Yesterday, I had the novel and unpleasant experience of seeing the Toronto Star "unpublish" half a dozen comments on an article about Omar Khadr, written by Rosie DiManno:  fakirscanada.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/01/2379993-what-does-the-toronto-stars-rosie-dimanno-think-of-her-readers

I just heard on CBC that Obama is closing Gauntanimo bay!!! (sp?)

I can't wait to see the Canadian Government's reaction when Omar Kadr gets back to Canada under his own steam....should be one hell of an interesting confrontation.  Methink Harper is going to take some serious PR damage.

Any thoughts?  Comments?  Info?

I had my doubts about Obama but this is definately a step in the right direction!

As-Salaamu Alaikum!

-Omni

Oh sure, now that some democrats are pushing for a war-crimes commission on whether or not Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfield and George Bush abused their power with respect to "detainees" - now, a Pentagon official decides she'd better www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/13/AR2009011303372.html  get on the band-wagon of growing anti-Gitmo protests.  Where was her voice two years ago when she was appointed?  Waiting to see w

I have put a great deal of my time and some of my money into the collective efforts to redeem Omar Khadr from the hell nobody but Rumsfield deserves in Guantanamo Bay "Detention" Center.  I have published two videos on the subject, collected records and listed them on my site:  fakirscanada.spaces.live.com/default.aspx  and most recently, I contacted about 75 Calgary-based members of the Facebook Group "For the immediate release of Omar Khadr..." to see