Widow Testifies at a Military Court

[kandrathe]

But, my opinion is that justice for Omar would be served at this point by sentencing him to time served.

However, there is much more to this case now than serving justice. And, frankly, I don't know what I want to see happen. I believe that his education at Gitmo is unlikely to have reversed that which he received before Gitmo. There is not much chance of any semblance of a 'normal life' in Canada for him, regardless of whether he returns to his family here. Additionally, he is likely to be perceived as both royalty and martyr by al-Qaida devotees. I suspect that his first move as a free man would be to return to them. And that could present a direct danger to many people if we do let him go. The flip side, of course, is that he is even more of a martyr if we continue to incarcerate him. I see no easy or completely right answer to your question.

For a FAQ-style review of the case and discussion of the ramifications of varying options, see here:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/11/1...s-faq.html

Wow. That was exactly my thinking on this. Time served, plus a probationary period to give some chance at returning him to a more productive life.