>1. I carry weapons in a war zone when I am there as a LEGAL combatant. > Not some 14 year old kid, with no uniform, fighting against an ally >of his supposed country (Canada right?). So will/should he be tried for >treason in Canadian courts, especially seeing that Canadian soldiers are >fighting and dying in Afghanistan?
Probably not. He'd be charged under the Mercenaries act - its a Spanish Civil War era law intended to stop Canadians from fighting overseas for foreign governments or revots. Problem is that once that's enacted what's to stop the thousands of Canadians who served in Vietnam in the US army from being charged as well, or those currently serving with the US. As for treason, it wouldn't necessarily apply. Over all I suspect that this is part of the reason why the Canadian government isn't really involved in the case. They'd rather let the US do Canada's dirty work so to speak. Another point to make, since he is >from an involved third party country, and continues to claim his >Canadian citizenship, he certainly cannot be granted Geneva convention >rights. He was in civilian clothes and not part of any nations >military. Should we have just shot him down as a saboteur and been done >with it? > >2. It wasn't a rock, it was a hand grenade. >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Khadr > >3. Do citizens of countries that aren't involved in the conflict have >the right or ability to carry weapons in the area of conflict in your >eyes? International law say they don't, I'm wondering what you think. > >4. If he is a Canadian citizen wtf was he doing there? > >5. He hasn't been denied medical and psychological care, he's been >denied outside care, there is a difference you know. > >Honestly, the simple fact that you can compare our treatment of >prisoners with theirs shows just how little thought you've given this, >or how little understanding you have of our policies in this matter. > > >Dana wrote: >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:255366 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
