In a related story, the New York Times has obtained flight records of the plane that the US likely used to secretly fly Maher Arrar to Syria three years ago. Arrar is the Syrian-born Canadian citizen who was detained by US officials at JFK airport in 2002 during a stopover. He was jailed and then shipped to Syria where he was tortured. Charges were never filed against him. He is now suing the U.S. government. The Justice Department is trying to have the case dismissed on national security grounds.