...."Almost any attempt to fight terrorism by the government is portrayed as an overreaction or an assault on liberty. It is a peculiar position, given that terrorism is the ultimate attack on liberties," Fadden told an Ottawa conference of about 300 security and intelligence specialists....
..."Why ... are those accused of terrorist offences often portrayed in media as quasi-folk heroes, despite the harsh statements of numerous judges? Why are they always photographed with their children, given tender-hearted profiles, and more or less taken at their word when they accuse CSIS or other government agencies of abusing them?...
....Instead, he said, accused terrorists are routinely portrayed as too unsophisticated, ill-prepared or youthful to actually commit such heinous acts. That theme, "permeates a fair amount of the coverage of those charged in the Toronto plot.
"I seriously doubt, however, whether editors would allow this kind of reasoning to be used in news coverage of those accused of murder or robbery."....
........."Terrorist offences are the most vile form of criminal conduct. They are abnormal crimes ... They attack the very fabric of Canada's democratic ideals ... Their object is to strike fear and terror into citizens in a way not seen in other criminal offences."..........
CSIS head gives it straight
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