Canada puts U.S. on torture watch list

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:22 PM
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Canada puts U.S. on torture watch list

Omar Khadr's lawyers say they can't understand why Canada is not doing more to help their client in light of new evidence that Ottawa has put the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on a watch list for torture.

Khadr -- a Canadian citizen who was just 15-years-old when he was captured in Afghanistan more than five years ago and taken to Guantanamo -- has claimed that he has been tortured at the prison. Now, CTV News has obtained documents that put Guantanamo Bay on a torture watch list.

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It also listed countries and places with greater risks of torture. The list includes Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, and China. But surprisingly, it also included the United States, Guantanamo Bay, and Israel.

It notes specific "U.S. interrogation techniquies," which include "forced nudity, isolation, and sleep deprivation." The U.S. has repeatedly denied allegations by international groups that it tortures prisoners captured in places like Afghanistan and Iraq. However, U.S. officials have refused to comment on the Canadian list.

more... http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080116/khadr_torture_080116/20080116?hub=TopStories

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Clintonista2

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:40 PM
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1. k

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Wed Jan-16-08 11:44 PM
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2. good for Canada.

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Clintonista2

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Thu Jan-17-08 05:35 PM
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4. I'm very surprised

Edited on Thu Jan-17-08 05:36 PM by Lirwin2

and pleased. Canada isn't usually known for standing up to uncle sam...

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Thu Jan-17-08 12:01 AM
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Thank God! nt

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Thu Jan-17-08 12:01 AM
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3. DOUBLE POST DELETED

Edited on Thu Jan-17-08 12:02 AM by Sarah Ibarruri

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Thu Jan-17-08 10:33 PM
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5. goddamn george bush all to HELL!

Canada puts US on 'torture list'

The United States has been listed as a country where prisoners are at risk of torture in a training document produced by the Canadian foreign ministry.
It also classifies some US interrogation techniques as torture.

The manual - part of a training course on torture awareness for diplomats - also includes Israel, China, Iran and Afghanistan on its watch list.

A government spokesman said the manual did not reflect the views of Canada, which is an ally of the US and Israel.

"The training manual is not a policy document and does not reflect the views or policies of this government," said a spokesman for Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier.

The manual lists US interrogation techniques such as forced nudity, isolation, sleep deprivation and the blindfolding of prisoners under "definition of torture".

It also refers to the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba where a Canadian man is being held. Critics say it ridicules Ottawa's claims that Omar Khadr is not being mistreated.

There was no immediate response from either the US or Israel.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7195276.stm

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