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The United States is sending a team of federal agents to Syria to investigate a failed attack on the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, a State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday.Canada faults U.S.in deportation of engineer to Syria International Herald Tribune - Sep 19 8:43 AM
A government commission has exonerated a Canadian man of any ties to terrorism and issued a report that faulted both Canada and the United States for his deportation four years ago to Syria, where he was imprisoned and tortured.Syria hoping for warmer U.S. relations AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 4:10 AM
Syria's policy during more than a year of isolation by Western countries has been constant: Stick it out and hope the other side bends.Canadian deported by US to Syria cleared of Al-Qaeda links AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 10:57 PM
A judge cleared a Canadian man who had been accused of Al-Qaeda links, saying he was deported from the United States based on "inaccurate" information and mistakenly ended up detained and tortured in Syria for a year.Syria Hoping for Warmer U.S. Relations ABC News - Sep 19 4:34 AM
Isolated Syria Hopes Attack on U.S. Embassy Will Warm Relations With U.S.Canada Finds Citizen Improperly Sent by U.S. to Syria NPR - Sep 19 6:35 AM
A Canadian high commission ruled Monday there was no evidence linking a Canadian citizen to any terrorist organization. Mahrer Arar was arrested in New York, sent to Jordan, then Syria, where he says he was tortured during the year he spent in Damascus jails.Canadian man tortured in Syria after being detained in NYC KATU - Sep 19 5:16 PM
TORONTO (AP) - The United States "very likely" sent a Canadian software engineer to Syria, where he was tortured, based on the false accusation by Canadian authorities that he was suspected of links to al-Qaida, according to a new government report.Syria and Iran reject Bush attacks Tiscali - Sep 19 5:28 PM
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria and Iran have dismissed as baseless U.S. President George W. Bush s attacks on their policies in the Middle East.Canadian probe acquits suspect of terrorism ties / Inquiry faults U.S. in deporting him to Syria, where he was tortured San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 19 3:37 AM
A government commission on Monday exonerated a Canadian computer engineer of any ties to terrorism and issued a scathing report that faulted both Canada and the United States for his deportation four years ago to Syria, where he was imprisoned and tortured. Canadian police gave U.S. inaccurate information on man sent to Syria as terror suspect Boston Herald - Sep 19 6:35 AM
TORONTO - The United States "very likely" sent a Canadian software engineer to Syria, where he was tortured, based on the false accusation by Canadian authorities that he was suspected of links...Canada gave U.S. inaccurate info on man sent to Syria Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sep 19 4:09 AM
TORONTO The United States "very likely" sent a Canadian software engineer to Syria, where he was tortured, based on the false accusation by Canadian authorities that he was suspected of links to al-Qaida, according to a new government report. Syrian-born Maher Arar was exonerated of all suspicion of terrorist activity by the 2.5-year commission of inquiry into his case, which urged the Canadian Arab MKs to be Questioned Over Latest Trip to Syria Israel National News - Sep 19 3:27 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Knesset Member Jamal Zahalka (Balad; NDA) is to be questioned by police later on Wednesday over a trip he made to Syria about two weeks ago. Zahalka will be invited to the offices of the international crimes unit of the national police department.Inquiry: Man sent to Syria cleared as terror suspect Fox21 - Sep 19 8:50 AM
TORONTO A Canadian government commission says inaccurate information likely led U-S authorities to deport a man to Syria -- where he was tortured.Inquiry: Man sent to Syria cleared as terror suspect WHO-TV 13 Des Moines - Sep 19 6:55 AM
TORONTO A Canadian government commission says inaccurate information likely led U-S authorities to deport a man to Syria -- where he was tortured. The commission says...Iran, Venezuela, Syria to Collaborate on Oil Refinery Israel National News - Sep 19 11:27 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Iran, Venezuela and Syria are to collaborate on a new oil refinery for processing 150,000 barrels a day, according to Venezuela's oil minister, Rafael Ramirez. The refinery is to be located in Syria, while construction will be undertaken by Iran and Venezuela.DM Peretz: Our Hand is Outstretched to Lebanon, Syria Israel National News - Sep 19 11:57 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Defense Minister Amir Peretz said today that Israel has no real conflict with Lebanon, and that the government remains committed to offering peace to Lebanon and to Syria. He made the statements during an address at a ceremony of the IDF Engineering Corps.Countries to Build Oil Refinery in Syria AP via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 18 2:34 PM
Venezuela and Iran are planning to help construct a petroleum refinery in Syria capable of processing 150,000 barrels a day, Venezuela's oil minister announced Monday.Defiant Bush assails Iran, Syria at UN Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 10:56 AM
President Bush accused Iran's rulers on Tuesday of using their people's resources to fund terrorists and pursue nuclear weapons but, facing uncertain international support, vowed to seek a diplomatic solution.Oil refinery planned in Syria NDTV Profit - Sep 19 1:23 AM
Venezuela and Iran are planning to help construct a petroleum refinery in Syria capable of processing 150,000 barrels a day, Venezuela's oil minister has announced.Canadian deported by US to Syria cleared of Al Qaeda links Khaleej Times - Sep 18 8:40 PM
OTTAWA - A judge cleared a Canadian man on Monday who had been accused of Al Qaeda links, saying he was deported from the United States based on inaccurate information and mistakenly ended up detained and tortured in Syria for a year.Inquiry: Man sent to Syria cleared as terror suspect KBCI Boise - Sep 18 11:04 PM
TORONTO A Canadian government commission says inaccurate information likely led U-S authorities to deport a man to Syria -- where he was tortured. The commission says Canadian police were wrong when they told U-S officials the man was an extremist suspected of having ties to al-Qaida.Intelligence comes first USA Today - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
The case of Maher Arar, a Canadian Muslim allegedly tortured in Syria after being taken there by the CIA, warrants scrutiny. So, indeed, does the whole practice of rendition, a favorite of the Clinton administration long before the Sept. 11 attacks.Canadian man's mistaken incarceration, torture spark outcry AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
The case of a Canadian man wrongly arrested in the United States on faulty Canadian intelligence and subsequently tortured in Syria has sparked an outcry -- and the victim wants an apology from Ottawa and Washington.Bush pushes democracy in U.N. speech AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
President Bush sought to blunt anti-Americanism across the Middle East on Tuesday, asserting that extremists are trying to justify their violence by falsely claiming the U.S. is waging war on Islam. He singled out Iran and Syria as sponsors of terrorism.Canadian Mounties blasted for wrong info that led to torture AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 4:22 PM
Critics blasted Canada's federal police for giving bad information to US authorities that led to the detention and torture in Syria of a Canadian citizen, as the United States denied responsibility.Canada may protest U.S. treatment of tortured man Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 3:27 PM
A formal Canadian protest to Washington appeared to be planned on Tuesday as the result of an official inquiry into the U.S. deportation in 2002 of a Canadian citizen to Syria, where he was subsequently tortured.Canadian terror suspect tortured in Syria after 'rendition' by US Independent - Sep 19 5:02 PM
Campaigners have demanded that the Bush administration be held accountable for the illegal seizure of a Canadian citizen who was handed over to Syrian authorities and subsequently tortured.Canadian Mounties blasted for wrong info that lead to torture of innocent man AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 1:10 PM
Canada's federal police force was reviled for providing wrong intelligence to US authorities, leading to the detention and torture in Syria of a Canadian citizen.Canadian Falsely Accused Of Terrorism CBS News - 11 minutes ago
A software engineer falsely accused of being a terrorist by Canadian police was shipped to Syria by the United States, where he was imprisoned and tortured, according to a Canadian commission.Rumors On The Internets: Don't Take Syria in the Office Invasion Pool Wonkette - Sep 19 3:25 PM
Iran already has a nuclear weapon, American military already in country, world fucked, etc. [The Agonist, Think Progress] Halliburton is totally fine knowing you hate them, as long as the soldiers...Iran keeps Syria on side - for now Asia Times - Sep 18 3:36 AM
DAMASCUS - Syria and Iran are forging an ever-closer alliance to countenance the gathering regional and international isolation in which they find themselves. Their improved ties include military and intelligence cooperation, according to Syrian officials and analysts.Syrian film director banned from visiting Jordan AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 5:25 AM
Film director Omar Amiralay, whose trenchant documentaries on life and government in Syria earned him praise abroad, has briefly been arrested by Syrian authorities at the Jordanian border and barred from leaving the country, a leading human rights activist said.Torture Case Puts Spotlight on U.S. Extraditions NPR - Sep 19 6:04 PM
Day to Day , September 19, 2006 · Officials are investigating the case of a Canadian citizen, suspected of having a link al Qaida, who claims he was tortured after being extradited by the United States to his birth country of Syria.Saudi Arabia-Syria rift widens after Lebanon war Al Bawaba - Sep 18 2:16 AM
With every passing day, the number of reports emanating from the Middle East regarding the widening rift between Syria and Saudi Arabia grows.Renewing diplomacy with Syria Cavalier Daily Online - Sep 17 10:53 PM
THE U.S. government has never tolerated attacks on U.S. citizens on U.S. soil. Pearl Harbor precipitated our joining World War II, and 9/11 drew swift attacks in Afghanistan. This past week's terrorist attacks against the American embassy in Syria should be treated no differently.Canadian of Syrian origin cleared of terror ties AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 11:39 PM
A judge cleared a Canadian man who was accused of having Al-Qaeda links and detained in Syria for a year, saying he was deported from the United States based on Canadian information that was likely "inaccurate."MIDDLE EAST: Detentions in Egypt and Syria and murder in Iraq IRIN - Sep 19 5:13 AM
DUBAI, 19 Sep 2006 (IRIN) - In Egypt , the Muslim Brotherhood website recorded that three of its activists were detained on 13 September after a rally in Sharqiyya province, 85 km northeast of Cairo, intended to honour students who had done well in the past academic year.Panel: Canadian falsely accused USA Today - Sep 18 10:19 PM
A government commission said Monday that Canadian police informed U.S. authorities an Ottawa man was an Islamic extremist suspected of links to al-Qaeda inaccurate information that likely led the Americans to deport him to Syria where he was imprisoned and tortured.Canadians Fault U.S. for Its Role in Torture Case New York Times - Sep 18 10:25 PM
A government panel exonerated a Canadian man of any ties to terrorism, four years after he was deported to Syria, where he was tortured.4.00pm Wednesday September 20, 2006 By Randall Palmer The New Zealand Herald - 39 minutes ago
OTTAWA - Canada is likely to make a formal protest to the United States over the US deportation in 2002 of a Canadian citizen to Syria, where he was subsequently tortured.Bush promotes Mideast strategy to United Nations Market Watch - Sep 19 10:24 AM
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Bush on Thursday urged the United Nations to back ongoing efforts to promote democracy in the Middle East, while lecturing Iran to drop its nuclear-weapons program and telling Syria to halt its support of terror groups. Canadian Was Falsely Accused, Panel Says Washington Post - Sep 18 10:01 PM
TORONTO, Sept. 18 -- Canadian intelligence officials passed false warnings and bad information to American agents about a Muslim Canadian citizen, after which U.S. authorities secretly whisked him to Syria, where he was tortured, a judicial report found Monday.Canada Falsely Accused Torture Victim ABC News - Sep 19 6:49 AM
Canada Says It Falsely Accused Software Engineer Before He Was Interrogated in SyriaMalaysia get Japan and Syria in same group for Olympic qualifiers The Star Online - Sep 17 5:06 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Japan have been drawn in the same group as Malaysia and Syria in the Asian qualifiers for the Beijing Olympics football tournament while Australia are in a tough group, including Iran and Saudi Arabia.Tuesday, Sep 19, 2006 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Sep 19 3:35 PM
UNITED NATIONS - President Bush sought to assure the Arab world Tuesday that he isn't waging a war against Islam and singled out Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria for standing in the way of the spread of democracy across the Middle East.Tuesday, Sep 19, 2006 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Sep 19 3:20 PM
UNITED NATIONS - President Bush sought to assure the Arab world that he isn't waging a war against Islam and singled out Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria for standing in the way of the spread of democracy across the Middle East.Report Criticizes U.S. in Torture Case ABC News - Sep 19 5:04 AM
Report Indicates U.S. Sent Innocent Canadian Software Engineer to Syria, Where He Was TorturedProbe: Canada Gave U.S. Misleading Data Washington Post - Sep 18 6:20 PM
TORONTO -- An inquiry into the U.S. transfer of a Canadian citizen to prison in Syria found Canadian authorities gave misleading information to the Americans that likely led to the deportation, a report released Monday said.syria, united states: Attack on the American embassy Monday Morning - Sep 19 5:52 AM
Three assailants were killed and one wounded by Syrian security forces in a gunbattle during the assault on the mission, the country s interior minister said, describing it as a terrorist attack.Inquiry Finds Canadian Intelligence Misled U.S. Washington Post - Sep 18 5:41 PM
Officials passed bad information to American agents about a Muslim Canadian citizen who was deported to Syria, judicial report says.Bush sees brighter Mideast future Financial Times - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
President George W. Bush yesterday rejected mounting international concern over US policies in the Middle East. He told world leaders at the annual UN General Assembly that a "brighter future is starting to take root", while stepping up pressure on Iran and Syria.Asia Times Online Al Jazeera - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
ran an article today quoting residents and officials at Al Anbar province, the largest province in Iraq, sharing a border with Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, as saying that the occupation troops have been carrying our collective punishment of civilians across the province.Probe: Canada Gave U.S. Misleading Data ABC News - Sep 19 3:50 AM
Inquiry: Canada Gave U.S. Inaccurate Information on Man Sent to Syria As Terror SuspectInnocent Canadian deported, tortured News Interactive - Sep 19 2:54 PM
CANADIAN police wrongly identified an Ottawa software engineer as an Islamic extremist, prompting US agents to deport him to Syria, where he was tortured, an official inquiry found yesterday.Canadian Muslim held by U.S. was falsely accused & tortured Pakistani Newspaper - 18 minutes ago
TORONTO, Sept. 18: Canadian intelligence officials passed false warnings and bad information to American agents about a Muslim Canadian citizen, after which U.S. authorities secretly whisked him to Syria, where he was tortured, a judicial report found Monday.Canadian police errors led to man's torture: probe Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 3:21 PM
Canadian police wrongly identified an Ottawa software engineer as an Islamic extremist, prompting U.S. agents to deport him to Syria, where he was tortured, an official inquiry concluded on Monday.Report Criticizes U.S. in Torture Case San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 19 5:22 AM
The United States "very likely" sent a Canadian software engineer to Syria, where he was tortured, based on the false accusation by Canadian authorities that he was suspected of links to al-Qaida, according to a new government report. Syrian-born Maher... Text of President Bush's speech to the U.N. General Assembly Boston Herald - Sep 19 11:19 AM
To the people of Syria, your land is home to a great people with a proud tradition of learning and commerce. Today, your rulers have allowed your country to become a crossroad for terrorism. In your...Canada clears 'al-Qaeda suspect' BBC News - Sep 18 11:58 PM
A public inquiry clears a Canadian citizen, who says he was tortured in Syria, of having links to al-Qaeda.Police mistakes led to U.S. deporting Canadian: probe Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 1:11 PM
Canadian police wrongly identified an Ottawa software engineer as an Islamic extremist, prompting U.S. agents to deport him to Syria, where he says he was tortured, an official inquiry concluded on Monday.False data leads to innocent man's torture Independent Online - Sep 19 4:31 PM
Canada's federal police has been reviled for providing wrong intelligence to US authorities that led to the detention and torture in Syria of a Canadian citizen for his suspected links to Al-Qaeda.Canada falsely accused torture victim -- gov t report INQ7.net - Sep 19 8:22 AM
TORONTO -- The United States "very likely" sent a Canadian software engineer to Syria, where he was tortured, based on the false accusation by Canadian authorities that he was suspected of links to Al-Qaeda, according to a new government report.Canada, US blamed for sending innocent man to torturers Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 19 6:59 AM
A COMMISSION of inquiry has cleared a Canadian computer engineer of any links to terrorism and blamed Canada and the US for deporting him to Syria, where he was jailed and tortured. -New book about Syrian Kurds Kurdish Media - Sep 19 1:22 PM
There is not a lot of attention to the Kurds of Syria (West-Kurdistan). Even after the recent developments in West-Kurdistan, the Kurds in Iraq and Turkey get more attention. But this may be changed with the help of a book. In October 2006 a book will be published about this subject.False information led to deportation Boston Globe - Sep 19 1:42 AM
OTTAWA -- Canadian police wrongly identified an Ottawa software engineer as an Islamic extremist, prompting US agents to deport him to Syria, where he says he was tortured, an official inquiry concluded yesterday. Maher Arar, who holds Canadian and Syrian nationality, was arrested in New York in September 2002 and accused of being an Al Qaeda member. Arar, 36, says ...Deportation 'likely' a result of bad data Baltimore Sun - Sep 19 5:25 AM
Canadian detained in U.S. was sent to Syrian prison An inquiry into the U.S. transfer of a Canadian citizen to a prison in Syria found Canadian authorities gave misleading information to the Americans that likely led to the deportation, a report released yesterday said. Probe finds U.S. got inaccurate information on terror suspect The Olympian - Sep 19 4:37 AM
TORONTO - An inquiry into the U.S. transfer of a Canadian citizen to prison in Syria found Canadian authorities gave misleading information to the United States that likely led to the deportation, a report released Monday said.Police errors led to Canadian's torture Orange County Register - Sep 19 3:12 AM
Inquiry blames the RCMP for the rendition of a dual citizen to Syria. OTTAWA Canadian police wrongly identified an Ottawa software engineer as an Islamic extremist, prompting U.S. agents to deport him to Syria, where he was tortured, an official inquiry concluded Monday.Canadian panel faults U.S., selves in torture The Columbus Dispatch - Sep 19 4:40 AM
OTTAWA A government commission yesterday exonerated a Canadian computer engineer of any ties to terrorism and issued a scathing report that faulted both Canada and the United States for his deportation four years ago to Syria, where he was imprisoned and tortured.Inquiry: Canadian Falsely Accused, Tortured Local6.com Central Florida - Sep 19 2:13 AM
A Canadian government commission said inaccurate information likely led U.S. authorities to deport Maher Arar to Syria, where he was tortured.Syrian film director banned from visiting Jordan Middle East Times - Sep 19 5:25 AM
DAMASCUS -- Film director Omar Amiralay, whose trenchant documentaries on life and government in Syria earned him praise abroad, was briefly arrested by Syrian authorities at the Jordanian border and barred from leaving the country, a leading human rights activist said Tuesday.Probe: Canada gave U.S. misleading data Boston Globe - Sep 18 10:05 PM
A government commission said Monday that Canadian police told U.S. authorities an Ottawa man was an Islamic extremist suspected of links to al-Qaida -- innaccurate information that likely led the Americans to deport him to Syria where he was tortured in prison.Syria Caught Sneaking In North Korean Weapons Strategy Page - Sep 17 4:17 AM
September 17, 2006: A cargo ship, the Gregorio 1, headed for Syria, was stopped in Cyprus, on September 5th, because of an Interpol alert that the ship might be involved in weapons smuggling.Syria: US-Israel relationship fuels terrorism Cleveland Jewish News - Sep 19 2:49 AM
(JTA) The US-Israel relationship helped fuel the attack on the US embassy in Damascus, Syrian officials in Washington said. "It is regrettable that US policies in the Middle East have fueled extremism, terrorism and anti-US sentiment, a statement issued Tuesday from the embasssy said.Bush, Ahmadinejad clash over nuclear rights Reuters via Yahoo! News - 9 minutes ago
President Bush and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed over Iran's nuclear ambitions in addresses to the United Nations on Tuesday, but Washington agreed to allow more time for talks with Tehran.Probe: Canada Gave U.S. Misleading Data Hartford Courant - Sep 19 1:15 AM
A government commission said Monday that Canadian police informed U.S. authorities an Ottawa man was an Islamic extremist suspected of links to al-Qaida -- inaccurate information that likely led the Americans to deport him to Syria where he was imprisoned and tortured. Probe: Canada Gave U.S. Misleading Data Los Angeles Times - Sep 18 3:04 PM
TORONTO -- An inquiry into the U.S. deportation of a Canadian citizen to Syria, where he claims he was tortured, has found no evidence Canadian officials were involved in the U.S. decision to send him to the Middle East although they may have given misleading information to the Americans, a report released Monday said.Police 'got the wrong man' The Scotsman - Sep 19 4:20 AM
A GOVERNMENT commission said that Canadian police informed the US that an Ottawa man was an Islamic extremist suspected of links to al-Qaida - wrong information that probably led the Americans to deport him to Syria where he was imprisoned and tortured.Inquiry slams RCMP inexperience for Arar's torture ordeal Canada.com - Sep 19 6:15 AM
OTTAWA - An inexperienced RCMP anti-terrorism squad gave false information to American authorities tagging Maher Arar as an ''Islamic extremist'' which very likely set off a chain of events leading to his deportation and torture in Syria, an exhaustive inquiry has found.Torture Is Not the American Way (6 Letters) New York Times - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
To the Editor:.Rules for the Real World New York Times - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
When a government puts itself above the law, innocent people are put at risk.Not a lot of motivation to help the Palestinians Haaretz Daily - Sep 19 8:17 AM
Labor Party minister Yuli Tamir recommended putting forth the demand that the prime minister renew negotiations with Syria and Lebanon in the Sareinu forum of ministers .Every suspect is not a terrorist just ask him USA Today - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
As Congress weighs how to treat and try suspected terrorists, it should consider the story of Maher Arar, a Canadian MuslimAngolaPress - News AngolaPress - Sep 19 4:30 AM
Syria seeks warmer relations with U.S. DAMASCUS, Syria, 09/19 - Syria`s policy during more than a year of isolation by Western countries has been constant: Stick it out and hope the other side bends.Israel Hopes to Complete Its Withdrawal From Lebanon on Friday New York Times - 58 minutes ago
Israel is clearly reluctant to stay much longer in southern Lebanon, even though U.N. troops are still short.Mubarak?s Son Proposes Nuclear Program New York Times - 58 minutes ago
The son of Egypt?s president proposed Tuesday that his country pursue nuclear energy, raising expectations that he is being positioned to replace his father as president.The International Women's Media Foundation's 2006 Courage in Journalism Awards Honor Journalists from the United Broadcast Newsroom - Sep 19 5:50 AM
Panel Discussion with Winners at the National Geographic Society October 25, 2006 in Washington, DC WHO: Jill Carroll*, The Christian Science Monitor, who was held in captivity in Iraq for 82 days; May Chidiac, a journalist with the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation, who survived a car bomb attack, most likely in retaliation for her outspoken opposition to Syria's involvement in her country; and Inquiry: Canadian Falsely Accused, Tortured WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley - Sep 19 2:01 AM
A Canadian government commission said inaccurate information likely led U.S. authorities to deport an Ottawa man to Syria, where he was tortured.Israel breaks ceasefire - and the UN turns a blind eye Socialist Worker - Sep 19 10:24 AM
The United Nations (UN) has broken its pledge to protect Lebanon from Israeli attacks, saying instead that it will focus on disarming the resistance. The UN has informed the Lebanese government that they want to deploy troops along the border with Syria and monitor Beirut international airport.Iran's leader defends nuclear program at U.N. USA Today - Sep 19 5:43 PM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a defiant speech Monday night before the United Nations, saying his country's nuclear program is "transparent, peaceful and under the watchful eye" of international inspectors.The U.N.'s Choice Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 4:00 PM
Diplomacy: President Bush laid out in plain terms the decision the United Nations must make regarding the Arab and Muslim worlds: Support freedom or acquiesce to terrorism. Don't bet the U.N. will choose wisely.Reuters Politics Summary Washington Post - Sep 19 4:19 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and a group of renegade Senate Republicans stepped up talks on Tuesday in a bid to break the impasse over President George W. Bush's plan to interrogate and try foreign terrorism suspects.Bush recommits to Mideast peace AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 3:21 PM
US President George W. Bush recommitted himself to the Middle East peace process on the eve of a meeting with embattled Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas.Bush slams Iran for wasting wealth on nuclear quest Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 1:24 PM
President Bush accused Iran's rulers on Tuesday of using their nation's wealth to fund terrorists and nuclear arms research but said he preferred to resolve differences with Tehran diplomatically before resorting to sanctions.Bush, Republicans Hash Out Terror Interrogation Legislation OneWorld.net via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 3:59 PM
SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 19 (OneWorld) - The White House and dissident Senate Republicans began a fresh round of talks Tuesday over how to treat and prosecute terrorism suspects. President George W. Bush is having difficulty gaining approval for his plan because it would legalize interrogation techniques many see as torture including mock-drowning, stripping, and hooding of detainees.President Bush urges UN to move quickly on Darfur Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 2:52 PM
President George W. Bush challenged world leaders on Tuesday to move quickly to get peacekeepers into Sudan's Darfur region, saying lives are at stake as well as the credibility of the United Nations.President Bush Meets with French President Chirac [Press Release] White House News - Sep 19 9:23 AM
President Bush on Tuesday said, "It's been a pleasure to have a meaningful, strategic dialogue with Jacques Chirac. ... It's important that France and the United States work closely to keep the peace. We talked about Iran, we talked about Syria, we talked about the Palestinian-Israeli issue, we talked about Darfur; we talked about common problems and how to solve those problems."Canada police blasted in deportation case UPI - Sep 18 7:39 PM
TORONTO, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- An innocent computer engineer was deported to Syria and tortured after bad intelligence was given to the United States by Canadian police, an inquiry says.Deported Canadian cleared by inquiry commission New Kerala - Sep 19 1:55 AM
Toronto, Sep 19: A Canadian man who was deported to Syria from US on the suspicion that he was linked to Al-Qaeda has been cleared by a federal commission here which said the consequences of labelling somebody as an "Islamic terrorist are enormous".Judicial Panel: Canadian Was Falsely Accused As Extremist Free Internet Press - Sep 19 12:59 AM
Canadian intelligence officials passed false warnings and bad information to American agents about a Muslim Canadian citizen, after which U.S. authorities secretly whisked him to Syria, where he was tortured, a judicial report found Monday. The report, released in Ottawa, was the result of a 2 1/2-year inquiry that represented one of the first public investigations into mistakes made as part of