Quote Originally Posted by ptamas View Post
On the civilian side I have no issues with material. On the military side, high level material is easy to get. Field level stuff, and material that discusses internal, ahem, difficulties is much harder. This is frustrating because most of the contacts I have in the Canadian Forces confirm what I'm looking for but I can't find material I can cite.
Moreover, it is becoming increasingly rare that folks put negative, frank appraisals into written form--especially in Canada where they've become increasingly ATIP-able. Indeed, they're often directed by higher-ups not to (as the Colvin affair on Afghan detainees highlighted).

The development community is also pretty bad at this, despite all the attention paid to monitoring and evaluation.