Omar Khadr could find out Sunday how long a jury thinks he should serve for the grenade death of a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan, after a military jury heard closing arguments in the case on Saturday.
The prosecution was called first to give sentencing arguments to a military jury of seven officers at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Lead prosecutor Jeff Groharing called the Toronto-born man "a terrorist and murderer" who should serve 25 years in prison.
Jeff Groharing told the jury of three women and four men that Khadr intended to murder Americans, knew "full well" the aims of al-Qaeda, and his offences "amount to hate crimes in the extreme."
"The world is watching," said Groharing, a former U.S. marine. "He must be punished severely. … he doesn't fight for a country, he fights for a religion."
Khadr's offences would warrant a life sentence, but in light of Khadr's age and other circumstances, Groharing said 25 years would be appropriate.
Khadr, 24, pleaded guilty earlier this week to five charges, including murder, attempted murder, conspiracy, providing material support to terrorists and spying.
OK, Friends, I've officially crossed into the side of Khadr supporters. There is no way that a 15 year old should spend that amount of time in Gitmo, and then get awarded 25 years more in jail! Was he the only Afghan that threw a grenade at US/NATO/Allied troops? No!
And for those of you that may say he was not part of a countries military and wore civilian clothes, The government of the day was Taliban, and their Army dressed in Arab gear for the most part.
OH this pisses me off enough that I'll put in on Facebook and welcome the backlash...
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