Seduced into an Unwinnable Afghan War

AN UNWINNABLE WAR: Australia in Afghanistan. By Karen Middleton Melbourne University Press, 382pp. Reviewed: 1 October 2011 In tracing the politics of Australia’s military involvement in Afghanistan, this book says more about Australia than about Afghanistan. From John Howard’s emotional…

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No More the Innocent Observer of War

EVERY MAN IN THIS VILLAGE IS A LIAR An Education in War by Megan Stack Scribe, 255pp. Reviewed: 11 September, 2010 A good foreign correspondent grasps the perspective of the foreign situation without losing the perspective of home. Some good…

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