tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post1882984946750113970..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Omar Khadr: A Child Soldier Comes HomeSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-7933747184469136072012-10-02T14:34:49.171-04:002012-10-02T14:34:49.171-04:00Perhaps Way Way Up is saying that the families of ...Perhaps Way Way Up is saying that the families of victims of US soldiers should be allowed to decide the fates of all US servicemen and women (after we've tortured them into confessing to war crimes).thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-53799381686256337852012-10-02T07:41:13.564-04:002012-10-02T07:41:13.564-04:00Simon,
Yes, okay. But nobody wants 'em! I was...Simon,<br /><br />Yes, okay. But nobody wants 'em! I was hoping to get rid of 'em! ;)<br /><br />Anonymous,<br /><br />The point went right over your rock of a head I see. :\thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-42851890061271169082012-10-02T04:49:35.659-04:002012-10-02T04:49:35.659-04:00hi Way Way Up....they feel like the families and f...hi Way Way Up....they feel like the families and friends of all those who die in war. Sad, proud, angry, deeply depressed. I know because I am one of them. As you may know from all I've read about the case, and the fatal battle, Khadr could not have thrown the grenade that killed that special forces soldier, because he was riddled with shrapnel and blinded by two airstrikes on the compound, long before the grenade was thrown. And the Pentagon that had claimed that only Omar was alive in the ruins, was eventually forced to admit, that one of the Taliban fighters also survived and firing away at the special forces group as it approached the house. But even if Khadr had thrown the grenade, it was an act of war not murder, and the special forces soldier was there because he wanted to be. And war is hell for everybody...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-76640464074839076012012-10-02T04:47:32.410-04:002012-10-02T04:47:32.410-04:00They lost a fine soldier, husband and father. We g...They lost a fine soldier, husband and father. We gained......well......a piece of trash called Omar Khadr. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-69379158353303565542012-10-02T04:45:55.701-04:002012-10-02T04:45:55.701-04:00And if your wrong? If he is still a danger when he...And if your wrong? If he is still a danger when he hits the streets? What then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-16588554421550384612012-10-02T04:39:27.653-04:002012-10-02T04:39:27.653-04:00hi anonymous...I don't think he is much of a t...hi anonymous...I don't think he is much of a threat. He has never shown those tendencies before, so why should he now, when he is about to get a second chance to live a normal life after the hell he has experienced? He will also be closely monitored, and who knows maybe he will get a chance to help convince other young Muslims about the danger and wrongness of religious extremism. But just remember that Omar did not choose to be what he ended up being. He was dragged out of Canada and into danger by his father, who also "loaned" him to a Taliban commander and is directly responsible for what happened to him, as well as his other sons. In common English it's called child abuse, and it' s unforgivable...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-51915747302287129202012-10-01T22:03:55.488-04:002012-10-01T22:03:55.488-04:00I wonder how the family of the soldier he killed f...I wonder how the family of the soldier he killed feels about all this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-66917937500508620152012-10-01T05:41:15.709-04:002012-10-01T05:41:15.709-04:00The truth? Like how Omar is a danger? That truth? ...The truth? Like how Omar is a danger? That truth? But hey if the left want shackle their horse to their grenade tossing poster-boy, who am I to complain. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-70959832972007021592012-10-01T04:37:51.906-04:002012-10-01T04:37:51.906-04:00hi double nickel....thank you. As I told the other...hi double nickel....thank you. As I told the others I just had to say something. This whole travesty of justice has been such a shameful affair, to have those bullies still screaming for Omar to be punished even more than he already has, is one of the most disgusting sights I've ever witnessed. This issue should never have been a partisan one, it's a matter of simple human decency...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-21825576753399912822012-10-01T04:25:16.259-04:002012-10-01T04:25:16.259-04:00You think Omar is any different than the rest of h...You think Omar is any different than the rest of his family? Do think you think Omar can be "saved". If you do than you really don't understand the power and strength of their belief system.!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-86210777816353924922012-10-01T02:00:45.878-04:002012-10-01T02:00:45.878-04:00If he publicly rejects the radical Islamist ideas ...If he publicly rejects the radical Islamist ideas he has killed for, then maybe he can be allowed to slowly reenter society. If he can convince other young men that jihad is pointless and will only lead to a quick death then maybe, just maybe, he is still useful. At the present he is still a potential threat and should be treated as such.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-5059541250365668142012-10-01T00:19:09.857-04:002012-10-01T00:19:09.857-04:00Simone, keep up the great posts and comments. I do...Simone, keep up the great posts and comments. I do agree with you. I too hate bullies and cruel people and my wish would be for them to get the same treatment they wished on this young manor worse if that's possible.<br /> <br />Welcome home Omar. The truth will come out and Harper and his misfit regime and troll dummies will get their asses tossed right out of Canada I am hoping. Watch them run with their yellow strip down their backs and their tails dragging behind them.It won't be a great loss as Canada does not need idiots like them in the first place. Have a great week.mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878825121729826425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-78987427839957430562012-09-30T23:59:06.079-04:002012-09-30T23:59:06.079-04:00You're a good man Simon, great blog!You're a good man Simon, great blog!double nickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067401914703468252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-54684089745224265222012-09-30T23:49:10.417-04:002012-09-30T23:49:10.417-04:00You know that Canada is changing Simon, to bad you...You know that Canada is changing Simon, to bad you can't change along with it. The left has been saying this after every election, yet the Tories always seem to fix your little red wagon, why is that? Why is the left so much talk and so little action?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-12470440304030375442012-09-30T23:47:11.063-04:002012-09-30T23:47:11.063-04:00Yeah, jail them. Good luck with that Thwap. Beside...Yeah, jail them. Good luck with that Thwap. Besides who going to do it? You and what army? You know you love calling people this and that. Tell dear Thwap what have done that is so brave?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-80584624270049700692012-09-30T21:52:03.192-04:002012-09-30T21:52:03.192-04:00hi Beijing...thanks, I'm glad you liked this p...hi Beijing...thanks, I'm glad you liked this post. I wanted to make it more celebratory. But then seeing the level of hate out there, I thought I better say what I've been wanting to say for a long time.<br />For me it was always easy to defend Omar Khadr. Nothing can change the fact that he was a child soldier, and considering his wounds, it's one of the worst cases of sadistic bullying I've ever seen. Those screeching hatemongers should not only be more human but also more intelligent. For either ALL Canadians have rights, or none of us do. And yes...thank goodness for Romeo Dallaire, a good and honourable man...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-56900667006733330472012-09-30T21:05:36.181-04:002012-09-30T21:05:36.181-04:00hi anonymous...thanks a lot. It makes me feel happ...hi anonymous...thanks a lot. It makes me feel happy when people say they enjoy my humble little blog, but also a bit embarrassed. Because I know I could do better, but because I'm so dreamy and so easily distracted, and extremely lazy, I can't quite manage it. But then I think of the Cons and I keep on trying. Best motivational tool EVER ;)<br />As for child soldiers, the U.N. Protocol is clear. They should be rehabilitated, not punished, as common sense and human decency demand. We rushed to be the first to sign the document, and then when we had a Canadian child soldier, we completely ignored it.<br />Do people not realize that child soldiers are almost always severely traumatized by the horrors of war, and should be healed not punished?<br />I hate bullies and cruel people, and I have nothing but contempt for them...<br /><br />Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-25212937352950855162012-09-30T20:49:14.830-04:002012-09-30T20:49:14.830-04:00hi Wendi...thank you, I do try to hang on to my se...hi Wendi...thank you, I do try to hang on to my sense of humour, because I find it gives me the strength to continue during these dark times. And I want to try to cheer up other progressives, so we can keep our spirits up and demolish the Cons in the next election.<br />As for Omar Khadr I simply can't understand who so many Canadians can be so cruel.<br />He was a small kid, he was riddled with shrapnel, blinded in one eye, and then shot twice in the back, with the bullets exploding out of his chest, leaving a big enough hole so his beating heart could be seen. He was then taken to Bagram Air Base and tortured there and at Guantanamo where he was held for so many years, without ever being visited by family or friends. And some people want to punish him even MORE?<br />It's outrageous, it's obscene, and those people should be ashamed of themselves... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-86636350049392427312012-09-30T20:36:19.716-04:002012-09-30T20:36:19.716-04:00hi Edstock...one of the things that infuriates me ...hi Edstock...one of the things that infuriates me the most is hear people debating whether he should be allowed to return to Canada. Even the CBC has been running absurd online polls with that question. Which is outrageous, since he was born here, and was a typical Canadian kid growing up in Toronto, until his awful father dragged him away from the country he loved.<br />And BTW... who let Vickie, the Paraguayan, into Canada? ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-32379454104583568162012-09-30T20:29:13.054-04:002012-09-30T20:29:13.054-04:00hi Scott...what makes it even worse is that we wer...hi Scott...what makes it even worse is that we were the FIRST country to sign the U.N. Protocol on Child Soldiers, and yet no country has violated it so egregiously. He definitely needs to be treated and rehabilitated after so many years in a place like that one, but from what the guards at Guantanamo have said he is not a radical, and has a much more gentle view of religion.<br />What he is though is a person at risk for Post Traumatic Stress Depression, so I hope he gets the help and support he needs.<br />He is also going to be closely watched so although the Cons are trying to demonize him, he's no danger to other Canadians.<br />In fact the only reason I wouldn't want to be his neighbour is that I might bump into his mother now and then, and that would definitely ruin my day.... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-73434566472706141012012-09-30T20:18:09.641-04:002012-09-30T20:18:09.641-04:00hi Jan... you're right, the Liberals also let ...hi Jan... you're right, the Liberals also let Omar Khadr down when they were in power, and they will have to explain that one to the history books. But at least they can claim temporary insanity caused by the post 911 madness. The Cons have no such excuse, and their vindictiveness knows no limit... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-84139622224235864682012-09-30T20:10:31.333-04:002012-09-30T20:10:31.333-04:00hi Steve...thanks for this nice comment, I really ...hi Steve...thanks for this nice comment, I really appreciate it. And don't worry, I won't ever change, I'm too donkey headed for that. ;)<br />But don't you ever stop believing in Canada and the ability of the many good people who live here to save it from the Cons, and make it the kind of country we can be proud of again. Those horrible Cons are just a passing aberration, and we'll fix them in the next election... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-51448511631132245002012-09-30T20:04:06.792-04:002012-09-30T20:04:06.792-04:00hi thwap....needless to say I think your idea of j...hi thwap....needless to say I think your idea of jailing them rather intriguing. But as for forcibly recruiting to the "gay agenda" forget it. We don't want them...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-82506709668763835662012-09-30T13:24:17.164-04:002012-09-30T13:24:17.164-04:00Inspiring post, Simon. Thanks for never giving up ...Inspiring post, Simon. Thanks for never giving up on this young man and raising the injustices of his circumstances over so many years.<br /><br />I need to come here and elsewhere in the progressive blogosphere to find humanity and erase the hateful soundbites that pass as news or public policy. Jan, the LPC screwed up big time but that was back in 2002 when it was heresy to support any justice as it pertained to AQ and Afghanistan in the wake of 9-11 terrorist attacks. Just ask Maher Arar or the men held under security certificates or countless of other severe curtailments of civil liberties of certain "classes" of Canadians. All parties in the House of Commons supported the enhanced security legislation that led to these outrageous outcomes. There are very few political heroes on this file, save for Senator Romeo Dallaire.Beijing Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579118045254845839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-40752735304774457242012-09-30T13:19:05.082-04:002012-09-30T13:19:05.082-04:00Me too Simon. I really enjoy your site.
ICC's...Me too Simon. I really enjoy your site.<br /><br />ICC's Chief Prosecutor found Harper guilty of, stonewalling and refusing to co-operate in their investigation, of the torture of the detainee's. ICC left it up to the RCMP to pursue Harper's war crimes and crimes against humanity. Which of course, they didn't do. Harper prorogued Parliament to avoid the questioning, on his part in the torture.<br /><br />In Africa, there are also children forced into war. Those African children were given no choice either. They are now working with those children, instead of condemning them. In China, children only earn pennies a day. There are many unspeakable crimes, against children in this world.<br /><br />Torture puts them on the same level, as the prisoner they torture.<br /><br />There are people in this country, far worse than Omar, that are permitted to run free. How about our country, being sold out to Red China?<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com