tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34029763.post5498581270453670860..comments2023-06-30T15:40:26.652+02:00Comments on Wandering Consciousness: Mostly A Good WeekI Dive At Nighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726422679358658819noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34029763.post-54739056664865277772008-07-22T18:53:00.000+02:002008-07-22T18:53:00.000+02:00Char! *hug* Thanks, it's good to hear. And I un...Char! *hug* Thanks, it's good to hear. And I understand that the "Omar Story" has made quite a stir in Canada. That's heartening.I Dive At Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726422679358658819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34029763.post-60365444442474327642008-07-22T05:30:00.000+02:002008-07-22T05:30:00.000+02:00Thanks Mo! You are not the only Canadian who is sa...Thanks Mo! You are not the only Canadian who is saddened, ashamed and disgusted by the Omar Khadr situation!Charlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479970544722727596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34029763.post-87382746101393769322008-07-20T04:14:00.000+02:002008-07-20T04:14:00.000+02:00Hi again MAS, thanks for your attempt at a second ...Hi again MAS, thanks for your attempt at a second comment... a reBUTTal as it were, but that one's getting deleted.<BR/><BR/>>>"What he was doing is defacto not his choice."<BR/><BR/>>That's your opinion, and quite a few people would disagree with that.<BR/><BR/>Yup, that's my opinion. And being Canadian means I'm obligated to act upon it. Wouldn't it be nice if it worked this way for everyone, everywhere?<BR/><BR/>I hope that in the future, your attempts to change the world are fueled more by love than hate; more by what could be and not what was.I Dive At Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726422679358658819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34029763.post-71044195877004612122008-07-20T04:01:00.000+02:002008-07-20T04:01:00.000+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34029763.post-91144461883998238482008-07-20T03:35:00.000+02:002008-07-20T03:35:00.000+02:00I was actually expecting all these comments, but n...I was actually expecting all these comments, but not from one source and not so soon.<BR/><BR/>Firstly, an attacking soldier was killed... the one surviving enemy soldier (I don't doubt he was one) was a child by all standards of International law. What he was doing is defacto not his choice.<BR/><BR/>I sympathize with your cause against sharia law... but I'm more in favour of continuing the well established legal traditions of my own country. And right now, I feel that being the last western citizen still in gitmo is enough. It's 100% illegal by all Canadian standards... and since they didn't tell me when they arrested or interogated the 15 year old boy, I resent the accusation of the "hypocrisy".<BR/><BR/>The al Qaedo connection is actually that Omar's father once met bin Laden. If that's the standard, then GREAT! Can we also arrest GHWB and GWBjr.? Their associations (100's of millions of associations) with bin Ladens is more than well documented.<BR/><BR/>FYI, the "torture" bit is direct from the U.S. State Departement and reported through the BBC and CBC. You can call it interogation, but sleep depravation for 3 weeks is torture. (Assuming we're applying the nearly century old international consensus.)<BR/><BR/>I think ultimately if we can remove the hypocracy from western governments then perhaps we all have a chance of freedom. I suggest we use Omar as a start. If he spends 20 years in Canadian prison for murder, fine, but at least then he will have had a trial with a laywer and evidence not including confessions signed under extreme stress. Period.<BR/><BR/>Because ultimately I'm Canadian and nothing less is accepatable.I Dive At Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726422679358658819noreply@blogger.com