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Friday, June 22, 2012

Omar Khadr’s lawyers, Senator Romeo Dallaire head to Ottawa to demand Gitmo prisoner’s release (in The Toronto Star)

Full article: Omar Khadr’s lawyers, Senator Romeo Dallaire head to Ottawa to demand Gitmo prisoner’s release.

One wonders if anyone remembers or cares that this is a Canadian citizen, child soldier, who was almost killed, abused, and then used as an exhibit to try to legitimize the US military tribunals. He was pressured into confessing to a killing that he may or may not have done, and is now the last Western national remaining in Guantanamo. He remains shackled to the floor in a solitary cell. For some strange reason Canada refuses to repatriate him, even though a deal was struck allowing him to return 8 months ago.