Thursday, April 29, 2010

Military Tribunal Opens Hearings On Guantanamo Detainee Khadr

Canadian Omar Khadr, at left in an undated photo taken before his capture in Afghanistan at age 15, and at right, at age 22. The most up-to-date public photo of the long-held captive was taken last year by the International Committee of the Red Cross inside a prison camp at the U.S. Navy at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where he has been held as a war prisoner since age 16. Photo from Miami Herald

Showdown At Guantánamo: Khadr Won't Come To Court -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- Accused Canadian war criminal Omar Khadr refused to come to his hearing Thursday, complaining that guards were ``trying to humiliate'' him by clamping blinders over his eyes.

Khadr, who claims he was tortured while held as a teen in Afghanistan and Guantánamo, missed the second day of his hearing considering whether his confessions to interrogators years ago were voluntary.

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More News On Omar Khadr

US reportedly offered 5-year deal in Gitmo case -- Yahoo News/AP
Khadr should serve 25-40 years in any plea deal, prosecutors say -- Times Colonist
Military tribunal opens hearings on Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr -- Washington Post
Khadr absent from day two of hearings -- Globe And Mail
Alleged torture may bar Canadian's confessions -- Miami Herald
Dispute over security goggles delays Khadr hearing -- Toronto Star
Omar Khadr's interrogation was friendly": FBI -- Reuters

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