Thursday, October 26 06

Thai coup leader General Sondhi fails to produce evidence of corruption in ousted Tahksin government. South Korea voices concerns about the unanticipated casualties of major economic sanctions against the north. Two members of Burma's parliament lay out some of their 'overwhelming evidence' that the Burmese people want to end their dictatorship. Influx of recruits will boost Canadian military's troops ready for action, but recent patchwork policies will dilute the forces' pool of talented personnel (1,2). In Afghanistan, NATO finds battlefield success against insurgents, but fails to protect innocent noncombatants. Timothy Garton Ash comments on the costs of the Iraq invasion in terms of soldiers' lives.