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• Le silence est d'or

  Published: August 30, 2007, 5:01 am

  Tags: Kabul, War, Kandahar, Canadian Forces, Vandoos, Land Mines, Afghanistan, Friendly Fire, Harper

  Silence is Golden.At his first Quebec appearance since two Quebec-based soldiers died in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Stephen Harper nearly completely refrained from commenting on the mission in the war-ravaged country. Harper, who didn't use the word "Afghanistan" in the speech, wouldn't answer reporters' questions afterwards.The Right Honorable

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• Clarification

  Published: August 30, 2007, 4:32 am

  Tags: Kabul, War, Kandahar, Canadian Forces, Vandoos, Land Mines, Afghanistan, Friendly Fire, Harper

  armoured vehicle struck a land mine. The fact he is dead, and how he died, his vehicle hit a land mine (not and IED, not a Taliban roadside bomb, not a suicide bomber) is less important than getting his regimental colours right.Final Van Doos soldiers head to AfghanistanFunerals for Master Cpl. Christian Duchesne and Master Warrant Officer

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• Harpers War Costs Another Canadian Life

  Published: September 26, 2007, 9:10 am

  Tags: Kabul, War, Kandahar, Canadian Forces, Land Mines, Afghanistan, Friendly Fire, Harper

  Harpers WarBody Count: 6371 Canadian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since 2002. True but the vast majority have been killed since March 2006 when it became Harpers War.And we still don't have an accurate total count of troops who are injured. That has not been released by the Department of Defense.SEE:KandaharAfghanistanWarFind blog

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• Hidden Costs of Harpers War

  Published: October 28, 2007, 8:44 am

  Tags: Kabul, War, Kandahar, Canadian Forces, Land Mines, Afghanistan, Friendly Fire, Harper

  The Harper government does not release the numbers of Canadians wounded in Kandahar.Now most injuries not reported A new policy has clearly emerged. Deaths are still reported but injuries are not, unless one of two scenarios exists. The first is if the injury is so severe, it may very well result in death. The second is if journalists already

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• Harpers War Costs More Lives

  Published: November 20, 2007, 4:10 am

  Tags: Kabul, War, Kandahar, Canadian Forces, Vandoos, Land Mines, Body Count, Afghanistan, Harper

  increased to 65And it's a land mine by any other name that killed them. And the reason was that they were traveling in a 'light armoured vehicle' an ATV by any other name.And as per usual the Afghani killed remains unnamed. As if he was just a bystander in the war. Nov 19, 2007 05:32 PM

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