Comments on: Canada The United States NATO Stare Into The Eyes of Defeat In Afghanistan

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 17 May 2010 22:26:42 +0000

Yes my pink friend, I agree.

By: fadingpinko

fadingpinko — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:16:53 +0000

If Canadian troops have not abused the locals they will be a historical first.
Can any one point to an example of armed occupation of someone else’s country that was not followed by resentment and resistance to it leading inexorably to repressive actions by the occupying troops .
Indeed Hillier’s ’scumbags’ characterisation of the resisting Afghans would seemm to have pre-determined the developement of a bad attitude by his soldiers.

By: jim reed

jim reed — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:01:17 +0000

I felt that was a confusing report.

Canadian soldiers have not been accused of mistreating, beating or torturing any Afghans…at least not publicly.

However 6 complaints of mistreatment -not torture- were made against soldiers and the military police have been investigating…clearing all but one, which is still ongoing.

On the other hand…a number of soldiers including a couple of military policemen have complained to the Military Police Complaints Commission, which is a quasi-judicial body, but not a military body.

That’s the one that Harper shut down in the middle of things, firing the chairman by not extending his term and effectively terminating those hearings.

This Harper fellow is crafty one.

I found that the CBC report was a bit confused.

By: lord anthony

lord anthony — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:51:08 +0000

CBC tells us…..
All allegations of mistreatment of Afghan prisoners by Canadian troops investigated so far have been unfounded, the Canadian Forces Military Police said Monday night.

And a blogger comments, that’s like your mom telling the principal what kind of a kid you are when she’s been called to the office on account of your misbehaviour, what else would she say.

Let me guess. MoD pays CFMP salaries…?
Talk about just-in-time delivery!

This stinks of political interference. Something else to look into.

Now for the real investigation.
Amnesty Int. would be a fitting sponsor.