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Canadian troops knock down doors, interrogate civilians in Afghanistan: New footage Dru Oja Jay - The Dominion VIA theFilter.ca June 27, 2006 French-language Montreal newspaper La Presse reported on Thursday that Canadian military forces in Afghanistan are ransacking villages, knocking down doors, and interrogating civilians in their search for Taliban. It is, wrote reporter Hugo de Grandpré, the end of innocence for Canadian troops. The report was based on new, "unedited" footage broadcast by the television station France 2 on Wednesday night. According to La Presse, the footage shows both tough and soft versions of Canada's warning to civilians they fear could become Taliban militants. Footage of the "tough" version shows a Canadian soldier telling an audience of a few "silent men" that "my soldiers are very well trained. They are excellent shots, and you will die." And the soft version. According to La Presse, soldiers are shown brandishing a wad of money, asking men where Taliban operatives are hiding. The response, however, is cold: "That's nice of you, but we don't want your money. This is our country. And with all of our strength, we will protect it." In another sequence of footage, La Presse reports that Canadian soldiers are shown knocking down doors with their feet. "Women and an old man leave. The man, who has a long white beard, is insulted." Article Posted at www.KnowledgeDrivenRevolution.com The soldier says to him, "too bad for you if you don't want to tell us where the Taliban are." The La Presse report comes on the heels of criticism leveled against Canada by Afghani President and former UNOCAL advisor Hamid Karzai. According to a Canadian Press report, Karzai "called on the coalition to rethink its strategy of fighting terrorism, saying the killing of hundreds of Afghans was not acceptable." "Even if they are Taliban," Karzai was quoted as saying, "they are sons of this land." According to the report, Major Nancy Hansen, a Canadian Task Force spokesperson, said that "Karzai's remarks do not change the coalition's long-term approach toward helping rebuild Afghan society." About KDR \| \| Home \| \| Weekly Features Archive	Weekly Weekly Features Archive
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Canadian troops knock down doors, interrogate civilians in Afghanistan: New footage

Dru Oja Jay - The Dominion VIA theFilter.ca
June 27, 2006

Canada French-language Montreal newspaper La Presse reported on Thursday that Canadian military forces in Afghanistan are ransacking villages, knocking down doors, and interrogating civilians in their search for Taliban. It is, wrote reporter Hugo de Grandpré, the end of innocence for Canadian troops.

The report was based on new, "unedited" footage broadcast by the television station France 2 on Wednesday night.

According to La Presse, the footage shows both tough and soft versions of Canada's warning to civilians they fear could become Taliban militants. Footage of the "tough" version shows a Canadian soldier telling an audience of a few "silent men" that "my soldiers are very well trained. They are excellent shots, and you will die."

And the soft version. According to La Presse, soldiers are shown brandishing a wad of money, asking men where Taliban operatives are hiding. The response, however, is cold: "That's nice of you, but we don't want your money. This is our country. And with all of our strength, we will protect it."

In another sequence of footage, La Presse reports that Canadian soldiers are shown knocking down doors with their feet. "Women and an old man leave. The man, who has a long white beard, is insulted."

Article Posted at www.KnowledgeDrivenRevolution.com

The soldier says to him, "too bad for you if you don't want to tell us where the Taliban are."

The La Presse report comes on the heels of criticism leveled against Canada by Afghani President and former UNOCAL advisor Hamid Karzai. According to a Canadian Press report, Karzai "called on the coalition to rethink its strategy of fighting terrorism, saying the killing of hundreds of Afghans was not acceptable."

"Even if they are Taliban," Karzai was quoted as saying, "they are sons of this land."

According to the report, Major Nancy Hansen, a Canadian Task Force spokesperson, said that "Karzai's remarks do not change the coalition's long-term approach toward helping rebuild Afghan society."

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