http://jdallen.org/news/canadian-was-falsely-accused-muslim-held-by-us-was-sent-to-syria-for-interrogation/ "To Bigotry No Sanction, To Persecution No Assistance" Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:13:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://jdallen.org/news/canadian-was-falsely-accused-muslim-held-by-us-was-sent-to-syria-for-interrogation/#comment-1074 Geoff Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:32:19 +0000 http://jdallen.org/news/canadian-was-falsely-accused-muslim-held-by-us-was-sent-to-syria-for-interrogation/#comment-1074 Doesn't that actually state that even if we have a law that allows terror, it doesn't matter if we've signed a treaty that prohibits it? That is actually a beacon of hope to me given the attempt at torture legislation. Doesn’t that actually state that even if we have a law that allows terror, it doesn’t matter if we’ve signed a treaty that prohibits it? That is actually a beacon of hope to me given the attempt at torture legislation.

]]> http://jdallen.org/news/canadian-was-falsely-accused-muslim-held-by-us-was-sent-to-syria-for-interrogation/#comment-870 Update on the Canadian man the US sent to Syria for torture » The Allen Almanac Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:11:28 +0000 http://jdallen.org/news/canadian-was-falsely-accused-muslim-held-by-us-was-sent-to-syria-for-interrogation/#comment-870 [...] Updating from yesterday, Democracy Now has an interview with Maher Arar, the Canadian citizen that American officials shipped to Syria to be totured. Here is his description of what happened: Really, I mean, when I arrived there, I just couldn’t believe it. I thought first it was a dream. I was crying all the time. I was disoriented. I wished I had something in my hand to kill myself, because I knew I was going to be tortured, and this was my preoccupation. That’s all I was thinking about when I was on the plane. And I arrived there. I was crying all the time. So, one of them started questioning me, and the others were taking notes. And the first day it was mainly routine questions, between 8 to 12. [...] [...] Updating from yesterday, Democracy Now has an interview with Maher Arar, the Canadian citizen that American officials shipped to Syria to be totured. Here is his description of what happened: Really, I mean, when I arrived there, I just couldn’t believe it. I thought first it was a dream. I was crying all the time. I was disoriented. I wished I had something in my hand to kill myself, because I knew I was going to be tortured, and this was my preoccupation. That’s all I was thinking about when I was on the plane. And I arrived there. I was crying all the time. So, one of them started questioning me, and the others were taking notes. And the first day it was mainly routine questions, between 8 to 12. [...]

]]> http://jdallen.org/news/canadian-was-falsely-accused-muslim-held-by-us-was-sent-to-syria-for-interrogation/#comment-867 Sara Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:14:07 +0000 http://jdallen.org/news/canadian-was-falsely-accused-muslim-held-by-us-was-sent-to-syria-for-interrogation/#comment-867 Our government is full of war criminals. This is a very dark time in the US. Our government is full of war criminals. This is a very dark time in the US.

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