USA becomes the first country in the history of the world to charge a child with war crimes.

[kpete]

Canadian Gitmo detainee charged
POSTED: 11:51 p.m. EDT, April 24, 2007

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Omar Ahmed Khadr, captured by U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he was 15, was formally charged with murder, attempted murder, conspiracy, providing material support for terrorism and spying, according to the Pentagon's announcement on Tuesday.

The charge of murder stems from a gunfight during which he threw a grenade that killed a U.S. soldier, Sgt. First Class Christopher Speer, before being captured by U.S. troops.

Khadr received about a month of one-on-one training from an al Qaeda member on rocket-propelled grenades, rifles, pistols, hand grenades and explosives in June 2002, according to his charge sheet. It said he spied on the U.S. military, converted land mines to roadside bombs intended to target U.S. troops and engaged coalition troops in small arms fire.

In charging Khadr, the U.S. becomes the first country to try a war crimes suspect who was a child at the time of the alleged violations, The Associated Press cited his Pentagon-appointed defense attorney, Marine Lt. Col. Colby Volkey, as saying.

more at:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/04/24/gitmo.canadian/index.html

[GCP]

1. You mean they've charged Bush?

:sarcasm:

[mod mom]

3. The post said "child" not "child-like"

:sarcasm:

[madrchsod]

2. interesting ....

no wonder the world hates the bush government.

[mainegreen]

4. Arg. Why the hell can't we round up republicans and launch them into the sun?

Evil fuckers.

[Solly Mack]

5. I just can't hear about the US charging anyone with war crimes without

thinking - lying bunch of hypocrites