The Harper government announced Friday that Maher Arar will receive an official apology and compensation. That agreement settles the case–but it does not resolve it.
Canadian security services suspected Arar of connections to terrorism. They monitored his movements. When he travelled to Tunisia in 2002, Canada alerted U.S. authorities that he planned to fly home   more

On State of the Union night, Americans witnessed two President Bushes. The first President Bush delivered a firm foreign policy message in tones of passion and commitment. The second President Bush dragged his way wearily through a domestic agenda that seemed to interest him as little as it excited Congress.
The first President Bush pledged   more

As the news of Saddam Hussein’s execution was broadcast on Dec. 30, hundreds of Iraqi- Americans took to the streets of Detroit’s heavily Arab west side to dance and celebrate.
Days later, vandals attacked Detroit-area Shiite religious centres and stores with Shiite names, smashing windows and leaving Arabic-language death threats on voicemail systems.
For months,   more

The Republican presidential field for 2008 is led by one of the nation’s greatest military heroes, a seasoned senator, one of the most famous and best-liked men in America. Running hard alongside him is the most successful mayor in American history, the man who saved New York City from crime and defended it from terrorism.   more