I am shocked and repulsed by this report of a 15 year old boy being interrogated while he is obviously in distress. The boys name is Omar Khadr and he may have committed a crime. We do not know of he has or not because he is still locked up in Guantanamo 5 years after being arrested without a trial of any sort.

He was arrested when he was 15. He is now 21. His youth has been stolen. His rights as a human have been abused.

Take in the magnitude of the reality of that statement. The BBC report seems to miss this and take it for granted. maybe this is a further illustration of the dull conformity referred to yesterday.

This lad, this son, has been locked up for 6 years without any trial and does not have any immediate prospects of release.

What sort of country allows this to happen? I’ve spoken about sanctions against Burma and against Zimbabwe – but what about the human rights abuses of the USA – dull conformity means no one even raises an eye!

To the American Christians who stay quiet on this, to all of us, Omar is created in the image of God too!