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  • Canada 's Guantanamo 26 Nov 2009 23:33 GMT
    ... A scandal erupted last week in sleepy Ottawa with the ... told a House of Commons committee on Afghanistan that Afghans arrested by Canadian military and ... innocent people. Complicity in torture is a war crime.” In the face of accusations of this ...

  • Canadian generals dismiss torture claims 26 Nov 2009 21:55 GMT
    ... Two former Canadian military commanders have denied accusations that ... accusations that they had ignored warnings that Afghan authorities might torture and abuse detainees handed ... hearing his warnings of abuse - a war crime if true. Diplomat Richard Colvin testified last week ...

  • Shattering Canada's collective myths 26 Nov 2009 15:32 GMT
    ... Peacekeepers give way to warriors in Afghanistan, and a nation open to immigration becomes ... Canadian soldiers faced torture. This constitutes a war crime. Yet the Canadian government did nothing until ...

  • ICC: Prosecutor Seeks OK on Kenya Inquiry 26 Nov 2009 15:30 GMT
    ... (The Hague) - The request today by the International Criminal ... mandated to bring to justice perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide when national ... Kenya, these include Colombia, Georgia, Cote d'Ivoire, Afghanistan, and Guinea. The Palestinian National Authority also ...

  • BACKGROUND: German airstrike throws up legal and political issues 26 Nov 2009 13:50 GMT
    ... Berlin- Germany's top soldier and a senior defence ministry ... tanker trucks hijacked by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The exact details of what happened on ... it is conceivable that international law defining war crimes and the legitimate use of force protects ...

  • Isi Leibler: Why does so much pf the world hate us? 26 Nov 2009 12:30 GMT
    ... We're sorry, but this discussion has just been closed ... and their allies accused us of committing war crimes. This, despite the fact that the conflict ... the former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, Col. Richard Kemp, who stated that "the ...

  • Report: Berlusconi's wife seeking multi-million euro divorce deal 26 Nov 2009 11:34 GMT
    ... Athens/Nicosia - Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias on Thursday ... has resigned over his handling of a Afghan bombing raid which left dozens of civilians ... Phnom Penh - The defence in Cambodia's war crimes tribunal showed signs of falling apart Thursday ...

  • Russian troops shoot dead Ukrainian crossing border 26 Nov 2009 11:10 GMT
    ... Athens/Nicosia - Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias on Thursday ... has resigned over his handling of a Afghan bombing raid which left dozens of civilians ... Phnom Penh - The defence in Cambodia's war crimes tribunal showed signs of falling apart Thursday ...

  • Is Terrorism product of West's democratic failure? 26 Nov 2009 10:53 GMT
    ... Is Terrorism product of West's democratic failure? Much has ... the specific instances of the Iraqi & Afghan Occupations, can a case be made that ... hold their own leaders accountable for the war crimes in both Iraq and Afghanistan--may be objectively ...

  • Colvin may be mistaken on torture 26 Nov 2009 09:36 GMT
    ... warnings about torture of Taliban prisoners by Afghans has created a firestorm of recriminations, had ... revenge, and Meyer was convicted as a war criminal. Our troops have been known to shoot ...

  • Canada generals deny ignoring Afghan abuse warning 25 Nov 2009 23:52 GMT
    ... OTTAWA (Reuters) - Two former Canadian military commanders on ... denied accusations they had ignored warnings that Afghan authorities might torture and abuse detainees handed ... his warnings of possible abuse -- a war crime if true. Diplomat Richard Colvin testified last week ...

  • Canada generals deny ignoring Afghan abuse warnings 25 Nov 2009 23:32 GMT
    ... OTTAWA (Reuters) - Two former Canadian military commanders denied ... Wednesday that they had ignored warnings that Afghan authorities might torture and abuse detainees handed ... hearing his warnings of abuse -- a war crime if true. Diplomat Richard Colvin testified last week ...

  • Tories say they will order an inquiry into UK torture collusion 25 Nov 2009 22:53 GMT
    ... Tories say they will order an inquiry into UK torture ... while being held in Pakistan, Morocco and Afghanistan. It is also investigating MI6 over the ... is covered up.' An inquiry into alleged war crimes by the British Army may not begin ...

  • Hillier says he saw no credible reports of torture 25 Nov 2009 22:24 GMT
    ... Gen. Rick Hillier answers questions from the Star's James Travers ... denied the existence of credible reports on Afghan detainees being tortured after being handed over ... could result in them being charged with war crimes. But Attaran said the fact the military ...

  • Please, Mr. Custer, We Don't Want to Go! 25 Nov 2009 22:01 GMT
    ... Please, Mr. Custer, We Don't Want to Go! When the ... beating the drums for massive reinforcements in Afghanistan. The War in Iraq was a preemptive ... 13th century evil until after the 9-11 war crimes. Then we politely asked them to kick ...


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