Rick Hillier
Friendly fire
Rick Hillier, whose “decade of darkness” quip is a favourite reference of the Harper government, says the Conservatives will “destroy” the Canadian military if they go ahead with cuts they are reportedly considering.
From the battlefield to the boardroom
In his new book, Rick Hillier shares his lessons on leadership
‘Phenomenal work’
Among the allegations in Graeme Smith’s reporting this weekend was that, in regards to Asadullah Khalid, “the generals knew exactly what was going on.” When concerns about Khalid were raised two years ago, Gen. Rick Hillier, then chief of the defence staff, was asked about the governor and commented as follows.
What was known
The Torch unearths and translates an April 2007 story from La Presse.
Happy holidays
Laurie Hawn writes to inform the Afghanistan committee that Conservative members won’t be attending tomorrow’s meeting. It appears the committee will carry on without them. Meanwhile, Tim Naumetz of the Hill Times obtains classified transcripts from the Military Police Complaints Commission inquiry.
‘I haven’t followed it’
Rick Hillier declines to comment on this week’s events.
The Colvin encyclopedia
A collection of documents, testimony and news reports related to Richard Colvin and Canada’s handling of Afghan detainees. The Colvin encyclopedia is updated as events warrant.
The Commons: ‘Let us get beyond the rhetorical flourish’
The Conservatives plead for patience
On Hillier’s assertion the Afghan detainees were killers
There was a lot to ponder in Gen. Rick Hillier’s testimony yesterday before the House committee on Afghanistan. But the retired chief of defence staff’s affronted “nothing could be further from the truth” response to diplomat-whistleblower Richard Colvin’s claim that Canadian troops have detained Afghans who were not really insurgents is particularly worth considering.
What was reported?
The generals say there was nothing in Richard Colvin’s memos to warrant action. The CBC, Star and Globe review a couple of Colvin’s early memos and find concerns about the reporting of detainees and the “unsatisfactory conditions” in Afghan prisons, and the suggestion that the Dutch, British and Canadians might consider building a joint prison of their own.
Really?
From Bruce Cheadle’s analysis of the scene.
The generals
Reports from the testimony of Rick Hillier and Michel Gauthier from the Canadian Press, Globe, Star, Sun, CTV, CBC and Inside Politics.