Includes bibliographical references.

"Putting an end to the "Great war for civilization" / D'Abord Solidaires -- War-fighting role in Afghanistan betrays Canadian values / Murray Dobbin -- Harper is happy to turn Canada from peacemaker to war-maker / Murray Dobbin -- Canada in Afghanistan : "a well-intentioned atrocity" / Michael Neumann -- What is Canada promoting in Afghanistan? A brief history of its role / John W. Warnock -- Afghanistan : mirage of the good war / Tariq Ali -- Canada's role in the occupation of Afghanistan / Échec À La Guerre -- How much is this war costing Canadians? / Steven Staples -- The challenges to aid : humanitarian and development work in the "War on Terror" / Stephen Cornish -- Afghanistan torture furor shows how Canada kowtows to the US / Linda McQuaig -- No life like it : the PR battles of the Canadian military / Ira Basen -- Is the war in Afghanistan legal? / Ligue des Droits et Libertés -- The answers to why Canada is war-fighting in Kandahar / Richard Preston -- The role of women in building Afghan society / Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims -- An interview with Afghan MP Malalai Joya / Asad Ismi -- A visit to Pashtun Village / Rose Marie Whalley -- What our leaders won't tell us / John Foster -- A pipeline through a troubled land : Afghanistan, Canada and the new great energy game / John Foster -- What has happened to Canada's honourable role as a peacekeeping nation? / A. Walter Dorn -- Canada and the crisis in Afghanistan / Pierre Beaudet -- Afghanistan : a disastrous situation / Claude Castonguay -- An alternative to the Manley Report / Richard Preston -- Back to the "peace" in peacebuilding : an old/new role for Canada / Peggy Mason.