I was perusing the morning papers today and came upon this story in the UK Guardian. About halfway through the article my WTF meter hit the red zone. The stories regarding the torture, yes torture, not mistreating, of detainees by soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan and Gitmo have been leaking for some time now. As with most civilized human beings I was, and continue to be outraged at this flaunting of international law and basic human rights. The detainee in the article describes one of his female interrogators as being Canadian. The outrage of most Canadians following the kidnapping, and subsequent torturing, of Mr Arar clearly indicated that our nation has little tolerance for such abuse. I would hope that an explanation from our government is forthcoming.
British detainee's tale of US 'torture by proxy'
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