US Attorney-General got it wrong - World - smh.com.au

US Attorney-General got it wrong - World - smh.com.au: "September 22, 2006
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WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department has backed away from a denial by the Attorney-General, Alberto Gonzales, of responsibility for the treatment of a Canadian seized by US authorities in 2002. The man, Maher Arar, was deported to Syria, where he was tortured.

Mr Gonzales had said on Tuesday that the US was not responsible for his removal to Syria.

The Attorney-General's comments caused puzzlement because they followed front-page news of a Canadian commission finding that US officials ordered him taken to Syria, an action documented in public records."