Monday, January 28, 2008

10 Questions About the Detainee Scandal

Whooee! Everyday, more an' more questions pop into my head about the detainee issue. Here's a few I posted to the Globe & Mail discussion board.
  1. Why did Canada fail to inform NATO high command that we'd uncovered incontrovertible evidence of torture?
  2. Our change in policy goes against NATO's official policy. Shouldn't they have been informed?
  3. Now that we have one piece of credible evidence, are we following up on previous allegations?
  4. Do we think, despite so much smoke, that there's no bigger fire?
  5. Perhaps our NATO allies should know that they, too, may be handing over prisoners for torture?
  6. Maybe the Dutch and German commanders would want to know so they, too, can refrain from violating international treaties?
  7. Why did Gen. Deschamps submit an affidavit to a Cdn court on Dec 19 stating dire consequences IF we were to stop handing over detainees?
  8. Have the transfers actually stopped?
  9. How do we know?
  10. Who can we believe?

JB

1 comment:

Raphael Alexander said...

Why did Canada fail to inform NATO high command that we'd uncovered incontrovertible evidence of torture?

Unknown, they won't tell us why. And yes, they should have been informed.

Now that we have one piece of credible evidence, are we following up on previous allegations?

Unknown. Peter MacKay said that "no change in policy" has occurred, only a temporary cessation.

Who can we believe?

I'm guessing the military will give the most honest answers.