October 2006

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Briarpatch karaoke fundraiser

Get your ya-yas out at the Briarpatch karaoke party!

Wed. November 1, 2006
at the Exchange
2431 8th Ave., Regina
$5 cover after 8 pm

Prizes for best performance,
silent auction,
special guest appearances,
all proceeds to support Briarpatch Magazine.

This event is being held in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour convention.

By Tom Regan
Christian Science Monitor
October 3, 2006

US Senate majority leader Bill Frist (R) of Tennessee said Monday that the war against the Taliban can “never” be won militarily and that it was time to include “people who call themselves Taliban” in the Afghan government.

The Associated Press reports that Mr. Frist said he had learned from military reports that the Taliban were “too numerous and had too much popular support” to be defeated in a military campaign.

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