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Claims of Afghan soldiers raping boys prompts Canadian investigation
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by Barry Artiste | October 4, 2008 at 06:25 am
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After reading this, one can understand why some protestors wish Afghanistan and the Middle East should be left to their own devices, when apparently even our allies are as brutal as the Taliban they are trying to destroy.
Atrocities against men women and particularly children will never see the Light of Day in an International courts as most turn a blind eye to those who suffer at the hands of their supposed protectors.
We will have a Canadian Investigation, but I feel it will just turn into a "Please do not do that again", we are really powerless to do anything in a Country when we try to impose our own moral and political will.
Claims of Afghan soldiers raping boys prompts Canadian investigation
David Pugliese, Canwest News Service Published: Friday, October 03, 2008
The Canadian Forces will launch a board of inquiry to look into allegations that soldiers' complaints about Afghan troops and police raping boys were ignored by the military leadership.
Military police have also launched an investigation into the same incidents. The issue surfaced in the summer after media reports detailed soldiers' concerns about sexual abuse of boys at the hands of Afghan personnel.
In June, the Toronto Star reported that, in late 2006, a Canadian soldier had heard an Afghan soldier raping a young boy at one of the outposts near Kandahar.
The soldier later saw the injuries the boy sustained, including seeing his lower intestines falling out of his body, a sign of trauma from anal rape.
The soldier, who now suffers from post-traumatic stress syndrome, originally described the assault to a closed-door meeting of a parliamentary committee on national defence in May.
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at 07:11 on October 4th, 2008
Unfortunately it is their culture and ways and we should not interfere. Man-boy love is a big thing in Islamic culture and has been around for centuries.
at 11:05 on October 4th, 2008
I can't say what I want because I will get kicked off this site! Love is one thing almost killing a child is another. Having sex with a child is wrong no matter who's doing it. We should interfere and will! Every Single time we hear that is happens.
at 08:38 on October 4th, 2008
Yeah, well morally repugnant, you all are most likely correct, let them eradicate themselves, and bar our borders from any wishing to immigrate to our shores, that way they will be forced to make and fight and die in order to make changes themselves instead of us dying for them, thanks everyone for your comments and flags
at 08:38 on October 4th, 2008
News of this has been circulating on the web for some time.
at 08:43 on October 4th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff. I share zichi's sentiment.
at 11:02 on October 4th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 11:14 on October 4th, 2008
Do you hear yourselves? Now that we know about this we are to sit back and do nothing? Well I guess it would be ok if it were your child then right?
"The soldier later saw the injuries the boy sustained, including seeing his lower intestines falling out of his body, a sign of trauma from anal rape. " "RAPE"
This isn't nothing? I don't care what or who's doing it. A child, the most precious thing that God can give you in life. Afghan soldiers raping boys has nothing to do with religion sorry! Please take your blinders off.
at 12:22 on October 4th, 2008
Thanks Rene, Rhonda, Jordan and Cjaye, for the comments and flag, certainly there are times when one wants to take out the trash, even if it means an end to being an ally
at 12:30 on October 4th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff. Justice should prevail even under Sh'ira Law, as this behavior is unacceptable by Islam and reading the Quran!
Can't say I like the story... other than appreciate it being brought to everyone's attention. Thx!
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at 16:01 on October 4th, 2008
Thanks Bally and Luiz for your comments, certainly a story one doesn't want to hear, but must know what goes on the minds of those who are supposed to protect their people.
at 16:43 on October 4th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 17:07 on October 4th, 2008
A very disturbing report. The New York Times ran a story about Karzai's brother being linked to the heroin trade and the Independent an excellent article on the increasingly bleak situation of women in Afghanistan http://tinyurl.com/44nqxx It's been obvious for a long time that the current strategy is not working. It seems to me that there either needs to be much more money invested into making Afghanistan work, or else some kind of deal with the Taliban. It may be too late for the latter, as the Taliban seem to be winning the war of attrition.
at 21:40 on October 4th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's bad stuff that needs to be sensible addressed.
Child rape goes on everywhere in the world, we can blame the man or men involve as its clearly repulsive and totally cruel. Buts lets not blame the Muslims or Afghanistan people its the criminals the guys that do these incredible calous things.
This should not be swept under any carpet and the blame should be directed at where it truthfully belongs. I really don't think that there is no religous or democratic or social based law that respects this kind of cruelty or behaviour in this World. The punishment should be the maximim under the law.
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at 05:45 on October 5th, 2008
Thanks Criticon, Ms, Negativity and Babel for your comments and stopping by. Certainly a few bad apples, here, but our finger pointing of disgust must be towards the command of those in the Afghan Army and what they are doing to its people.
at 06:47 on October 5th, 2008
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Disturbing story, lets hope the rapist burns in hell
at 06:47 on October 5th, 2008
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Disturbing story, lets hope the rapist burns in hell
at 08:29 on October 5th, 2008
If I were the soldier who witnessed it, I think it would be impossible for me not to take this guy out!