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Saga of Maher Arar Continues on Both Sides of U.S.-Canadian Border
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"My priority right now is to clear my name," said Maher Arar in 2003, at his first public appearance upon his return to Canada after having been imprisoned and tortured in Syria for more than a year. The Arar Commission's findings clearing him, along with Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Jan. 28 apology-issued after months of negotiations-go a long way in helping Arar fulfill his first wish. While some believe Harper's apology "for any role Canadian officials may have played" did not go far enough, the Commission squarely laid the blame on Canadian and American officials.
On Sept. 26, 2002 U.S. authorities detained Syrian-born Arar during a stopover in New York as he was en route …
