Omar Ahmed Khadr born September 19, 1986 in Ottawa, is a Canadian who was captured by American forces in Afghanistan when he was 15 years of age. His case has drawn considerable attention as a child soldier, and he is among the youngest prisoners held in extrajudicial detention in the Guantánamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba. is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location of the City of Ottawa in the Province of Ontario Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1850 as Town of Bytown Incorporated 1855 as City of Ottawa Amalgamated January 1, 2001 Government  - Mayor Larry OBrien  - City Council Ottawa City Council  - Representatives 8... The military use of children refers to children being placed in harms way in military actions, the desire being to protect a location or provide propaganda. ... Extrajudicial execution and extrajudicial punishment are terms to describe death sentences and other types of punishment, respectively, executed without prior proper judicial procedure. ... Detainees upon arrival at Camp X-Ray, January 2002 Guantánamo Bay detainment camp serves as a joint military prison and interrogation camp under the leadership of Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO) and has occupied a portion of the United States Navys base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since...

On June 4, 2007, a military court dismissed all charges against Khadr because of a procedural flaw - the court was authorized to try unlawful enemy combatants, but an earlier review had labelled Khadr as merely an "enemy combatant"^[1]. This may have wider ramifications on U.S. policy regarding other Guantanamo Bay detainees^[2]. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Unlawful combatant. ... An enemy combatant has historically referred to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war. ... Detainees upon arrival at Camp X-Ray, January 2002 Guantánamo Bay detainment camp serves as a joint military prison and interrogation camp under the leadership of Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO) and has occupied a portion of the United States Navys base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since...

Khadr's Guantanamo detainee ID is 766.

Omar Khadr

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Life in Canada

Omar Khadr, like all six children in the Khadr family, was born in Canada, and both parents were Canadian citizens. During most of the time the family was living in Scarborough, Ontario, the father Ahmed Said Khadr was working in Afghanistan.^[3] The Khadr family is an Arabic-Canadian family, notable for their ties to the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization coupled with their Canadian nationality. ... Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1 January 1850 (township)   1 January 1967 (borough) Incorporated Amalgamation June 1983 (city) 1 January 1998 Government  - Mayor David Miller (Toronto Mayor)  - Governing Body Toronto City Council  - MPs John Cannis, Jim Karygiannis, Derek Lee, John McKay, Dan McTeague, Tom Wappel  - MPPs Bas Balkissoon, Lorenzo Berardinetti... Ahmed Said Khadr (1945-2003) (sometimes called Ahmed Saeed Abdur Rehman Khadar) was an Egyptian-Canadian man living in Afghanistan, who was a supporter of al-Qaeda and an associate of Osama bin Laden. ...

In 1992 Ahmed Said Khadr was wounded by a land-mine, and spent a year back in Canada recovering his health.

Life in bin Laden's compound

Khadr's father moved his family to Afghanistan, where they lived in Osama bin Laden's compound, and played with bin Laden's children.^[4] Khadr's father has been described as one of bin Laden's senior lieutenants. Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden (Arabic: ‎; born March 10, 1957[1]), most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden, is a Saudi Arabian militant Islamist and is widely believed to be one of the founders of the organization called al-Qaeda. ...

Omar's older brother Abdurahman Khadr described being sent to military training camps shortly after his arrival, when he was just eleven years old. All of the Khadr boys are believed to have military training while they were children. Abdurahman Khadr (born 1983) is a United States at Guantanamo Bay after being detained in Afghanistan and alleged to have had connections to al_Qaida. ...

Capture

On July 27, 2002, 15-year-old Khadr was in a compound near Khost that was surrounded by US special forces. According to the US version of events, the Americans called on those in the compound to surrender. When they refused, a firefight ensued. Sergeant Layne Morris was injured early in the skirmish. The Americans called in a bombardment. Khost, sometimes spelt Khowst, is a town in Afghanistan, located at 33. ... Sergeant Layne Morris is a soldier in an American Special Forces unit. ...

Most press accounts of the skirmish say that Khadr killed a "medic", implying that he had attacked a noncombatant after giving his surrender, but although Sgt. Christopher Speer had been trained as a medic, he was actually leading the squad combing the compound after they believed all occupants had been killed. Under international humanitarian law (the law of war), medics are a specially protected class of noncombatants, the killing of which is consdiered a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions. See Geneva Convention I, art. 50. See also Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), art. 85(2), 1125 U.N.T.S. 3, entered into force Dec. 7, 1978. However, in order to qualify as noncombatant medical personnel, the individual must display certain insignia (e.g., the red cross), and, more importantly, may never take a direct part in hostilties. The claim that Speer was a medic is extremely dubious because searching for/seizing weapons or other war material is part of combat. Moreover, it is unclear that Speer was complying with the other requirements to qualify as medical personnel. Possessing medical training alone does not entitle an individual to noncombatant "medic" status. Eric Stover points out that: "Dr. Che Guevara, in his political and combatant roles in Bolivia during the 1960s, could make no claims to any of the protections defined by medical neutrality. Nor could the Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, a psychiatrist."[1] Popular coverage of the Khadr case, as well as publicity from his military prosecutors consistently reassert this very arguable description of Speer as a "medic." One explanation for the military's insistence on such a characterization is that the willful killing of medical personnel is uncontestably a war crime for which individual criminal responsiblity may attach under international humanitarian law (the law of war). See provisions of the Geneva Convention cited supra. This is in contradistinction to Khadr's charges such as murder and espionage which many legal scholars do not consider war crimes (rather they are crimes violating the national criminal law of the forum state where the act occurred or the law of the victim's state of nationality, in Speer's case, the U.S.). But the military has not charged Khadr with killing medical personnel. This is likely due to the difficulty of proving that Speer qualfied as noncombatant medical personnel. This article is about the title or occupation. ... Sergeant Christopher J. Speer was a member of an American special forces unit, who was mortally wounded during a skirmish in Afghanistan, on July 27, 2002. ...

Khadr leapt from hiding and threw a grenade, which injured Sgt. Speer and led to his death, and injured three other members of the squad.^[3] Omar was shot three times, and left nearly blind in one eye. He was subsequently treated and his life was saved by U.S. medics.

Accusations against Khadr

The Americans claim to have found a video-tape in the ruins that shows Khadr planting mines. They say that while being interrogated at Bagram Air Base, Khadr confessed to entering a US occupied section of Afghanistan, to gather surveillance intelligence on the local airport. Bagram Air Base Bagram Air Base is located at the antique city of Bagram near Charikar in Parvan, Afghanistan. ...

Incarceration at Guantánamo Bay

There were other child detainees incarcerated at Guantánamo Bay. Three of them were kept in a smaller compound, Camp Iguana, where they were allegedly treated humanely. They were not required to wear the orange coveralls. They were provided with school teachers, and recreation. The BBC interviewed one 13-year-old child detainee upon his return to Afghanistan. He had learned to read at Camp Iguana. The two years he spent there were the only education he had ever had, and he reported being sorry to leave. Camp Iguana is a small compound in the detainment camp complex on the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. ...

Elaine Chao the US Secretary of Labor has spoken about the responsibility to give child soldiers special treatment, to provide help for them to re-integrate into society.^[5] She announced a $3 million program to help re-integrate child-soldiers in Afghanistan back into Afghan society. Elaine Lan Chao (Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chao Hsiao-lan;[1] born March 26, 1953) currently serves as the 24th United States Secretary of Labor in the Cabinet of President of the United States George W. Bush. ... The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the United States Department of Labor. ...

However, Khadr was treated as an adult. Khadr has been reported to have been kept in solitary confinement, for long periods of time [2]; to have been denied adequate medical treatment; to have been subjected to "short shackling" [3], and left bound, in uncomfortable "stress positions" until he soiled himself [4]. In a press conference on January 16, 2005, Khadr's lawyers described how Khadr's captors took Khadr's still bound body and wiped his hair and clothes in his urine and feces.^{[citation needed]} Short shackling is a technique that American interrogators use in the War on Terror. ... Stress Position is an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent of season four. ...

Bryan Del Monte, the Department of Defense deputy director for political development and international issues in the Office of Detainee Affairs, gave a press conference following his return from testifying before the United Nations Committee against torture. ^[6] During this press conference he asserted that Khadr, and two other youths, were incarcerated separately from adults, and were provided with daily lessons: Bryan Del Monte is the United States Department of Defenses deputy director for policy development and international issues in the Office of Detainee Affairs. ... The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ... A joint press conference by U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House. ... CAT states: members in green, non-members in grey The United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is an international human rights instrument, under the purview of the United Nations, that aims to prevent torture around the world. ...

Del Monte said that those in charge of the Guantanamo detention camp provide the three youngsters with lessons every morning in Mathematics, English, Sciences, and other subjects for their mental and psychological needs in addition to teaching physical fitness and sports.

Del Monte's assertion stands in contrast to the other accounts of Khadr's incarceration, where he has been described as leading the prayer sessions of the other detainees in his cell block.

Khadr's Combatant Status Review

Khadr's case was reviewed by the Combatant Status Review Tribunal on September 8, 2004. The review released a one page summary of their conclusions on September 17, 2004. Khadr's lawyers had written him a letter, recommending that he refrain from cooperating with the tribunal, or any questioning conducted without adequate legal representation.^{[citation needed]} This is the trailer where the Combatant Status Review Tribunals were held. ...

The tribunal concluded that Khadr was an "enemy combatant". An enemy combatant has historically referred to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war. ...

At the time of his hearing Khadr had not been allowed to meet with any lawyer and no consideration was given to the fact he was a child soldier at the time of the attack.

Access to lawyers and family

Omar Khadr's brother Abdurahman Khadr claimed in the documentary Son of al Qaeda that he talked with Omar over a fence in 2003. At the time, Abdurahman was a prisoner at Guantanamo as well, though he later claimed that he was there on a mission for the American Central Intelligence Agency. Omar reportedly told Abdurahman to stick to a previously agreed-upon story that the family had no connections to Al Qaeda, and that his health was fine. Abdurahman Khadr (born 1983) is a United States at Guantanamo Bay after being detained in Afghanistan and alleged to have had connections to al_Qaida. ... Son of al Qaeda is a documentary about Abdurahman Khadr, a young Canadian whose father was a senior associate of Osama bin Laden, produced by Terence McKenna, an independent Canadian producer. ... The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an intelligence agency of the United States government. ...

A June 15, 2005 article in Newsday cited Muneer Ahmad's experience as an example of the difficulties the Pentagon presented to detainees' lawyers.^[7] Ahmad also reported that Khadr had described extensive abusive treatment to him, but that when he arrived at the Virginia security centre, all twenty pages of his notes had been redacted. Newsday is a daily tabloid-size newspaper that primarily serves Long Island and the New York City borough of Queens, although it is sold throughout the New York City metropolitan area. ... Muneer Ahmad is an American lawyer and law professor. ... Redaction generally refers to the editing of text to turn it into a form suitable for publication, or to the result of such an effort. ...

Mr Ahmad's first meeting with Khadr was not until November 2004. Khadr has still not been permitted to speak with the Canadian lawyers who were his family's first choice. [CBCNews] reported that Khadr was finally permitted to speak with his mother by phone in March, 2007, after approximately five years of detainment.

Hunger Strikes

On September 1, 2005, the Globe and Mail reported that Dennis Edney, one of Khadr's Canadian lawyers reported that Khadr was participating in a second hunger strike.^[8] Khadr participated in the 200-member hunger strike that occurred in late June and July. The Globe article reports that lawyers said Khadr's first hunger strike lasted 15 days, and that prison authorities administered intravenous fluid. Khadr reported collapsing as he left the hospital, and that his guards administered a brutal beating [5]. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Globe and Mail is a large Canadian English language national newspaper based in Toronto. ... A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt or to achieve a goal such as a policy change. ...

On September 11, 2005, The Independent published an extract from Guantánamo detainee Omar Deghayes. On July 20, 2005, he wrote about Khadr:^[9] September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Independent is a British compact newspaper published by Tony OReillys Independent News & Media. ... Omar Deghayes is a Libyan citizen with residency status in the United Kingdom, who was arrested in Pakistan in 2002. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Omar Khadr [the Canadian juvenile] is very sick in our block. He is throwing [up] blood. They gave him cyrum [serum] when they found him on the floor in his cell. Galib Fiyhani also.

Khadr Military Commission

On November 7, 2005, Khadr and nine other Guantanamo inmates were charged to be tried by "Military Commission", but the commission was struck down as unlawful by the US Supreme Court in 2006. After the MCA was signed in October 2006, new charges were sworn against Khadr on February 2, 2007. Khadr also petitioned the US Supreme Court to review the legality of the military commission and his detention, but this request was denied April, 2007. is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Military commissions are among procedures planned by the U.S. Bush administration to deal with detainees it links to al-Qaeda. ...

First round of charges on November 7, 2005

Khadr was charged with murder for his actions against the squad inside the compound near Khost, Afghanistan. The charges against Mr. Khadr allege that his father, the late Ahmed Said Khadr, a Canadian Islamic extremist, was a close friend of Osama bin Laden and his Egyptian deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri, and that Omar Khadr also was acquainted with Mr. bin Laden, the Al Qaeda leader.^[10] Khost, sometimes spelt Khowst, is a town in Afghanistan, located at 33. ... Ahmed Said Khadr (1945-2003) (sometimes called Ahmed Saeed Abdur Rehman Khadar) was an Egyptian-Canadian man living in Afghanistan, who was a supporter of al-Qaeda and an associate of Osama bin Laden. ... Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden (Arabic: ‎; born March 10, 1957[1]), most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden, is a Saudi Arabian militant Islamist and is widely believed to be one of the founders of the organization called al-Qaeda. ... Group photo of Ayman Al Zawahiri, Usama Bin Laden & Abu Hafs Prosecution Trial Exhibit from the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui Sheikh Dr. Ayman Muhammad Rabaie al-Zawahiri (Arabic: ‎) (born June 19, 1951) is a prominent member of the al-Qaeda group, a physician, author, poet, and formerly the head of... Al-Qaeda (also al-Qaida or al-Qaida) (Arabic: ‎ , translation: The Base) is an international alliance of militant jihadist organizations established by Osama bin Laden and others around the time of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989. ...

On November 9, 2005, the Globe and Mail reported that the United States had informally indicated they would not seek the death penalty in Omar's trial. ^[11] On December 1, 2005 the officers were appointed to the Guantanamo military commission that would judge Khadr.^[12] November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Globe and Mail is a large Canadian English language national newspaper based in Toronto. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Military commissions are among procedures planned by the U.S. Bush administration to deal with detainees it links to al-Qaeda. ...

The charges Khadr faced in 2005 were:^[13]

Charge 1:Conspiracy

Omar Ahmed Khadr did, in and around Afghanistan, from on or about June 2002 to on or about 27 July 2002, willfully and knowingly join an enterprise of persons who shared a common criminal purpose and conspired and agreed with Usama bin Laden, Ayman al Zawahiri, Sheikh Sayeed al Masri, Muhammad Atef (a/k/a Abu Hafs al Masri), Saif al adel, Ahmad Sa'id Khadr (a/k/a Abu Al-Rahman Al-Kanadi), and various other members of the al Qaida organization, known and unknown, to commit the following offenses triable by military commission: attacking civilians; attacking civilian objects; murder by an unprivileged belligerent; destruction of property by an unprivileged belligerent; destruction of property by an unprivileged belligerent; and terrorism. Ayman al Zawahiri, born June 19, 1951, is an Egyptian physician. ... For other uses, see Sheikh (disambiguation). ... Sayeed al Masri is an Egyptian who is alleged to be a long term member of al Qaeda terrorist group. ... Mohammed Atef (also transliterated as Muhammad Atef, Muhammed Atef, and several other ways) was the alleged military chief of the international terrorist organization al-Qaida. ... Mohammed Atef (also transliterated as Muhammad Atef, Muhammed Atef, and several other ways) was the alleged military chief of the international terrorist organization al-Qaida. ... Saif al-Adel Saif Al-Adel (or Seif Al Adel) (born April 11, 1960 or 1963) is believed to be a senior member of the Al-Qaeda and Egyptian Islamic Jihad. ... Ahmed Said Khadr (1945- 2 October 2003) (أحمد سعيد خضر) (sometimes called Ahmed Saeed Abdur Rehman Khadar) was an Egyptian-Canadian man living in Afghanistan, who was an al-Qaeda leader and an associate of Osama bin Laden. ...

In furtherance of this enterprise and conspiracy, Khadr and other members of al Qaida committed the following overt acts:

• On or about June 2002, Khadr received approximately one month of one-on-one, private al Qaida basic training from an al Qaida member named "Abu Haddi." This training was arranged by Omar Khadr's father, Ahmad Sa'id Khadr, and consisted of training in the use of rocket propelled grenades, rifles, pistols, hand grenades and explosives.

• On or about June 2002, Khadr conducted surveillance and reconnaissance against the U.S. military. Khadr went to an airport near Khost, Afghanistan, and watched U.S. convoys in support of future attacks against the U.S. military.

• On or about July 2002, Khadr received one month of land mine training.

• On or about July 2002, Khadr joined a group of Al Qaida operatives and converted land mines to improvised explosive devices in the ground ^[sic] where, based on previous surveillance, U.S. troops were expected to be traveling.

• On or about July 27, 2002, Khadr and other Al Qaida members engaged U.S military personnel when military members surrounded their compound. During the firefight, Khadr threw a grenade, killing Sergeant First Class Christopher Speer. In addition to the death of SFC Speer, two Afghan Militia Force members who were accompanying U.S. Forces were shot and killed and several U.S. service members were wounded.

This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Sergeant Christopher J. Speer was a member of an American special forces unit, who was mortally wounded during a skirmish in Afghanistan, on July 27, 2002. ... ...

Charge 2: Murder by an unprivileged belligerent

Omar Ahmed Khadr did, in Afghanistan, on or about July 27, 2002, murder Sergeant First Class Christopher Speer, U.S. Army, while in the context of and associated with armed conflict and without enjoying combatant immunity, by throwing a hand grenade that caused Sergeant First Class Speer's death.

Charge 3: Attempted murder by an unprivileged belligerent

Omar Ahmed Khadr did, in Afghanistan, between, on, or about June 1, 2002 and July 27, 2002, attempt to murder divers persons, while in the context of and associated with armed conflict and without enjoying combatant immunity, by converting land mines to improvised explosive devices and planting said improvised explosive devices in the ground where, based on previous surveillance, U.S. troops were expected to be traveling.

Charge 4: Aiding the enemy

Omar Ahmed Khadr did, in Afghanistan, on divers occasions between on or about June 1, 2002 and July 27, 2002, while in the context of associated with armed conflict, intentionally aid the enemy, to wit: al Qaida.

Second round of charges on February 2, 2007^[14]

Charge 1: Violation of Part IV, M.M.C., Section 950v(I5), Murder in Violation of the Law of War

Paragraph 25: In that Omar Ahmed Khadr, a person subject to trial by military commission as an alien unlawful combatant, did, in Afghanistan, on or about July 27, 2002, while in the context of and associated with armed conflict and without enjoying combatant immunity, unlawfully and intentionally murder U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Christopher Speer, in violation of the law of war, by throwing a hand grenade at U.S. forces resulting in the death of Sergeant First Class Speer. The term unlawful combatant (also unlawful enemy combatant or unprivileged combatant/belligerent) denotes a person denied the privileges of prisoner of war (POW) designation, in accordance with the Geneva Conventions; one to whom protection is recognised as due is a lawful or privileged combatant. ...

Charge II: Violation of Part IV, M.M.C., Section 950t, Attempted Murder in Violation of the Law of War

Paragraph 26: In that Omar Ahmed Khadr, a person subject to trial by military commission as an alien unlawful enemy combatant, did, in and around Afghanistan, between, on, or about June 1, 2002, and July 27, 2002, while in the context of and associated with armed conflict and without enjoying combatant immunity, attempt to commit murder in violation of the law of war, by converting land mines into improvised explosive devices and planting said improvised explosive devices in the ground with the intent to kill U.S. or coalition forces.

Charge III: Violation of Part IV, M.M.C., Section 950v(28), Conspiracy

Paragraph 27: In that Omar Ahmed Khadr, a person subject to trial by military commission as an alien unlawful enemy combatant, did, in and around Afghanistan, from on or about June 1, 2002 to on or about July 27, 2002, willfully join an enterprise of persons who shared a common criminal purpose, said purpose known to the acused, and conspired and agreed with Usama bin Laden, Ayman al Zawahiri, Sheikh Sayeed al Masri, Muhammad Atef (a/k/ Abu Hafs al Masri), Saif al adel, Ahmed Sa’id Khadr (a/k/a/ Abu Al-Rahman Al-Kanadi), and various other members and associates of the al Qaeda organization, known and unknown, to commit the following offenses triable by military commission to include: attacking protected property; attacking civilians; attacking civilian objects; murder in violation of the law of war; destruction of property in violation of the law of war; hijacking or hazarding a vessel or aircraft; and terrorism.

Paragraph 28: In addition to paragraph 27, this specification realleges and incorporates by reference the general allegations contained in paragraphs 13 through 24 of this charge sheet.

Paragraph 29: Additionally, in furtherance of this enterprise and conspiracy, Khadr and other members of al Qaeda performed overt acts, including, but not limited to the following: a. In or about June 2002, Khadr received approximately one month of one-on-one, private al Qaeda basic training from an al Qaeda member named “Abu Haddi.” This training was arranged by Omar Khadr’s father, Ahmad Sa’id Khadr, and consisted of training in the use of rocket propelled grenades, rifles, pistols, hand grenades, and explosives. b. In or about June 2002, Khadr conducted surveillance and reconnaisance against the U.S. military in support of efforts to target U.S. forces in Afghanistan. c. In or about July 2002, Khadr attended one month of land mine training. d. In or about July 2002, Khadr joined a group of Al Qaeda operatives and converted land mines to improvised explosive devices and planted said improvised explosive devices in the ground where, based on previous surveillance, U.S. troops were expected to be traveling. e. On or about July 27, 2002, near the village of Ayub Kheil, Afghanistan, U.S. forces surrounded a compound housing suspected al Qaeda members. Khadr and/or other suspected al Qaeda members engaged U.S. military and coalition personnel with small arms fire, killing two Afghan Militia Force members. Khadr and/or the ther suspected al Qaeda members also threw and/or fired grenades at nearby coalition forces resulting in numerous injuries. f. When U.S. forces entered the compound upon completion of the firefight, Khadr threw a grenade, killing Sergeant First Class Christopher Speer.

Charge IV: Violation of Part IV, M.M.C., Section 950v(25), Providing Material Support for Terrorism

Paragraph 30: In that Omar Ahmed Khadr, a person subject to trial by military commission as an alien unlawful enemy combatant, did, in or around Afghanistan, from about June 2002 through on or about July 27, 2002, provide material support or resources to an international terrorist organization engaged in hostilities against the United States, namely al Qaeda, which the accused knew to be such organization that engaged, or engages, in terrorism, that the conduct of the accused took place in the context of and was associated with an armed conflict, namely al Qaeda or its associated forces against the United States or its Coalition partners.

Paragraph 31: In addition to paragraph 30, this specification realleges and incorporates by reference the general allegations contained in paragraphs 13 through 24 of this charge sheet. This specification also realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations contained in paragraphs 29(a) through 2(f) above.

Paragraph 32: In that Omar Ahmed Khadr, a person subject to trial by military commission as an alien unlawful enemy combatant, did, in Afghanistan, from about June 2002 through on or about July 27, 2002, provide material support or resources to be used in preparation for, or carrying out an act of terrorism, that the accused knew or intended that the material support or resources were to be used for those purposes, and that the conduct of the accused took place in the context of and was associated with an armed conflict, namely al Qaeda or its associated forces against the United States or its Coalition partners.

Paragraph 33: In addition to paragraph 32, this specification realleges and incorporates by reference the general allegations contained in paragraphs 13 through 24 of this charge sheet. This specification also realleges and incorporates by reference the allegations contained in paragraphs 29(a) through 29(f) above.

Charge V: Violation of Part IV, M.M.C., Section 950v(27), Spying

Paragraph 34: In that Omar Ahmed Khadr, a person subject to military commission as an alien unlawful enemy combatant, did in Afghanistan, in or about June 2002, collect certain information by clandestine means or while acting under false pretenses, information that he intended or had reason to believe would be used to injure the United States or provide an advantage ot a foreign power; that the accused intended to convey such information to an enemy of the United States, namely al Qaeda or its associated forces; that the conduct of the accused took place in the context of and was associated with an armed conflict; and that the accused committed any or all of the following acts: on at least one occasion, at the direction of a known al Qaeda member or associate, and in preparation for operations targeting U.S. forces, the accused conducted surveillance of U.S. forces and made notations as to the number and types of vehicles, distances between the vehicles, approximate speed of the convoy, time, and direction of the convoys.

Early Prosecutorial Accusations

Colonel Morris Davis, a Khadr Prosecutor, spoke out against Khadr, to the press.^[15] This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Morris Davis is a United States military officer and lawyer, appointed to serve as the chief prosecutor in the guantanamo military commissions. ...

Preliminary hearing

On March 30, 2006, Khadr, and the other nine detainees who face charges, were transferred to solitary confinement.^[16] March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (90th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Solitary confinement, colloquially referred to as the hole (or in British English the block), is a punishment in which a prisoner is denied contact with any other persons, excluding guards, chaplains and doctors. ...

Commander Robert Durand said, "Consistent with Army regulations, individuals in a pretrial status are separated from the general population. These measures are largely for the protection of the detainee." Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. ...

On April 5, 2006 Khadr read out a note that said: "Excuse me Mr. Judge,.. I'm being punished for exercising my right and being co-operative in participating in this military commission. For that, I say with my respect to you and everybody else here, that I'm boycotting these procedures until I be treated humanely and fair."^[16] April 5 is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

On April 7, 2006, Khadr's lawyers reversed course stating on the record in front of the commission that after consulting with U.S. military officials that Khadr's current conditions of confinement were indeed humane and not done in order to "punish" Khadr for being cooperative in participating in commission proceedings. [6]

Independent medical examination

Khadr lawyers have been trying, with no success so far, to arrange for Khadr to get an independent medical examination.^[17][18] They assert that a psychological evaluation is routine for any suspect charged with a murder committed when they were a minor. They state that an independent examination is essential for them to be able to effectively craft their defense. Further they assert that the suicides on June 10, 2006 put Khadr at greater risk. June 10 is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Khadr's lawyers had administered a psychological questionnaire to Khadr during one of their earlier visits.^[18] An analysis of Khadr's answers indicated that he was at moderate to high risk of committing suicide.

See "The Unending Torture of Omar Khadr", Rolling Stone, August 24, 2006, by Jeff Tietz.

Charges dismissed

On June 4, 2007, the second round of charges were dismissed by Army Judge Col. Peter Brownback because Khadr was not classified as an "alien unlawful enemy combatant."^[1] Khadr was previously classified as an "enemy combatant" by his Combatant Status Review Tribunal, in late 2004. The Military Commissions Act of 2006 says that military commissions do not have jurisdiction over those classified as "lawful combatants". Despite the dismissal of charges, Khadr will remain in detention.^[19] It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Unlawful combatant. ... An enemy combatant has historically referred to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war. ... This is the trailer where the Combatant Status Review Tribunals were held. ... President George W. Bush signs into law S. 3930, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, during a ceremony on October 17, 2006 in the East Room of the White House. ...

The Speer/Morris lawsuit

Tabitha Speer, Sergeant Speer's widow, and Sergeant Layne Morris, launched a civil suit against the estate of Ahmed Said Khadr, Omar Khadr's father.^[20] They argue that as Khadr was a child, his parents were responsible for his actions, and that since his parents should have kept him from picking up a gun on the battlefield, they were responsible for any wounds he inflicted. Normally, under US law, one can't sue for damages that were caused by "acts of war". Speer and Morris argue that Khadr was engaged in an act of terrorism, not an act of war. Sergeant Layne Morris is a soldier in an American Special Forces unit. ... Ahmed Said Khadr (1945-2003) (sometimes called Ahmed Saeed Abdur Rehman Khadar) was an Egyptian-Canadian man living in Afghanistan, who was a supporter of al-Qaeda and an associate of Osama bin Laden. ...

They have described the law-suit as "an attempt to attack terrorism in its bank account".

An article published in the June 14, 2007 Salt Lake Tribune said that Morris and Speer's widow might collect funds via the U.S. Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.^[21] The article quotes a Treasury Department official who acknowledged that Ahmed Khadr's assets had been frozen, but said it was up to Morris and Speer to locate them. June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Marquis of the Salt Lake Tribune on the Tribune Building in Downtown Salt Lake City The Salt Lake Tribune is Salt Lake City, Utahs largest-circulated local daily newspaper. ... The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department, a treasury, of the United States government established by an Act of U.S. Congress in 1789 to manage the revenue of the United States government. ...

Gag order on his military Counsel

Sergeant Heather Cerveny, the paralegal for Colby Vokey, Khadr's military lawyer, issued an affidavit reporting that off-duty Guantanamo guards had bragged to her of abusing detainees. On October 14, 2006 Vokey's boss imposed a gag order on the two while the matter is investigated.^[22] Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organisations around the world. ... Sergeant Heather Cerveny Sergeant Heather Cerveny is a member of the United States Marine Corps, and a paralegal. ... A paralegal is person who works in the legal profession, typically as an assistant to a lawyer, and who is typically responsible for researching, analyzing, and managing the daily tasks for cases. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Carol Rosenberg. "War court tosses case against young captive", Miami Herald, 2007-06-04. Retrieved on 2007-06-04. 
2. ^ William Glaberson. "Judge Throws Out Charges in Guantánamo Prisoner Case", The New York Times, 2007-06-04. Retrieved on 2007-06-04. 
3. ^ ^{a b} The Good Son, originally published in the National Post, December 28, 2002
4. ^ Son of al Qaeda, Frontline (PBS)
5. ^ Elaine L. Chao, Children in the Crossfire: Prevention and Rehabilitation of Child Soldiers, US Department of Labor, May 7, 2003
6. ^ US DoD Official Discusses Guantanamo, Asharq Alawsat, May 13, 2006
7. ^ At Gitmo, still no day in court: How feds avoid hearings for terror suspects — despite Supreme Court ruling, Newsday, June 15, 2005
8. ^ Canadian teen in Guantanamo on hunger strike, lawyers say, Globe and Mail September 1, 2005
9. ^ Revealed: the diary of a British man on hunger strike in Guantanamo, The Independent, September 11, 2005
10. ^ Pentagon Charges 5 More In Guantánamo Bay Camp, The New York Times, November 8, 2005
11. ^ U.S. won't seek execution of Khadr, Globe and Mail, November 9, 2005
12. ^ Khadr faces military trial, Toronto Star, December 2, 2005
13. ^ U.S.A. v. Omar Ahmed Khadr. US Department of Defense (November 5, 2005). Retrieved on February 7, 2007.
14. ^ Notification of the Swearing of Charges. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
15. ^ U.S. prosecutor in Khadr case blasts sympathetic views of Canadian teen, CBC, January 10, 2006
16. ^ ^{a b} Khadr vows boycott as shouts rock U.S. court: Toronto teen moved to solitary confinement Accused terrorist demands `humane and fair' treatment, Toronto Star, April 6, 2006
17. ^ Teen's defense looks to doctor for help, Miami Herald, June 26, 2006
18. ^ ^{a b} Second Request for Appointment of Expert Consultant: Dr. Xenakis and Dr. Cantor (.pdf), 'Miami Herald, June 13, 2006
19. ^ Alberts, Sheldon. "Khadr remains in detention after all charges dropped", National Post, Canwest MediaWorks Publications Inc., 2007-06-04. Retrieved on 2007-06-04. 
20. ^ GI injured in Afghan war wins lawsuit: Unique case: Court awards default judgment to man blinded in one eye, Salt Lake Tribune, February 16, 2006
21. ^ Dawn House. "Judge clears way for wounded soldier to collect judgement against terrorist", Salt Lake Tribune, June 14, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-14. 
22. ^ 2 Ordered Not to Discuss Gitmo Claims, Washington Post, October 14, 2006

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External links

• Khadr teen called an 'enemy combatant', CTV, September 17, 2004
• Lawyers Level Guantanamo Torture Charges, Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, February 9, 2005
• Extremist has rights! Federal judge rules visits from CSIS violate Charter rights of Gitmo guest, Edmonton Sun, August 10, 2005
• Canadian teen in Guantanamo on hunger strike, lawyers say, Globe and Mail, September 1, 2005
• Factsheet
• Interview with Layne Morris, CBC News: The Hour- November 9, 2005
• Selected filings U.S. v Khadr (.pdf) 280 pages US Department of Defense
• The Unending Torture of Omar Khadr - Rolling Stone (magazine)
• Son of al Qaeda, Frontline (PBS)

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See also

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