-Learned Lessons of Somalia
(International Conflict/Afghanistan)

... occurred during a major NATO operation on Oct. 19 in Helmand province, and the Canadian suspect was part of a mentoring team attached to an Afghan Army unit. Colonel Jamie Cade, the acting contingent ...

11. Political circus comes to town in Kandahar
(International Conflict/Afghanistan)

THERE WAS an avalanche of news stories out of Afghanistan as Canadian politicians descended on the Kandahar airfield from all directions. The first to land was the delegation that included Foreign ...

12. Hillier's position stronger after rumour of demise
(Canadian Military/Personnel)

... in Afghanistan, there is no doubt that Hillier is the heart and soul of the mission. That being said, Hillier is also the architect of the current transformation of the Canadian Forces, which is still ...

13. Military 'victories' don't always add up
(International Conflict/Afghanistan)

AS THE QUESTIONS and accusations swirl back and forth over the handling of detainees in Afghanistan, it is Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor who has found himself at the epicentre of a political storm. ...

14. O'Connor can't be that blind
(Canadian Military/Politics)

Over the past few weeks Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor has been facing an increasing barrage of questions concerning the Canadian military's handling of Afghan detainees. Initially, O'Connor had deflected ...

15. Business as usual in procurement wars
(Canadian Military/Procurement)

... as their prototype inches towards completion. With the Bloc Quebecois threatening to topple the government over the Afghanistan mission and the opposition procurement world: Big money contracts fought ...

16. Returning soldiers deserve better
(Canadian Military/Personnel)

... families of four Canadian soldiers killed on active duty in Afghanistan during the previous fiscal year. At the time this compensatory payout was announced, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was embroiled ...

17. Questions lost among accolades
(Canadian Military/Politics)

Questions lost among accolades By Scott Taylor April 17, 2006 LAST WEEK’S parliamentary debate about the Canadian military commitment to Afghanistan proved to be an absolute waste of time. Rather ...

18. Stick to your job, Hillier
(Canadian Military/Politics)

Stick to your job, Hillier By Scot Taylor April 10, 2006 NOW THAT it has been announced there will be a parliamentary debate on the Afghanistan mission, the chief of defence staff, Rick Hillier, ...

19. Debate Afghan mission
(International Conflict/Afghanistan)

Debate Afghan mission By Scott Taylor April 3, 2006 LAST WEEK was yet another test of mettle for the Canadian battle group in Kandahar. In addition to the heightened incident rate of explosive ...

20. Looking for peace in forgotten Kosovo
(International Conflict/Balkans)

Looking for peace in forgotten Kosovo By Scott Taylor June 23, 2005 Can Kosovo really be independent? Lost in the headlines of the ongoing insurgency in Iraq and the continued instability in Afghanistan, ...