1. The Globe's front page has two major articles. The first deals with success in rescuing
a Canadian from torture by the Somalis and the other is a criticism of Canadian leaders who may have
allowed Canadian soldiers to hand over Afghani prisoners to the local government to be tortured.
What is clear is that torture is part of the culture of much of the non-western world and if we have to be there
we must accept this barbaric custom as normal for them. We continually look away from torture used by our
allies in Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia and many of the African countries. Canadians certainly should participate
in it as little as possible, but sometimes in a war, it is not possible to adhere to political and social niceties.
2. Israel's offer of a new settlement freeze has been rejected by the Palestinian leasership as as not enough
to begin peace talks. The message is clear. For the Palestinians, either a Palestinian state or Israel can
exist in the area, but not both. Since Israel will remain, peace can only come through the annexation of the
the West bank by Israel, as Jordan has absolutely rejected it. What happens to the local Arabs after this
will no longer concern the world as it will be an "internal matter".
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