Afghan detainees: Attaran vs. MacKenzie video/UK Update

The professor and the general (ret'd) have at it on CTV's Power Play; Lew MacKenzie is mad as hell and almost can't take it anymore. You be the ref.

Mr Attaran amongst other things accuses the Canadian Forces--not the government as a whole--of acting illegally in not releasing documents as ordered by the Commons (not "Parliament", pace the prof.). For more on that matter:

Afghan detainee docs: Crown privilege rules

Otherwise:

Afghan detainees: The lawyer couldn't produce the documents so he dug up a witness/Update: CDS' letter on alleged murder

By the way, Mr Attaran in the clip, er, presents supercilious smarm superbly. Plus a piece on Mr Malgarai himself:

Translator stands by testimony on Afghan teen's death

Other video:

CTV National News: Roger Smith on the allegations A former military translator claims there was a cover-up of the fatal shooting of an Afghan teenager...

CTV News Channel: Graeme Smith, Globe and Mail Gen. Walt Natynczyk refuted the Afghan translator's serious accusations by issuing a summary of the events. But, the statement suggests there may be more to the story, says Graeme Smith.

More on the detainee issue from Adrian MacNair:

Afghan Detainees Not On The Radar Of Afghans

Update: We are not alone (via Norman's Spectator):

UK accused over Taliban torture risk when handing over insurgents
• Anti-war activivist seeks review over risk of torture
• Government accused of 'head in the sand' attitude

Detainee-torture allegations spread to Britain
Human-rights groups in London seek judicial review of documents charging ‘first-hand evidence of systematic torture'

But for some reason the matter is no big political deal in the UK.