No justice system in the world exists in such a hypocritical delusion as does the United States justice system. In its wisdom, the United States Department of the Navy dismissed Lt. Cmdr William Kuebler. Working for the JAG, Kuebler provided effective defence for Omar Khadr beyond the taste of the US Navy's liking.
The supervising officer for the defense is also the supervising officer for the prosecution. The "boss" complained that Khadr's defense had been mismanaged. It must have been the only committee in the world that thought so. Kuebler had made the prosecution look like idiots.
I always thought that only the defendant had the right to fire their lawyer. Kuebler even revealed to all that it was a question at all whether Khadr had fired his weapon let alone killed the Medic William Speer by throwing a grenade. It was a messy engagement. The Americans being quite brutal in their treatment of victims. Only Khadr survived on the assault. An American Sargeant had ordered a soldier to kill the stunned Khadr who had been shot in the back as he leant up against a wall facing away from attackers.
Murder in a theatre of war is like a parking ticket at West Edmonton Mall. Khadr was only 15 making him technically a child soldier. As a guerrilla he was at the lowest rung in the unit. It is totally amazing that Khadr presents such a threat to the United States that they would go through all this manipulation to convict. Its like killing a bug with a howitzer.
Whether one agrees with the politics of Khadr or not. As a Canadian born person, he deserves to be freed into Canada. Below is some email contacts.
If Khadr was tried as a Canadian it would have been for manslaughter. If guilty then, he would be released by now. The Canadian government however fails to secure Khadr's release. As a combatant ally of the United States, it is entitled to charge Khadr and conduct his trial.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson, Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs) Deepak Obhrai, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, and Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day expressing your concerns on Omar Khadr.To: Harper.S@parl.gc.ca, Emerson.D@parl.gc.ca, Obhrai.D@parl.gc.ca, Nicholson.R@parl.gc.ca, Day.S@parl.gc.caPlease c.c. opposition party leaders and foreign affairs critics at:c.c. DionS@parl.gc.ca, Layton.J@parl.gc.ca, Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca, Rae.B@parl.gc.ca, Dewar.P@parl.gc.ca, CreteP@parl.gc.caAlso, please c.c. CAIR-CAN at:
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The U.S. government probably considers this lawyer to be a whistleblower and as such, obviously far too disgruntled ever to be trusted again.
Have you ever noticed, no-one ever seems to consider there might be a good reason a disgruntled employee is disgruntled?
Nope, you just say the word 'disgruntled' and the problem becomes the whistleblower instead of the situation the whistleblower is reporting.
It makes no sense but it's true.
I suspect the Lt. Commander needs a new gig and needs it soon.
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