"So what about the stuff we can hardly measure, the things we consider unimportant or trivial in our daily lives? -- a smile, a simple kind gesture, for example? What place do they have in our day-to-day encounters?"

"A fundamental criticism of the Patriot Act's targeting of Arab and Muslim Americans, as well as foreign nationals, is that it is ineffective. According to Cole of the over 5,000 foreign nationals who have been detained since 9/11, only two have been convicted of anything related to terrorism."

"Numerous people among the Muslim community—and even those who look remotely Middle Eastern—have been, at best, humiliated and, in extreme cases, brutalized by government officials."

"Does the Liberty Matter? Today, more than ever. More than any other incident, the USS Liberty gave the Israeli Lobby cause to believe that they could get away with anything."

"Over a century ago, Mark Twain concluded, "the very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice"."

"Is citizenship alone the core principle for demanding justice? As a matter of principle, the inquiry is not necessary because Mr. Arar is a Canadian citizen. It is required because he is a human being, who is treated inhumanly."

"One of the major lobbies that leads the mainstream media is the corporations, especially those that produce weapons."

"President Chandrika Kumaratunga of Sri Lanka first suspended Parliament for two weeks and sacked three ministers, that of Defence, Interior and the Media, from the Cabinet."