UncategorizedA mess of legalitiesSlate’s Dahlia Lithwick reviews Omar Khadr’s legal situation here and in the United States. And, as she notes, all three hours and...
UncategorizedThe end is the beginning is the endDefence Minister Peter MacKay comments from Kandahar. The previously stated positions of Gen. Natynczyk and the Prime Minister’s...
OttawaDept. of novel argumentsChris Selley noticed this one, from Rick Salutin’s column today: Actually, I’m struck by how the rest of the paragraph doesn’t...
GeneralAmerica isn’t done changingOn November 4, 2008, Barack Obama said America had changed. For those who recalled the idealism of the 60s, the dreams of Martin...
UncategorizedThe Commons: ’This is an exceptional case’Inside the Supreme Court for the matter of Prime Minister of Canada vs. Omar Ahmed Khadr
UncategorizedThe Prime Minister of Canada v. Omar KhadrOur Michael Friscolanti previews Friday morning’s Supreme Court hearing.
OttawaGenerals, diplomats, politicians and troops in AfghanistanLeaked news that Karl Eikenberry, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, is urging President Barack Obama to think twice about...
Uncategorized’At this point there is no program to vaccinate detainees’Global gets a statement from National Defence. Canadian Press gets the same statement and reviews the claims.
UncategorizedThe general and the PMOCBC, October 10 . The Conservative government intends to keep some Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan in a non-combat role beyond...
UncategorizedAbout those Geneva Conventions (II)An exchange from last week’s meeting of Parliament’s special committee on the mission in Afghanistan. The full and official...