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The continuing shame of the Maher Arar case
Here's the second casualty of the Maher Arar case--Royal Canadian Mounted Police head Giuliano Zaccardelli--the first being Arar himself.
Say, when will the legal bell toll for Donald Rumsfeld, George Tenet, Robert Mueller, George Bush, Dick Chaney and the other anti-Constitutionalists regarding this particular situation? The answer is probably tied to a lawsuit Arar currently has under appeal.
Of course, if not telling the truth is grounds for resignation in Canada then adoption of such here would leave the top ranks of the Bush Administration barren.
Here's the words of a member of a Canadian commission investigating the Maher Arar case:
"...Evidence presented to the commission, said Paul J. J. Cavalluzzo, its lead counsel, showed that the F.B.I. continued to keep its Canadian counterparts in the dark even while an American jet was carrying Mr. Arar to Jordan. The panel found that American officials “believed quite correctly that, if informed, the Canadians would have serious concerns about the plan to remove Mr. Arar to Syria...”
Canada and the United States should be equally ashamed. At least some in Canada are.
And for those of you who continue to bleat that all means are necessary and acceptable to fight terrorism--I'll accept that you truly believe this when your innocent son, daughter, husband, wife is kidnapped and tortured for a year by intelligence services and you accept such as the price to be paid for your safety. Don't bother offering that your kin would never be victim of such because they are innocent and have nothing to do with terrorism--Arar has already experienced that lie.
Mounties' top cop resignsGo here to read more.
Meaghan Fitzpatrick
CanWest News Service
December 6, 2006
OTTAWA — Embattled RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) head Giuliano Zaccardelli has submitted his resignation, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today in question period.
“Today Commissioner Zaccardelli submitted his resignation to me and I have accepted it,” Harper told the House of Commons. “The commissioner indicated to me that it would be in the best interest of the RCMP to have new leadership as this great organization faces the challenges of the future.”
Harper made the announcement after Liberal Leader Stephane Dion asked the prime minister when he knew about the contradictory testimony Zaccardelli provided to a parliamentary committee about the Maher Arar case.
For background, here's Maher Arar's personal description of his nightmare.
For an exhaustive view, backed by numerous links to other articles, here's the details of Canadian and U.S. complicity in the Arar ordeal.
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