Yet another O'Connorism

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a couple days ago in committee the arms dealer told us even though the US makes the names of Guantanimo detainees public it doesn't provide "a list" (I'm pretty sure that was his exact words, the cheeky little monkey) of detainees held in Afghanistan because they're still within the field of operations.

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Defence minister refuses to budge on Afghan detainees
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"The U.S. issues a press release about every detainee they capture," Dhalla said Thursday in a statement directed at O'Connor. "Why does this minister refuse to be as transparent?"

The defence minister said that in Afghanistan, each country involved in defence and reconstruction determines its own policies.

"In the case of Canada, the military has determined that the public release of information on detainees would be detrimental to their military operations," he said. "The operational chain of command has a responsibility for deciding what kind of information is releasable or not. It is a military decision, not a political decision."

Since the beginning of May, the U.S. military has issued 25 media releases detailing the capture of at least 100 Afghan prisoners.

Information in the releases is posted on a U.S. army website and includes:

Where the captures occurred.
The number and type of weapons seized.
Information about the prisoners, such as rank and sometimes even names.
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I hope he doesn't because its kind of fun to watch, but he really should stop making stuff up.
 
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I dunno. For all his foibles I still kinda like the old coot. The poor guy is just in over his head is all.
 
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As I have stated elsewhere, I believe unequivocally that this Government of Canada has horrendously mismanaged the mission in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and, furthermore, attempted at every turn to mislead the House of Commons, and Canadians, in relation to said mismanagement. In my opinion, The Honourable Brigadier General Gordon O’Connor P.C., O.M.M., C.D. (Carleton—Mississippi Mills), the Minister of National Defence, should either (a) immediately take action to correct the rather serious issues that have led to these calls for his resignation, or (b) BGen. O’Connor should simply resign, as is being demanded.
 
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I cringed when he prefaced knowing the fate of all Canadian-captured detainees with "to the best of my knowledge". Great dodge and everything but it isn't go to do the troops much good if the poop hits the fan. He's says they have the paper. Run an audit.
 
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