Sayed Shah Sharifi: Taliban

Government Officials Dept: In the case of Sayed Shah Sharifi, a former Afghan interpreter for Canadian combat troops cut loose by immigration officials in the Taliban heartland, a young man s life may be sacrificed by bureaucratic fiat, according to The Star. But Kenney defends the decision by officials who didn t find Sharifi credible when he said Taliban insurgents want to kill him, just as they kill other suspected collaborators almost every day and in a democracy, when government officials threaten someone s life or liberty, they re at least supposed to let a judge or jury hear witnesses who disagree with them. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has the power to issue the 23-year-old Afghan a reprieve, to show compassion for the young man heralded for his bravery by former Canadian commanders, and give him shelter in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.