October 19, 2010 - Omar A. Khadr, a Canadian citizen, was 15 years old at the time of his capture and arrest, after a firefight in Afghanistan, in 2002. He is accused of throwing a grenade that killed Army Sergeant Christopher Speer even though Khadr, at the time, was blinded in his left eye and shot twice in the back. It is not clear that he actually did this, yet he has spent eight years in the Guantanamo Bay prison without trial. His father, an Al Qaeda associate who is now dead, brought him to the battlefield. He is now 24, without hope of justice. Many in Canada regard him as a child solider, with the Canadian government refusing to request the repatriation of Khadr.
The question that remains is why is the Obama administration putting a child soldier on trial? Perhaps it is because the Canadian government has shown little to no interest in getting Khadr back. His father after all, was a part of Osama bin Laden’s inner circle of confidants when Khadr was 10. The idea that we are comfortable with punishing the son for the sins of the father is alarming.
Khadr is the youngest of the 176 detainees and is the only Westerner currently being held at the facility. All other nations have successfully repatriated their detainees. The United Nations and Amnesty International have expressed grave concern over Khadr’s case and the trial
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously declared that Khadr’s human rights had been violated but opted not to suggest a remedy such as bringing Khadr back to Canada. Canadian intelligence officials also interrogated Khadr without legal counsel after systemic sleep deprivation. {read rest}
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Omar Khadr’s Crime?
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