Omar Khadr

July 28, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Majdal Shams on the frontline

Majdal Shams, a Druze town in the Golan, mourns after a devastating rocket attack. Discover the resilience of this community amid tragedy and conflict.

October 12, 2012 | Clifford D. May

Welcome Back, Khadr?

An al-Qaeda member who murdered an American medic may soon go free.

October 1, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn

SFC Speer’s Killer Leaves Gitmo

Omar Khadr has been sent from Guantanamo to Canada, after returning from the jihad in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Khadr is slated to stay in custody for the time being. It is difficult to think of...

June 11, 2012 | Sheryl Saperia |

Omar Khadr Doesn’t Deserve a Dime

The UN Committee Against Torture recently recommended that Omar Khadr receive redress for any human ri...

April 23, 2012 | Sheryl Saperia

Government was Right Not to Rush Omar Khadr Home

This week, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews announced that Toronto-born terrorist Omar Khadr could be brought back to Canada. The government has been criticized for not moving faster to repatriat...

November 1, 2011 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda IED Cell Leader Denied Habeas Petition

A DC district court released its opinion denying Guantanamo detainee Bostan Karim's petition for a writ of habeas corpus yesterday. The opinion is dated Oct. 12, but the unclassified version...

April 25, 2011 |

A False Martyr

Late last year, Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr agreed to a plea deal that will require him to serve a maximum of eight years, with just one of those years in Cuba. Khadr is then set to be returne...

March 9, 2011 |

Jonah v. Dr. K on Gitmo

 I just watched the clip of the discussion between Jonah and Charles Krauthammer on Bret Baier’s Fox panel last night. I come away unpersuaded by Charles’s argument. &nb...

October 25, 2010 |

Omar Khadr Pleads Guilty

This morning, Omar Khadr pled guilty before a military commission to conspiring with al Qaeda and throwing the grenade that killed an American medic in Afghanistan. The guilty plea was reportedly...

August 13, 2010 |

Gitmo Lawyers Argue to Exclude Video Evidence That Appeared on National TV

Omar Khadr's trial before a military commission at Guantanamo has reportedly been delayed once again. This time, Khadr's attorney has suffered some illness and the trial has been put on...

August 12, 2010 |

Willful Ignorance at the New York Times

The New York Times has published an article by Jeremy Peters, who whines about the military&#039...

August 7, 2008 | National Review Online

Hamdan’s Disgraceful Sentence

I have been a defender of the military commission system (though, as I’ve also argued, we can and should do better, namely a national security court).  But as we’ve seen before,...

June 4, 2007 |

Military Judge Dismisses Commission Charges Against Omar Khadr

When it comes to figuring out who is with al Qaeda, Omar Khadr is not a close case. In July 2002, Khadr was on the battlefield in Afghanistan, aligned with al Qaeda. During a ferocious f...