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A typical Afghan mess ruins Canadians' day JANE ARMSTRONG From Thursday's Globe and Mail BAZAR-E-PANJWAI, AFGHANISTAN — The gunfight was in full swing when Canada's reconstruction team pulled into the village. A turbaned man with streaks of blood on his tunic wandered across the parking lot...

No doubt it's been mentioned elsewhere, but I believe it bears repeating here that some of the best gear we are using out here in Afghanistan where short notice purchases, like the m777, RG-31 and the off the civi shelf AN/PRC 117F Tac Sat. Some of the biggest POS gear I've personnaly used was...

Hey, saw ABC had a nice picture of our RG rolling in, smoke coming out. Anyone know where we could get a bigger version of the pic, anyone seen one? The RG-31 will be back on the road after some repairs, while the SVBIED was almost vaporized, only little piece the ANP swept to the side of the...

Don't know if this has been posted yet, but it had eyes rolling and people a little exasperated at how naive the press can be with the locals. Because everything they say MUST be the saintly unvarnished truth, and the military ALWAYS lies.  ::) But scandal sells, so what the heck! The reaction...

In the same vein, couldn't believe this when I read it. Does the NDP have ANY clue as to what is going on over here?? Full article at http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=2d1586cd-646f-4358-93e5-567e77d87b59&k=31590 "Troops acting 'like terrorists?' Draft resolution to go...

Well, I'm in KAF, just got back from PBW, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the news of the rally, and everyone here that I've spoken too were delighted to hear about it. Between this, the news of the tanks, Van Doo Coy, and possible CF-18s coming it helped soften the edge of that...

We use Allied air assets, US, Brit, soon the Dutch will have Helis over there I think. When they say "bombs" they might also mean Arty. Kile

Today's Globe & Mail. What do you guys think? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060809.wafghanistan09/BNStory/National/ Battles leave Afghans nowhere to turn TIM ALBONE AND TAHIR LUDDIN From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Rozi Mohammad had been digging for hours and he was...

Hi, just read this at Yahoo News, reminded me of an article a while back about the Taliban trying to get better AT Weapons. Let's hope they don't get their hands on similar gear. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060805/ap_on_re_mi_ea/mideast_fighting_hezbollah_s_missiles Missiles neutralizing...

Speaking as a RegForce member scheduled for a tour to A'stan in August, I find the recent line of reporting on Cpl. Boneca's death in action to be a digusting attempt to sensationalize the story even further in a cynical pursuit for more ratings. This sort of speculation is not only bad...

Article here http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060621/afghanistan_template_060621/20060621?hub=TopStories

Great, from what the article says this Heavy Lift purchase will turn into another Sea King debacle. We need cargo planes, both tactical and strategic and these guys can only bicker about politics and whose ridings are getting pork barrels. Guess a few Hercs will have to crash with my friends and...

"our soldiers know little enough of where they are and most of them probably care less" EXCUSE ME? I can only speak for myself, but I most definetly know and care about where I'm going in two months, and by the sounds of this article I've probably done more research on Afghanistan than this...

Was in Basic and my Sig 3's with Nigel, he's a great guy and a great soldier and Signaller. I'm not sure that I would have graduated my 3's without him pushing me on during the final field ex. Take care Big Man, and keep your head down! Shortsleeves Experience is a hard teacher, in that she...

UPDATE ON STORY Notice how the Iraqis now say the SAS guys were arrested for "At first, Basra police said the two British soldiers shot and killed a policeman before they were taken into custody, but on Tuesday al-Jaafari's spokesman, Haydar al-Abadi, said the men â ” who were wearing...

This guy would love to see us wait 10 to 20 years for new kit that our allies have been using successfully for years, all in the name of fair bidding process. Sun NEWS Column By Greg Weston Today's tour of the federal funny farm takes us to National Defence headquarters, where the generals...

part 2 The Lebanon dilemma Hafiz al-Assad institutionalised Syrian hegemony in Lebanon against both the US and Israel, establishing his authority and that of his regime domestically and regionally. Despite couching its withdrawal in terms of compliance with the Taif Accords that ended the...

COUNTRY BRIEFING: SYRIA - SYRIA'S DILEMMA Robin Hughes is JDW Middle East Editor based in London Bashar Al-Assad is forced to prioritise as domestic pressures and external imperatives collide. Robin Hughes reports * Washington maintains diplomatic pressure on Damascus, accusing Syria of...

Should we be looking at getting something like this? But with 8 wheel, the 4 four wheel design looks worrysome. From JANE's DEFENCE WEEKLY Wildcat AFV addresses urban warfare scenario ALON BEN-DAVID JDW Correspondent Tel Aviv...

Well, speaking as a Sig, I've had officers yank the headset of my head a few times in the Bn CP because they decided it was THEIR turn, despite the fact that I was in mid Tx, with 8 other people on 2 nets waiting on traffic(gotta love C/S 8). Point is, some are micromanagers, control freaks...