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The Untold Story Of Omar Khadr
Wiley
April 2008
On Sale: April 7, 2008
320 pages
ISBN: 0470841176
EAN: 9780470841174
Kindle: B0017SYN2A
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Biography
A prize-winning journalist tells the troubling story of
Canadian Omar Khadr, who has spent a quarter of his life
growing up in Guantanamo Bay. Khadr was captured in
Afghanistan in July 2002 at the age of 15. Accused by the
Pentagon of throwing a grenade that killed U.S. soldier Sgt.
First Class Christopher Speer, Khadr faces charges of
conspiracy and murder. His case is set to be the first war
crimes trial since World War II. In Guantanamo's
Child, veteran reporter Michelle Shephard traces Khadr's
roots in Canada, Pakistan and Afghanistan, growing up
surrounded by al Qaeda's elite. She examines how his
despised family, dubbed "Canada's First Family of
Terrorism," has overshadowed his trial and left him alone
behind bars for more than five years. Khadr's story goes to
the heart of what's wrong with the U.S. administration's
post-9/11 policies and why Canada is guilty by association.
His story explains how the lack of due process can create
victims and lead to retribution, and instead of justice,
fuel terrorism. Michelle Shephard is a national
security reporter for the Toronto Star and the
recipient of Canada's top two journalism awards.
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