Articles tagged with: Mohamed Harkat
By Mohammed Adam
OTTAWA-The federal government case against Ottawa terror suspect Mohamed Harkat appears to have suffered a significant blow Wednesday when a document was introduced in court showing that Abu Zubaydah, once considered a master …
By Andrew Duffy
OTTAWA — A U.S. historian who specializes in the war on terror has urged the judge in the Mohamed Harkat case to carefully distinguish between jihadists and terrorists.
Professor Brian Williams, associate Professor of …
If you don’t have the opportunity to read the Federal Court ruling (which is really worth reading), you might be interested by this summary analysis prepared by Matthew Behrens.
The link to the actual …
By JIM BRONSKILL and SUE BAILEY
OTTAWA — The federal government has launched a sweeping review of a crumbling anti-terrorist law, acknowledging the system needs fixing, The Canadian Press has learned.
“We are working on it …
CONFRONTING THE “WAR ON TERROR”:
No Security Without Human Rights.
Thursday, December 10, 7 pm
Ottawa Public Library Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe
December 10 is International Human Rights Day. Ironically, it is also the seventh anniversary of Mohamed Harkat’s detention …
By Bill Curry
Ottawa — The Federal Court is ordering Canada’s spy agency to disclose a second human source in the Mohamed Harket case, an exceptional decision taken after finding the Canadian Security Intelligence Service “filtered” …
By Janice Tibbetts
OTTAWA — Canada’s most senior judge cautioned Tuesday against going overboard in the fight against terrorism by putting too much emphasis on the 9/11 attacks in the U.S. at the expense of sacrificing …
By Tonda MacCharles
The reputation and credibility of CSIS, Canada’s spy agency, is on the line Monday.
Defended by director Jim Judd as “the most reviewed” intelligence agency in the world, CSIS suddenly finds itself under …
Michelle Shephard
NATIONAL SECURITY REPORTER
For two hours each day, Hassan Almrei sits tethered to an electrical outlet as he charges the clunky GPS bracelet permanently affixed to his right ankle. He can’t let …
