OttawaWhat are we doing in Afghanistan? (I)Good question. An excerpt from Peter MacKay’s speech to the House when the Defence Minister tabled the 2008 extension of the...
UncategorizedPakistan’s Eden goes to hellIn October 2000, I crossed the soaring and snow-swept Khunjerab Pass connecting China and Pakistan at a height of some 4,600...
GeneralWinning hearts, minds, and other partsGimme a break, you try writing a headline for this post without some lame single-entendre sex pun, like "when soft power turns...
Uncategorized"You don’t plan operations like this in some safe house."Michael Petrou on the attacks in Mumbai
GeneralMegapundit: "Bob Rae chaos theory"Must-reads: John Robson on our "disgusting" politics; Don Martin on the Dion interview; Chantal Hébert on Harper’s Quebec...
UncategorizedPakistan’s double gameIn October 2001, I crossed into northern Afghanistan with a satellite phone, a few thousand dollars, and a blanket I had stolen...
OttawaBTC: Ask those who knowBefore making his way to Quebec for the big think, Rob Nicholson toured a youth detention centre here in Ottawa yesterday. He...
GeneralMegapundit: The revolting caucusesMust-reads: Vaughn Palmer and Chantal Hébert on carbon taxes; Dan Gardner on solving the energy crisis. What ever happened to...
UncategorizedThe Commons: Those in mud housesThe government has plenty of promises, if few explanations, for the mess in Afghanistan The Scene. Stéphane Dion—not to mention...