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Damn... admitting guilt to take 30 years down to 5? It's difficult getting into the mind of a man who was tortured as a child soldier.
And, of course, the Harper government has already dropped the ball on the chance to repatriate him in the wake of the Supreme Court hearing.
No matter which way this goes, it's a shameful travesty of justice and human rights. It will forever be a stinking stain on Canada's global reputation. But, hey, our relations with the U.S. are doing all right, eh?
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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