RSS FeedAttn CSIS: American Airlines Flight 93 Doesn’t Exist
Justice Tremblay-Lamer of the Federal Court has quashed the controversial case against Adil Charkaoui, the alleged terrorist detained on a security certificate.
In his 2004 case before the Federal Court, the government made submissions that his interest in karate could infer his involvement in terrorism,
[50]To add to the demonstration of danger to national security and to any person, the Ministers link the respondent with violence and explain that he is a karate and martial arts enthusiast, and add that (see page 5, exhibit R-3):
[translation] In the past, it has been observed that some individuals involved with Al-Qaeda are devoted to the practice of karate and/or the martial arts. In particular Ziard Jarrah, who was part of the group that hijacked American Airlines Flight 93, (sic) had trained in the martial arts in preparation for the September 11, 2001 operation.
[51]The Ministers expressly and unequivocally associate the respondent with a sleeper agent in the bin Laden network and use Ressam’s story as a typical example.
[emphasis added]
All those with even a peripheral interest in martial arts should take notice, especially since no such flight on 9/11 even existed.
The Charkaoui case has been yet another one pointed to by critics of the shoddy research and baseless allegations used against vulnerable populations, who repeatedly are determined innocent by the courts.
