Replies to post #300067 on Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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>>>the guy was guilty of aiding terrorists<<<


"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Thursday offered apologies to a Canadian citizen who was deported by U.S. counterterrorism officials to Syria, where he says he was imprisoned and tortured.

Lawmakers from both parties also called on the Bush administration to apologize to Maher Arar, a Syrian-born software engineer still barred from entering the United States even though the Canadian government has cleared him of any links to terrorist groups.

"Our country made a mistake and has been unwilling to own up to it," California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said. "It reflects an arrogance I don't like to see in our government."

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1827695920071018?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews



>>>And there's no proof he was tortured.<<<


Actually there is for anyone who's looking at the facts instead of looking for excuses for George Bush.


"The most fundamental question that has not been answered yet is: Why did the U.S. government decide to send me to Syria and not to Canada?" he said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1827695920071018?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews