U.S. denies Arar was deported under America's 'extraordinary rendition'

[sabra]

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=513669df-a745-4c7b-87e6-a75f94f0b01d&k=45828

U.S. denies Arar was deported under America's 'extraordinary rendition' policy

WASHINGTON - Facing renewed criticism over its treatment of Maher Arar, the Bush administration on Tuesday denied U.S. intelligence officials deliberately sent the former Ottawa man to Syria for interrogation as a possible terrorist.

Speaking to reporters in Washington, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said the U.S. government would never knowingly ship a suspect terrorist to another country if it believed that person would be tortured.

Further, Gonzales specifically refuted claims Arar was removed from the U.S. in 2002 as part of the Bush administration's controversial ''extraordinary rendition'' policy.

''Mr. Arar was deported under our immigration laws. He was initially detained because his name appeared on terrorists lists,'' Gonzales told reporters. ''Some people have characterized his removal as a rendition. That is not what happened here. It was a deportation.''

[Lerkfish]

1. its like, totally different, because he's still alive.

if we had whisked him off, he'd be like, totally maimed or dead by now. I mean, like omigod!

:sarcasm:

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. Good then they should deport Lois Posada

back to Cuba where he belongs.

[reprobate]

12. If so, then they should deport G.W. Bush back to hell where he belongs.

[leftchick]

3. That is not what Mr. Arar says

I saw him interviewed last night and I have to say that I am ashamed to be an american on a daily basis now. :(

[rpannier]

4. And he was deported to syria, why?????

If he was living in Canada shouldn't they have 'deported' him back to Canada???

[magellan]

5. It was a deportation -- to Syria?

And I guess we're supposed to believe Mr. Arar stayed silent and never said to US intelligence, "Excuse me, but I'm a Canadian citizen."

[Eugene]

6. But even if we did render, we would get assurances against torture.

Gonzo, when you handed terror suspects to dictatorships
like Syria, Egypt, and Uzbekistan, what did you think
would happen?

Turture Boy's denials don't pass the straight face test.
Gonzales is denying these practices while Bush & Co.
fight for the right to continue them.

[pinerow]

7. Who are you going to believe...Alberto or

your lying eyes...?...:sarcasm:

[kskiska]

8. It's okay, as long as he has no organ damage

and didn't die.

[HuffleClaw]

9. lying bastards

they were more than willing to call him an evildoer before.

[leesa]

10. Gonzo lying as always. You think the Canadian courts won't notice

if he had a Canadian passport?

[The Stranger]

11. The U.S. District Court dismissed his case in the U.S. for "state secrets"

and words simply cannot describe . . .