November 8 in print edition–scroll down to the third letter at “War and peace” (links added): Your editorial recommends that Senegal be the focus for renewed peace operations by t…
Source: Mark Collins – Canada and UN “Peace Operations”: Letter of Mine in Globe and Mail
A letter sent to the NY Times and not published: Paul Theroux [website here] writes (“Pardon the American Taliban”, Oct. 23) that “after Sept. 11, the United States invaded Afghan…
Source: Mark Collins – ‘The U.S. did not “invade” Afghanistan’
One simple thing: a personnel promotion system for officers that undermined effectiveness locally. Is the Canadian Army any different? Excerpts from a must-read post by a retired US Army officer at…
Source: Mark Collins – How the US Army Went Wrong in Afghanistan
And keep in mind the truly nefarious role of miscreant Pakistan–excerpts from a major NY Times article, by a reporter with great Afghan experience, that is a clear message to the next America…
A retired senior Canadian diplomat makes a heart-felt case: Monsef’s place of birth shouldn’t have ‘serious consequences’ Ferry de Kerckhove is a Former high commissioner of Canada to Pakistan [now…
Source: Mark Collins – Let’s Not Be Beastly to an Afghan-Canadian Cabinet Minister
Ahmad Rahami’s sad story of a terrible inability to reconcile a clash of cultures–excellent in-depth reporting at the NY Times: Journey From Class Clown to Suspect in Chelsea Bombing If…
Source: Mark Collins – NJ/NY Bombings: How a Young Afghan-American Turned to Jihad
Further to these posts: US SecDef Carter in India Pushing Military Cooperation (note link at last para–tous azimuts) Indian PM Modi in Washington–Goes for Defence Cooperation the SecDef and t…
Source: Mark Collins – Eagle’s India Full Court Press (unhappy Paks)
