11 February 2008

C'mon Jacko... pony up

Will the NDP be setting up a defense fund for these unfortunate fellows?
-- SHA WALI KOT, Afghanistan -- Four Afghans have been detained after a roadside bomb was detonated shortly after a Canadian convoy passed by.

Officials say local villagers flagged down Afghan police and pointed out the bomb shortly before it detonated.

Police say at least one man's hands tested positive for explosives and all four will be sent to prison in Kandahar city for further investigation.
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RELATED: Let's listen to General Commie Bob...

He knows a thing or two about blitzkreig... it sure didn't take him any six years to obliterate Ontario's economy.
Canada's mission in Afghanistan must shift its focus to training and development if it is to be a success, says Liberal foreign affairs critic Bob Rae.

Rae, who hopes to win a seat as an MP in the riding of Toronto Centre, said Canada's military focus simply isn't working.
Of course... not everybody agrees.

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