Editorial Cartoon Misleads About Omar Khadr
A reader condemns a November 9 editorial cartoon comparing Omar Khadr to fallen soldiers. The letter argues Khadr was a minor forced into conflict by his father and emphasizes his alleged mistreatment and status as a nonadult defendant. It defends soldiers as choosing risk.
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Omar Khadr
Withdrawal Call from Readers Demands Afghan Troop Exit
Letter to the Editor denounces Prime Minister Stephen Harper and calls for a full and complete withdrawal of all Canadian troops from Afghanistan in 2011. The writer condemns ongoing war, honors fallen soldiers, and urges Canadians to stand united against further military involvement.
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Gus
Harper
Afghanistan
Manitoba Tory leader slams NDP throne speech
Hugh McFadyen condemns the Throne Speech as 11 years of failure citing no police plan, no tax relief, ER problems and Hydro mismanagement. He calls for a new PC government to address crime health care and finances with fresh ideas and energy.
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Hydro
West Side
Manitoba Families
Greg Selinger
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi and the Mandela comparison
Gwynne Dyer argues that comparing Burma's recent release of Aung San Suu Kyi to Nelson Mandela’s 1990 freedom is tempting but misplaced. He notes Burma's regime remains armed and tied to China, with a sham election apparatus, complicating any nonviolent transition and Western sanctions strategy.
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Burma
Mandela
Nelson Mandela
South Africa
Southeast Asia
China
F.W. de Klerk
Aung Sang Suu Kyi
Vaclav Havel
Czechoslovakia
Mohhandas Gandhi
India
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