Canadian Politics: Military Denies Access To Information About Afghan Detainees

Blogcritics Magazine by Richard Marcus | Jul. 11, 2007 (Opinion)

Well the Canadian armed forces have finally cottoned on to a trick the American Army has been utilizing since the beginning of their invasion of Iraq. The best way to make sure that everybody believes what you tell them is to suppress any evidence that contradicts your version of events.

Last spring there was a great stink raised about what was happening to Afghani people detained by Canadian soldiers. It turned out that our soldiers were being ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - Jul 11, 2007 - 1:27 PM PDT
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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

Apart from less than desirable sourcing and perhaps better use of alternate perspectives, this story about the suppression of information on the part of the Canadian military is informative and well written.

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 by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008
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