Chretien Protests Deportation of Canadian (washingtonpost.com):

"Prime Minister Calls U.S. Treatment of Terror Suspect 'Completely Unacceptable'

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A high-ranking Syrian diplomat said Wednesday that Syria agreed to imprison Arar in a gesture of goodwill toward the United States.

"They told us he was an al Qaeda activist, so we took him and put him in custody," said Imad Moustafa, chargé d'affaires at the Syrian Embassy in Washington. "The U.S. was pressing us not to send him to Canada, the Canadians were pressing us to not send him to Syria." "

Watch out Jean! Pointing out to the Bush administration that its tactics are those of a totalitarian dictatorship may end you up on the Clear Channel "Big Hate" List.