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U.S. charges Canadian Gitmo detainee with murder, spying

Apr 25, 2007 9:45AM PDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- The U.S. military filed a murder charge Tuesday against the Canadian son of an alleged al-Qaida financier, who was captured at age 15 in Afghanistan and has spent almost five years at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay.

Omar Khadr, now 20, allegedly joined the Taliban in Afghanistan and threw a grenade that killed a U.S. Green Beret soldier in July 2002. He was captured as he lay wounded after that firefight, at an al-Qaida compound in eastern Afghanistan.

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 and first used to try David Hicks, the Australian sentenced to nine months in prison after pleading guilty.

The military said the Toronto-born Khadr would be arraigned within 30 days. He faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2007/04/25/news/breaking_news/doc462f2457ce329018841415.txt

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Innocent, no doubt
Apr 25, 2007 10:29AM PDT

Like all the rest of those poor little victims of US Imperialism. Set him free!

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give it a rest
Apr 25, 2007 12:56PM PDT

nobody said that all Gitmo prisoners are innocent...


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Untrue
Apr 25, 2007 8:36PM PDT

At least one person said exactly that, right here a couple of weeks ago, and others have said similar things.

Give it a rest, Jonah.

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Here...
Apr 25, 2007 8:48PM PDT
LINK

You didn't slap down this person, did you?
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Many - in fact, most
Apr 25, 2007 9:26PM PDT

is not ALL

nobody said that all Gitmo prisoners are innocent..

At least one person said exactly that,

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Neither did I ...
Apr 25, 2007 9:43PM PDT
the rest of those poor little victims of US Imperialism.

I suppose it's possible, according to some critics, that SOME of those prisoners are NOT victims of US Imperialism?

Maybe.

Why not discuss the story instead of hassling me?