Report Criticizes U.S. In Torture Case

Arar was traveling on a Canadian passport when he was detained at New York's Kennedy Airport on Sept. 26, 2002, on his way home from vacation in Tunisia. Arar said U.S. authorities sent him to Syria for interrogation as a suspected member of al-Qaida, a link he denied. He spent nearly a year in prison in Syria and made detailed allegations after his release in 2003 about extensive interrogation, beatings and whippings with electrical cables. O'Connor criticized the U.S. and recommended that Ottawa file formal protests with both Washington and the Syrian government over Arar's treatment. http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/87-09192006-714793.html [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on September 20, 2006]

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