 vue666Small block Chevys never diePremium
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Re: Canadian comes home from Guantanamo He would be tried for treason in a Canadian court and not in an American court... 
I thought the Americans charged him with spying? |
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 capdjqRIP my friendPremium
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Oman Khadr will apply for, and obtain parole, in 2013. He will sue the Canadian authorities and obtain a large settlement.
Meanwhile, to me at least, he remains an enigma. Is Omar Khadr truly a remorseless threat, a jihadist bent on revenge? Or does he want to serve his time and live a normal life?
All I know, from what I've read, not once does Khadr accept even a shred of responsibility for his lot, consistently shifting the blame to everyone else. Except, of course, to the man who dispatched him into battle...... his father.
I don't think I will ever understand the mind of Omar Khadr and I highly doubt many Canadians ever will.
All I know is that I wont lose any sleep over him.
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peterboroAvatars are for posersPremium
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Peterborough, ON | said by capdjq: All I know is that I wont lose any sleep over him. You might if he moves near you or a relative. |
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We have many people in Canada, who supported, pressured Jean Chretien to bring Khadr's Father from Pakistan Jail. That included newspapers, poltical parties and TV media who supported Sr Khadr's freedom.
This is the reason terrorism thrived in Canada. Be is Tamil fighters, Sikh Terrorist or now Al Quaeda fighters. For some Canadians human rights of terrorists matter more than terrorism they spread around.
The whole family is Al Qaeda Supporter. Just crazy...
Abdul Karim, age 23 was injured and paralyzed in gun battle and getting medical treatment in Toronto.
Yes same gun battle in which his terrorists father was killed.
Toronto get ready, you will soon have new patient.
I was always "Bring the Kid home" but never let him set foot outside jail. ever. |
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Re: Canadian comes home from Guantanamo said by Wolfie00:Correct. The issue here is the determination of the sentence. We are dealing here with something rarely dealt with in ordinary criminal law. Normal assumptions about criminal motivations and rehabilitation may be naive and inadequate in this situation, and put Canadians at risk.
If the US has such an ironclad case on him, why did they plea bargain? It was that the whole legality of the kangaroo court in Gimo is in question and that whatever they 'got' out of him was obtained by torture.
He plead guilty because his lawyers were denied access to evidence to mount a proper defense. With the plea, which I'm sure he'll recant, and probably justifiably so, he gets out of prison and has a chance to have a life. A number of prisoners @ Gitmo mentally cracked and committed suicide under the "treatment" regime there. Remember - just because you're a prisoner somewhere doesn't make one guilty of anything.
So let me ask two questions of those of you here who thinks Khadr should be drawn, quartered, hanged, boiled, burned, etc....
Q1:
If a US soldier showed up on your doorstep tomorrow (ie. US invaded Canada for some reason - or let's say if was the French were invading us for labeling Niagara sparkling wine as "Champagne") and started shooting into your house, at you & your family/kids, what would you do?
a) invite him in to drink beer and watch HNIC?
b) say, "Please handcuff me, put a black hood over my head, and torture me"?
c) double-tap him in the head with your unregistered long gun?
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Irrespective of the law, would you feel that you did the right thing in choosing option C under the circumstances? |
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said by peterboro:said by capdjq: All I know is that I wont lose any sleep over him. You might if he moves near you or a relative. That s the reason he chose not to live in Toronto.
But I guess Some Sikh separatist fighter, with big berry farm may be near him. You never know as they are very strong in BC. |
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 KardinalDei Gratia ReginaPremium
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said by vue666:He would be tried for treason in a Canadian court and not in an American court...
I thought the Americans charged him with spying?
Is there some news of this 'treason trial' that I've missed, or is this just rhetoric of "I wish we would......" world?
Khadr was taken to back to Pakistan at age 10, and there he was 'home schooled' or attended schools with decidedly radical slants. He was 10, remember. Over the next five years, he was turned into a child soldier by his family and schooling that the family permitted, at which point he was captured at age 15 after a firefight in Afghanistan. Repeat: he was 15.
(I'm repeating the age because it's something that certain schools of thought like to brush off as an inconvenience to what is coming next)
Canada is a member of the United Nations, even if our PM is ignoring them because he got stiffed for the Security Council seat he wanted, and an active member at that. The UN's definition of a child soldier:
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A child associated with an armed force or armed group refers to any person below 18 years of age who is, or who has been, recruited or used by an armed force or armed group in any capacity, including but not limited to children, boys and girls, used as fighters, cooks, porters, spies or for sexual purposes.
(Source: Paris Principles on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict 2007)
(from this page)
To recap: he went to the other side of the world at age 10, and his parents gave him a very biased and radical education and world to live in. He was captured at age 15, which is 3 years inside the UN definition of what a child soldier is no matter how some of the foaming-at-the-mouth, hang-him-high, he's-not-a-real-Canadian types want to downplay it.
.......or do we now consider 10 year olds capable of standing up to their parents and defying the social environment and education system they are placed in. Really?
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BobAccount deleted
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New Jersey | If a 15 year-old murders someone in Canada, can he be tried as an adult? How many years in prison would he get? |
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KardinalDei Gratia ReginaPremium
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N of 49th | said by Bob:If a 15 year-old murders someone in Canada, can he be tried as an adult? How many years in prison would he get?
The question has nothing to do with these circumstances, so it's nothing more than a tangent. However, take some time to look up the answer to your questions and get back to us with the answer. Please quote your sources too.
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said by Kardinal:Canada is a member of the United Nations, even if our PM is ignoring them because he got stiffed for the Security Council seat he wanted, and an active member at that. The UN's definition of a child soldier:
At further risk of dragging it to CanPol, but just to be clear; you do know an entirely different PM was in charge when Khadr was taken prisoner and taken to Gitmo, right?
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KardinalDei Gratia ReginaPremium
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N of 49th | said by Ian:At further risk of dragging it to CanPol, but just to be clear; you do know an entirely different PM was in charge when Khadr was taken prisoner and taken to Gitmo, right?
My comment was a overall observation on where the UN seems to stand in the pecking order of importance/relevance to both the current government of this country and some of our fellow citizens.
As to the whole Khadr situation, I'm not blaming this solely on our current PM or current government; I'm taking a stab at the federal governments that have been in power since 2002 and have taken the situation to where it is today. If someone does blame entirely on one PM/government but not all of them, it's a political-colour-glasses situation rather than looking at the situation as a whole.
My comment was more to how we are actually a member of the UN even if it doesn't seem to be all that important at times. We're also a signature country for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (which has additions that include coverage of child soldiers).
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 A Lurkerthat's Ms Lurker btwPremium
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Burlington, ON | reply to Kardinal
said by Kardinal:.......or do we now consider 10 year olds capable of standing up to their parents and defying the social environment and education system they are placed in. Really?
Again, so why wasn't his mother charged?
If Omar is blameless for his situation, why were his parents not held responsible? His father is dead, but his mother has been quite vocal about supporting terrorism. I do actually feel that he had little choice in his path in life. Again, why were his parents not held responsible. We're not talking about a typical child soldier, ripped from their family. It's just as likely that if he's released and returns to his mother's home that she'll encourage him to return to the fight. |
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BobAccount deleted
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New Jersey | reply to Kardinal
Actually, it is relevant. You're saying that because of the UN, a murderer who's 17 years 11 months and 27 days old is a child and should be treated as such. I'm saying they're murders and should be locked up for a very long time or executed. |
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said by A Lurker:Again, why were his parents not held responsible.
From what I understand his parents, or at least his father, was p[art of the freedom fighters fighting the Russians when Russia invaded afgan. All these "freedom fighters" were bankrolled and taught how to fight by... CIA.
CIA set up a lot of these "camps" or schools to tech kids how to fight for "freedom". |
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said by vue666:Just another Canadian citizen? A Canadian citizen, just like you, with the same rights and priviliges.
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DKSDamn Kidney StonesPremium,ExMod 2002
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said by Bob:Actually, it is relevant. You're saying that because of the UN, a murderer who's 17 years 11 months and 27 days old is a child and should be treated as such. I'm saying they're murders and should be locked up for a very long time or executed.
And, thankfully, you neither live in Canada nor can you vote here. We follow the Rule of Law and honour our UN treaties (unless the Reformatories choose not to) here.
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vue666Small block Chevys never diePremium
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Halifax, NS | reply to A Lurker
said by A Lurker:
Again, so why wasn't his mother charged?
Great point... |
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Problem with Canada or Canadians supporting terrorism.
The only problem is which side you define is committing terrorism.
»www.cbc.ca/thenational/about/cor···senault/
His words "manages to get "THEM" paychecks, uniforms and other support with the help of live Satellite imagery". He is IT guy by day.
Just change his support to AlQaeda and whole equation changes. |
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A Lurkerthat's Ms Lurker btwPremium
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Burlington, ON | reply to vue666
Yes, but I doubt any of those who support Omar's release will ever answer it. It's easier to ignore it. Again, I should note that my biggest concern is that his release in Canada will return him to the group that forced him into his original situation. |
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