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U.S. guards call Gitmo detainee a ‘good kid,’ could be radicalized if not released.

Two reports written by Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs reveal that “U.S. soldiers holding Omar Khadr believe the detained Canadian is a ‘good kid‘ who is not only ‘salvageable’ but actually runs the risk of becoming a radical if he stays in Guantanamo Bay.” Foreign Affairs officials themselves described Khadr as a “likeable, funny and intelligent young man,” sentiments shared by “U.S. soldiers charged with guarding Mr. Khadr.”

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