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Originally Posted by Northendzone
And they say crime does not pay. I hope the money is in and out of his hands and the widow sues him and wins.
I can only wonder how much of this money will find it's way to places or organizations outside of Canada.
Nice win for Omar. Terrorism apparently pays, and pays well.
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Several posters keep saying "crime" and "terrorism", but I don't feel like anyone has really articulated why Khadr's violence was morally different than the violence of the US soldiers that day (apart from the uniform/state-actor distinctions that I've already mentioned)?
Just to be clear: I spent two months travelling in Afghanistana a
couple of years after the fall of the Taliban. It's one of the most beautiful, most hospitable and welcoming countries in the world. I firmly believe that it's people (and its history and culture) were terrorized by the Taliban. I support the Western intervention to usurp the Taliban regime. Generally speaking, when there was a battle between ISAF soldiers and Taliban-friendly militants, I cheered for the ISAF soldiers.
However, I see the Taliban-friendly militants as enemy combatants, not criminals. And I think that enemy combatants, despite being enemies, should still be entitled to basic human rights (because, as history has shown, they don't need to be our enemies forever). War is ugly and terrible. But, morally, Apart from ideological preference, I don't really see a difference between Khadr throwing a grenade and a US soldier throwing a grenade.