Ottawa had early warning of toture in Afghan jails

     
           When Stephen Harper first heard of the allegations surrounding the torture of soldiers on the battlefield in Afghan jails, he dismissed them as false threats and Taliban propaganda. Even after one of their most important officers in the battlefield had provided alarming evidence of these occurrences he still failed to accept them as the truth. This was 2006. Now the threat has once again presented itself and is being taken much more seriously, as it is the second time around. On a report set on May 26th they had addressed many aspects of the human rights documents and have warned the Afghani government if there alleged 71 Canadians thought to be prisoners of brutal Afghan prisons. They strongly believe that these soldiers are being brutally tortured for information regarding future attack plans of the Canadian/American forces. The government is thought to know many more details pertaining to this issue but will not disclose them in an attempt to halt a nation-wide outrage. Nevertheless, they had told the media that they have been able to get several high priority warrants to search for the prisons thought to hold our countrymen. Government officials are not very open to the subject due to the fact that the smallest comment could anger the Afghans into killing the prisoners they hold. We need to help our country men and put an end to the threat of the Afghans.



            I find this discovery extremely disturbing. Imagine someone who had been your lifelong friend is now sitting, starving and being tortured in a musky and disgusting cell in the heart of a foreign country. We need to stand up to the monsters that are the Taliban and show them that they won’t get off easy after committing such perjury to our brothers. I feel that what they are supposedly doing to our men is simply disgusting. How can you live with yourself knowing you have brought so much pain and suffering to an individual as well as his friends and family? Knowing that you are viewed as a monster to the entire world. Hopefully they will realize what they are doing and release the prisoners. I don’t believe there is any way to forgive an act such as this and they should be severely punished. I strongly hope our government succeeds in freeing our soldiers and they can experience the freedom the rest of us do.