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1. For The Record.
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   Statement
   Statement by Lieutenant-General W.J. Natynczyk, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
   NR–07.030 – May 4, 2007
   OTTAWA – Lieutenant-General W.J. Natynczyk, CMM, MSC, CD, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, issued the following statement today:
   “Media reporting of a specific example of an individual detained by Afghan Authorities are inaccurate. These reports suggest that the Canadian Forces (CF) transferred an Afghan captured by the CF, that this individual was subsequently abused, and that this was known at the time.
   To be clear, the circumstances of this incident do not support such conclusions.
   The incident took place in the Zangabad area in the course of an operation in June 2006. The CF members came upon the individual and questioned him but at no time did they capture him. From their questions, the CF members concluded that there was no need to detain the individual as he was of no value or threat to them. Subsequently, the local Afghan National Police (ANP) arrested him.
   Sometime later CF members visited the local ANP station where the Afghan had been taken. At that time they noticed injuries that had not been present previously. A medical examination assessed the individual as having minor injuries.
   As the result of what they observed the CF members were hesitant to leave the Afghan with the local ANP, took custody of him, and arranged for him to be transferred to a different ANP detachment.
   Nothing in the circumstances described can lead to a conclusion that the individual was tortured and that CF members were aware of such torture. As the circumstances above indicate, this individual was not processed by the CF as a detainee; he was arrested by the ANP. The level of abuse evident in this case appeared relatively minor but enough to cause CF members to take concrete steps to ensure the safety and welfare of the individual as they are trained to do.
   Finally, as Colonel Noonan’s affidavit indicates, there were no specific complaints received from CF members, humanitarian agencies, detainees or former detainees to the CF or CEFCOM regarding the treatment of detainees transferred to Afghan authorities by Canada.” …-
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2. Canadian Forces were not part of this operation in Afghanistan.
   Back in Canada, Canadian Taliban appeasers/sympathizers, aka Taliban MayDion Liberals + Taliban Jack Layton-NDP, carried out a “Sympathy With The Taliban” operation in Canada’s Parliament.
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   Afghanistan – Key Taliban commanders killed in Herat operation
   Pajhwak Afghan News ^ | May 3, 2007
   KANDAHAR CITY, May 3 (Pajhwok Afghan News): Important Taliban commanders were among more than 130 people killed in a recent counter-insurgency operation in the western Herat province, insiders confided to Pajhwok Afghan News on Thursday.
   A key commander released recently along with four others in exchange for Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo died in the Zerkoh raid, which also left over 50 civilians dead, touched off furious protests and prompted President Hamid Karzai to warn foreign troops against collateral damage.
   The much-criticised prisoner swap resulted in the release of Ustad Yasir, Mufti Latifullah Hakimi, Mansoor Ahmad, Hamdullah and Mullah Ghaffar.
   Tribal elders and Taliban said three militant commanders, including one freed as a result of the prisoner exchange were killed in the Herat operations, jointly conducted by Afghan and Coalition forces.
   Haji Abdul Hakim, a Taliban commander in Greshk district of the southern Helmand province, revealed Mullah Ghaffar, Mullah Jan and Mullah Janan perished in the Herat clashes.
   Mullah Ahmadullah, a Taliban commander in Marja district, said Mullah Ghaffar was laid to rest in Nawzad and Mullah Lal Jan in Khan Nishin district of Helmand on Wednesday.
   Haji Muhammad Wazir, a tribal elder from Marja, confirmed six dead bodies including those of the commanders had been brought to Helmand from Shindand in Herat.
   Brig Gen Nabi Jan Mullahkhel also said the dead bodies had been brought to Helmand, but stopped short of giving more details. …-
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3. “Criminals can then also visit friends or a mosque for two hours a day.”
   Dhimmitude in Holland. Mosque = Islam’s home.
   Can the criminals visit a Christian church for 2 hours/day?
   The Dutch are handing Islam the rope/ crescent sword with which the Islamic terrorists will bury them.
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   Minister Plans to Largely Abolish Prison Sentences
   THE HAGUE, 05/05/07 – Most criminals in the Netherlands should be able to serve their sentence at home in the future. Justice Minister Hirsch Ballin is to introduce house arrest as a new main punishment. Criminals can then also visit friends or a mosque for two hours a day. …-
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