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by ricknight | August 12, 2007 at 06:44 am
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Canadian Bar Association moves to support rights of Khadr
Lawyers for a Canadian terror suspect imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay – Omar Khadr – reacted in shocked disbelief Saturday after their call for the Canadian Bar Association to pressure the federal government to help Mr. Khadr drew a standing ovation and a promise of action from CBA president Parker MacCarthy.The 30-second ovation came after a U.S. military lawyer assigned to represent Mr. Khadr – Lieutenant-Commander William Kuebler – said it is inexplicable that Canada has stood by silently while a citizen whose alleged crime was committed while he was still "a child" is being systematically railroaded by a lawless regime.
Lt.-Cdr. Kuebler said the CBA ought to condemn the Harper government for leaping to oppose the use of child soldiers in countries such as Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka, yet hypocritically permitting the U.S. to have free rein over a 15-year-old boy who was present in an al-Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan only because his father had recruited him to the cause.
Minutes later, Mr. MacCarthy told a press conference that the lack of proper legal protections for Mr. Khadr is "a travesty of justice."
After having their case dismissed by the Military Commission the American government continues to hold Khadr, and many others, in detention without rights, without trial, without charges, without anything that even resembles justice. How long will the American "Gulag" continue?
If he is a terrorist, as the Americans claim, then have a trial under a system that is seen as being a legitimate court in the eyes of the world (like say the American civil or military system that already exists). Bring this enemy combatant, who was fifteen at the time of his capture, to judgement on the evidence they have. Do do less is just Un-American.
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at 07:20 on August 12th, 2007
Good Story Rick,
Lawyers like all Bottom feeders most likely do not care about Khadr, but media attention for themselves and the bottomless tax dollars the Government will pay them to prove the Giovernment (who pay them handsomely wrong) in detaining Khadr.
Khadr's entire family has been linked to senior levels of Osama bin Laden's
al-Qaeda network. Khadr's family to this day still publicly support al-Qaeda and lambast Canadians as weak, who deserve to die. Perhaps some background on why this young man who lobbed a grenade killing s US army medic non combatant will explain why the US will keep him in prison, versus letting Canada have him, who would most likely be released by our incompetent court system.
Granted he was 15 years old at the time he killed a US Medic, but anyone who knows middle eastern culture and religion knows religious morals and values are ingrained in the youth from the time they are born, hence he certainly knew right from wrong, regardless of his age. And judging from his family business of terror it leaves them no excuse to say Poor Khadr was just a child. Yes, a Murdering lil Bastard who is lucky he isn't hanged or shot as I am sure there would be no lack of takers who would gladly throw the switch or lever in ending his life. Heartless, Perhaps but no less heartless than his entire family of Lunatics, who kill others and when they get wounded they hightail it back to the warm and forgiving Nanny State of Canada for free medical treatment at the Canadian taxpayers expense.
For some reason Canada allows Terrorists such as the Khadr family to remain in Canada and enjoy all the benefits of good law abiding Canadians, this is why the US call us the Nanny State and for good reason.
In Ending my Commentary, Khadr is getting Justice, Justice deemed appropriate by the American people. I hope he rots in hell like the rest of his whole family. Better yet put them all on a plane and deport them, without the benefit of parachutes, then I like most of us would be happy.
Ahmed Said Khadr
Maha Khadr
Zaynab Khadr
Abdullah, in running an al-Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan in the
1990s.
Abdullah Khadr
suggested he may have been the suicide bomber who killed a Canadian
soldier in Kabul in January 2004.
Khadr said, "If I was the suicide bomber, I wouldn't be doing this
interview with you right now."
custody in Pakistan. He had been held there for a year. It was unclear
who held him and why he was released.
including conspiring to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan,
conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, and conspiracy to
possess a destructive device to commit violent crimes. The charges
carry a maximum sentence of life in prison and a million dollar fine.
Abdurahman Khadr
Omar Khadr
Abdul Karim Khadr
at 07:20 on August 12th, 2007
And under the rule of law, if there is sufficient evidence to prosecute, then they should be charged and held for trial. If convicted they should be imprissoned, if found innocent they should be released. That's our system. It should be the same for everyone.
Without a legitimate trial, without a fair hearing of all the evidence, without a verdicit, there is no justice one way or another.
There is just the unbridled power of the state. Is that a society you want to live in?
at 07:24 on August 12th, 2007
Rick if it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck,,,, well I am sure you know the rest...
at 07:28 on August 12th, 2007
So when your particular brand of quacking becomes the latest treason on the state's list, you won't mind if they throw you in the can forever?
at 05:43 on August 13th, 2007
Rick, unfortunately for some of us affected in all this have no pity for people including his own family who readily admit complicity in all this and smack Canada in the face with their contempt. If released, this is the environment this young man will return to, a hero, a martyr to the Culture his family has brought him into that killing innocent women and children who do not comply with Allah is right.
People have to ask themselves, what parent in their right mind would send a 15 year old to a terrorist training camp to learn to kill people? How f*cked up is that? Where are Canadian Child Protective Services in all this?
Do you actually think he will one day be a good productive citizen in Canada after this? Would he ever have been a good productive citizen in a poisoned environment raised by his lunatic parents and sibling. I think he is best where he is for his own protection. He is older now and still holds to his beliefs that the West is weak and the ideals and values he learned in terrorist training camp are paramount over everything else. He has not apologised for his actions and most likely never will. Who knows what he may do in futureif released back into society, the kid has been brainwashed, much like the KKK kids in the south, nothing short of prison will change them over time.
US Laws may not be fair to most, but considering the alternative, Sorry I conflict with everyone's views, but for now it suits me fine.
at 08:22 on August 13th, 2007
He won't be released if found guilty. But we won't know that until there is a trial.
For now all we have is the awesome power of the state to make people disappear, and we don't seem to care about that.
at 10:28 on August 17th, 2007
Hi Barry,
Where did you source the information above?
Heritage
at 10:54 on August 13th, 2007
So true Rick and that is a sad state of affairs, especially when parents caused it by poisoning a young man's mind in the first place. Actually it should be his parents who should be on trail and imprisoned. This kid is going to need some serious mental help to rid him of his brainwashing.