John Ashcroft sued by Canadian citizen in New York court

[glarius]

It seems a bit odd to me that a suit lauched against John Ashcroft has not been mentioned on CNN!.....This story has been in the news here in Canada for quite a while but I wonder how many of you Americans know about it....Mr. Arar was arrested in New York and deported to Syria where he was tortured for over a year....There are questions about the Canadian authorities and if they had any part in it which we are waiting to find out....Today Mr. Arar filed the lawsuit in a New York court...

P.S.....I heard a little while ago on TV, that the American Ambassador to Canada is on record as saying that the Canadian authorities had no part in this....We shall see


http://www.cbc.ca/newsworld/

[KamaAina]

1. It was just on "60 Minutes II" in the States last night

Will someone PLEASE explain to me how a Canadian citizen, carrying a Canadian passport, could be deported to Syria and not Canada?! Apparently, at least in the eyes of Asscroft and his ilk, Canadian citizenship only applies to white people... may a thousand calico cats seek warmth in the lobby of the Department of Justice headquarters and wind their furry selves around his legs!

[LiberalFighter]

3. Can we please find a country or place...

to deport Ashcroft and Bush!!!

[silverlib]

2. This is one more upsetting piece of news...

Not complimenatary to Canada, either, but at least their news resources are not buring it.

I guess if no one watched 60 Minutes II, it would remain entirely unmentioned. I would like to see a clip from this show.

Thanks for posting this.