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May 10, 2009
Blindfolded, gagged and hands bound, apparently
Cheered on by sympathizers and apologists, accused al Qaeda sleeper agent Mohamed Harket spoke at Ottawa's Human Rights Monument.* Harkat objected to having been held incommunicado.
As opposed to having being hanged as a pirate. Which is what this country would have done once upon a time.
The Algerian-born Harkat came to Canada from Pakistan in 1995. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service monitored his activities upon his arrival, and for at least two years beginning in the fall of 1996, intercepted his telephone conversations.
He was arrested in December 2002 on the strength of a security certificate, which accused him of being a sleeper agent for al-Qaida, which he denies. Harkat remained in detention until June 2006, when he was released on strict conditions that required him to be in the company of a surety at all times, even inside his house.
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The case against him has been conducted largely in secret, including continuing Federal Court evidentiary hearings that began late last year. As part of those hearings, government documents made public in March alleged that Harkat admitted in a March 1997 conversation that he knew al-Qaida lieutenant Abu Zubaydah personally. Harkat, in previous testimony, has denied any association with Zubaydah, who remains a prisoner in the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
He was arrested in December 2002 on the strength of a security certificate, which accused him of being a sleeper agent for al-Qaida, which he denies. Harkat remained in detention until June 2006, when he was released on strict conditions that required him to be in the company of a surety at all times, even inside his house.
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The case against him has been conducted largely in secret, including continuing Federal Court evidentiary hearings that began late last year. As part of those hearings, government documents made public in March alleged that Harkat admitted in a March 1997 conversation that he knew al-Qaida lieutenant Abu Zubaydah personally. Harkat, in previous testimony, has denied any association with Zubaydah, who remains a prisoner in the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
Not to worry. There are sure to be chanting trolls of all sorts calling for Zubaydah's release somewhere.
* Which speaks volumes as to the purpose of said monument.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at May 10, 2009 08:54 AM
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