General Hillier admits: human rights not part of Afghan mission
Wed, 2007-05-02 10:04
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General Hillier admits: human rights not part of Afghan mission
Wed, 2007-05-02 10:04
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quote:
Some Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan are angry that allegations about abuse of detainees are deflecting attention away from their mission, Canada's chief of defence staff said Wednesday.
[url=http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/05/02/hillier-abuse.html]Hillier models unprofessionalism by meddling in politics[/url]
Well gee General Hillier, how could drawing attention to human rights abuses deflect attention from the mission, unless human rights aren't part of the mission?
[ 02 May 2007: Message edited by: rasmus ]
Wed, 2007-05-02 10:34
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oops... i always feel the news/politics section should be further up the page. moving this thread now.