Afghanistan itself has become a metaphor for man's inhumanity to man, a gift to the rich and powerful status quo.
 Like the economic ladder tilted by gross income disparities, the scales of (in)justice are way out of balance.
   Having been made a celebrity by the (mis)fortunes of war, Kahdr is a symbolic gift to the war industries as well as an affirmation of law and (dis)order.
    He's also a confirmation that might makes right. Interesting that his $10.5 million victory comes as Canada announces a new increase in military spending.
  But all this injustice is driven by the fact that the dogs of war are a politician's best friends, until they arrive home disabled to be swept under the carpet.

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