A campaign of assassination of local leaders thought to be loyal to the Taliban contains an obvious potential for human rights abuses, especially since it’s almost impossible for the media to monitor what undercover troops actually do.
Boer War
That dirty colonial war: the Boer conflict
The messy conflict that was the Boer War provided grist to the mill of anti-war opponents, just as it excited pro-war enthusiasts of the day, writes Binoy Kampmark.
