OMAR
KHADR Captured
by U.S. troops in Afghanistan. At the age of 21 Khadr has been held at Guantanamo
for a quarter of his life. Khadr is the first minor (captured at 15yrs) to be
tried for war crimes and not considered a child soldier.
FACTS
Born: Sept. 19, 1986, Toronto, Canada
Captured:
July 27, 2002, Khost, Afghanistan | NEWS
ON OMAR KHADR
Unanswered questions in 8-year Omar Khadr saga, New York Times (11/05/10)
The trial that wasn't: the sentencing of Omar Khadr, Huffington Post (11/04/10)
Don't welcome back Khadr, The Montreal Gazette (11/03/10)
Canada says it will accept Guantanamo detainee Khadr in a year, CNN (11/01/10)
Guantánamo detainee gets 40 years but may serve only eight, Los Angeles Times (11/01/10)
Child soldier's lawyers try to discredit psychiatrist's claim, MSNBC(10/27/10)
Guantanamo convict's victim recalled as a hero, Reuters (10/26/10)
Detainee Khadr pleads guilty, The Washington Post (10/26/10)
Hillary Clinton helped engineer 'boy soldier' plea deal, MSNBC (10/25/10)
Canada could scrap Khadr plea deal, The Montreal Gazette (10/23/10)
Khadr film provokes outrage, calls for his repatriation, AFP (10/21/10)
MPS get chance to view Khadr documentary,Toronto Sun (10/17/10)
Khadr expected to plead guilty to charges,The Vancouver Sun (10/15/10)
Former Gitmo prisoner's trial continues, as child soldier's is postponed,The Huffington Post (10/14/10)
Guantanamo trial delay could force jury review,AFP (09/02/10)
Guantanamo trial of Canadian to resume in October, AP (09/01/10)
Lawlessness haunts Omar Khadr's blighted war crimes trial at Guantanamo, Eurasia Review (08/25/10)
Omar Khadr's lawyer fit to resume trial after collapsing in court,Chicago Press Release Services (08/23/10)
Guantanamo judge says sees no torture of Canadian, Tehran Times (8/23/10
Former child solider on trial at Guantanamo, ABC News (8/11/2010)
'60
Minutes' airs video of Omar Khadr,
Globe and Mail (11/19/07): (watch the video:Minor
Tried as a Terrorist)
Secret
Khadr witness disclosed, The Globe and Mail (11/09/07)
Khadr
To Face Guantanamo Tribunal for Third Time, National Post (11/08/07)
U.S.
Supreme Court won't hear Khadr's case,CBS News (9/30/2007)
Khadr
sought $1,500 bounty, U.S. says Toronto Star (7/12/2007)
Khadr
Vows Boycott as Shouts Rock U.S. Court, Toronto Star (4/6/2006)
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