The following is freely available on the www.

Abdullah recently was invited [from 2006] to give a speech in London England at Amnesty International and Reprieive conference titled: "The Global Struggle Against Torture: Guantánamo Bay, Bagram and beyond"

Guantánamo Bay, Bagram and beyond

Torture is simply unacceptable. So too is the personal cost of the counter-terrorism measures being deployed in the name of security and freedom.

The conference from 19-21 November 2005, "The Global Struggle Against Torture: Guantánamo Bay, Bagram and Beyond" revealed a subversive operation of secret detentions, renditions, 'disappearances', and diplomatic assurances that all violate basic human rights. Such practices fuel the practice of torture and create division, endangering us all."

BTW, he IS Canadian. He was born in Damascus in 1971, emigrated to Canada in 1987 and became a Canadian citizen in 1991.