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Mounties Probe U.S. Role in Kidnapping and Torture of Canadian Citizen
Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. June 17, 2010.
Canada wants justice for Maher Arar, who was seized by U.S. officials and sent to Syria, where he was tortured for a year.
Rendition is a Horrible, Violent Crime in Any Form -- It Should Not Be U.S. Policy
Marjorie Cohn, Jurist Legal News and Research. February 16, 2009.
The U.S. government should disclose the names, fate, and whereabouts of all persons rendered by the CIA since 2001.
Will Bush Officials Invoke State Secrets Privilege to Block Court Review of Arar Case?
Willam Fisher, IPS News. August 18, 2008.
Among the defendants in the lawsuit by extraordinary rendition Maher Arar are John Ashcroft, Tom Ridge, and Robert Mueller.
In Stunning Move, Court Decides to Reconsider Case of Rendition Victim Maher Arar
Center for Constitutional RightsAugust 14, 2008.
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals will revisit the case of the Canadian citizen who was kidnapped at JFK Airport and sent to Syria to be tortured.
In Case of Extraordinary Rendition Victim Maher Arar, U.S. Gets Away with Torture
Center for Constitutional RightsJuly 1, 2008.
Citing national security, a federal court rules that Maher Arar, who was kidnapped at JFK and sent to Syria by the U.S., had no due process rights.
Canada's Child Soldier Problem
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. January 24, 2008.
As Canada apologizes for putting the U.S. on a list of countries that torture, its own government stays silent on the case of Omar Khadr.
The Bush Era's Dark Legacy of Torture
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. October 27, 2007.
It is impossible to tell the difference between the dark stories emerging from Bush's "extraordinary renditions" policy and the Hollywood fiction about horrible torture.