Sept/Oct 2008: The trial of Omar Khadr

In this, our 35th anniversary issue, Briarpatch tackles stories ranging from an in-depth look at the outrages of the Omar Khadr case to the politics of immigration in France & Canada, from an assessment of the alternatives for Canada in Afghanistan to an exploration of the culture of youth gun violence in Canada’s capital.

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features

peace begins at home
By John W. Warnock
Real alternatives for Canada in Afghanistan.

mock justice
By Brent Erickson & Dave Oswald Mitchell
Why Omar Khadr should walk free.

dammed if you do, damned if you don’t
By Chris Scott
How Quebec sold the Cree (& the environment) down the river.

young guns
By Dariusz Dziewanski
While both violent crime and youth crime in Canada is falling, violent youth crime is rising. Why?

not wanted after the voyage
By Aaron Lakoff
Navigating the politics of immigration in France & Canada.

departments

letter from the editor
Briarpatch at 35: Marking our jade anniversary

quotes from the underground
Fist-sized pearls of wisdom from Joseph Heller, Edward Abbey, Albert Einstein, Stan Goff & Dmitry Orlov

parting shots
Freud & the energy crisis.
By Paul Beingessner

luz: girl of the knowing
“Wild About Food” by Claudia Dávila

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