Light reading for the Afghan War enthusiast
These are not great days for the media in Afghanistan, I’d argue. For dedicated observers of the war — or whatever you prefer to call
Adam Day
January 23, 2012
These are not great days for the media in Afghanistan, I’d argue. For dedicated observers of the war — or whatever you prefer to call
Interviewing general officers can be a little difficult, to be honest.
Not only do they tend to have the no-nonsense command presence you’d expect from a leader in charge of the fate of thousands, they also tend to be a little cryptic, which is not to say they talk in code, but maybe something close.
Perhaps cryptic is the wrong word. Maybe it’s just that one of the reasons a Canadian Forces officer ends up becoming a general is they possess the habit of very rarely ever saying anything too bluntly, nothing too frank or controversial—at least to the media or, at the very least, to me.
The Globe and Mail today published a very nice story by Adrian Morrow about how the discovery of an WW I-era photo has led to
Amanda is standing in the sun talking to her brother, trying not to cry.
Peter MacKay is reading, name by name, the list of Canada’s war dead.
There are so many names, Amanda thinks, who is going to take care of them all?
Amanda is asking her brother to check in on all the dead, to take care of them.
Her brother is dead. He’s one of the names, her brother is among the lost.
Will Cushley was killed in battle in 2006 and Amanda Cushley has been coming to Kandahar ever since.
She’s spent three tours here now as a civilian worker. She comes to say thank you and because it’s the last thing she can ever share with Will.
There is going to be a moment, Amanda knows, when it’s time to let go.
The Canadians are packing up and leaving Kandahar. They are taking down their memorial and bringing it home.
But first, there’s one last time to say a final farewell.
Amanda’s moment is upon her.
Despite the Pakistani ‘blockade’ on Canadian cargo being shipped out of Afghanistan, the memorial to Canada’s Afghan war dead has arrived safely in Ottawa. According
In keeping with the season, it seems like a fine idea to compile some of the best war writing of 2011 for those who may
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