birth_place image_size parents birth_date article_title name
kuwait 200px badr el-maati , samira al-shallash may 25 , 1963 amer el-maati
 amer el-maati
amer el-maati

born in kuwait , amro badr abou el-maati -lrb- عمرو بدر ابوالمعاطي -rrb- -lrb- or amer el-maati -rrb- is a canadian citizen who the united states has alleged is a member of al-qaeda who attended flight school and discussed hijacking a canadian plane to fly into american buildings .
he has been referred to as `` canada 's most wanted terrorist '' .
his brother was one of a number of canadians illegally renditioned to syria to face torture in the years following the september 11 attacks , ostensibly because of interest in amer , although officials would never give any reason for their sudden interest and accusations against el-maati .
the case against amer appears to consist of documents addressed to him being found in an office used by al-qaeda , although the reporter who found them insisted it was possible they had been stolen by the militant group to commit identity theft .
since then , his brother has questioned whether the false confessions he gave under torture played any role in amer 's continued branding as a `` terrorist '' , despite the fact neither canada nor the united states seem to have even issued an arrest warrant for him .
his father has protested the vilification of both his sons , claiming they were being used by the department of homeland security to keep fear and suspicion high in the united states , particularly against canadian-arabs .
his opinions were echoed by toronto cleric , aly hindy , who has known the family for years and claimed that the fbi 's announcement was `` laughable '' .
