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Originally Posted by FireGilbert
I'm not a lawyer but this seems like a reasonable settlement for what he has been through. I agree with others that although the line was blurred Khadr was more of an enemy combatant than a non-enemy terrorist.
Looking back what should the Canadian government have done instead? Request the Americans hand him over, try him for treason, and send him to juvenile detention?
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I think if the Canadian government was lobbying for this, even if unsuccessfully, that would have absolved them of the liability that they currently hold.
It's not like the Canadian Armed Forces could send in JTF2 into Guantanamo Bay to retrieve Khadr. But acting through the political channels to have the return of a tortured Canadian citizen would be reasonable, even if unsuccessful.
I suppose the other thing could have been to lobby to have him moved to a US prison (even ADX Florence) and given a fair trial.
Heck even if they did nothing, the Government's level of liability would likely have been less.
What did happen was the Canadian government showed up, saw what was happening, then aided the US, and allowed the torture to continue. In retrospect what should they have done? Well, not that.