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From the Canadian Television network, CTV, that never once questioned why Canada should be involved with a war, created by an "unelected [sic] president of the United States, comes a "meek question".
Not once did they ever mention or question the legality of "torture" of dozens of other journalists murdered or imprisoned by a mercenary army from the U.S.
Not once did they ever talk about the rights of Canadians held or sent to be tortured in prisons by the United States.
Not once did this network ever stand up for the genocide in any nation world wide.
Not once did they ever stand up for anything but their "old boys" club called a television network of deadbeat "spam readers". This television group always knows what Paris Hilton is doing and "puke" U.S. propaganda on Canadians.
Not once did they ever stand up for any freedoms being violated anywhere.
Not once did they ever stand up and demand justice for the people of Afghanistan or Iraq.
They did however join forces and bang the gongs of the illegal pre-emptive strike against Iraq and murder of over 1 million people in Iraq. They may want to check out some Syrian torture chamber for their "reporter."
Times .10 Magazine (Photo: Where was CTV in February, 2003 when "Canadians" were asking questions?)
Now years to late Canada's largest "spam" television network is asking for the immediate release of an Afghan employee who it has been told is being detained/tortured by the United States military/mercenaries.
"Our issue here is that we've been told nothing by governments or [sic] NaTOE [U.S. controlled- no typo]," Mr. Hurst said [sic]. NaTOE forces are responsible for security in much of Afghanistan. "It's been four months now that we've been working quietly through back channels with absolutely no results. Now we're making an appeal: Release him or else explain why he's being detained and proceed with due process."
Several weeks ago CTV formally asked the Canadian Embassy in Kabul to investigate Mr. Yazamy's case, but Mr. Hurst said the broadcaster had not received a reply. Neil Hrab, spokesman for the foreign affairs minister, Maxime Bernier, said in an e-mail message that the government was "aware of the situation and the Canadian Embassy in Kabul is working closely with CTV to get further information."
"This is what reporters do," said Dennis Trudeau, a spokesman for the Canadian branch of Reporters Without Borders. "It's not necessarily against the law to be in contact with multiple sides in a conflict."
At least two other journalists are known to be in American detention: Bilal Hussein, an Iraqi staff photographer for The Associated Press, has been held in Iraq since April 2006. Sami al-Hajj, a cameraman for Al Jazeera, has been detained since 2001, mostly at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.