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Incia Zaffar
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Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner
July 15, 2008 - 04:12 PM
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Making headlines today, is the world release of Guantanamo's first video showing a 16-year-old Omar Khadr being asked by Canadian officials in 2003 about events leading up to his capture by US forces.
There has been much controversy, opinion and criticism around the first war crimes trial in history of anyone under the age of 18.
“I hope Canadians will be outraged to see the callous and disgraceful treatment of a Canadian youth,” - Dennis Edney
For more news coverage, see:
BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7507216.stm
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080715.w2khadr15/BNStory/International/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20080715.w2khadr15
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080320.wcoessay0322/BNStory/specialComment/home
Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/omar-khadr-must-be-immediately-repatriated-canada-20080715
As Canadians, global citizens and fellow youth what are your thoughts on Omar Khar's case?
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Re: Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner
July 15, 2008 - 10:08 PM
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I personally don't know much about his case, but I think it is morally outrageous to force a 16-year-old into something like Guantanamo.
The people behind such atrocities can stick their head under the sand all the time they want, but that the name of 'war crime' used on these people does not justify immoral acts of this type.
Thanks for the resources. It is time to read.
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Re: Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner
July 16, 2008 - 03:33 AM
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Where are the global human right activists? To have in jail such like this young boy without trait and investigate full seven sequence hours is something against humanity. I surprise democratic superpower states; when they say “We will disseminate democratic system around the world” does this humanitarian crime case the fruitful of democracy?
How many people are in Guantanamo jail for many years without trails only suspicion case?
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Re: Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner
July 17, 2008 - 09:10 AM
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Where are the global human right activists? To have in jail such like this young boy without trait and investigate full seven sequence hours is something against humanity. I surprise democratic superpower states; when they say “We will disseminate democratic system around the world” does this humanitarian crime case the fruitful of democracy?
How many people are in Guantanamo jail for many years without trails only suspicion case?
I can't agree with you less. . . .It's quite saddening how people suffer unjustly sometimes.
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Re: Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner
July 17, 2008 - 12:09 PM
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I can't agree with you less. . . .It's quite saddening how people suffer unjustly sometimes.
Tell me what you do not agree with me, I need what is your real feel about this sadness issues.
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Re: Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner
July 20, 2008 - 12:02 AM
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It's a pity to see this world so full of unjustices. I think the Canadian human rights' activists should stand up and do something about this issue and all human rights activists around the world should protest too. This is upsetting.
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Re: Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner
July 20, 2008 - 12:51 AM
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nightsangel wrote:
It's a pity to see this world so full of unjustices. I think the Canadian human rights' activists should stand up and do something about this issue and all human rights activists around the world should protest too. This is upsetting.
So we can witness how the western countries failed the dignity of democratic system that is going to impose dictatorship countries and other claims saying “We have to capture those violating the human rights.” It could be believed that no more justice will be available neither Western countries nor United State.
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Re: Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner
July 20, 2008 - 01:28 AM
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I understand that there are human rights violations currently occurring in Guantanamo Bay, however, what we must remember is that Mr. Khadr is a terrorist. He is accused of very serious crimes, including, the death of an American soldier. The conditions of Guantanamo Bay must improve, but the justification remains the same. Those who are accused of crimes as severe as terrorism should be properly tried, receiving warranted consequences.
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Re: Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner
July 20, 2008 - 12:06 PM
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Is there any evidence that he's a terrorist, apart from saying that he is? I dnt understand, i really try to stay away from politics and its likes but imprisoning a young person as Omar Khadr is seriously outrageous, so much so for the democracy, and freedom of everything in which we believe in. One thing i hate so much is the double standard the west has, it really gets to me. As far as i know his father was running an NGO HELPING people there, that the rest of the world has forgotten, and the family's only crime was to be there helping people and living among militants.
Even if they did get involved, where is the policy of a FAIR TRIAL for everyone?
i guess we all live in a double standard world? eh
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Re: Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner
July 21, 2008 - 05:30 AM
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Bchang wrote:
I understand that there are human rights violations currently occurring in Guantanamo Bay, however, what we must remember is that Mr. Khadr is a terrorist. He is accused of very serious crimes, including, the death of an American soldier. The conditions of Guantanamo Bay must improve, but the justification remains the same. Those who are accused of crimes as severe as terrorism should be properly tried, receiving warranted consequences.
I would like to ask you the following questions:
1) What is a terrorist?
2) What is the relationship between Guantanamo and terrorism?
3) What type of people are held in Guantanamo Bay?
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Re: Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner
July 21, 2008 - 11:38 PM
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His father was a known associate of Osama Bin Laden, used the NGO as a cover for his efforts to support Al-Queda. The boy was arrested after a gun battle where he was involved (how much is yet to be determined) in a fire fight between Al-queda and the American soldiers.
While the treatment of prisoners at Guatanamo should be debated, Omar Khadr comes from a family that has gone on the record in their support for Al-Queda and hatred of the West. His parents let him go/took him to the battle site.
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Re: Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner
July 22, 2008 - 05:29 AM
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valerielyon wrote:
His father was a known associate of Osama Bin Laden, used the NGO as a cover for his efforts to support Al-Queda. The boy was arrested after a gun battle where he was involved (how much is yet to be determined) in a fire fight between Al-queda and the American soldiers.
While the treatment of prisoners at Guatanamo should be debated, Omar Khadr comes from a family that has gone on the record in their support for Al-Queda and hatred of the West. His parents let him go/took him to the battle site.
We're talking about a terrorism and crime involvement, what about critical genocide that US soldiers and Israel arm killing civilian children and women second by second and displaced millions of people their homes and live in serious condition, what could you point out? Do you explain world peace interest or something else?. In injustice and mascara of civilian people invades aren’t be terrorism and causes of terrorism, if we tell those claiming supper power countries capturing developing muslim countries when they invade “world peace protections” and when those had been killed their brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers shown their feeling on what every action that could be possible to them, pointed out “terrorism” how could world justice and world peace be possible to find out?
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Re: Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner
July 23, 2008 - 12:21 PM
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valerielyon wrote:
His father was a known associate of Osama Bin Laden, used the NGO as a cover for his efforts to support Al-Queda. The boy was arrested after a gun battle where he was involved (how much is yet to be determined) in a fire fight between Al-queda and the American soldiers.
While the treatment of prisoners at Guatanamo should be debated, Omar Khadr comes from a family that has gone on the record in their support for Al-Queda and hatred of the West. His parents let him go/took him to the battle site.
I have to partly agree with you on this case.
I don't know how verifiable these accusations are, but, for the time being, I will assume that they quite are.
The reason for him being there is not that he's 16, but that he allegedly committed war crimes. There is no real substantial basis to demand his freedom because of his age, but this case adds Yet Another Violation to the list of the brilliant procedures taking place in Guantánamo.
In Guantanamo, now not only the Geneva Convention and the resolutions of the US Supreme Court are being violated, but also the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This guy has little chances of being taken out for being underage, but the fact that the case exists is even worse for the US Administration.
What good does that do? Things at some point fall by themselves.
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Re: Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner
July 29, 2008 - 03:41 PM
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I find it shocking that most of you condone his terrorist activities.
If he committed murder in Canada, he would be tried as an adult.
Not only does his family support al-qaeda, but he specifically went to Afghanistan to commit terrorist acts and to kill innocent civilians, because this is what al-Qaeda does.
NATO forces are in the country to help Afghan citizens by defeating the Taliban and al-Qaeda, this young prisoner deserves to be sent to Guantanamo.
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Re: Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner
July 30, 2008 - 11:51 PM
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I don't care how old he is, The crimes me has conmited are serious and he should be in jail for what he has done.
No one should be able to get away for things like that, I'm glad he is where he is.
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