The US Military is charging a Canadian with terrorism and murder, even though he was 15 years old when the alleged crime occurred.
The U.S. military charged him with murder, attempted murder, providing support to terrorism, conspiracy and spying under rules for military trials adopted last year…The military said the Toronto-born Khadr would be arraigned within 30 days. He faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment…The AP also writes that Mr. Khadr was sent to Guantánamo just before his 16th birthday, and that one of Khadr's lawyers has criticized the Pentagon for not taking into account Khadr's age at the time of his alleged crimes.
Now forget for a second that Mr Khadr was a 15 year old when this happened. Forget that he might be guilty. Keep in mind the military tribunal system makes it almost impossible to prove his own innocence. He has had restricted access to attorneys, no briefings, and he is facing charges he is not even sure of.
The question really isn’t abour Mr. Khadr. It’s about the United States and what happened to our values.
Well, here we are, going after a child. The idiots who are conducting this war will put the child on trial for the whole world to see. And they will see that justice left this country a long time ago.
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