Potentially explosive

[ZeitgeistObserver]

Potentially explosive

by Aaron Wherry on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 4:39pm - 12 Comments

A former translator has just concluded rather dramatic testimony at the special committee on Afghanistan.

An Afghan-Canadian who served as translator to Canada’s military levelled potentially explosive allegations at a Commons committee today, saying Canadian troops transferred “innocent” men to Afghanistan’s notorious intelligence service and once shot an unarmed man in the back of the head.

Malgarai Ahmadshah, adviser to the former commander of Canada’s Joint Task Force Afghanistan unit, was speaking to MPs probing the detainee issue and this country’s relationship with the Afghan National Directorate of Security…Mr. Ahmadshah also alleged the Canadian government transferred detainees to the NDS with the understanding they would be abused in order to extract more intelligence information from them. “They were subcontracting torture,” he said.

http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/14/potentially-explosive/#idc-container

I'd say the topic headline is an understatement!

[daleo]

1. It wouldn't be that surprising

Getting involved in wars of occupation and/or civil wars is bound to lead to some activities that can only be described as war crimes. I predict a lot of "support the troops" talk will attempt to drown out these allegations.

[ZeitgeistObserver]

2. For Canadians such a conclusion would be devastating.

But you're right. One of the Conservative comments on that site already claims this guy is a Taliban.

[CHIMO]

3. Troops gave ‘innocent’ men to notorious Afghan spies, translator says

An Afghan-Canadian who served as translator to Canada’s military levelled wild and troubling allegations at a Commons committee today, saying Canadian troops transferred “innocent” men to Afghanistan’s notorious intelligence service and once shot an unarmed man in the back of the head.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/troops-gave-innocent-men-to-notorious-afghan-spies-translator-says/article1534345/

You should post this on LBN.