Omar Khadr Transferred from Gitmo to Canada
Finally, Omar Khadr, the "child of Jihad" has left Guantanamo and returned home to Canada.
He was transferred to the Millhaven Institution, a maximum security prison in Bath, Ont. His lawyer says he is happy to be home.
Omar was 15 when he was captured and sent to Guantanamo. He is now 26. He pleaded guilty at Gitmo in 2010, receiving an 8 year sentence which specified he would be eligible to return to Canada after one year. Now in Canada, he will be eligible to apply for parole after one year. [More...]
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