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McChrystal And Petraeus Are Just Two Sides Of The Same Coin4 comments

corsullivan wrote 2 years ago: Mc Chrystal smiles at a public event. Image via armybase.us and warisboring.com. The Taliban seem to … more →

Tags: Rising Powers, Achilles, Barack Obama, counterinsurgency, Daniel Menard, David Petraeus, George Jonas, John Simpson, Michael Hastings

Bob Rae Says Extend The Afghan Mission, Hamid Karzai Says It's Time To Make Peace2 comments

corsullivan wrote 2 years ago: Bob Rae in Israel. Photo taken from Rae's official Flickr site. While I’ve been amusing myself … more →

Tags: Canada's World, Afghanistan, Berhanuddin Rabbani, Bob Rae, Hamid Karzai, Jack Harris, Jeffrey Simpson, Kevin Sorenson, peace jirga

Flotilla Update: The Saga Ends With A Whimper Off The Coast Of Gaza

corsullivan wrote 2 years ago: The MV Rachel Corrie, the last ship of the Freedom Flotilla to be seized by Israel. Image posted by … more →

Tags: ashdod, Blockade, Conrad Black, Denis Halliday, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza Strip, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Malaysia, matthias chang

Flotilla Update: Angry Turks, Petulant Hamas, And Fretting Pundits1 comment

corsullivan wrote 2 years ago: Having already written a couple of posts about Israel’s interception of the “Freedom Flotilla” off t … more →

Tags: Israel, turkey, Gaza Strip, hamas, Malaysia, Glen Pearson, Terry Glavin, aid, Freedom Flotilla

Some Fallout From The Freedom Flotilla Fiasco, As The MV Rachel Corrie Still Sails For Gaza2 comments

corsullivan wrote 2 years ago: Events continue to move quickly in the aftermath of Israel’s interception of the Gaza-bound “Freedom … more →

Tags: Stephen Harper, united states, Israel, turkey, Gaza, Ireland, Freedom Flotilla, Kevin Neish, Farooq Burney

Canadians Abroad: Kevin Neish, Human Shield1 comment

corsullivan wrote 2 years ago: As naval battles go, the interception of six ships of the “Freedom Flotilla” by the Israeli Defense … more →

Tags: Israel, turkey, Gaza Strip, Israel Defense Forces, Freedom Flotilla, Free Gaza, Kevin Neish, Challenger II, mavi marmara

Afghanistan: The Rockets Of Springtime Rain Down On Tim Hortons3 comments

corsullivan wrote 2 years ago: First there was last Tuesday’s suicide car bombing in Kabul, the most lethal attack against Western … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Kandahar, Kabul, Patrick Cockburn, Insurgency, Operation Moshtarak, Bagram, Operation Medusa, Opium

I'm Sure Faisal Shahzad Did His Best, But Terrorism Is Hard

corsullivan wrote 3 years ago: It’s not surprising that the Canadian media have been closely following the misadventures of Faisal … more →

Tags: Pakistan, Terrorism, united states, IRA, Chris Selley, New York, faisal shahzad, times square, alex wilner

Canada Has Good Reasons To Smooth Hamid Karzai's Ruffled Feathers4 comments

corsullivan wrote 3 years ago: Hamid Karzai with supporters in 2002, after being chosen as president of Afghanistan at a Loya Jirga … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Kandahar, Taliban, Elections, united states, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai, warlords, hillary clinton

At Last, Some Serious Discussion Of Canada's Mission in Afghanistan Through 20114 comments

corsullivan wrote 3 years ago: Canadian troops deployed to International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Regional Command South ga … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Security, Stephen Harper, development, Hamid Karzai, Robert Fowler, hillary clinton, Peter MacKay, Jeffrey Simpson

The TAPI Pipeline Project Takes A Hit As Hamid Karzai Snarls At The West2 comments

corsullivan wrote 3 years ago: A boy browses CDs at a music store in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Image courtesy Flickr user 'oletom … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, India, united states, Iran, Hamid Karzai, TAPI, IPI

Obama’s nuclear policy: A diplomatic Cold War?2 comments

marakardasnelson wrote 3 years ago: Obama chairs the Security Council Summit on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. Image courtes … more →

Tags: Rising Powers, International Relations, Diplomacy, obama, Russia, Iran, US, nobel peace prize, Nuclear Proliferation

Do We Have A Responsibility to End Foreign Conflict?3 comments

gloriaroheim wrote 3 years ago: Serbian diaspora protesters @ University Av. & Dundas in Toronto. CC-photo courtesy of Flickr us … more →

Tags: international law, Canada's World, International Relations, leading by example, Politics of Canadian foreign policy

Russia And The United States Agree To Cut Their Nuclear Arsenals, Canada's World Gets Just A Little Safer3 comments

corsullivan wrote 3 years ago: Sergio de Queiroz Duarte, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, speaks at the opening of … more →

Tags: united states, Russia, Iran, Barack Obama, Lawrence Cannon, Dmitry Medvedev, Nuclear Weapons, nuclear winter, Nuclear Disarmament

Further Thoughts On The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict11 comments

corsullivan wrote 3 years ago: Palestinian children on their way to school run accross a road in front of an advancing Israeli tank … more →

Tags: Terrorism, South Africa, Arabs, Israel, united kingdom, Sri Lanka, Palestinians, Jews, Israeli Apartheid Week

Canada's Allies In Afghanistan: The United Kingdom

corsullivan wrote 3 years ago: British Royal Marine Commandos take part in Operation Sond Chara, the clearance of Nad-e Ali Distric … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Taliban, united kingdom, Insurgency, Helmand, Musa Qala, Prince Harry, Camp Bastion, Marjah

The Dutch Prepare To Withdraw From Afghanistan3 comments

corsullivan wrote 3 years ago: Dutch military troops in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Creative Commons image courtesy Remko Tanis. … more →

Tags: Canada's World, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Australia, Geert Wilders, Netherlands, Queen Beatrix, jan peter balkenende, Marc van Uhm

Legal Observers prepare to Watch the Watchmen at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games2 comments

nmboudin wrote 3 years ago: I am writing on the eve of the commencement of the 2010 Games in Vancouver, where I will be particip … more →

Tags: legal observers, Pivot Legal Society, BCCLA, Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association

Some Ideas From Britain On Preparing For Future Wars1 comment

corsullivan wrote 3 years ago: British military march at London's Gay Pride Parade in 2009. CC-licensed photo courtesy Flickr u … more →

Tags: Terrorism, united states, united kingdom, Guantanamo Bay, counterinsurgency, Warfare, horses, tanks, Afghan detainee scandal


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