Where children are the killers
A rag-tag opposition forms to battle the African rebel leaders who put guns in the hands of children
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child soldiers
Omar Khadr’s day of reckoning
His critics say he’s a danger; supporters say he poses no threat. Someone will be proven wrong.
Children in war and in prison
Canadians working in broken countries can offer only imperfect options
’This may draw attention to the role of juveniles in the Afghan conflict’
The CBC has obtained a briefing note for Defence Minister Peter MacKay which details the detention and transfer of juveniles by...
Hypothetical commitments
As referenced by John earlier, here is Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon’s exchange with reporters on the subject of child...
Cannon on what’s real and what’s hypothetical
At a news conference a few minutes ago, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon declined to answer direct questions about Canada’s...
And Pearson’s wartime commander thought "Lester" was too mild...
My normally restrained and sober colleague John Geddes fears that I’m depriving readers of a window into the lyrical creativity of...
A little more light reading
A few links passed on by someone far better schooled in these matters. Peter MacKay, then-minister of foreign...
No, apparently he can’t (convince a majority of Canadians that Omar Khadr will get a fair trial)
Not, at least, by his very presence. Or so says Angus Reid’s latest :