Child Soldiers and Demonization

Sitting in the gloom of a movie theatre years ago, I heard a woman in a nearby seat hiss with angry righteousness, "finally!" The movie we were watching was Saving Private Ryan.

The scene this woman found so satisfying was the murder of a prisoner of war.

I've often thought of that strange moment during the long debate about Omar Khadr.

Now a young man, Khadr was born into a family of religious bigots headed by a domineering, violent fanatic.