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There's little doubt that the Khadr family has some shady dealings with terrorists. Philanthropist? Yes, but in the same way that Bin Laden is a philanthropist to those who protect him (maybe not as bad as that, but in the same vein).
BUT... Omar was a 15-yo kid in a compound attacked by US forces, whose life was threatened in an hours-long firefight that eventually resulted in the breaching of the compound wall by explosives, and an invasion of armed military personnel. To claim that the US soldier was murdered is ludicrous. It was a military operation operation, and the people inside the compound were justifiably afraid for their lives. It was not a police operation where they went up to the door and asked to enter.
To deny any prisoners taken there the benefits of the Geneva Convention is an embarrassment to the US (all of Gitmo is). To allow the evidence attained through torture to be used is in blatant violation of international law. To torture a 15-yo boy into confessing is just abhorrent.
And the fact that the Canadian government is fighting so hard to abdicate ITS responsibility to make sure its citizens are protected to the fullest extent of international law and conventions is simply sickening. There is nothing in this situation that any US or Canadian politician can be proud of.
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