Canadian sent to Syria plans to appeal
(NEWSER) - A Canadian citizen sent to Syria after being mistakenly arrested at JFK Airport cannot sue US authorities, a court has ruled. Maher Arar, who says he was tortured during the year he was held in Syrian custody, was told by a New York court that it has no legal right to intervene in the case, the BBC reports. The court ruled that only Congress has the authority to decide whether victims of "extraordinary" rendition could be awarded damages. More»
