[Newsbot]

Title: Contentious Khadr trial set to begin at Guantanamo
Category: Law & Order
Posted By: wildrosegirl
Date: 2010-08-08 19:00:29
Canadian

[martin14]

$1:

They also oppose a defence motion to make security in the courtroom less visible. Jackson has argued that an eye-catching security presence will make Khadr appear dangerous and lead the jury to infer he may be guilty.

This is going to be a circus.....

[GreenTiger]

Why not have the CIA say that he was a US agent who gave them much valued information, put a few thousand dollars in his pocket and send him bask to Astan. I'm sure they will give him a fair trial, they might start with cutting off more than his nose.

[kenmore]

Well he shouldn't be allowed back in Canada. Thats one thing harper and I agree on. Also his terrorist family living in Toronto should be deported. I mean jeeze how does this shit go on? His mother yells and screams how they support al Qaeda, then rub it in our faces by collecting social benefits...something very wrong with that picture.

[desertdude]

This is an abomination in my view, Canada a country that claims to be so much refuses to bring back one of its own citizens.

I am quite taken aback from your comments GT, If ol kenny said something like this I would understand.

Even if the charges levied against him are true the fact remains he was a child soldier. I don't see any other child soldiers being treaty this even in Africa.

He has already spent 8 years of torture, solitary and brutal detention in one of the "civillised worlds" most notorious prisons, much more than many convicted violent criminals in countries like the US and Canada. Let alone a minor

While Comrade Duch gets sentenced to 19 more years for torturing and killing over 20,000 people, where is the justice

Call it even for time served for what ever crime and let him go instead of trying to make an example of him while the fight is out there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VObr7oWTbGU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEiyjU77poA

[GreenTiger]

I'm not sure how to handle a "child warrior" like that. I understand his age, but tossing a grenade is not something minor either. My initial reaction is to treat him like any other combatant and wwe are he is undergoing a trial to see if he is guilty. If he is than I'm not sure what the right thing to do with him.

If the Canadians wanted him back to be tried under their laws I'm sure that could be arranged, but as I understand it Canada has made no such request.

[Proculation]

It's about time. Now the pro-terrorists will maybe stop talking about him not being tried. Let's hope we never see this terrorist again. If he was going to be tried to Canada, he would be already out with maybe millions in compensation and some official apologies. Glad that it is the US who will sentence him.

[QBall]

martin14 martin14:

$1:

They also oppose a defence motion to make security in the courtroom less visible. Jackson has argued that an eye-catching security presence will make Khadr appear dangerous and lead the jury to infer he may be guilty.

This is going to be a circus.....

Going to be? Barnum and Bailey couldn't put on a better clown show.

[2Cdo]

The US could have avoided all this nonsense if they just called these Islamic terrorists POW's. No trial, and don't have to release them until the "War on Terror" is over!

The way the world is going these guys would all die of old age before ever being set free. Sounds like a win-win situation.

[EyeBrock]

DD, he isn't a 'child soldier' by the UN definition. He wasn't in a uniform of any army, he didn't belong to an army unit or an army. He is an accused terrorist or insurgent depending on your point of view, not a 'soldier' child or otherwise.

Personally I agree that even thought Khadr and all his family are utter pieces of shite, he is a citizen and Canada should be making moves to repatriate him.

He should be treated the same as any other Canadian.

[desertdude]

From whatever I've read there isn't any actual proof of him even lobbing any gernades and there are various conflicting accounts of what actually happened.

And thats what I'm saying try him under Candian law in Canada and not the modern day concentration camp Gitmo

[EyeBrock]

desertdude desertdude:

From whatever I've read there isn't any actual proof of him even lobbing any gernades and there are various conflicting accounts of what actually happened.

And thats what I'm saying try him under Candian law in Canada and not the modern day concentration camp Gitmo

He didn't break any Canadian laws so why would we try him?

The Yanks say he was fighting them in Afghanistan. He was allegedly engaged in trying to kill uniformed US Army members during a firefight. He was captured as a non-uniformed combatant, breaking all rules of warfare, by the Yanks.
It's up to them to deal with him.

From Canada's point of view, we should be asking the US what they are doing with our citizen and why they have had him in custody for so long without a trial. If he gets convicted, we should look at transferring him back to Canadian prison like we have done with many other Canadians.

If he isn’t convicted, he should be released and allowed to come back to Canada.

[GreenTiger]

desertdude desertdude:

From whatever I've read there isn't any actual proof of him even lobbing any gernades and there are various conflicting accounts of what actually happened.

And thats what I'm saying try him under Candian law in Canada and not the modern day concentration camp Gitmo

If he was innocent then of course set him free, If he was throwing grenades at Uniformed American one of the a medic though that would be hard to ignore.

He is being tried lets see what happens.

[EyeBrock]

Rustydowg Rustydowg:

in my view he relinquished his citizenship when he departed Canada and waged war against Canada (jtf2) and her allies. How I see it he is guilty of murder or high treason. I spent 11 months there and my mother did not want me to go ....... His mother sent him. That's positive parenting. we need to show her the door as well. Now if he is allowed to return to Canada am I going to need to watch my back as a Afghanistan vet? I served my country's interest now it is only fair that my country look out for my safety and keep Khadr out of this country

I think the whole Khadr clan are pieces of crap, but they are citizens of Canada.

Saying they should be stripped of citizenship is a moot point. It isn't going to happen.

We should go out of our way to deal with these wankers in a fair and equitable way, as Canadian citizens.

[martin14]

desertdude desertdude:

From whatever I've read there isn't any actual proof of him even lobbing any gernades and there are various conflicting accounts of what actually happened.

hmm, sounds like that's what trials are for.