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{{rquote|right|We don't believe in killing innocent people, but we would certainly like to send you into the [[Stone Age]] the same way you have sent us into the Stone Age...a slave normally hates his master|Khalid Khawaja, 2005<ref name="martyr">Bell, Stewart. "The Martyr's Oath", 2005.</ref>}}'''Khalid Khawaja''' was a former [[Pakistan Air Force|Air Force]] officer and former Officer of the Pakistani [[Inter Services Intelligence]] agency.<ref name=AsiaTimes051209>
' [[]] a former [[Pakistan Air Force|Air Force]] officer and of the Pakistani [[Inter Services Intelligence]] agency.<ref name=AsiaTimes051209>
[http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GL09Df01.html Taken for a ride in the 'war on terror'], ''[[Asia Times]]'', December 9, 2005</ref>
[http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GL09Df01.html Taken for a ride in the 'war on terror'], ''[[Asia Times]]'', December 9 2005</ref>
Khawaja described himself as a close associate of [[Osama bin Laden]] in the early days of the Afghan resistance against the Soviet Union.<ref name=AlJazeera030314>
Khawaja himself as a close associate of [[Osama bin Laden]] in the early days of the Afghan resistance against the Soviet Union.<ref name=AlJazeera030314>
[http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion%20editorials/2003%20Opinion%20Editorials/March%202003%20op%20eds/14%20op%20eds/Bush%20breeds%20a%20million%20Bin%20Ladens,%20by%20Khalid%20Khawaja%20%20aljazeerah.info.htm Bush breeds a million bin Ladens], ''[[Al-Jazeerah Information Center|Al-Jazeerah.info]], March 14, 2003</ref> He was dismissed from his positions for his "outspoken views":<ref name=AsiaTimes050622>[http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GF22Df04.html The pawns who pay as powers play], ''[[Asia Times]]'', June 22, 2005</ref>
[http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion%20editorials/2003%20Opinion%20Editorials/March%202003%20op%20eds/14%20op%20eds/Bush%20breeds%20a%20million%20Bin%20Ladens,%20by%20Khalid%20Khawaja%20%20aljazeerah.info.htm Bush breeds a million bin Ladens], ''[[Al-Jazeerah Information Center|Al-Jazeerah.info]], March 14] [[]]</ref>


Khawaja was dismissed for his "outspoken views":<ref name=AsiaTimes050622>[http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GF22Df04.html The pawns who pay as powers play], ''[[Asia Times]]'', [[June 22]] [[2005]]</ref> He then opened a [[non-government organization]] named [[Defense of Human Rights]].<ref name=Iht061123>
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A November 9, 2005 article in the [[Asia Times]] described Khawaja as the "[[point man]]" for [[Mansoor Ijaz]], which it describes as ''"...a US citizen of Pakistani origin with close ties to the right wing of the Republican Party."''<ref name=AsiaTimes051122>
[http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/GK22Ag02.html Time to talk: US engages the Taliban], ''[[Asia Times]]'', November 22, 2005</ref>
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A November 9 2005 article in the [[Asia Times]] described Khawaja as the "[[point man]]" for [[Mansoor Ijaz]], which it describes as ''"...a US citizen of Pakistani origin with close ties to the right wing of the Republican Party."''<ref name=AsiaTimes051122>
[http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/GK22Ag02.html Time to talk: US engages the Taliban], ''[[Asia Times]]'', [[November 22]] [[2005]]</ref>
The Asia Times says that Ijaz is negotiating a peace with the remaining elements of the Taliban, with Khawaja's assistance.
The Asia Times says that Ijaz is negotiating a peace with the remaining elements of the Taliban, with Khawaja's assistance.


The ''[[Associated Press]]'' names Khawaja a spokesman for a Pakistani human rights group named [[Defense of Human Rights]].<ref name=Iht061123>
The ''[[Associated Press]]'' names Khawaja a spokesman for a Pakistani human rights group named [[Defense of Human Rights]].<ref name=Iht061123>
[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/23/asia/AS_GEN_Pakistan_Guantanamo.php 2 Pakistanis in Guantanamo Bay should be released, rights group says], ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', November 23, 2006</ref>
[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/23/asia/AS_GEN_Pakistan_Guantanamo.php 2 Pakistanis in Guantanamo Bay should be released, rights group says], ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', November 23 2006</ref>


A noted friend of the [[Khadr family]], Khawaja spoke in their defence saying they were being unfairly targeted by Canadian authorities because of a deference to the United States, and Islamophobia.<ref name="revealing">Bell, Stewart. [[National Post]], "Khadrs Reveal Bin Laden Ties", January 24, 2004</ref> He has also said that Canada is "selfish and self-centred" and deserves to be bombed by terrorists.<ref>Bell, Stewart. [[National Post]], "Al-Qaeda says Canada deserves bombing ", May 15 2004</ref>
A noted friend of the [[Khadr family]], Khawaja spoke in their defence saying they were being unfairly targeted by Canadian authorities because of a deference to the United States, and Islamophobia.<ref name="revealing">Bell, Stewart. [[National Post]], "Khadrs Reveal Bin Laden Ties", January 24, 2004</ref> He has also said that Canada is "selfish and self-centred" and deserves to be bombed by terrorists.<ref>Bell, Stewart. [[National Post]], "Al-Qaeda says Canada deserves bombing ", May 15 2004</ref>


Khawaja was arrested in Aabpara on January 26, 2007 on charges of distributing hate material (Section 295A of the Pakistan Penal Code), which he denies.<ref name=busted>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\02\04\story_4-2-2007_pg7_7 Khawaja denied bail], ''Daily Times (of Pakistan)'', February 4, 2007</ref>
Khawaja was arrested in Aabpara on January 26, 2007 on charges of distributing hate material (Section 295A of the Pakistan Penal Code), which he denies.<ref name=busted>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\02\04\story_4-2-2007_pg7_7 Khawaja denied bail], ''Daily Times (of Pakistan)'', February 4, 2007</ref>

He was found dead in [[Miranshah]] on April 30, 2010 - a month after being kidnapped by a group calling themselves the [[Asian Tigers]], while filming a documentary about [[Colonel Imam]].<ref>http://tribune.com.pk/story/9971/former-isi-officials-body-found-in-fata/</ref>


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Revision as of 18:28, 30 April 2010

Khalid Khawaja is a citizen of Pakistan and a former Air Force officer and member of the Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence agency.[1] Khawaja describes himself as a close associate of Osama bin Laden in the early days of the Afghan resistance against the Soviet Union.[2]

Khawaja was dismissed for his "outspoken views":[3] He then opened a non-government organization named Defense of Human Rights.[4]

A November 9 2005 article in the Asia Times described Khawaja as the "point man" for Mansoor Ijaz, which it describes as "...a US citizen of Pakistani origin with close ties to the right wing of the Republican Party."[5] The Asia Times says that Ijaz is negotiating a peace with the remaining elements of the Taliban, with Khawaja's assistance.

The Associated Press names Khawaja a spokesman for a Pakistani human rights group named Defense of Human Rights.[4]

A noted friend of the Khadr family, Khawaja spoke in their defence saying they were being unfairly targeted by Canadian authorities because of a deference to the United States, and Islamophobia.[6] He has also said that Canada is "selfish and self-centred" and deserves to be bombed by terrorists.[7]

Khawaja was arrested in Aabpara on January 26, 2007 on charges of distributing hate material (Section 295A of the Pakistan Penal Code), which he denies.[8]

References

  1. ^ Taken for a ride in the 'war on terror', Asia Times, December 9 2005
  2. ^ Bush breeds a million bin Ladens, Al-Jazeerah.info, March 14 2003
  3. ^ The pawns who pay as powers play, Asia Times, June 22 2005
  4. ^ a b 2 Pakistanis in Guantanamo Bay should be released, rights group says, International Herald Tribune, November 23 2006
  5. ^ Time to talk: US engages the Taliban, Asia Times, November 22 2005
  6. ^ Bell, Stewart. National Post, "Khadrs Reveal Bin Laden Ties", January 24, 2004
  7. ^ Bell, Stewart. National Post, "Al-Qaeda says Canada deserves bombing ", May 15 2004
  8. ^ Khawaja denied bail, Daily Times (of Pakistan), February 4, 2007

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