REVEALED: The Path to Wars

Airing this Tuesday March 11, 2008 on Global Television will be the following:
REVEALED: The Path to War

Directed by Mike Sheerin

Produced by 90th Parallel Productions,

This is an in-depth look at the behind-the-scenes decisions made by the Canadian government that led to Canada's involvement in Afghanistan, exposing how Canada found itself on the front lines. This program draws on the research and reporting from the best-selling book "The Unexpected War" by Janice Gross Stein and Eugene Lang. The timing of this broadcast may be significant as the House of Commons has scheduled the final vote on the Afghan extension for Thursday March 13th - two days after the film airs. Coincidence?
See promo below. Thanks Kate! ~ m.m.

Program: Life and Death in Kandahar

Surfing the news the other day, I caught the tail end of The Fifth Estate.

COMING UP this Wednesday March 12, 2008 at 9 PM EST on CBC will be a program piece entitled:

LIFE and Death in Kandahar

Description: To the sound of incoming choppers carrying wounded for treatment, the fifth estate takes you where most Canadians will never go: to the critical drama at the heart of Canada's war in Afghanistan. For four weeks, fifth estate cameras had exclusive access to Canada's military trauma center at Kandahar Air base--think MASH unit, 21st century style-- and to the medical professionals who work there, fighting their own battles at the turning point between life and death. Wherever you stand on Canada's Afghan mission, you will want to meet these remarkable professionals, captured with unprecedented intimacy and candour, as they work under constant pressure at the cutting edge of modern warfare.

See a preview at: http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/