tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15641207.post4405261008203494766..comments2023-10-31T08:47:28.372-04:00Comments on Chelicerata: Come ON, Now - How Hard Is It?crickethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852168161781345924noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15641207.post-59864653067621890612007-02-03T11:17:00.000-05:002007-02-03T11:17:00.000-05:00Definitely the kind we'd not get here. I was very ...Definitely the kind we'd not get here. I was very impressed with Canada's recent actions on Arar's behalf.crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852168161781345924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15641207.post-11118461716104466162007-02-03T03:56:00.000-05:002007-02-03T03:56:00.000-05:00Arar was deported to Syria based on (bad) informat...Arar was deported to Syria based on (bad) information provided by Canada's RCMP to US intelligence services that claimed he had ties to Al Queda. Canadian officials issued no guidelines for how Arar should be handled in the US, and so for some reason, he was deported to Syria, his country of birth, where he was tortured for months.<br /><br />The Canadian government recently issued a settlement of 10.5 million dollars to Arar for its "complicity" in allowing a Canadian citizen to be tortured abroad. No solace, really, but an acknowlegment of wrongdoing--perhaps of the kind you're unlikely to find in the US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com