the watch lifts also known as the terrorist screening
also known as the terrorist screening
also known as the terrorist screening database is used by US intelligence
database is used by US intelligence
database is used by US intelligence agencies to nominate people as known or
agencies to nominate people as known or
agencies to nominate people as known or suspected terrorists over the past 15
suspected terrorists over the past 15
suspected terrorists over the past 15 years the list has grown from a few
years the list has grown from a few
years the list has grown from a few thousand to more than 1 million names
thousand to more than 1 million names
thousand to more than 1 million names but the most troubling fact is that
but the most troubling fact is that
but the most troubling fact is that leaked documents revealed that 40% of
leaked documents revealed that 40% of
leaked documents revealed that 40% of the names on the list had no established
the names on the list had no established
the names on the list had no established ties to recognized terrorist
ties to recognized terrorist
ties to recognized terrorist organizations so why are these people on
organizations so why are these people on
organizations so why are these people on the list
the list
the list [Music]
[Music]
[Music] maher arar the Syrian born Canadian
maher arar the Syrian born Canadian
maher arar the Syrian born Canadian citizen he would stop the JFK Airport in
citizen he would stop the JFK Airport in
citizen he would stop the JFK Airport in New York when returning from a family
New York when returning from a family
New York when returning from a family vacation in Tunisia in 2002 I was
vacation in Tunisia in 2002 I was
vacation in Tunisia in 2002 I was traveling back from Tunis to Montreal I
traveling back from Tunis to Montreal I
traveling back from Tunis to Montreal I had to transfer the F gate
had to transfer the F gate
had to transfer the F gate I was the integrated by the FBI for long
I was the integrated by the FBI for long
I was the integrated by the FBI for long hours I was eventually taken to the
hours I was eventually taken to the
hours I was eventually taken to the Metropolitan Detention Center and I
Metropolitan Detention Center and I
Metropolitan Detention Center and I accused of being a member of al-qaeda
accused of being a member of al-qaeda
accused of being a member of al-qaeda they refused to show me any evidence of
they refused to show me any evidence of
they refused to show me any evidence of that and I kept asking for a lawyer to
that and I kept asking for a lawyer to
that and I kept asking for a lawyer to make a phone call they would never allow
make a phone call they would never allow
make a phone call they would never allow me to do that and then all of a sudden
me to do that and then all of a sudden
me to do that and then all of a sudden in the middle of the night they came in
in the middle of the night they came in
in the middle of the night they came in and took me to drive a jet and they
and took me to drive a jet and they
and took me to drive a jet and they shipped me off to Jordan like a parcel
shipped me off to Jordan like a parcel
shipped me off to Jordan like a parcel the US government sent Maher to Jordan
the US government sent Maher to Jordan
the US government sent Maher to Jordan where he was then transported under
where he was then transported under
where he was then transported under duress to his birthplace of Syria and
duress to his birthplace of Syria and
duress to his birthplace of Syria and imprisoned for ten agonizing months
imprisoned for ten agonizing months
imprisoned for ten agonizing months separated from his wife and children
separated from his wife and children
separated from his wife and children Maher was tortured beaten and kept in a
Maher was tortured beaten and kept in a
Maher was tortured beaten and kept in a three by six foot jail cell I call it
three by six foot jail cell I call it
three by six foot jail cell I call it the cuffin now it’s not that white
the cuffin now it’s not that white
the cuffin now it’s not that white exactly that’s white and about 60 feet
exactly that’s white and about 60 feet
exactly that’s white and about 60 feet deep and about seven feet high it’s an
deep and about seven feet high it’s an
deep and about seven feet high it’s an underground completely dark there was
underground completely dark there was
underground completely dark there was just a little bit of opening in the top
just a little bit of opening in the top
just a little bit of opening in the top I’ll be honest to you that cell was more
I’ll be honest to you that cell was more
I’ll be honest to you that cell was more mental torture than the physical torture
mental torture than the physical torture
mental torture than the physical torture and I don’t know how survived us it was
and I don’t know how survived us it was
and I don’t know how survived us it was awful I had the breakdowns in that place
awful I had the breakdowns in that place
awful I had the breakdowns in that place I actually I thought I was gonna die I
I actually I thought I was gonna die I
I actually I thought I was gonna die I thought that was that’s it for me I
thought that was that’s it for me I
thought that was that’s it for me I always say when I talk about your case
always say when I talk about your case
always say when I talk about your case mehar are with kidnapped JFK Airport yes
mehar are with kidnapped JFK Airport yes
mehar are with kidnapped JFK Airport yes I was I was literally kidnapped by state
I was I was literally kidnapped by state
I was I was literally kidnapped by state agents I think they just use the law to
agents I think they just use the law to
agents I think they just use the law to go around the law that’s what it is
go around the law that’s what it is
go around the law that’s what it is a Canadian investigation determined
a Canadian investigation determined
a Canadian investigation determined Maher was completely innocent and that
Maher was completely innocent and that
Maher was completely innocent and that the mistake was based on faulty
the mistake was based on faulty
the mistake was based on faulty intelligence in this country I think we
intelligence in this country I think we
intelligence in this country I think we think of ourselves as this incredibly
think of ourselves as this incredibly
think of ourselves as this incredibly free society but I think few Americans
free society but I think few Americans
free society but I think few Americans are aware of the fact that there’s a
are aware of the fact that there’s a
are aware of the fact that there’s a secret justice system where you’re not
secret justice system where you’re not
secret justice system where you’re not allowed to know the rules you’re not
allowed to know the rules you’re not
allowed to know the rules you’re not even allowed to know why you’ve been put
even allowed to know why you’ve been put
even allowed to know why you’ve been put on a terror watchlist
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