Widow Testifies at a Military Court

[Occhidiangela]

I feel bad for him too. I don't think he had much to do with the choices that brought him to Gitmo. He was only 15 when he was in the midst of a firefight wherein he threw a grenade.

I am not buying this line, particularly "he didn't have much to do with the choices" line.

His age is no excuse. None. Zero. He was on the battlefield, he participated.

He wanted to play with the big boys, he gets to pay the big boy price. Or, he got conscripted to play with the big boys, and he paid the big boy price. That's a very old story, older than you or me by a lot.

Your arbitrary distinction based on age, for reasons that mystify me, is an irrelevancy to his role in the business of slaughter: war.

No sympathy.

For Dee Bye: your post was an odd bit of foolishness.
"I feel bad for this kid. He should have been playing Xbox with his high school buddies instead of being locked up all these years."

See above, he was locked up for his participation in the business of slaughter. Maybe he'd have been better off playing video games, but the sad fact is, his own actions took him elsewhere than a video game console.

Our lives are the choices we make.

Whether or not this is a matter for a trial (of any sort) is a separate issue, wherein my sentiments are aligned roughly with Pete's.