canada steps up to the plate

and slams one into the bleachers

as i mentioned the other day, i work for the insurance/financial industry. we're effected by the patriot act and anti-money laundering laws. we have certain countries we cannot deal with/accept money from. now WE are one of those countries (not the money part but the watch part) on someone else's list!

Canada puts U.S., Israel on torture watchlist -CTV
OTTAWA, Jan 17 (Reuters) - An official Canadian government document has put both the United States and Israel on a watch list of countries where prisoners run the risk of being tortured, CTV television reported on Thursday.The revelation is likely to embarrass the minority Conservative government, which is a staunch U.S. ally.The document mentions the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba where a Canadian man is being held.CTV said the document was part of a course on torture awareness given to Canadian diplomats to help them determine whether prisoners they visited abroad had been mistreated.It said the document mentioned U.S. interrogation techniques such as "forced nudity, isolation, and sleep deprivation."Other countries on the watch list include Syria, China, Iran and Afghanistan, CTV said...........