tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271311976551643552.post396553289234595698..comments2024-03-25T01:13:02.579-06:00Comments on ROCK SOLID POLITICS: Omar Khadr's SettlementBrad Cabanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08957343946915171802noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271311976551643552.post-25947651455547016812017-07-13T06:49:26.357-06:002017-07-13T06:49:26.357-06:00Thank you BD for noting how politically biased thi...Thank you BD for noting how politically biased this opinion is. The Liberals paid off Khadr so they could hush up their own failures in his interrogations. Fact is the supreme court found the Liberal government guilty. At least Harper repatriated the young adult. . . And transfered him to a Canadian prison to serve out his sentence. IMO this should have been enough for a convicted criminal. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110203774846610934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271311976551643552.post-86033839580876238772017-07-11T10:49:00.575-06:002017-07-11T10:49:00.575-06:00It was not just the US forces he and his father we...It was not just the US forces he and his father were fighting. Canada and other allied forces were also the target. Therefore, I proclaim that Khadr was attacking his own countrymen in an act of terrorism. This is a treasonous offence in my opinion and thus receive servers punishment. In my opinion our so called Charter is a worthless piece of parchment and our Supreme Court with all their "textbook" experience have a gross lack of understand of "real life" events!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04122053616704414023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271311976551643552.post-29908053504976888802017-07-11T00:29:04.419-06:002017-07-11T00:29:04.419-06:00Thank you for your insight.Thank you for your insight.hommemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13810086158379151941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271311976551643552.post-78737497636677366892017-07-10T03:38:06.606-06:002017-07-10T03:38:06.606-06:00Politics = Divide and Conquer.....remember this!Politics = Divide and Conquer.....remember this!Marmaladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651890655542192076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271311976551643552.post-23900169371842005482017-07-09T12:49:47.633-06:002017-07-09T12:49:47.633-06:00Every Canadianight should read this to get a more ...Every Canadianight should read this to get a more balanced perspective of the circumstances surrounding this situation.Greg Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09498440959542289574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271311976551643552.post-1572487862457683962017-07-09T11:18:13.267-06:002017-07-09T11:18:13.267-06:00In so stating,"Ironically, the Supreme Court ...In so stating,"Ironically, the Supreme Court found that it was the deliberate actions of the Harper government that led directly, and profoundly to the violation of Khadr's Charter rights." you imply, better yet, assert that Harper and his government consciously abrogated Kadhr's rights under The Charter. How could this be if Harper wasn't elected PM until January 2006, but the interrogations of Kahdr took place in February 2003 and the lawsuit initiated by Kahdr's grandmother in March 2004, with a Federal Court deciding against the Canadian government in Aug 2005? In other words, this matter was well underway under the direction of the Liberal government, although so many (politicians and bloggers alike) would like to pin it all on the Harper regime. Such assertions are disingenuous, to say the least.<br /><br />Secondly, the question remains, when does a citizen, by his / her actions, give up their rights as a citizen? This is the crux of this controversy, and reasonable people very well can disagree. BDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634210144840006323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271311976551643552.post-18856575533104220222017-07-09T09:46:38.591-06:002017-07-09T09:46:38.591-06:00Excellent analysis - a couple of corrections worth...Excellent analysis - a couple of corrections worth noting. Khadr was taken to the Middle East by his father he was 10, not as a teenager. His trial was a kangaroo court which by international standards has been called a sham AND he was forced to make a guilty plea. Evidence presebted to the Court, verified by the SCC, indicates this was the only way he would be extradited to Canada. Failing which Khadr would have continued to rot in Guantanamo, tortured and etc.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832840961871650828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271311976551643552.post-11752360478318704242017-07-09T09:16:59.108-06:002017-07-09T09:16:59.108-06:00Are there no boundaries then, for losing one's...Are there no boundaries then, for losing one's rights as a citizen? Kadhr was trained to use weapons and build IEDs for the side that the Americans (and we, as part of the coalition) were fighting. Is that not considered treason? The Harper government (albeit grudgingly) repatriated Kadhr. He is still a Canadian citizen. Is that not reward enough? The SCC ruled that his rights were violated, but did not in anyway suggest that he had to be compensated for that.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723612284527739177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271311976551643552.post-69266759682559495692017-07-09T08:46:47.186-06:002017-07-09T08:46:47.186-06:00Thank you. Thank you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083058087824810872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271311976551643552.post-56812876704086234062017-07-09T08:17:05.834-06:002017-07-09T08:17:05.834-06:00This is an excellent analysis. Very thoughtful. Go...This is an excellent analysis. Very thoughtful. Good information, as well.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com