November 2nd, 2010
11:33 AM ET
Canada says it will accept Guantanamo detainee Khadr in a year
The Canadian government has agreed to accept Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr after he finishes a year of incarceration in U.S. custody, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Khadr admitted to throwing a grenade during a 2002 firefight in Afghanistan that killed Sgt. First Class Christopher Speer, a member of a U.S.Army Special Forces unit. Khadr was 15 at the time.
Khadr, a 24-year-old Canadian citizen, is the youngest detainee held at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He pleaded guilty last week to murder, attempted murder, providing material support for terrorism, spying and conspiracy.
it is good he is serving time in the US as if he was up in canada and did this crime oh would he get away with murder, the US is strict in justice that canada needs to learn from, yes I agree with you dan in lafayette IN we do need to vacate afghanistan
The fact that this young man is in custody at all is ludicrous. He was fighting for what he believed in as did thousands of of own,yet they're not incarcerated. Since when did it become a war crime to kill somebody in combat? Besides,it wasn't like the time when two of our pilots murdered 414 civilians in Baghdad on Feb.13,1991 by drooping a bomb on the Amriya air raid shelter with wanton cruelty.
Very well put,Bledsoe.You nailed it!
This young man was brainwashed into a jihadist behavior and should be incarcerated until he can become a civilized man that can learn to live and love all of God's creation no matter what religion, race or ethnicity!
until he can learn to live with and love all
When Jesus said render to Cesar what is Cesar's He was talking about taxes of which money was printed with his image on it! Not land being overtaken by Islamic extremists who only care for those who stand in their 360 degree circle cult that will kill anyone who disagrees with their lifestyle!