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Latest comment posted at 7:37 PM EST 30/04/07

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  1. LUCIEN ALEXANDRE MARION from Canada writes: Mr. Smith,Sir,you are a professional in your own field of reporting and your awards are of great credibility. I beleive that it is very important, what you have accomplished concerning the reports on the Afghan detainees. As a simple citizen, I would like to add, if I may, that We, Canadians, are in Afghanistan to save lives, to secure human beings, to fight and distroy Barbary . Although these people doesn t have the same Culture of ours or mentality, We, who are fighting to secure and protect them, this even at the cost of the ultimate sacrifice of our Noble soldiers, we have to follow our moral Values, concerning the prisoners, this as an exemple to the whole world for what Canada stands for,even if those prisoners are dangerous Talibans or else, who would certainly kill our soldiers if they would have the chance. War is Hell and the Good has to Win and prevail. Our civilise way of treating prisoners will help and if I may say could influence this War for the better of Afghanistan. We must keep Hope and Faith and stand behind our Troups all the way, until they are ready to come Home and safe. Thank you-Merci.l
  2. A. Heather from Toronto, Canada writes: I just want to observe, if that's ok. I am one of Graeme's fans.
  3. peace baby from Canada writes: Hi Graeme, I was in Kabul in October, before going I questioned the need for our troops or any NATO troops to be there. Once there I realized 100% that if NATO including of course our troops pull out all the progress, the steps towards establishing a modest and reasonably secure life for the Afghans, will be for naught. Taliban WILL come back, everything WILL be destroyed again. Its a harsh reality in Afghanistan, their culture is very different from ours, their ways of dealing with 'how can I say, criminal actions' are not to give them a tv, free meals and health benefits. Canadians should know that there are very dangerous people out there, they are not only the 'terrorists' but the criminals who kidnap and sell their captives to the 'terrorists.' BE SAFE and COME BACK SAFE! If you know Ajmals friends and family say hi and express my heartfelt condolences.
  4. Udom Thongpai from Canada writes: Very few questions, which is unfortunate. I would have liked to ask Mr. Smith about the tens of thousands of refugees the Pakistanis and the UNHCR are pushing across the border into Afghanistan. Beyond that, I must commend both Smith and the Globe for outstanding journalism.
  5. Ron MacGillivray from Flatbush, AB, writes: Why are we all so shocked? It's no secret our glorious Afghan allies are a bunch of mafia type thugs who have called in outside enforcers (that's us) to control the population. We have no business in Afghanistan. There is no good reason to be there.
  6. lad lladie from Canada writes: The years before 1978, although under communist rule, life for Afghans was relatively good and free of religious entrapments. This thirty-year-war in Afghanistan was started by NATO's leading member called the USofA. In a sense the U.S. give birth to the Taliban when the Americans began fanning the flames of religious fervor against the atheist regime in Kabul. It's ironic today to see the U.S. and NATO trying to put out the fire they started more than thirty years ago.
  7. Paul Cachia from Edmonton, Canada writes: Thanks for exposing this inhumane activity in your article. The response from the Canadian government is typical. The minute the government starts throwing around ideas that people are somehow unpatriotic and not supportive of the Canadian troops by asking to have detainees treated fairly is in itself an indication that they are covering up. It's a classic American tactic that the Bush adminsitration uses all the time in order to stifle critics in the US.....'If your not with us your against us'. Stockwell Day is trying to accuse people of being Taliban supporters if they support human rights. Grow up Stockwell, that tact won't work in Canada. This is not the US. Our military should never be involved in the torture of detainees at any time.
  8. John Squires from toronto, Canada writes: For over 1 week now you have been trying with seemingly desperate effort to convince Canadians that this is news. Well ITS NOT! Most Canadians, couldn't care less. What we care about are our troops, who if they were in the same position as our prisoners would fare far worse. It wasn't worth 1 day in the front section never mind the 'over the top' coverage that the pro Liberal newspapers in this country have given it. It's the coverage that is disgusting, not the treatment of our prisoners.

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