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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
This post got me thinking, so it's quoted not to disagree or accuse but because it was the catalyst for my train of thought.
1. If your country is invaded by a foreign nation, if you fight the foreign nation is that terrorism? Can you be a terrorist by attacking an invasion on home soil?
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Afghanistan isn't Khadr's country. Canada is.
I don't have a problem with the compensation ruling. The federal government screwed up, and now they have to pay.
But let's not romanticize what the Khadr family did. It's no different from the Canadians of Croatian and Serbian origin who went to the former Yugoslavia to take a side in the fight in the 'homeland.' Or a Canadian of Irish origin who went back to Belfast in the 70s to plant bombs and blow up British squaddies.
If I had my way, it would be illegal for Canadians to take part in military or paramilitary violence outside Canada, unless it's as part of the Canadian military. And if you were a landed immigrant, you'd lose your citizenship for such actions.
When you move to Canada, you become Canadian. Doesn't matter if you come from England, Serbia, or Pakistan. Leave your tribal loyalties and enmities behind.