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Whoa_Nelly

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Wed Jan-21-04 07:39 PM
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Arar to sue Ashcroft (on Thursday)

OTTAWA (CP) - Lawyers for a Canadian who was deported to Syria by American authorities in 2002 say they will formally file a law suit against U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft in New York on Thursday.

Maher Arar, a 33-year-old computer engineer who lives in Ottawa, will participate by telephone in a New York news conference announcing the filing. The American Centre for Constitutional Rights, which announced last year that it would oversee Arar's suit, said the legal papers will be filed in the U.S. District Court for the eastern district of New York.

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He has already filed a multimillion-dollar damage suit against Syria and Jordan. He says he was beaten by Jordanian officials before being handed over to Syria.

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Prime Minister Paul Martin has promised that he will get to the bottom of the Arar case, saying he wants to know if Canadian authorities fed information on Arar to their American counterparts.

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http://www.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2004/01/21/320017-cp.html

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The Sushi Bandit

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Wed Jan-21-04 07:57 PM
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1. Go get the Bastard!!

we should send Ashcroft to Mars

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Whoa_Nelly

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Wed Jan-21-04 08:04 PM
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2. We should send Ashcroft

calico kittens dipped in Crisco.

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Fenris

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Wed Jan-21-04 08:21 PM
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4. And pictures of breasts and men holding hands

and perhaps coathangers painted blood red?

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Just Me

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Wed Jan-21-04 08:43 PM
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6. Ouch, Angel,...

,...spare the kitties 08)

We do need to get creative in such a way that we don't break any laws or hurt anyone.

I'll share an example :bounce:

Several days ago, I went to the bookstore. I had a post-it note pad ready for the plunge *LOL*. I attached post-its to every single recently released book by Perle/Blume I could find and stuck them on the face of each book, carefully ensuring to turn the front book over. The post-its simply had "BEWARE" written on them.

It was a blast!!! No destruction of property or "civil disobedience" or disturbance, whatsoever. I simply quietly browsed my way through. It was as fulfilling as licking the cup of coffee I once served an asshole of a boss *LOL*.

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lumpy

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Wed Jan-21-04 08:15 PM
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3. Interesting

http://www.counterpunch.org/arar11062003.html

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Whoa_Nelly

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Wed Jan-21-04 08:34 PM
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5. Oops a dupe

Edited on Wed Jan-21-04 09:00 PM by Angel_O_Peace

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=324466

Mods, please lock.

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