Okay,
As much as I hate to say this...
Harper originally granted or ok'd the 10 million settlement
Trudeau just agreed to Harper's earlier agreement or arrangements
Also please educate yourselves by reading the following #factcheck.
1. Incredibly depressing to have to do this when Omar Khadr saga has been covered - extensively - for 15 years. But here goes.
2. He is a Canadian citizen & was born in Toronto. When shot & captured in Afghanistan by US Forces in July 2002 he was 15.
3. During the firefight, Delta Force soldier Sgt First Class Christopher Speer was fatally wounded. The Pentagon would later charge Khadr.
4. Before 9/11, it was not considered a war crime to kill a soldier in conflict. The U.S. enacted a new law, which is used in Guantanamo.
5. Khadr is the only captive the Pentagon has prosecuted with "murder in violation of the laws of war." Thousands of US service members died
6. Case also historic as the only juvenile prosecuted for war crimes. "Child soldier" consideration favours rehabilitation over retribution
7. Three times the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favour of Khadr & condemned the Canadian government for flouting his rights as citizen
8. In 2010, Khadr accepted a plea deal to get out of Guantanamo. He said he feared being held indefinitely (a possibility with Gitmo).
9. There was no trial. Pre-trial evidence left much about firefight in doubt. There was evidence of someone else alive in compound.
10. Here's a piece from 2010 where I lay out what wasn't sorted & the debate over what's important:
https://www.thestar.com/amp/news/world/2010/11/05/unanswered_questions_in_8year_omar_khadr_saga.html
11. Khadr's #Guantanamo guilty plea is being appealed in Washington court. Many of the other Gitmo convictions have been overturned.
12. Khadr is now 30. Living in Edmonton on bail but recently moved out of the home his lawyer generously welcomed him into upon release.
13. Once the apology & payout are announced officially (@JustinTrudeau yet to confirn settlement), the money will be shared with lawyers.
14. There is so much more so feel free to ask & I'll try to address. But those are basic facts getting grossly overlooked.
15. On a personal note, debate this case. Vigorously. But the ugliness & spinning of the last few days has made me depressed about Canada.
As much as I hate to say this...
Harper originally granted or ok'd the 10 million settlement
Trudeau just agreed to Harper's earlier agreement or arrangements
Also please educate yourselves by reading the following #factcheck.
1. Incredibly depressing to have to do this when Omar Khadr saga has been covered - extensively - for 15 years. But here goes.
2. He is a Canadian citizen & was born in Toronto. When shot & captured in Afghanistan by US Forces in July 2002 he was 15.
3. During the firefight, Delta Force soldier Sgt First Class Christopher Speer was fatally wounded. The Pentagon would later charge Khadr.
4. Before 9/11, it was not considered a war crime to kill a soldier in conflict. The U.S. enacted a new law, which is used in Guantanamo.
5. Khadr is the only captive the Pentagon has prosecuted with "murder in violation of the laws of war." Thousands of US service members died
6. Case also historic as the only juvenile prosecuted for war crimes. "Child soldier" consideration favours rehabilitation over retribution
7. Three times the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favour of Khadr & condemned the Canadian government for flouting his rights as citizen
8. In 2010, Khadr accepted a plea deal to get out of Guantanamo. He said he feared being held indefinitely (a possibility with Gitmo).
9. There was no trial. Pre-trial evidence left much about firefight in doubt. There was evidence of someone else alive in compound.
10. Here's a piece from 2010 where I lay out what wasn't sorted & the debate over what's important:
https://www.thestar.com/amp/news/world/2010/11/05/unanswered_questions_in_8year_omar_khadr_saga.html
11. Khadr's #Guantanamo guilty plea is being appealed in Washington court. Many of the other Gitmo convictions have been overturned.
12. Khadr is now 30. Living in Edmonton on bail but recently moved out of the home his lawyer generously welcomed him into upon release.
13. Once the apology & payout are announced officially (@JustinTrudeau yet to confirn settlement), the money will be shared with lawyers.
14. There is so much more so feel free to ask & I'll try to address. But those are basic facts getting grossly overlooked.
15. On a personal note, debate this case. Vigorously. But the ugliness & spinning of the last few days has made me depressed about Canada.
