Good news, for a change. After 18 months of sanctuary in a Winnipeg church, the Raza family is no longer in imminent threat of deportation.
A year has passed since I wrote about their situation in this space. Over that period, countless numbers of people have expressed their support and solidarity with the family in [...]

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This just came into my mailbox from the Canadian Peace Alliance. I couldn’t have put it better.
The US-led combat mission in Afghanistan is now over six years old, longer than World War Two. And sadly, there is now more instability and violence in Afghanistan than in 2001.
NATO forces continue to back a government [...]

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For those who think Canada’s military efforts in Afghanistan will produce a victory for NATO (or for the Afghan people), this article offers a chilling perspective. And for those who believe we never should have invaded Afghanistan, it is one more grim reminder of the needless bloodshed that was loosed on the Afghan people.
It was [...]

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Barring a political miracle of cosmic dimensions, Canadians can look forward to at least three more years of war in Afghanistan; three more years of propping up a corrupt gang of warlords – three more years of killing people who never posed a threat to this country – three more years of Canucks in coffins [...]

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Lieutenant- Colonel Dave Corbould, Commanding Officer, Second Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, shakes hands with Progressive Conservative Leader Hugh McFadyen as Premier Gary Doer looks on during the launch of the Manitoba Yellow Ribbon campaign. Photo: Winnipeg Free Press
The growing avalanche of bullshit aimed at convincing Canadians to back the war in Afghanistan [...]

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