In the movies, when they drop the charges, it means you're free

The charges have been dropped against Omar Khadr.

This doesn't mean he gets to go home.

You know, every time I think about Omar Khadr I just get really, really sad. He was a kid -- 15 years old -- when he was imprisoned in Guantanamo. Whatever he may have done -- and as far as I can tell, it seems to consist of throwing a grenade in a battle -- he was a kid. He's not a kid anymore.

Five years ago, he may have been indoctrinated with some fairly repugnant beliefs. He may have participated in attacks against Americans. He may have done, thought, intended some pretty terrible things. But he was still a kid, and kids are malleable, they're easily influenced, and we don't hold them responsible for their actions in the way we do adults.

Whether Khadr was radicalized then or not, he certainly is now. He's been imprisoned for five years, his only contact with other detainees and the American military. What do you think he thinks of the West now?

I don't know if he was salvageable. But I know he was a kid. He deserved better than this.

He still does.