Afghanistan Panel Will Open Website For Public Submissions

"Plainly, if they put their address on the website and ask for submissions, they're going to get them from the general public," Mr. Barr said. Mr. Barr said the aid groups had a lively two hours behind closed doors with Mr. Manley and his four fellow committee members. Mr. Manley, a former Liberal cabinet minister and one-time leadership contender, was appointed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper earlier this month to look at the future of Canada's commitment in Afghanistan. At the time, Mr. Harper said he wanted the panel to consider four options: — Keep training Afghan troops and police to be self-sustaining when Canadian troops withdraw. — Focus on reconstruction in Kandahar with another NATO country taking over security. — Shift Canadian security and reconstruction to another region of Afghanistan. — Withdraw the main body of Canada's troops in February 2009. Mr. Barr said he urged Mr. Manley and the panel to look beyond those choices. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071027.wmanley1027/BNStory/National/home?cid=al_gam_mostview [Proofreader’s note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on October 29, 2007]

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