Canada declassifies papers on rendition

[struggle4progress]

Posted on Fri, Aug. 10, 2007

By CHARMAINE NORONHA - Associated Press Writer

TORONTO -- ~snip~

The previously censored information came to the light in the case of Maher Arar who was sent to Syria in October 2002 where he spent a year in custody and was tortured. Arar was later cleared of any links to terrorism and received an apology from Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

An Oct. 10, 2002 memorandum on Arar's case was declassified Thursday after a judge ordered the Canadian government to stop censoring material published in a four-volume report on a Canadian inquiry into his ordeal. ~snip~

The newly declassified memo was dated two days after U.S. authorities removed Arar from a holding cell in New York and put him on a plane to Jordan - from where he was sent to Syria. Canadian officials learned on Oct. 9 that he had been sent to Syria but they were not sure why.

"I think the U.S. would like to get Arar to Jordan where they can have their way with him," Canadian Security Intelligence Service deputy director Jack Hooper said in the memorandum. ~snip~

http://www.macon.com/world/story/109464.html

[Canuckistanian]

1. Thanks. I haven't heard about this.

Now let's see Bushco release THEIR documents.

Fat chance, I know.

[marmar]

2. "Now let's see Bushco release THEIR documents"

Now that's funny. :spray:

[Fearless]

3. You're kidding right?

I mean, the paper shredders have been going since Nov. '06. Not a chance we'll ever find these things. Of course, unless they forgot to turn the damn things on.

[BuyingThyme]

4. kcik