Monthly Archives: July 2008
Omar Khadr — Bring Him Home
| 7/19/2008 | Posted by Patti under Afghanistan, Middle East, War on Terror |
I have been watching this situation with Omar Khadr for some time now, not really sure where I land on what should happen with him. The more information that comes out about him, the more I find myself troubled on several levels with his case. If you don’t know who Omar Khadr is, he is a Canadian born Muslim captured in a firefight in Afghanistan in 2002 and held at Quantamano Bay. He is the only westerner still in captivity there and the youngest, being just 15 at the time he was captured. To read more detail about Khadr, have a look here.
My short opinion on him, is that he’s a Canadian citizen and a child at the time of his capture. He should have been brought home and should still be brought home. To steadfastly refuse to do so in the face of unchallenged evidence that he’s been subject to physical and mental abuse and the process by which he is about to be tried is being weighted more by politics than any attempt at justice is to deny a Canadian his birthright. (more…)
We Will Remember Cpl Arnal
| 7/19/2008 | Posted by Patti under Brave Canadians |
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They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them
In memory of our fallen Canadian:
Cpl. James Hayward Arnal – Afghanistan July 18, 2008
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Finally Closure for Stephen Truscott
| 7/8/2008 | Posted by Patti under Canadian News |
He’s been fighting for justice since I was a year old, yesterday the Ontario government announced a $6.5million compensation package for Stephen Truscott for wrongful trial and imprisonment. Charged and subsequently convicted of the rape and murder of then 12 year old Lynne Harper when he was 14 years old, Truscott was the youngest ever to be sentenced to hang.
After public outcry over his young age, then Prime Minister commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment after several months on death row. While imprisoned at Collins Bay Penetentiary he was subjected to injections of so called truth serum and LSD in attempts to wrest a confession from him. He was paroled in 1969 and kept on tight parole restrictions for decades afterwards. (more…)
We Will Remember Them
| 7/6/2008 | Posted by Patti under Brave Canadians, General |
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They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them
In memory of our fallen Canadians:
Cpl. Brendan Anthony Downey – Afghanistan July 4, 2008
Pte. Colin William Wilmot – Afghanistan July 6, 2008
Always Caring — Always Canadian — Never Defeated
Support Our Troops — Wear Red on Fridays
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