As mentioned in this article.. they supported Al-Quaeda's attack on 9/11 - and her husband "developed relationships with the men who founded al Qaeda, including bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri."
And our gov't expedited her return to Canada.... JESUS!!
Where is this country going?!?!
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
In the same civilized direction it has always been going, I hope.
Many have spoken approvingly of 9/11. That doesn't mean they should all be rounded up and imprisoned. The ones who actually HAVE ties to A-Q, sure, but those who only sympathize with them? No. Something about not liking what people say but defending to the death their right to say it, and all that.
Posted by Mucus (Member # 24) on :
First, this is a pretty confusing article. Partly, because of this name "Ahmed Said Khadr", took me a while to figure out that it wasn't a verb in the middle.
First, if I'm reading the article correctly, the mother didn't support Al-Qaeda, the mother spoke approvingly about them. Secondly, it was the father who developed relationships with Al-Qaeda, not the mother or the son which is returning.
Not that either of these things matter, because as far as I know, neither of them are crimes.
Lastly, they didn't so much expedite their return, as much as allow them to return:
quote: Canadian officials said Thursday that they granted special one-time only passports to allow Karim and his mother to enter Canada. Both are Canadian citizens and, as such, have a right to return to the country, they said.
However, officials stressed that the Khadr family was using its own money to pay for the trip home and, because of their extended absence from Canada, would not immediately qualify for universal health care, meaning the family will also have to cover hospital bills. ... Former foreign affairs official Gar Pardy said under Canada's Constitution, any Canadian citizen has a right of return.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
I cant say that I agree with their viewpoints and part of me wants to seriously shake the shit out of anyone that would "sympathise with Al-Queida", but opinions are not a crime.
Besides, If WE know about them, you can bet that they're being watched like fish in a bowl.
It all comes down to what "developed relationships" refers to: if they can be considered accomplices, they need to be arrested. If they just had them over for dinner and a movie, they're just guilty of poor taste in friends and idiotic political views.