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Originally Posted by CroFlames
You might be right. But if the damages caused by Canada alone are worth 10 times $10.5 million WTF does the US government owe him? $10 billion? They are the ones who committed the acts of torture. Does every gitmo detainee deserve that dough (plus reparation from his home country)?
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Should the US owe him? I think the US owes a whole lot if half of the stories coming out of there are true.
Will he or any else of them get it? no.
These guys are afforded the rule of law and due process. They are protected from torture, inhumane treatment and unlawful detention. None of these rights were afforded to Khadr. He was treated like an animal, his home country not only knew about it but turned a blind eye. That is the problem the Supreme Court had with it. Had he been afforded human rights due any normal murderer I don't think this is an issue.
Even if he actually threw the grenade (which is debatable) to defend himself, he was treated worse that the guy who shot up a church.
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The whole thing about Khadr is unfortunate. A child forced into war by his dad, and the conflict itself was unfortunate. But Canada giving him that dough just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
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All Canada had to do was step in and defend the human rights of one of it's citizens. Actual extradition didn't matter, had the government at least tried to get him home or even do anything to ensure his human rights were being met to our standard there would be no case to stand on. Canada, both the Liberals and Conservatives, sat idly by and let one of it's citizens be tortured. Honestly that leaves a much worse taste in my mouth.