An Ottawa law professor claims to have discovered un-redacted documents pointing towards Canadian military wrongdoing.
While digging deep into the Afghan detainee controversy, Amir Attaran says that he found government documents ordering Canadian prisoners to be tortured by their Afghan handlers in order to gain intelligence.
If what Attaran is claiming turns out to be true, Canada could be found to have committed war crimes.
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Beyond the immediate legal and political repercussions for the Canadian government, there could be lasting consequences for future military cooperation between the U.S. and Canada.
Already reeling from high Canadian military losses, and billions of dollars of war expenses, this scandal could contribute to Canadians’ fatigue with extended combat missions.
