Canada takes pointers from Mugabe

Looks like the Canadian government isn't too hapy with the flack they've copped over Maher Arar (the guy who was deported by the US to Syria to be tortured - allegedly on information provided by the RCMP) - they've raided the home of a journalist who has criticised the government's role in the affair.

The "war on terror" is deeply corrosive of human rights and democratic values. Now we have Canada acting like Robert Mugabe...