Part I of this article, examining the politics of this issue in Canada, can be read here.

The question that many people also continue to ask is why the Canadian government would agree to accept Mr. Khadr back and then stall on carrying through? Some argue that it could have simply been an item on an agenda that had to be dealt with at the time and that the American government may have engaged in some "arm-twisting." Others point out that the agreement isn’t binding. Nonetheless, those watching from the US are wondering just what is going on.

A military officer and licensed psychologist involved in the assessment of Omar Khadr says that others tasked with gauging his mental state were "not basically qualified."

Reached at the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center in Fort Hood, Texas, Alan Hopewell dismissed the views of other psychologists including the controversial psychiatrist who has said that Khadr remains a threat to public safety.

"The other people involved are not military officers; they're not qualified to make a military opinion," he said in a phone interview. "They were not basically qualified to make the opinions that they made and I'm not able to comment because of the classified nature of the government information."