Abdurahman Khadr
Abdurahman Khadr عبد الرحمن خضر | |
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Maha el-Samnah | |
Relatives | Omar Khadr (brother) |
Abdurahman Ahmed Said Khadr (
He is the third child and second son of
Early life and education
Abdurahman Khadr was born in
In his youth, Abdurahman Khadr was known as the "problem child" in the family, frequently running away and getting in trouble, refusing to follow rules, drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes. He had an older sister and brother, three younger brothers and a younger sister.[4][5]
In 1994, at the age of 12, Khadr was sent to Khalden training camp along with his older brother Abdullah, where he was given the alias Osama.[5] The two brothers fought constantly at the camp, and one day their argument became so heated that they pointed guns at each other, screaming with fury. A trainer stepped between them.[6] In 1997, a dispute between the brothers was mediated by the older Abu Laith al-Libi, who earned their confidence and respect telling them about the city of Dubai and imported Ferraris; he was later described as "really cool" by Abdurahman.[5]
While the family was briefly living in
When the family was leaving the compound, Abdurahman and his brother Abdullah fought over seating in the car.[5] Their mother ended up asking bin Laden if he could take care of the troublesome Abdurahman since "she could not control him. He grudgingly agreed to look after the youth until his father returned. But, the next day bin Laden told Abdurahman that it would not work, and he asked Saif al-Adel to take the 16-year-old to the bus station so he could catch up with his family en route back to Peshawar."[5]
The following year, at age 13, Abdurahman was sent to Jihad Wel al-Farouq for seven days; US officials have said the training camp was run by al-Qaeda personnel to train their militants.[9] On August 20, 1998, the Al Farouq training camp was bombed by American cruise missiles and Amr Hamed, a friend of Khadr's, was killed. Khadr later said that as a youth, he had hated the Americans for killing his friend.[5]
Arrest and release
In November 2001, at the age of 19, Khadr was captured by the
At this point, accounts differ. Khadr claims he lived for nine months in a
The New York Times later reported that the CIA offered Khadr a contract in March 2003 and asked him to work as an infiltrator for American intelligence in Guantanamo, to be paid $5,000 and a monthly stipend of $3000.[12] While in Cuba, Khadr worked to obtain information from his fellow inmates before spending five additional months at the Camp X-Ray prison, where he claims to have been given training as an undercover CIA operative.[citation needed]
The Department of Defense published height and weight records for all but ten of the captives held in Guantanamo.[13]
The United States later said that Khadr had been removed from the camp in July 2003. However,
Khadr says he was later given a bogus
On December 4, 2003, Khadr held a press conference with his attorney Rocco Galati. He discussed his role in the War on Terror, but omitted later claimed cooperation with the CIA.[5][16] The following month, he denied reports by the Toronto Star that he had been released in exchange for giving the Americans information on the location of his father, who was killed by Pakistani soldiers in Waziristan two weeks before Abdurahman's release.[17]
Interviews
In March 2004, Khadr gave a series of three interviews to
Khadr has offered a number of conflicting accounts of his life. For example, he has claimed that he was as young as 9 when he began attending
Passport issue
In July 2004, Khadr was denied a Canadian passport by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the explicit advice of Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham, by invoking the royal prerogative. Graham claimed the decision was "in the interest of the national security of Canada and the protection of Canadian troops in Afghanistan." National security was not listed as a ground of refusal in the Canadian Passport Order at the time. It was, however, added as a ground shortly thereafter, on September 22, 2004.[20] Under the terms of the amendment, the Minister was empowered to revoke or refuse to renew or issue a passport on national security grounds.[citation needed]
Khadr sought
Various claims
- Although Mahmoud Jaballah has said that he never met Ahmed Khadr while in Peshawar, Abdurahman Khadr has said that he had seen Jaballah around the city.[23]
- When the Idriss, who was arrested for conspiring to attack an embassy in Azerbaijan.[23] He later claimed that Amer el-Maati had given his Canadian passport to Idriss.[24]
- He has said that his family ran a guesthouse for Canadians wanting to train with al-Qaeda.[23]
Movie deal
On January 9, 2005, Variety reported plans to make a movie based on Khadr's life.[25]
References
- US Department of Defense, May 15, 2006
- PBS.
- ^ CBC: The Khadrs Archived 2004-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, CBC, March 4, 2004
- ^ a b Baksh, Nazim. CBC Radio, Mischief or Terror? Archived 2005-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, December 3, 2003
- ^ a b c d e f g Michelle Shephard, "Guantanamo's Child", 2008.
- Inside the Jihad: My Life with al Qaeda, a Spy's story, 2006
- ^ a b Wright, Lawrence, The Looming Tower, 2006
- ^ PBS Frontlinedocumentary on Abdurahman Khadr
- ^ "Testimony of Abdurahman Khadr as a witness in the trial against Charkaoui," July 13, 2004
- ^ Krauss, Clifford. The New York Times, "Canadian Teenager Held by U.S. in Afghanistan in Killing of American Medic" Archived 2024-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, September 14, 2002
- ^ Toronto Star, ""Toronto's link to terrorism grows", April 2003.
- ^ The New York Times "Guantánamo Memories, From Outside the Wire", June 21, 2004.
- ^ from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
- ^ ICRC Meeting with MG Miller on 09 Oct 2003 (.pdf) Archived 20 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Department of Defense, October 9, 2003.
- ^ Freeze, Colin (2006-12-04). "EU official debriefs Khadr about CIA flight". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "Abdurahman Khadr: mischief or terror?" Archived 2005-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, CBC, December 4, 2003
- ^ CTV News, "Khadr denies deal to lead U.S. to dad", January 1, 2004.
- ^ Son of al-Qaeda Archived 2008-08-29 at the Wayback Machine, Guantanamo Testimonials Project, University of California, Davis
- ^ a b Toronto Star, "Sometimes innocent people pay the price", March 4, 2004
- ^ "Order Amending the Canadian Passport Order" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ^ CTV.ca | "Khadr lawyer says passport denial violates rights", 5 December 2005
- ^ "Ottawa again denies Khadr's passport application", CTV News, August 30, 2006.
- ^ a b c Bell, Stewart. National Post, "'A lot' of Canadians in al-Qaeda", August 1, 2004
- ^ Freeze, Colin, The Globe and Mail, "Canadians' ties with Chechen insurgents probed", October 16, 2004
- ^ Osama insider in pic pact Archived 2011-11-05 at the Wayback Machine, Variety, January 9, 2005
External links
- "Khadr thankful to be back in Canada", CBC, December 1, 2003
- Khadr v. Canada (Attorney General), 2006 F.C. 727.