Christopher Speer

• Injured U.S. soldier says Canada should have taken Omar Khadr lawsuit to courts

  Retired Sgt. Layne Morris lost sight in one eye after a 2002 attack where Omar Khadr is alleged to have thrown a grenade.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2017
  
• Omar Khadr’s $10M payout nabs U.S. media attention as MP pens op-ed

  The federal payout to Omar Khadr had received meagre attention in the U.S. media - until now.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2017
  
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• Omar Khadr should be charged with treason, not given $10.5 million

  Every terrorist in the country will soon be lining up at the trough for a $10.5 million cheque.

  Commentary

  Jul 7, 2017
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• Since we’re on the subject of compensation

  The question which now demands an answer, a satisfactory answer, is why Omar Khadr is being offered a reported $10 million.

  Commentary

  Jul 6, 2017
• Judge awards U.S. soldiers $134M by default in lawsuit against Omar Khadr

  A federal judge in Utah has awarded $134.2 million to an American solider injured in Afghanistan and the widow of another soldier killed there in a lawsuit filed against a Canadian man who pleaded guilty in a grenade attack involving the two soldiers when he was 15.

  Jul 2, 2015
• Omar Khadr should be transferred to provincial jail, court rules

  Alberta's top court says former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr should be sentenced as a youth and transferred to a provincial jail. But Ottawa plans to appeal.

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2014