The media and the military--and Afstan

Here's an interesting discussion at Milnet.ca.

Meanwhile the Globe and Mail runs a long interview with the senior Canadian with the UN in Afstan:

Chris Alexander will readily admit that Afghanistan is suffering a crisis. He rhymes off the grim indicators that have captured so much attention recently: More insurgents roaming the countryside, more bombings, more violence of all kinds.

But the most influential Canadian in Afghanistan says none of those signs point toward failure. He remains hopeful, and a bit amused that his upbeat view has turned him into a contrarian among the worried observers of the war...

The article, naturally, is not on the front page.

And (further to this post) Mr Alexander, in separate story, is quite undiplomatic:

Pakistan's intelligence agents are likely responsible for recent attacks in Afghanistan, and the international community should support the Afghan government's complaints about such activity, a senior United Nations envoy says.

Chris Alexander, a former Canadian ambassador now serving as a UN deputy special representative in Afghanistan, says he believes the Afghan authorities, who say their neighbour's spy service is sending terrorists across the border...

That does make the front page. Controversial.