Further in particular to this post, but also more broadly this one, the start and conclusion of a post by Raphael Alexander:
Who Really “Supports The Troops”?
The whole detainee affair, which I’ve largely ignored until now because as far as...
Further to this post,
"Richard Colvin's story of widespread torture and indifference is unravelling"some cautionary words from BruceR. at Flit:
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Buried in a weekend edition, Palu has pinpointed the shoe that hasn't dropped yet on the Colvin detainee...
That according to Brian Lilley, Ottawa Bureau Chief for radio stations Newstalk 1010 in Toronto and CJAD 800 in Montreal (links in original):
Leaks abound on the issue of torture in Afghanistan. Those supporting and those opposing the claims of...
Total to be 9,500:
Britain will send 500 more soldiers to Afghanistan in December as part of a broader surge in NATO-led troop levels to tackle worsening violence and train Afghan forces, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday.
Brown's...
The US now has four Army ground brigades in the country with a primary combat role: the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, all in ISAF...