NO110 Lecture Notes - Korean War, Tim Hortons, Extraordinary Rendition
Document Summary
Maher arar and monia mazigh: his life and their ordeal. Born in syria and comes to canada with family at 17. A year after 9/11, on sept 26 2002 arar is returning to canada from a vacation in tunisia, through the united states. Had never been in trouble with the law when his name was entered in the computer in the airport in new york, he was pulled aside, finger printed and photographed belongings were searched. Police and fbi were summoned to the airport. Arar asks to speak to a lawyer told he has no right to a lawyer b/c he"s not american citizen. For the next week, questioned about affiliation with al-qaeda and individuals that he knew in. Continued to press the authorities for a lawyer granted, but could only speak to that lawyer once. During this week, visited by a canadian diplomat. American official tells arar he is going to be deported choice: canada or syria: chooses canada.
