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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I can't speak for the guy you're quoting, but in my mind, the Canadian officials' violation of his rights weren't so egregious to merit a $10million payout.
The Americans, yes. The Canadians, no.
I'd venture to say that no matter what the Canadians did, Mr. Khadr would have received the exact same treatment by the Bush administration. I'm not thrilled about $10 million of tax payer dollars going to this guy who did commit crimes against NATO forces, despite very unfortunate circumstances with his deadbeat jihad dad.
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Alright. I presume that DOJ lawyers disagree with you, but ignoring that discussion for now, why should those tax payer dollars be given to the US soldier's widow? It certainly doesn't help Canadian taxpayers any.
My gut feeling (and it's nothing more than that really) is that if Khadr had defended the widow's claim, it would have had very little chance of success. There are a large number of complex issues raised (particularly with respect to conflict of laws and international law of war.)
Further, from a purely moral viewpoint, I'm not at all convinced that a militant should be personally liable for the death of an enemy combatant of an occupying force on foreign soil.