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November/December 2003

Paul Webster warns that aid from the G-8 may serve to rearm Russia; Bill Cameron considers the political fallout of the war in Iraq for Tony Blair; Joan Bryden speaks to Jean Chrétien; Deborah Kirshner attends a festival celebrating the gypsy jazz of Django Reinhardt; fiction by David Bezmozgis…

November/December 2003 / World

Up in the Mustafa Hotel

November 12, 2003May 14, 2022 - by The Walrus

kabul — My Afghan driver, friend, and confidant, Aktar Gul, tells me that his nation today is like two pictures superimposed in the same frame: old and new, good and …

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November/December 2003 / Society

The Memorizer

November 12, 2003April 30, 2020 - by Craig Taylor

Playing cards with the world’s memory champion

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November/December 2003

Small Worlds

November 12, 2003April 29, 2020 - by Saira Wasim

Pakistani artist Saira Wasim tackles the big picture in her tiny paintings

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November/December 2003 / Society

The Last Great City Dump

November 12, 2003April 29, 2020 - by Cooper Langford

Throwing it all away in Yellowknife

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Photograph by Dr. Frank Pio
November/December 2003 / World

Sex and the Holy See

November 12, 2003January 3, 2020 - by Jeannie Marshall

Talking dirty in Vatican City

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November/December 2003 / World

Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark

November 12, 2003April 29, 2020 - by Hadani Ditmars

The show goes on in the Iraqi capital

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November/December 2003 / World

Why the Poles Are in Iraq

November 12, 2003April 29, 2020 - by David Warszawski

Deploying the troops and stirring the pot

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November/December 2003

Reasonable Doubts

November 12, 2003May 31, 2022 - by Larry Krotz

The International Criminal Court is already drawing heat. Is it a triumph, or a doomed proposition?

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Dallaire's Inferno
Books / November/December 2003

Dallaire’s Inferno

November 12, 2003April 29, 2020 - by Stephan Lewis

The Rwandan genocide retold

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Artwork by Shary Boyle
Fiction / November/December 2003

Choynski

November 12, 2003April 29, 2020 - by David Bezmozgis

The young palliative-care doctor, a nice Jewish guy in glasses, prodded around my grandmother’s stomach and explained that the swelling wasn’t only a result of fluid. Some of it was …

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As the executive director, I am frequently asked this question. These days, I reply: “The Walrus was made for this moment.” From on-again, off-again trade news and negotiations to a new prime minister, we are committed to Canada’s conversations. We launched six regional bureaus earlier this year to ensure comprehensive coverage across this great country of ours. But we can’t do this alone. As a non-profit newsroom, this work isn’t possible without our readers’ support. If you believe in Canada’s stories, support our paywall-free journalism with a donation today.

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