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The Tortured Logic Continues

Source: Truthdig
Toronto : Canada | 25 days ago  
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He’s a Canadian citizen who was “rendered” by the U.S. to Syria, where he was tortured for almost a year...Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in New York City, dismissed Arar’s case against the government officials (including FBI Director Robert Mueller, former Homeland...
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