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Some more details. Harper dropped lawsuit ahead of key hearing Updated Tue. Feb. 10 2009 7:19 AM ET The Canadian Press OTTAWA -- Stephen Harper dropped his lawsuit against the Liberals in the Cadman affair just weeks before a hearing on whether his emails, notes and agenda could be called into...

Harper drops Cadman defamation suit against Liberals Updated Fri. Feb. 6 2009 10:10 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff Prime Minister Stephen Harper has abruptly dropped his $3.5-million defamation suit against the Liberal party over the Cadman affair. A 51-word news release said Harper and the Federal...

The official histories are now on line as pdf files. http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/oh-ho/index-eng.asp

Here is a follow up to this story. The girls are back in school. They are certainly showing a lot more character, strength, and guts, then the cowards of the Taliban. Hats off to them and let’s hope that they have a bright and happy future. They deserve it!  :salute: Full article on link...

There were still more attacks today. Three Americans were killed on Friday while a bazaar was bombed in Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz province. http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/09/news/10afghan.php

Was there really a delay? How long dose it take for after action reports to be written and then move up the chain of command? Could the mid tour leaves delay the process? Some people are hinting at a cover up, but could it just be normal bureaucratic friction?

R.I.P. Pte Micheal Freeman.  :salute: His uncle, Steve Freeman has posted a message over on the Maple Leaf Up Forum concerning his nephew. Here is a link to the tread for those who wish to read it. http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/showthread.php?p=107328#post107328

Just to get things right. It was a Firefly ( Contesse de Feu) commanded by Lt Gordon K. Henry which killed the five Panthers from 3rd Company 12th SS Pz. Div. on the 9th of June 1944. The loader/operator was Trooper “Sass” Seaman, the gunner Trooper Archie Chapman and Lance-Corporal Tom Reeves...

It should read "Former Parti Quebecois MNA Michel Rivard".

R.I.P. We must also remember that three Canadian Civilian aid workers have also lost their lives in Afghanistan making a total of 104. Their lost was just as important as the military and diplomatic ones.

In December 1943 the Three Rivers Regiment was taking part in the battle of Ortona in Italy. There is a book about the battle called “Ortona” by Mark Zuehlke. You can also check the Official history. http://www.forces.gc.ca/dhh/collections/books/files/books/Italy_e.pdf From the Commonwealth...

I didn’t see this posted yet. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081104/afghan_base_081104/20081104?hub=World   :salute: :cdn:

The book Kandahar Tour (Windsor, Charters and Wilson) has a lot of good things to say about CIDA. They point out the CIDA’s goal is “capacity-building”, i.e. they are teaching the local Afghan officials to plan, build and manage their own development projects. The PRT, CIDA and USAID are keeping...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7690213.stm

There is a report on CBC about the aid projects run by former foreign affairs minister Flora MacDonald in Afghanistan. http://www.cbc.ca/sunday/2008/10/101908_1.html

There is an excerpt from the book on the Publishers web site. It deals with his comments about Carol Off. http://www.dmpibooks.com/book/9781553653509/excerpt

The information is wrong on the Chapters-indigo site. It says that it only available for pre-order (publication on October 10). However, I ordered it on the weekend and received it today.

I was browsing the Chapters site and I found another new book about the Canadians in Afghanistan called “Contact Charlie: The Canadian Army, The Taliban and the Battle that Saved Afghanistan” by Chris Wattie. Dose anyone know any other details about this one...

Another related article. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080917/cma_listeriosis_080917/20080917?hub=Health Links to the CMAJ articles: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.081477 http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.081459 http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.081441

There is a book that deals with the Canadian deployments in Germany by Sean Maloney called “War Without Battles Canada’s NATO Brigade in Germany 1951 - 1993” McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 0-07-552892-4.