I put myself in the place of this poor man and am far more terrified by what he has suffered at the direction of our own government than the potential actions of any foreign terrorists. I am ashamed that this man suffered so greviously in all our names. Torture and rendition are morally wrong and illegal by so many standards, and I believe that you believe that. Aren't you ashamed as an American, and frightened that this horror could happen to any one of us? As Thomas Jefferson said, I tremble for my country when I remember that God is just.

I pray for you every day. (Anonymous)

I am a US citizen, born and bred in the USA. I am deeply ashamed of my federal government's actions against you. Your rendition was immoral and unethical. There is no excuse. Please accept the apologies of this US citizen. I wish you well. I cannot imagine the pain you have been through. (Comments by Lawrence A. Welsch, Ph.D.)

I'm a native U.S. citizen residing in Chicago. I'm quite disappointed that U.S. Judge David Trager dismissed your civil suit against United States officials who are complicit in rendition and torture. Please appeal Trager's foolish decision, in defense of human rights and the rule of law. ... I'm deeply sorry, and furious, over what my government did to you. (Comments by Marc S. Lawrence)

I'd like to first send my regards to Mr. Arar and his family. I can't begin to understand what it's been like for you to endure this terrible injustice. I was living in Ottawa for 5 years, and I read a bit about this atrocity. I was shocked by what I read. I'm glad that these things are in the spot light now though. If this sort of thing happens, we should know, and steps need to be taken to ensure that it stops. I've read some about the Patriot's Act, in the U.S., and it concerns me a great deal that the same thing may be happening in Canada. Fighting "terrorism" should not mean that we lose our basic freedoms and liberties. ... I think we all have a responsibility to ourselves to find out all we can about our government's dealings, policies, and procedures, so we can be vigilant. It's hard to do so with the propanga used to misinform us, but it's not impossible. Let's stand up for ourselves starting now. The time is now.

I commend you for your courage, and I'm sure that your actions will help other citizens to become more active in securing our freedoms. (Anonymous)

Keep up the good fight Mr. Arar. There is no defense for the actions committed against you. There is no reason to allow highly placed officials to lie about such a thing, and furthermore if they are lying in the name of protecting National Security, the least they could do is offer some form of compensation... (Comments from André Poirier)