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Omar Khadr

Type: Person

Name: Omar Khadr

Date of Birth: 19/09/1986

Place of Birth: Toronto, Canada

Nationality: Pakistan

Fact Sheet: Biography for Omar Khadr

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Detainee’s Release in Doubt, Lawyers Seek Order by Judge

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for a detainee at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, who is scheduled to be transferred out of the prison in December under a 2011 plea deal have asked a judge to order the Pentagon to live up to its agreement, . The circumstances of the unusual ... [Published New York Times - May 14 2013]

Entities: Detainee, Omar Khadr, Guantánamo Bay, Repatriate

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Vic Toews

Why is the Canadian government afraid of Omar Khadr speaking?

About a week ago, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews overruled a decision made by the warden of Millhaven Institution, also known as Guantanamo North, and refused an interview request by the Canadian Press to speak with Omar Khadr over the phone.This refusal ... [Published Rabble.ca - May 10 2013]

Entities: Omar Khadr, Monia Mazigh, Torture, Vic Toews

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

May 3: Omar Khadr’s silenced voice, and other letters to the editor

In overruling a prison warden and refusing the press access to Omar Khadr, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is simply following the well-established policy of his party and its leader: Choke off information to control the message (Let Omar Khadr Speak ... [Published Globe and Mail - May 03 2013]

Entities: Omar Khadr, Vic Toews, Dennis Edney, Architect, Michael Adams

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Let Omar Khadr speak

Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen, may be the only person in recent history convicted of (or even charged with) war crimes for offences committed when he was a juvenile. Canadians have a right to hear from him. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews won’t let ... [Published Globe and Mail - May 02 2013]

Entities: Omar Khadr, Vic Toews, Terrorists, Guantanamo (Cuba), Canada

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Omar Khadr

Canadian Guantanamo Convict to Appeal

By Mark O’Brien Impunity Watch Reporter, North America OTTAWA, Canada — Omar Khadr is appealing his conviction for killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan more than a decade ago, but Canadian officials say that an overturn will not automatically ... [Published Impunity Watch - May 01 2013]

Entities: Omar Khadr, Christopher Speer, Guantanamo (Cuba)

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Al-Qaeda

Ignoring al-Qaeda, Iran links 'extraordinarily foolish'

2-year anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden Given the ideological differences between the Sunni militant group al-Qaeda and the theocratic Shia government in Iran, recent allegations that the two groups had conspired in a foiled attack in Canada ... [Published CBC - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Al-Qaeda, Iran, Tarek Fatah, Sunni Islam

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 2 reports

Confessions of a terrorist

Ezra Levant investigates the case of the terrorist Omar Khadr who murdered an American soldier and is now making a bid to be set free.This report aired on The Source April 29 2013. ... [Published Ezra Levant - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Terrorists, Omar Khadr, Ezra Levant

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 2 reports

Khadr 're-victimizing' murdered medic’s family: Tory MP

OTTAWA – Omar Khadr’s attempt to backtrack on his war crimes confessions while behind bars in Canada isn’t sitting well with a rookie Conservative MP.“While this individual attempts to take back his own words and recant his guilty plea, he is simply re-victimizing ... [Published Owen Sound Sun Times - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Omar Khadr, Christopher Speer, Canada, prison, Kingston (Jamaica)

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 3 reports

Vic Toews says 'No' to interview with poor ol' Omie Khadr

A federal cabinet minister rejected a request for a prison interview with former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr even though the warden gave it a green light a move some are denouncing as extraordinary political interference.Documents obtained by ... [Published Canadian Content - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Vic Toews, Omar Khadr, Service Canada, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, Federal

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 13 reports

Omar Khadr to appeal terrorism convictions

TORONTO – Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr plans to appeal his terrorism convictions…WHAT IS THIS ?Here at Maclean's, we appreciate the written word. And we appreciate you, the reader. We are always looking for ways to create a better user experience ... [Published Macleans Online - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Omar Khadr, Dennis Edney, Conviction, Terrorism, Law of War

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 4 reports

Canadian-Born Guantanamo Convict Plans Appeal

Canadian-born former Guantanamo inmate Omar Khadr plans to appeal his conviction for war crimes after two similar cases were quashed, the Toronto Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Saturday.Khadr, 26, was repatriated to a high-security jail in Canada ... [Published Naharnet - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Omar Khadr, Guantanamo (Cuba), Conviction

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Omar Khadr to appeal; could walk free

Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.A photo of Omar Khadr, taken before he was imprisioned in 2002, is shown. Khadr's lawyer says the former Guantanamo Bay detainee plans to appeal his terrorism convictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HOFormer Gua ... [Published Castanet.net - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Omar Khadr, Guantánamo Bay, Guantanamo (Cuba)

Quotes

Col Davis, who charged Hicks, Hamdan and Canadian teenager Omar Khadr with terror-related offences, said closing Guantanamo Bay was "the patriotic thing, the american thing, the human thing to do"

Hicks to launch terrorism case appeal [Published Adelaide Now - May 01 2013]

More Content

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Detainee’s Release in Doubt, Lawyers Seek Order... [Published New York Times - May 14 2013]
Death is preferable to life at Obama’s Guantanamo [Published Press tv - May 10 2013]
Why is the Canadian government afraid of Omar K... [Published Rabble.ca - May 10 2013]
Death is Preferable to Life at Obama’s Guantanamo [Published Global Research - May 10 2013]
Harper Government Drops Millions Monitoring MPs [Published Huffington Post Canada - May 09 2013]
Petition \| President Obama: Close Detention Fac... [Published Michael Yon - Online Magazine - May 07 2013]
Is Obama's Guantanamo Proclamation Any More Tha... [Published Counter Currents - May 03 2013]
May 3: Omar Khadr’s silenced voice, and other l... [Published Globe and Mail - May 03 2013]
Full Pundit: There’s no telling where the money... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - May 02 2013]
Please Sign The Petition To President Obama: Cl... [Published Eurasia Review - May 02 2013]
Confessions of a terrorist [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - May 02 2013]
Let Omar Khadr speak [Published Globe and Mail - May 02 2013]
Former Chief Prosecutor at Guantanamo starts ca... [Published The Exeter Daily - May 01 2013]
Canadian Guantanamo Convict to Appeal [Published Impunity Watch - May 01 2013]
Six plead guilty to terror plot that failed whe... [Published National Post - Top Stories - May 01 2013]
Hicks to launch terrorism case appeal [Published Adelaide Now - May 01 2013]
Omar Khadr may win appeal, but no ticket out of... [Published Global News Canada - Apr 30 2013]
Ignoring al-Qaeda, Iran links 'extraordinarily ... [Published CBC - Apr 30 2013]
No PR for Khadr: Liberal MP’s criticism of gove... [Published Ezra Levant - Apr 30 2013]
Al-Qaeda and Iran 'agree on the doctrine of jihad' [Published MSN Canada - Apr 30 2013]
Confessions of a terrorist [Published Ezra Levant - Apr 29 2013]
Omar Khadr’s appeal [Published Ezra Levant - Apr 29 2013]
Khadr 're-victimizing' murdered medic’s family:... [Published Owen Sound Sun Times - Apr 29 2013]
Khadr 're-victimizing' murdered medic’s family:... [Published London Free Press - Apr 29 2013]
Dr. Ingrid Mattson Keynotes Canadian Muslim Wom... [Published Campus Watch - Apr 29 2013]
Canadian ex-Gitmo detainee to appeal convictions [Published Columbia Missourian - Apr 29 2013]
Vic Toews says 'No' to interview with poor ol' ... [Published Canadian Content - Apr 28 2013]
Omar Khadr’s freedom in Ottawa’s hands despite ... [Published Globe and Mail - Apr 28 2013]
‘Overt political interference’: Toews’ office t... [Published National Post - Top Stories - Apr 28 2013]
Vic Toews' office overruled Omar Khadr prison i... [Published CBC - Apr 28 2013]

Blogs

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Petition \| President Obama: Close Detention Fac... [Published Michael Yon - Online Magazine - May 07 2013] 07 May 2013 Petitioning President Obama President Obama: Close Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay Written By: Morris Davis I served 25 years in the US Air Force, I was the Chief Prosecutor for the Terrorism Trials at Guantanamo Bay for more ...
Full Pundit: There’s no telling where the money... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - May 02 2013] Lost: Several billion dollars If found, please contact Tony Clement. The Sun Media editorialists think that the federal government not being able to account for $3.1-billion in anti-terrorism funding, as detailed in the latest Auditor-General’s ...
Confessions of a terrorist [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - May 02 2013] Ezra Levant investigates the case of the terrorist Omar Khadr who murdered an American soldier and is now making a bid to be set free. http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/video/featured/prime-time/867432237001/confronting-terrorism-head-on/2344379418001#2338450616001 ...
Canadian Guantanamo Convict to Appeal [Published Impunity Watch - May 01 2013] By Mark O’Brien Impunity Watch Reporter, North America OTTAWA, Canada — Omar Khadr is appealing his conviction for killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan more than a decade ago, but Canadian officials say that an overturn will not automatically ...
No PR for Khadr: Liberal MP’s criticism of gove... [Published Ezra Levant - Apr 30 2013] Could you imagine if some public official thought it would be a good idea to make a statement in favour of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the suspected bomber of the Boston Marathon?Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, along with his dead brother Tamerlan, hasn't been convicted of ...