But Helena Guergis, the secretary of state for foreign affairs and international trade, countered by saying the opposition parties were "siding with Taliban accusations" instead of supporting Canadian troops.
Our own media since the begginning of the conflict has been seeking to discredit the operation anyway they could, they seem to convieniently forget what happens to prisoners of the Taliban and Al-Queda. Those people tend to end up in a ditch missing body parts, with evidence of severe torture and brutallity easily identifiable. The luckiest are those that are simply executed. If an uncooperative enemy got rouged up, they should be glad we do not start adopting the Talibans prisoner rights and care program.
Links if you please Mr folcar. You seem to be solidly behind Canadas involvment in this pipeline protection action. We have adopted US prisoner rights, and that means state sanctioned torture and death. No country has a worse human rights record.
Links if you please Mr folcar. You seem to be solidly behind Canadas involvment in this pipeline protection action. We have adopted US prisoner rights, and that means state sanctioned torture and death. No country has a worse human rights record.
How anyone can't see that making people stand on boxes with underwear on their heads is the worst human right violation is beyond me.
I heard Mr. Hillier's comments and was angry. These are serious allegations. They should not be swept under the rug. It is important to get to the bottom of this, and if the allegations prove to be true, then action must be taken. I don't care how pissed off Mr. Hillier or the troops want to get. We are talking about torture...torture of ALLEGED taliban and terrorist fighters. That should be noticed as well. Just as these abuse charges are alleged...so is the status of the people that these acts of torture may be geared towards.
I don't think that is an excuse to let it continue. I still think this is a serious issue that must be investigated and dealt with. No, no system is perfect...BUT...that doesn't mean that we shouldn't try to fix the imperfections...especially when we are talking about alleged torture.I'm not sure. Perhaps the Talliban have been always alleging such things to undermine NATO. In which case we would have to ask why do we choose to focus on such allegations now. No doubt if they dig hard enough and long enough they'll find an abuse some where. The simple fact is no prison system is perfect, especially one run by a fragile democracy in the middle of a war zone.
I don't think that is an excuse to let it continue. I still think this is a serious issue that must be investigated and dealt with. No, no system is perfect...BUT...that doesn't mean that we shouldn't try to fix the imperfections...especially when we are talking about alleged torture.
=This is why I think we should get out of that place as quickly as we can, because our men don't know who to trust, they don't see any progress, they're being criticised at home, and the next time they drive down the road, they are blown to hell.
I don't know if I should make a comment, because I'll end up being accused of treason or something worse. Nonetheless, does anyone remember My Lai, that is what happens when soldiers are surrounded and confused and finally lash out. If the enemy swims among the people like fish, it is only a matter of time before there is another My Lai.
The worst part is, the cheerleaders and non combatants will be the first to hurl accusations. Everything is so clear and well defined for the arm chair quarterbacks, it isn't so well defined for the poor bugger who has to get up in the morning and knows that might be the last nights sleep he'll get. As far as I'm concerned, the only people who should be there doing the fighting are the sanctimonious fatheads who think they can force their will upon others.
...However i do think our media could try something else other than looking to discredit our forces, when the actions of the enemy clearly prove are methods are not as barbaric...