America shouldn't be subcontracting torture. But saying that much is the easy part. The harder question is what should be done with a suspected al Qaeda associate in such circumstances. Authorities faced this choice: torture in Syria or freedom on the other side of the longest undefended border in the world. ... The trouble with [sending him to Gitmo] is that the legal process given alleged enemy combatants is so opaque and unfair. Comments from the Washington Post editorial page on the case of Maher Arar. Freedom vs. Torture? | 
