Khadr should make us ashamed to be Canadian

[Just the Facts]

Well Said , the issue of "real canadian " does not come up until someone who is not white commits a crime . Gitmo is an affront to international law and order regradless of who is imprisoned there but people seem far less likely to mind if it's a non white and non christian person locked up case in point john walker lindh .

That's nonsense, tons of people have been released from gitmo, not just the white guys. A lot of them, btw, re-captured in Afghanistan fighting with the talibans.

Second time caught they should just dump em in a POW camp and leave em there until the war ends...which most agree will be a long long time. Let the red cross visit them every day, heck, let the red cross have their own barracks. As long as they keep them out of the battle, that;s good enough for me.

 

[earth_as_one]

But they aren't POWs. Nor are they criminals. That's the problem. The US invented a third category... illegal combatants. Illegal combatants have no rights. They can be detained indefintiely, subjected to torture and executed. Hard to believe we are talking about the United States...

 

[earth_as_one]

Update:

Amnesty International points out Canada is virtual alone in not fighting their citizen's rights. Pretty damn embarassing if you ask me.

Canada 'stands alone' on Khadr


TENILLE BONOGUORE
Globe and Mail Update
June 14, 2007 at 1:08 PM EDT

The failure of the Canadian government to seek Omar Khadr's release from Guantanamo Bay leaves it standing virtually alone on the world stage, according to Amnesty International.
Almost every other individual in the U.S. compound in Cuba has governments fighting for their release, Amnesty International Canada Secretary-General Alex Neve said Thursday, insisting it is time Canada joined the effort.
“Even though everyone else seems to get it... Canada still remains silent,” Mr. Neve said. “This isn't law. This isn't justice. This must end.”

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the rest here:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070614.wkhadr0614/BNStory/National/home

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I for one am glad that Canada finally stepped up and didn't do something to help these 'citizens of convenience'. As a 15 year old, under Canadian law, he should be attending school in Canada not galavanting around Afganistan shooting at other Canadians and Americans. Let him rot. He deserves it.

Because last I checked, there is no crime in holding beliefs which are quite unpopular (such as Neo Nazi Beliefs) and when one commits a crime, their family is not exhiled from the country, even if they share unpopular beliefs (again, see Neo-Nazi's).

No one suggest giving them a medal, but we have laws, and they apply to everyone.

We share a similar opinion on the same subject. Here is what Canada should have done:

May 27, 3:12 PM ET

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen said on Sunday it had agreed with the United States to take back most of the remaining Yemeni inmates held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba.

"There are continuous talks with the Americans to hand over the Yemenis in Guantanamo to the Yemeni government," a senior official told Reuters. He did not say how many prisoners would be released or when...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070527/wl_nm/yemen_usa_guantanamo_dc

12/14/2006
Sixteen Saudi Guantanamo detainees repatriated; names given

Minister of Interior Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz said today that Saudi authorities secured the release of 16 Saudi citizens detained at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The 16 detainees arrived in the Kingdom this morning by private plane.

The relatives of the 16 have been informed of their arrival and the Ministry of Interior is providing the necessary facilities so they can meet, Prince Nayef said.
The minister also noted that the adherence to regulations and instructions by previously released detainees played a positive role in securing the release of the latest 16. They will be subject to the laws of the Kingdom, he said.
Prince Nayef expressed his appreciation for the cooperation of US authorities in the matter, and said that efforts remain ongoing to repatriate the remaining Saudi detainees in the near future...

http://www.saudiembassy.net/2006News/News/NewsDetail.asp?cIndex=6731

Releasing prisoners is a sign of a close relationship. I guess Canada knows where it stands with the US compared to Saudi Arabia or Yemen.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Update:

Amnesty International points out Canada is virtual alone in not fighting their citizen's rights. Pretty damn embarassing if you ask me.

I am not the least bit embarased. Let him rot.

 

[Johnnny]

Releasing prisoners is a sign of a close relationship. I guess Canada knows where it stands with the US compared to Saudi Arabia or Yemen.

that will change once the tars sands get going then we "might" out pace saudi arabia in the total oil volume game or whatever then america will want to be friends until then i dunno...

 

[JBeee]

Word on the street in certain communities is "BONUS" . Thats the best i can translate it.

....and lets just keep it at that eh Doctor Diddles.hhmmm??