The Ottawa Citizen wrote an article about Omar Khadr called A confession and coercion. The Globe and Mail ran a front page article about how Omar has now plead guilty to terrorism charges in exchange to be released to Canada.
The article listed several questions the judge asked him all of which he replied yes. This is another set of questions he could have been asked that would likely have met the same answer.
Mr. Khadr Do you understand what's happening here? Yes.
No really. I mean do you have any idea how royally you've been screwed? Yes I do.
Is it true that you have been accused of throwing a hand grenade in July 2002 at a foreign soldier invading your home country when you were 15? Yes.
Is it true that you were captured, removed from your country and sent to Guantánamo Naval Base in October 2002 at age 15? Yes.
Is it true the whole time you proclaimed your innocence and refused to participate in this court process? Yes.
Is it true you have now plead guilty to terrorism after 8 years in Guantánamo bay so you can be transferred to Canada in one year? Yes.
Is it true that your father was trained by the CIA in the Taliban to fight Russia when they invaded your home country? Yes.
Is it true that if your father had risked his life to throw a grenade at a Russian soldier in defense of your homeland, the Americans would have given him a medal? Yes.
Is it true that the American Oil companies wanted to build an oil pipeline across Afghanistan called CentGas? Yes.
Is it true that the American oil companies invited the CIA trained Taliban to America for expensive dinners trying to convince the Taliban to give them the contract for the oil pipeline in Afghanistan? Yes.
Is it true that shortly after the Taliban finally decided to award the contract to an Argentina firm that the Americans invaded your country and the contract was given back to the Americans? Yes.
Do you realize that Canadians and Americans have a right to due process? Yes.
Do you realize your right to due process was intentionally removed by removing you from your home country and placing you in a naval detention base on foreign soil? Yes.
Is it true that prisoners are tortured in Guantánamo bay? Yes.
Is it true that Canadian troops in Afghanistan handed over prisoners to local authorities who then tortured them? Yes.
Do you realize that torture is a war crime? Yes.
Do you realize that defending your homeland against a foreign invasion is not a war crime? Yes.
Is it true that the CIA video of Bin Laden confessing to the 911 attacks didn't even look like Bin Laden? Yes.
Is it true that the third tower fell in New York City when no planes hit it? Yes.
Is it true that the building fell at free fall speed not from the pressure of weight from collapsing floors pushing down on each other? Yes.
Is it true that Operation Northwoods was a declassified CIA plan to kill Americans on American soil and blame the attacks on Cuba to gain public support for a Cuban invasion? Yes.
Are you aware that half of Americans didn't vote for George Bush? Yes.
Are you aware that half the Germans didn't vote for Adolf Hitler? Yes.
Do you realize that most Americans and Canadians are too afraid to entertain the thought that the CIA was responsible for the 911 attacks because the very thought of that kind of an internal betrayal scares them? Yes.
Are you aware that not all Americans are bad? Yes.
Do you realize that one day you will be free? Yes.
Peace be with you my son. And with you.
