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Friday, May 5
The top 10 failing states
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 05 May 2006 03:30 AM EDT
Here's the list: The 10 most fucked-up countries on earth in 2005 (2004 position in brackets):
Here's the BBC story on the list, and here's the actual report. Pakistan is peeved, with the report saying it's failing more than Afghanistan (Afghanistan!!!).
Afghan's porous border and its risk to Canadian troops
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 05 May 2006 03:15 AM EDT
A senior Afghan army officer says there's essentially no way to stop foreign suicide bombers from infiltrating Afghanistan and attacking foreign troops, including Canadians. more »
Britain prepares to take charge of NATO's Afghanistan mission
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 05 May 2006 03:10 AM EDT
Britain's Lt. Gen. David Richards has assumed command of NATO's Afghanistan mission (ISAF, or International Stabilization Assistance Force). He will take command of the southern region in late July. Canada's Brig. Gen. David Fraser currently calls the shots there. more »
Afghan warlord pledges loyalty to al Qaeda
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 05 May 2006 02:45 AM EDT
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-e-Islami, is onside with Osama. more »
And another reason why newspapers might not be doing so good
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 05 May 2006 02:41 AM EDT
According to a Canadian Council on Learning report, 42 per cent of all adults in this country are semi-literate. See the CTV.ca story for details. I didn't see anything that said whether a semi-literate person could read a newspaper competently, but I'm guessing no. |
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