Earlier this year, the Globe & Mail disclosed that Canadian soldiers were surrendering prisoners to Afghanistan secret police, and that those prisoners were subsequently being subject to appalling prison conditions, abuse, and torture. Federal cabinet ministers denied that there were prison-abuse allegations and maintained that there were adequate prisoner safequards.
Now, we know better. Thanks to the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and Amnesty International … Continue Reading
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the … Continue Reading