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The Taliban Dont Wave

The Most Vivid Account of Fighting the Taliban

Peter Worthington | Posted 11.21.2012 | Canada
Peter Worthington

Anyone is wrong who may think the book by former Capt. Rob Semrau -- The Taliban Don't Wave -- is his justification for what happened in Afghanistan in 2008. Although Semrau is the first Canadian soldier ever to be court martialed for allegedly killing a wounded enemy on the battlefield, his 291-page book devotes barely a page to the incident that led to his court marital and dismissal from the army.

A Mercy Killing In Afghanistan?

CP | Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.22.2012 | Canada

OTTAWA - The day he was alleged to have killed a wounded, unarmed Taliban fighter, Capt. Robert Semrau watched in dismay as stoned Afghan soldiers pas...