Reuters: Faulty Canadian intel, US administration policies led to torture of innocent man. More here, and from the Globe & Mail. Writes LS, "The contrast between the way the Canadians are treating this case, and the way the US is treating comparable cases is stark and stunning." Update: Interesting timing for the Canadian revelations, given the debate on Bush's torture bill. From the NYT: "American officials have not discussed the case publicly. But in an interview last year, a former official said on condition of anonymity that the decision to send Mr. Arar to Syria had been based chiefly on the desire to get more information about him and the threat he might pose. The official said Canada did not intend to hold him if he returned home."

Posted by Laura at September 18, 2006 05:47 PM