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2004-07-05 Great White North

Syria won't co-operate with Arar inquiry

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Posted by Fred 2004-07-05 10:39:29 PM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 My supposition is that we were pretty sure that this guy was a terrorist. Deporting a terrorist to Canada is Akin to playing with a jet black boomerang on a football field at 2 am on an overcast night.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-07-05 11:13:26 PM|| 2004-07-05 11:13:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 From what I've read on this case, the Canadian intelligence department [CSIS] provided the US with the "goods" on this guy-the RCMP had been monitoring him for quite some time. The RCMP and CSIS in Canada did not want the US to return Arar to Canada, because they knew he'd get his walking papers if he was returned to Canada. So because Arar was a dual citizen-Arar had never renounced his Syrian citizenship[interesting], the US sent him back to Syria to be put in the deep freeze for a while. Actually I don't think Syria was a "bad guy" in this scenario-they just threw him in the slammer because neither Canada not the US wanted him back and they didn't want a suspected loose cannon on their streets. Then Arar's family got the Muslim community beating the PM's door down, and Paul Martin, as Chretien had done before him, pretended that this was done without the PMO's knowledge, initially blaming it on the USA, but then a journalist with the National Post came across some secret dossierres that demonstrated that both PM's had been kept in the loop all along and had approved the CSIS and RCMP decision. The Liberal Party of Canada counts heavily on the Muslim vote, so Paul Martin was very nervous about his office being linked to approving Arar being deported to Syria. I'll bet Paul Martin is very happy that Syria is refusing to co-operate with Canada's investigation hearing.

Posted by rex 2004-07-05 11:43:17 PM|| 2004-07-05 11:43:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 wow - this'll be pretty hard to hang on the Joooos; Although I'm sure they'll give it the ol' Arab try....

Posted by Frank G 2004-07-06 12:07:26 AM|| 2004-07-06 12:07:26 AM|| Front Page Top

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