CP journalist offers blunt assessment of Canada's role in the Afghan war

Includes exclusive interview with Richard Colvin, detailing motivation for taking on the government, and the repercussions he faced(October 3, 2011 – TORONTO): New revelations about Canada's greatest battle in Kandahar, the motivations of detainee whistleblower Richard Colvin and a stark portrait of the PMO at war highlight the first comprehensive account of Canada’s Afghan war by Canadian Press journalist Murray Brewster. Many have asked: What happened in Afghanistan? What went wrong? Brewster’s book, The Savage War, tackles those questions head on. Having spent the better part of five