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|WpPageName=Omar Khadr
 
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|WpURL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Khadr
 
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|WpIntro=This is a particularly egregious example of the insidious ''[[Project:Definitions|Official Narrative]]''-supporting nature of [[Wikipedia]]. Anyone visiting will immediately be drawn to the photograph and its accompanying caption information. For most visitors, this defines their first impression, which for many may be all they read. '''The impression given is that Khadr is a 24 year old, convicted war criminal and terrorist, and alleged al-Qaeda member'''. Whilst much of the background to this summary ''is'' covered in the rest of what is a detailed article, most people's over-riding impression does not address such matters as:
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|WpIntro=The first impression given by the Wikipedia page is defined by the photograph on the right and its accompanying caption information, i.e. that  ''Khadr is a 24 year old, convicted war criminal and terrorist, and alleged al-Qaeda member'', omitting such matters as:
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*His being 15 years old when his alleged 'Offences' took place
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*His being 15 years old when his 'offences' took place
 
*His abominable torture and mistreatment over 8 years of mostly solitary confinement
 
*His abominable torture and mistreatment over 8 years of mostly solitary confinement
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*The 'plea-bargain' agreement that offered him freedom in a few years if he pleaded guilty; or incarceration for life if he did not
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*The 'plea-bargain' that offered him freedom in a few years if he pleaded guilty; or incarceration for life if he did not
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*The nature of the so-called 'legal process' that prosecuted the alleged offences
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*The nature of the 'legal process' that prosecuted the alleged offences
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*The underlying assumption that US soldiers can legally go abroad and ambush Khadr's uncle and others, but that returning fire was illegal
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*The assumption that US soldiers can legally go abroad and ambush Khadr's uncle and others, but that returning fire was illegal
 
|WsLink0=Omar Khadr
 
|WsLink0=Omar Khadr
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|WsLink2=Document:Child Soldier Coerced Into Plea-Bargain
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|WsLink1=Document:Child Soldier Coerced Into Plea-Bargain
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|WsLink2Desc=An article by Keith Jones, published by WSWS on 27 October 2010
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|WsLink1Desc=An article by Keith Jones, published by WSWS on 27 October 2010
 
|ExLink1=http://www.law.utoronto.ca/faculty_content.asp?itemPath=1/3/4/0/0&contentId=1617
 
|ExLink1=http://www.law.utoronto.ca/faculty_content.asp?itemPath=1/3/4/0/0&contentId=1617
 
|ExLink1Name=The Omar Khadr Case
 
|ExLink1Name=The Omar Khadr Case

Revision as of 04:25, 31 August 2011


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The first impression given by the Wikipedia page is defined by the photograph on the right and its accompanying caption information, i.e. that Khadr is a 24 year old, convicted war criminal and terrorist, and alleged al-Qaeda member, omitting such matters as:
  • His being 15 years old when his 'offences' took place
  • His abominable torture and mistreatment over 8 years of mostly solitary confinement
  • The 'plea-bargain' that offered him freedom in a few years if he pleaded guilty; or incarceration for life if he did not
  • The nature of the 'legal process' that prosecuted the alleged offences
  • The assumption that US soldiers can legally go abroad and ambush Khadr's uncle and others, but that returning fire was illegal


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Document:Child Soldier Coerced Into Plea-Bargain Document:Child Soldier Coerced Into Plea-Bargain - An article by Keith Jones, published by WSWS on 27 October 2010

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