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It doesn't much matter who set the precent, but Trudeau is trying to follow that precedent. He obviously wanted to give Khadr the same status as the other 2. The Canadian people were fine with Arar and especially Milgaard getting their due - as I am. But any rational person - and I don't mean you...of course, would assume that the worst case scenario is the courts award Khadr $10million. So Justin, in his brilliant way skips past due process and jumps straight to the top of the expected amount. There are a number of reasons why, but it only takes an IQ of about 70 to know that if it publically went to court, the US lawyers would have a judgement on any monies received. Therefore Khadr, no matter how much awarded, would get a nominal amount. The court might even base their judgement on that point. We'll never know because Trudeau set him up nicely.

No, by giving Khadr $10.5MIl., the same as Arar, The Gov't is clearly suggesting that the 2 cases, the 2 men are the same. How much did they give David Milgaard? You guessed it $10Mil....for 25 years. So again, The precedent is $10 million, why then would one expect that if challenged in court, wouldone believe that Khadr should get double that amount. Khadr's lawyers knew what they wanted, $10mil, and how do you get $10mil? simple you ask for $20million - you get your money, and the government gets to pretend that it's a good deal - and sell it the sheeple that way. I don't think there is any way that courts award $20mil to Khadr, especially after the other 2 cases I mentioned - the outrage would be even worse than it is. Sorry, this is all on Trudeau, either they really wanted Khadr to get full precedent amount ($10Mil), or they're really stupid - and although i think Trudeau is stupid, surely his lawyers are not.

Considering that Arar (not a terrorist), who set the precedant, was awarded $10.5 Mil, why would the courts give Khadr twice that amount? I guess you can argue something that is not and will never will be known, if that helps you case.

And that's just it! We wonder why feminists love Khadr, This is like all those cases where women get an attraction for the bad guy. It's one of two things, either they see a damaged boy and want to protect him as a mother might, or it sexual - sometimes both. Some women see Khadr as a Jesse James, John Dillinger or even Robin Hood type or character. Ted Bundy had a huge female following, and Hollywood has always had an obsession with the loveable bad guy. There is something exciting and romantic about being the woman standing with the mobster, outlaw biker or even pirate - today it's a terrorist. We've seen it all through history. Let's look at Khadr from a mother or lover's perspective; He's a good looking guy, he's dark skinned, he's gone into battle -as you 15YO, he's been shot, captured, tortured (as far as their concerned), he's fought as a rebel against oppression of his people (as far as their concerned), and survived, now 30 years old, now damaged, our Pm is basically hailing him as a victim and hero. Luke Skywalker has nothing on this guy. What more could a hum drum, go to work, go shopping, drive the kids to soccer, have wine and sushi on Friday western woman fantasize about if not this guy. I don't know where Jacee fits into this, but it's good to see that you picked up on it too.

What did you learn?

I don't blame you for not wanting to play the FN's funding game anymore.

That's a good social experiment. It's interesting how the mob mentality takes over over and even leads to left wing violence when one guy voices an opinion. Not really suprising though.

Sounds like Jacee has been watching Avatar.

Are you flirting with me?

You make a good point! I don't think we have a chapter on the rights of anti-canadian terrorists - it's gotta be coming though.

Oh Jacee, just relax. You're getting way too serious, time to settle down.

I've enjoyed the lack of moderation. I can't stand being trolled and unable to fight back. The mods really never did understand trolling, they focussed mostly on retaliation.

Clearly, my assignment is trying to figure out just how much you've drank tonight.

This one too, WTF? You're losing it girl!

WTF are you talking about?

Go read her post again, then go read my post again, the edit your post - thank you!

Are you seriously arguing that because he was trained at 10 YO, that his crimes at 15 don't count as adult? I hope you're not trying to go down that road, because if that was the case, then nearly every terrorist would be considered a child - but you already knew that, right?

I thought this was settled.

So, If Khadr was captured, interrogated and tortured by another country while the Canadians did nothing about it and therefore received this settlement, why aren't the famillies of the two Canadians beheaded in the Phillipines suing Canada?

The only thing that matters is his age at the time of his murders - 15. He has 20 years of being a professional terrorist.

He was 15 at the time of the murders, so let's stay focussed on that number - thank you!

Wait a minute, when you guy's thought that under 18 was the legal age for child soliders, we were using the 15 as his age. Now that 15 is old enough to not qualify for child solider, we have reduced his age to 10? Ok, I'm just trying to catch up.

So, you didn't take the bait. Can't blame me for trying. Ok, I give up! Now I'm feeling tortured, I need some sleep - I'll confess to whatever you want.

Hey, I heard that there's a guy on the other thread defending the US over the 9/11 attack, you should go straighten him out - immediately

The money sticks people pretty hard. For me, it's two things; the apology...and secondly, the disrespect he shows to our military for not fighting the law suit. If you're gonna give him (terrorism) $10mil, you may as well take the chance and try fighting it. At least the military wont feel shit on.