Omar Khadr threw a grenade with the intent of killing as many Americans as he could and told interrogators he felt happy that he had killed a U.S. soldier, according to a statement of facts agreed to by Khadr himself.
According to the document, which was read aloud during his sentencing hearing Tuesday at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Khadr threw the grenade after a firefight with U.S. soldiers had ended and knowing the Americans were looking for the wounded or dead.
The nine-page document describes in detail the 24-year-old Khadr's life, his connections to al-Qaeda and actions leading up to and following his murder of Sgt. Christopher Speer in July 2002. Khadr appears to have signed the document — attesting to its accuracy — on Oct. 13, 2010.
Among other things, it also says the Toronto-born Khadr:
•Knew his father had a close relationship with the head of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden.
•Attended one-on-one private terrorist training from a member of al-Qaeda.
•Learned to use rocket-propelled grenades, assault rifles and improvised explosive devices during training in Afghanistan in June 2002.
•Hoped to kill "a lot of Americans" in order to receive reward money ($1,500 US per American killed.)
•Chose to engage in a firefight with U.S. troops while armed with an AK-47 Kalishnikov rifle and pistol.
•Has no legal defence to any of the charges to which he pleaded guilty.
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CBC News - World - Khadr threw grenade to kill 'many Americans'
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Omar was the ONLY terrorist left in the compound. All the others had been killed at the time of him throwing the grenade. The Americans had the place surrounded, there was no grassy knoll, there was no second shooter, there was no 2'nd mystery terrorist.
It was just Omar.
If you want to give him a break because of his age - fine. I believe the Americans did exactly that. Keep in mind that not every jurisdiction has the nice cushy "Youth Criminal Justice Act" that gives out Get of Jail Free cards till you're 18 (and not all Canadians think that that is necessarily a bad thing. Little Omar will serve one more year, then get repatriated back to Canada (unfortunately) and then he will spend maybe a week or two in jail in Canada at which time he will be paroled.
Omar is a guilty as the day is long.
End of story.
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
We'll have another election soon enough.
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Yes we will and the Conservatives will win again.
Do you really think in all of god's green earth that the Liberals will make little Omar and the rest of his Terrorist loving family a call to arms in the next election?
Really?