Amid recent reports of widespread fraud during the Afghan elections, the Afghan Research and Evaluation Unit has released a report entitled : Why Afghans voted in 2009. The report outlines many individual, community-based, ethnic and national motivations, as well as numerous key factors that impeded voter participation. Although there were fears that security problems would prevent the people of […]
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Afghanistan and Canada: Is there an Alternative to War? Lucia Kowaluk and Steven Staples, editors Contributions by Tariq Ali, Peggy Mason, Walter Dorn, Stephen Cornish, Murray Dobbin, Linda McQuaig, and others Dear Ceasefire.ca supporters, I am very pleased to tell you that a new book is available that examines positive alternatives to the terrible war […]
An Appeal from Afghanistan
The following is a letter written by a development worker currently posted to Afghanistan. Ceasefire.ca was sent this letter and has chosen to post it to share with our supporters an in depth look at the challenges faced by women in Afghanistan. (more…)
Old men die in their beds…
Brigadier-General Jonathan Vance criticized Senator Colin Kenny’s call for a retreat from Afghanistan because the Senator is lowering the morale of the soldiers. From The Globe and Mail Sept 18, 2009: “The thousands of young, clear, determined eyes that remain wide open here in Kandahar are working hard every day to protect and stabilize the […]
Obama and Harper Talk Afghanistan
On September 16, U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper met to discuss several items, including the on-going conflict in Afghanistan. During the limited press event following the meeting, two questions were asked of the leaders, both raising critical issues regarding the status of the military mission and Canada’s role post-2011. (more…)
Dinosaur Jack Granatstein gets it wrong again
What does military historian Jack Granatstein add to the public debate in Canada? Does it ever amount to much more than grumpy rants infused with personal attacks and innuendo? Since January 2008, the National Post has carried six op-eds from Mr. Granatstein. Not to be outdone, The Globe and Mail has carried 14 over the […]