{"id":73206,"date":"2017-07-05T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=73206"},"modified":"2017-07-05T08:10:08","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T12:10:08","slug":"gitmo-stay-pays-off-for-canadian-jihadi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=73206","title":{"rendered":"Gitmo stay pays off for Canadian jihadi"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of our Canadian friends sends us a link to CBC<\/a> regarding Omar Khadr, who admitted during his ten-year stay in Guantanamo Boys’ Camp that he was the person, at the age of 15, who threw the grenade that killed American Sergeant Christopher Speer;<\/p>\n

After pleading not guilty to five war crimes charges, including murder, in 2010 he changed his plea to guilty later that year and was sentenced to eight years plus the time he had already spent in custody. He returned to Canada two years later to serve the remainder of his sentence and was released in May 2015 pending an appeal of his war crime convictions, arguing that his admissions of guilt were made under duress.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So now he’s out and he has sued the Canadian government for $20 million to compensate him for his maltreatment while he was incarcerated. You know, despite the confession. Well, the government negotiated with him and got the final amount down to ten and a half mil.<\/p>\n

The widow of Speer and another U.S. soldier blinded by the grenade in Afghanistan filed a wrongful death and injury lawsuit against Khadr in 2014, fearing Khadr might get his hands on money from his wrongful imprisonment lawsuit.<\/p>\n

A U.S. judge granted $134.2 million in damages in 2015, but the plaintiffs acknowledged then that there was little chance they would collect any of the money from Khadr because he lives in Canada<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The only evidence about his mistreatment came from Khadr, and, with a large payout in the balance, you just know he has no reason to lie. Not all Canadians are happy about this settlement;<\/p>\n

Alberta Progressive Conservative Leader Jason Kenney also denounced the reported deal.<\/p>\n

“Odious. Confessed terrorist who assembled and planted the same kind of IEDs that killed 97 Canadians to be given $10 million by Justin Trudeau,” the former federal immigration minister under Stephen Harper tweeted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From the Globe and Mail<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Stephen Harper\u2019s former campaign manager, Jenni Byrne, also weighed in on Twitter, as did many other Canadians.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wasn\u2019t \u2018accused\u2019 of war crimes & killing U.S. army medic Christopher Speer \u2013 he pleaded guilty,\u201d Ms. Byrne tweeted.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

The Conservative Party\u2019s Foreign Affairs Critic, Peter Kent…said. \u201cThe fact that he is living in Canada at liberty should be compensation enough. After all, he is former enemy terrorist combatant.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Me? I’d keep a close eye on where that money goes. Khadr’s father was killed in a US drone attack on an al Qeada chieftain’s meeting – junior’s terrorism links are deep. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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