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Monday, December 14
Canadian Diplomat Alleges Troops in Afghanistan Were Complicit in Torture
Twas the season of approaching Christmas when not a mouse was stirring in the Canadian House of Parliament, but a single brave Canadian Diplomat stopped Canadians dead in their tracks. Allegations of Canadian Troops involved in the complicity of the torture of Afghani detainees shocked the Canadian public. Disbelief registered on their faces and in their voices as they sounded off on radio and television. How could this happen?
Richard Colvin, who was second in command at Canada's Kabul embassy in 2006 and 2007, said that Afghans swept up in security sweeps by Canadian troops during that time were routinely handed over to Afghan intelligence services.
"According to our information, the likelihood is that all Afghans we handed over were tortured," Colvin told Canada's parliament.
"For interrogators in Kandahar, it was standard procedure."
In other words we detained and handed over for severe torture, a lot of innocent people.
Needless to say, the Generals, Defense Minister Peter Mackay and his tory elves led the fray to deny the alleged charges. Whips cracked.
Colvin was intimidated and threatened and prevented from testifiying.
Twas the season of approaching Christmas when not a mouse was stirring in the Canadian House of Parliament, but a single brave Canadian Diplomat stopped Canadians dead in their tracks. Allegations of Canadian Troops involved in the complicity of the torture of Afghani detainees shocked the Canadian public. Disbelief registered on their faces and in their voices as they sounded off on radio and television. How could this happen?
Richard Colvin, who was second in command at Canada's Kabul embassy in 2006 and 2007, said that Afghans swept up in security sweeps by Canadian troops during that time were routinely handed over to Afghan intelligence services.
"According to our information, the likelihood is that all Afghans we handed over were tortured," Colvin told Canada's parliament.
"For interrogators in Kandahar, it was standard procedure."
In other words we detained and handed over for severe torture, a lot of innocent people.
Needless to say, the Generals, Defense Minister Peter Mackay and his tory elves led the fray to deny the alleged charges. Whips cracked.
Colvin was intimidated and threatened and prevented from testifiying.
Labels: Afghan detainees, Canada, Conservatives, Peter Mackay, torture
¶ 12/14/2009 09:54:00 p.m. 0 Comments
