Friday, October 5, 2012

And Now, Some Uncommon Common Sense About Omar Khadr's Prospects for Rehabilitation

Layne Morris is a former U.S. serviceman who was blinded in one eye in the same firefight in Afghanistan that saw Omar Khadr kill U.S. medic Christopher Speer. He is furious that Omar is out of Gitmo, and doubts that he can ever be fixed:
“My frustration is with the Obama administration and their continued refusal to accept the will of the American people: that these most dangerous of the most dangerous detainees be kept in Guantanamo Bay,” Morris said from West Valley, Utah, where he is deputy city manager.

“I don’t think (Khadr) is done with radical Islam. I don’t think he’s done with the jihad.”...

“This is a young man that despite 10 years in Guantanamo and every attempt and opportunity to educate himself and prepare himself for life in a western society has done nothing,” said Morris, who found out from a Canadian reporter the transfer had taken place.

“He went in with an eight-grade education, he’s come out with an eighth-grade education. Other than memorize the Qu’ran and be regarded as the ’rock star’ of Guantanamo by the other inmates, all he’s done is prepare himself for further jihad.” 

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