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13 November 2009

Hey, Gomer...

You startin' to get a sneakin' suspicion... you mighta been played?
-- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- “We thought that the incoming Obama administration signalled a new day with respect to these cases, a new respect for civil liberties, an abhorrence of torture, a respect for the time-honored legal procedures and protections that are mandated by the Constitution and enforced by the federal courts.”
You thought? Based on what exactly? This is the guy who "voted present" a couple of hundred times in his previous political incarnation.

Let's face it, pal... you deserve whatever you get here.

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RELATED: That's my Prime Minister
Mr. Harper's government views the Federal Court of Canada's order that the government must seek Mr. Khadr's repatriation is an example of judicial activists overstepping their bounds, and stepping into the elected government's role.

Sending Mr. Poilievre to address reporters was a signal to the court that the Harper government will make that case on the political stage, not just in the courtroom.
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LAST WORD: Ask a Holy Warrior
In a document submitted to the commission, Mr. Mohammed and his co-accused described themselves as “terrorists to the bone” and referred to the accusations against them as a “badge of honour.”

It called fighting and killing Americans a “great legitimate duty in our religion.”
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