Posted AT 12:33 AM EDT on 18/04/08
Canada asked U.S. not to send Khadr to Gitmo because of age
WASHINGTON — Canada asked the United States not to send Omar Khadr to Guantanamo Bay in 2002 because he was only 15 years old, and requested discussions with the Americans before they made any decisions.
In a diplomatic letter released Thursday, Canadian officials said there was “some ambiguity” about Mr. Khadr's role in a firefight that July, adding it would be “inappropriate” to transfer him from U.S.
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